Heatwave (album)

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Heatwave
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Studio album by
Released1987
Genre Rock in Opposition
Length42:12
Label Cuneiform
Univers Zero chronology
Uzed
(1984)
Heatwave
(1987)
The Hard Quest
(1999)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Heatwave is the fifth album by Belgian RIO band Univers Zero. Released in 1987, the album is a continued exploration of the Middle Eastern influences, which first appeared on Uzed. The instrumentation here is more electronic than in their previous works. The album was recorded and mixed by Didier de Roos at Daylight Studio, Brussels.

Contents

The album is unusual among Univers Zero albums in that drummer/bandleader Daniel Denis did not write the majority of the material. Keyboardist Andy Kirk takes the compositional lead instead, penning both the title track and "The Funeral Plain." The latter is notable for being the second longest Univers Zero song (Only the track "La Faulx", off the Heresie album, is longer). "The Funeral Plain" is dedicated to "all living hardships that lead into self-awareness." [1] The band would not release their next album, The Hard Quest, until 1999. Denis temporarily broke up the band after the release of Heatwave due to financial difficulties and tension within the group. [2]

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Heatwave"Andy Kirk8:37
2."Chinavox"Daniel Denis4:53
3."Bruit dans les Murs"Denis8:27
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Funeral Plain"Kirk20:22

Personnel

Michael Delory: electric guitar
Daniel Denis: drums, percussion, voice
Dirk Descheemaeker: clarinet, bass clarinet, soprano sax
Christian Genet: bass guitar, nailskake
Patrick Hanappier: violin, viola
Andy Kirk: piano, synthesizer, voice
Jean-Luc Plouvier: piano, synthesizer, voice

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References

  1. 1 2 Allmusic review
  2. Daniel Denis; Renato Moraes; Michael Bohn; Philippe Senynaeve. "The official homepage". Univers Zero. Archived from the original on 2011-11-05. Retrieved 2012-02-20.