KLIMPEREI
IWM (4) : " Los Paranos "
This is the sound of the cassette !
1. PETITS ELECTROSAURES
Recorded with 2 cassette recorders. Félix Faure
Avenue (Lyon). Casio times, remember Luc Le Masne, "
Moi et mon Casio ". The 80's. The synthesizer must
be a Yamaha, but what model ? … really suitable
track for a "Klimperish treatment" regarding
the use of the synthesizer, mainly solo (listen near
2:05), I acknowledge a strong influence of both Keith
Emerson (ELP) and Manfred Mann. Most tracks didn't have
any still title … it had to be decided then ...reinvented
somehow.
2. UN SYSTEME PAS BANAL
Dedicated to Patrick Ravella
Recorded rue Juiverie, in the 90's, on a digital Alexis XT 8
tracks, medium : some kind of big video tape (VHS). Dedicated
to Patrick Ravella, both poet and psychiatrist, co-founder of
the Collège de Physiologie Subjective Appliquée
(PSA, cf. klimperei.free.fr)
who was very fond of this track. Alesis KS32 keyboard, lead
vocal by Françoise Lefebvre. In the new version, the
(extended) coda is an ironical wink to Moby. Lyrics
3. LES BANCALS
Dedicated to GNG
Recorded with 2 cassette recorders. Félix Faure av..
Casio, TR 606, low-price electric guitar. Yamaha synthesizer.
Mainly dedicated to GNG because of its title. In the 80's.
4. UN GIGANTESQUE SLIP
Recorded with 2 cassette recorders. Félix Faure av. Casio,
TR 606. Yamaha synthesizer. Slightly influenced, in particular
for its bridge, by " l'histoire du loup dans la bergerie
" by Charlélie Couture on his " Poèmes
Rock " album, 1981. This gives you some rather sharp time
clues. Lyrics
5. SUGAR SHELTER
Recorded with 2 cassette recorders. Félix Faure av. Casio,
Yamaha synthesizer, bad guitar. Has become instrumental, pointless
lyrics. In the 80's.
6. LES ELEPHANTS PARANOIAQUES
Recorded with 2 analogical tape recorders. Caluire, end of
the 70's. Kawaï 100 F synthesizer (vintage ! still used
by Sylvain Santelli), bad guitar. With that kind of title,
Los Paranos finds its way… lyrics slightly modified.
Please note : a cover version of this track, very different
(and in English), in the Definitive Cuts cassette, by Deleted,
1994, Echtzeit (Germany) under the title " Paranoiac
Elephants ". The title refers to one of the (many) graffitis
upon my bedroom walls in Annecy-le-Vieux (70's) : " éléphants
noires paranoïaques ". Author unknown. Lyrics7. LE BOURGMESTRE
Recorded with 2 cassette recorders. Félix Faure av.
There are new strings on the electric guitar, you can hear
it (a bit). The Kawaï as a pseudo beatbox. At the time,
not a very interesting track but for its introductive theme.
8. IL N Y A PLUS DE PLAFOND
Dedicated to Laurent Prot (IAV)
Recorded with 2 cassette recorders. Félix Faure av..
Synthesizers : Yamaha and Kawaï. Laurent Prot (IAV - In
Aeternam Vale, www.myspace.com/inaeternamvale) loved this track
like I loved his track " Potin ", amongst others.
Please note : a cover version of this song, in the Definitive
Cuts tape, by Deleted, 1994, Echtzeit (Germany) under the title
" The ceiling ". In the new version, the samba outro
is a wink to Roberto Cavalcante who was my mestre de Batucada
for 7 years. Lyrics
9. WE RE ON THE SAND
Recorded with 2 cassette recorders. Félix Faure av. Casio,
TR 606. Yamaha synthesizer I suppose. For the new version, Denis
asked me to remove the ending (vocals Brian Eno style, Taking
Tiger Mountain period…). A few melodical weaknesses in
the original version, with guitar solos slightly influenced
by The Durutti Column. Lola took part in the new version (listen
near 1:16).
10. JE SUIS ALLE AUX CABINETS
Dedicated to Sébastien Morlighem
Recorded (improvised for fun) with 2 cassette recorders while
playing with the speed (there was a button for that). Félix
Faure av. Kawaï, TR 606, electric guitar. The weird sound
appearances are due to defects in the tape. Sébastien
and a few others have a crush on this track. Lyrics
11. LES NERFS EN PLOTE
Recorded with 2 cassette recorders. Félix Faure av. Piano,
flute, metallophone and other little stuff lent by Laurent Fauconnet.
One of the first tracks that sound like " Klimperei ",
before it ever existed and in the end, it seems to me, was included
in When memories began to fade, first Klimperei tape, released
on Underground Production, in 1987.
12. WHEN EVIDENCE
Recorded with 2 cassette recorders. Félix Faure av. TR
606 and Yamaha synthesizer. The sequencer, not synchronized
with the TR was hand played (a big square button gave the tempo).
" New Wave " period. A cover version of this track
(in English) in the Definitive Cuts tape, by Deleted, 1994,
Echtzeit (Germany) under the title " evidence ". Lyrics
13. LOS PARANOS
Recorded with 2 cassette recorders. Caluire, end of the 70's.
Kawaï 100 F synthesizer, bad guitar. A few melodical drawbacks
(these useless solos) but easy and enjoyable to play again.
14. MON HABIT ROUGE ET VERT
Dedicated to Lola Petchanatz
Recorded rue Juiverie, in the 90's, on an XT Alesis. Françoise
Lefebvre : backing vocals and spoken voice. This track was played
again by the band Lapin Gris in 2002 (line up : Christophe Petchanatz,
electric guitar & voice, Fred Jalabert, electric guitar,
Sophie Peyron, bass guitar, Éric Issartelle, drums).
For the new version, Claire and Lola joined the game …
This song was part, with " un system pas banal " and
a few others, of a serie of silly tracks made with Françoise
in a " plus fort de Costes ! " mood. Lyrics
15. IWM4
Recorded with 2 cassette recorders. Félix Faure av. Casio,
Kawaï and Yamaha keyboards. This melody is very moving
to me. Listen near 1:10, in the new version, a modest tribute
to Phil Manzanera.
16. HOCHATO
Recorded with 2 cassette recorders. Caluire, end of the 70's.
Kawaï 100 F synthesizer, bad guitar (always played in bar
chords, always).
17. EN POULES
Recorded with 2 cassette recorders. Félix Faure av. Casio,
Yamaha and Kawaï keyboards.
In the new version, listen near 2:20, shy appearance of Lola.
18. UNDUSTRY
Recorded with 2 cassette recorders. Félix Faure av. TR
606, bad guitar and Yamaha synthesizer. New Wave period, influences
: Tubeway Army / Gary Numan… A cover version of this track
is on Système Nerveux, cassette then CD on Vuzh
(USA), 2001. In the new version lays an allusion to the Velvet
Underground. Lyrics
19. PIOTE
Recorded with 2 cassette recorders. Félix Faure av.
Casio and Kawaï keyboards. I very much like this melody
too. Inspired by Claude Seyve , " Une piote et une poule
d'eau " : A piote is a moorhen…
Translation from french to english : Sylvain
Santelli
