Cobalt – CBL 002 (France, 1979)
édalia-Tazartès-Diasporas/release/621313
Purchase reissue:
00:00 A1. Un Amour Si Grand Qu’il Nie Son Objet
09:39 A2. La Vie Et La Mort Légendaire Du Spermatozoïde Humuch Lardy
13:30 A3. La Berlue Je T’aime
16:34 A4. Casimodo Tango
19:25 A5. Revient
21:31 B1. La Fin Du Prologue
26:12 B2. Ouverture Fragile
30:19 B3. Rien Qu’au Soleil
32:40 B4. Mourir Un Peu
36:26 B5. Rien N’est Assez Fort Pour Dire
39:22 B6. Une Voix S’en Va
Originally recorded in 1977 with a limited pressing in 1979 on the private underground French label Cobalt, Ghédalia Tazartès debut album, Diasporas, quietly fell into the catacombs of avant-garde obscurity only known in academic and fringe circles. Tazartès himself, (a strange, nomadic character) played upon myths and legends about his existence and sounds, making him somewhat of a lost legend, trapped between a modern time and a surreal, simple age. Inclusion of Diasporas on Steve Stapleton’s famed “Nurse With Wound List” only added fuel to the fire of this legendary album. Traditional Parisian folk, frightening tape loops, and gypsy incantations only scratch the surface of this rare document. Truly one of the most fascinating and mysterious albums ever created by a artist criminally unknown.