
CRAMMED ARCHIVES 2 - RARE GLOBAL POP 1980S
Des Airs - Lunga Notte (1982)
Angular, quirky francophone postpunk Brussels combo (BE)
One of Crammed’s early signings, this original, endearing Brussels combo consisted of four strong individualities: sax/guitar player Bob Vanderbob (who went on to record two albums as Bobvan, and is now a creator of fascinating multimedia shows mixing visual art and spatialized sound), singer Catherine Jauniaux (who later moved to New York, got involved in the Downtown improvised music scene alongside Tom Cora, Ikue Mori, Marc Ribot et al, and became a celebrated improv vocalist), singer/bass player Fanchon Nuyens (who later formed Zap Mama with Marie Daulne and co-produced their first album), drummer Stéphane Karo (who would later travel to Romania in search of Rom
One of Crammed’s early signings, this original, endearing Brussels combo consisted of four strong individualities: sax/guitar player Bob Vanderbob (who went on to record two albums as Bobvan, and is now a creator of fascinating multimedia shows mixing visual art and spatialized sound), singer Catherine Jauniaux (who later moved to New York, got involved in the Downtown improvised music scene alongside Tom Cora, Ikue Mori, Marc Ribot et al, and became a celebrated improv vocalist), singer/bass player Fanchon Nuyens (who later formed Zap Mama with Marie Daulne and co-produced their first album), drummer Stéphane Karo (who would later travel to Romania in search of Rom