V.I.S.A.

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V.I.S.A. is a French independent record label created in 1982 by Thierry De Lavau and Yves Lecarpentier. [1]

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V.I.S.A.’s first releases were tapes by French alternative punk rock bands, but it eventually expanded the music range and formats releasing CDs and LPs from other European bands of new wave, art rock, modern classical and experimental music.

In 1995 V.I.S.A. released Deep Inside, an album by RAENDOM.

After a long, long sleep V.I.S.A. became ViSA and came back in 2014 with Terrain d'Entente a compilation with various artists. In 2015, for the COP21, ViSA released "Disappearing world" an EP with the band Igor and the hippie land. In November 2016 ViSA released "Wonderful Circle", the Igor & the hippie land's second album In April 2017 ViSA released a double LP for the 35th anniversary of Radio Libertaire (Les 35 ans de Radio Libertaire) with various French rebel music taken from the usual playlist of this radio. The front cover is designed by Jacques Tardi.

Discography

The V.I.S.A. discography is divided into three collections: Androidia Flux (AF), Rebel Flux (RF), and Ultima Flux (UF).

Adroidia Flux

YearCatalogue numberTitleArtist
1982AF 000 Cascades 82 Miscellaneous
1983AF 001 Freitod 82-83 Freitod
1983AF 002 Les Maitres Les Maitres
1983AF 003 Insane Insane
1983AF 004 Die Bunker Die Bunker
1983AF 005 Meilleurs Extraits des Deux Concerts à Paris Bérurier Noir
1983AF 006 No Unauthorized No Unauthorized
1984AF 007 Une Nuit à l'Opéra Shock Corridor
1984AF 008 Ya la sa sa sa Les Martyrs
1984AF 009 Rising Free Miscellaneous
1984AF 010 / RRR00A My Tailor is Communist The Brigades
1984AF 011 Mome Rath Mome Rath
1985AF 012 A.R.T. A.R.T.
1985AF 013 Ausweis Ausweis
1985AF 014 Spasmodique from Rotterdam Spasmodique
1986AF 015 Lucrate Milk Lucrate Milk
1986AF 016 Achwgha Ney Modei Achwgha Ney Modei
1987AF 017 Kni Crik Kni Crik
1988AF 018 La Yassa Cassette OULOUM BOUTOU

Co-production with Bondage Records

YearCatalogue numberTitleArtist
1984RRR 0B V.I.S.A. Présente Miscellaneous

Rebel Flux

YearCatalogue numberTitleArtist
1985RF 001 Fresh Hate Political Asylum
1985RF 002 Rubella Ballet Rubella Ballet
1985RF 003 KUKL à Paris 14.9.84 Kukl
1986RF 004 Richard III Richard III
1986RF 005 Dau al Set Dau al Set
1988RF 006 / V.I.S.A. Voyez Comme on s'haine Laid Thenardier
1989RF 007 A Bas Toutes les Armées Miscellaneous
1990RF 009 Il Pleut des Coups Durs Laid Thenardier
1990RF 010 IVu à la Télé Interim
1992RF 011 Ignorance is Male Violence Informers
1993RF 012 Blasfemia Dezerter

Ultima Flux

YearCatalogue numberTitleArtist
1987UF 001 Pas Demain Ausweis
1987UF 002 Allah el Watan el Malik Dazibao
1987UF 003 Les Musiques de la Honte Dazibao
1988UF 004 In Out Clair Obscur
1988UF 005 Dreams are Not Free Die Bunker
1988UF 006 Blume Clair Obscur
1988UF 007 Amok Dazibao
1988UF 009 Tales from Anywhere Else Alto Bruit
1989UF 010 Aither Vox Populi
1988UF 012 Out of Majors Miscellaneous
1988UF 011 The Kenny Rodgers Greatest Hit Blurt
1992UF 013 Sans Titre Clair Obscur
1992UF 014 Un Peu Miscellaneous
1992UF 015 Beaucoup Miscellaneous
1992UF 016 Passionément Miscellaneous
1992UF 017 A la Folie! Miscellaneous
1995UF 022 Deep Inside RAENDOM

See also

References

  1. "V.I.S.A". tape-mag.com. Retrieved 2025-08-03.