Crawling Wind

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Crawling Wind
Crawling Wind Univers Zero.jpg
EP by
Released1983
Genre Rock in Opposition
Length19:34
Label Cuneiform
Univers Zero chronology
Ceux du Dehors
(1981)
Crawling Wind
(1983)
Uzed
(1984)
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Crawling Wind is an EP by Univers Zero. It was a 3-song EP when originally released in 1983, but a 2001 reissue of the album included an extra studio track, "Influences" - originally issued on "The Recommended Records Sampler" 2-LP set - as well as two previously unreleased live tracks.

Contents

The track "Central Belgium in the Dark" is a live improvisation.

Track listing

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  1. "Toujours Plus à l'Est" (Denis) – 5:34
  2. "Before the Heat" (Kirk) – 4:06
  3. "Central Belgium in the Dark" (Denis, Descheemaeker, Kirk, Segers & Ward) – 9:54
  4. "Influences" (Kirk) – 7:36
  5. "Triomphe des Mouches [Live]" (Denis) – 9:55
  6. "Complainte [Live]" (Denis) - 5:29

Personnel

[3]
Tracks 1-4:

Daniel Denis: drums, percussion, voice, harmonium, violin, piano
Dirk Descheemaeker: clarinet, bass clarinet
Andy Kirk: harmonium, organ, voice, piano, synth, viola, music box, percussion, radio
Guy Segers: bass, voice, violin, "invisible talk", "flies talk"
Alan Ward: violin

Track 5:

Daniel Denis: drums
Dirk Descheemaeker: clarinet, casto
Christian Genet: bass
André Mergenthaler: cello
Jean-Luc Plouvier: keyboards

Track 6:

Michel Berckmans: oboe, bassoon
Daniel Denis: harmonium
Patrick Hanappier: viola
Guy Segers: percussion
Roger Trigaux: guitar

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References

  1. allmusic review
  2. "Ground and Sky review - Univers Zero - Crawling Wind". Progreviews.com. Archived from the original on 2012-02-18. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
  3. Daniel Denis; Renato Moraes; Michael Bohn; Philippe Senynaeve. "The official homepage". Univers Zero. Archived from the original on 2012-02-20. Retrieved 2012-02-10.