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    Toto Blanke

    Any PE fans of this amazing fusion guitarist who played in Association P.C, and then went solo in the 70s, most notably with Toto Blanke's Electric Circus? He had recordings beyond the seventies which I have not heard yet.

    He unfortunately passed away in 2013. He is really something to listen to!
    "and what music unites, man should not take apart"-Helmut Koellen

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    Member ashratom's Avatar
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    Definitely! My favorite is Spider's Dance (have LP - no CD unfortunately) but love the first Electric Circus album too. Some of the Association PC (Pierre Courbois) albums are very good (Mama Kuku, Erna Morena) but some get way too free jazz /avant noise for my tastes at least. I didn't know he passed away recently. Electric Circus just received a fresh CD reissue from a promising Polish label called Chickadisc. I have the old Bellaphon CD myself.

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    He was a great guitarist !
    I have a couple of albums with him or which he plays on






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    Count me in as a fan. I didn't realize he was the guitarist in Association P.C. Both groups are underappreciated imo.
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    My fave recording of his is:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOA7VYwpvOw
    "and what music unites, man should not take apart"-Helmut Koellen

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    He reminds me a bit of guitarist the late Eddy Marron. They were both born and died around the same time, and were active musically in fusion around the same time, as well. In some ways, their playing is similar, too.
    "and what music unites, man should not take apart"-Helmut Koellen

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