Univers Zero

[selfextraction]

Psyched any time a new UZ comes out!

[Zeuhlmate]

Beware !
There are samples / excerpts from the new album on http://univers-zero.com

[NogbadTheBad]

Nice stuff, that first clip sounds a bit more upbeat than usual.

[Zeuhlmate]

According to the label Arcangelo (Japan) the release has been postponed until 19. february due to problems with the cover.

[battema]

According to the label Arcangelo (Japan) the release has been postponed until 19. february due to problems with the cover.

What?!? HERESIE!!

[Zeuhlmate]

http://univers-zero.com/albums/phosphor.htm

[adewolf]

Looking forward to this. Thanks for keeping us informed.

[selfextraction]

Hope this gets some U.S. distribution. Only see Japan sites at this time.

[battema]

Hope this gets some U.S. distribution. Only see Japan sites at this time.

Wayside will carry it, although coming from Japan it will probably be slightly pricier.

[GuitarGeek]

I still have to get the old stuff. The only album I have so far is the old CD release of the first album, the one where it was re-titled 1313. I'll probably get Heresie next.

[Zeuhlmate]

Univers Zero recently composed music for a series of experimental short films made during the 1920s and 1930s.
Link to an edited video with highlights at http://univers-zero.com/news.htm

[Zeuhlmate]

Photos from the recording session of the album Phosphorescent Dreams.

http://univers-zero.com/albums/Phosphor_pictures.htm

[NogbadTheBad]

Photos from the recording session of the album Phosphorescent Dreams.

http://univers-zero.com/albums/Phosphor_pictures.htm

Great photos, thanks

[Trane]

Photos from the recording session of the album Phosphorescent Dreams.

http://univers-zero.com/albums/Phosphor_pictures.htm

seeing sonny Nicolas on the drums in those pics makes me wonder... two drummers on the new album???
... or will Daniel take on a role of conductor like Roger does in Present???

[Zeuhlmate]

Who knows - but he only plays one track.
Lets see what they do live, that might be an indication.

[calyx]

seeing sonny Nicolas on the drums in those pics makes me wonder... two drummers on the new album???

No big news there - Nicolas had already played drums on the last track of 2010's "Clivages".
His trio opened for UZ at Le Triton once, and aside from looking like a clone of his dad in his young days, he sounded like a pretty good drummer to me.

[Trane]

No big news there - Nicolas had already played drums on the last track of 2010's "Clivages".
His trio opened for UZ at Le Triton once, and aside from looking like a clone of his dad in his young days, he sounded like a pretty good drummer to me.

Yeah, I've also seen Nicolas' band (if the name Metropolis might ring a bell >> not sure, though) opening for UZ a fair amount of years ago at a previous Soignies festival (then named Alter Ego)...
Daniel had then joked that Nicolas was not only playing more concert than HE did , but everytime he had one, his own drum kit disappaered

In the same conversation, Daniel had told me to check out everything about Aranis, who had only one album under their belt (I'm mentionning this so as to see how many years ago that was >> I'd say nine years) .
Two weeks later, I was at Brussels' Kultuurkafe applauding them.

[calyx]

Yeah, I've also seen Nicolas' band (if the name Metropolis might ring a bell >> not sure, though) opening for UZ a fair amount of years ago at a previous Soignies festival (then named Alter Ego)... [...] I'd say nine years.

Based on the list at the UZ website (but not the part I contributed to), it would seem that would have been around late 2007/early 2008, at either Verviers or Courcelles. So, more like 6 years ago. The list may be missing a few shows, but I don't think they'd played Soignies until the double-bill with Magma in 2010, if you leave out, of course, the very old days (1977).

[Trane]

Based on the list at the UZ website (but not the part I contributed to), it would seem that would have been around late 2007/early 2008, at either Verviers or Courcelles. So, more like 6 years ago. The list may be missing a few shows, but I don't think they'd played Soignies until the double-bill with Magma in 2010, if you leave out, of course, the very old days (1977).

Actually they'd played that festival in

October

[23] Braine-le-Comte, (Belgium) "PROG FESTIVAL" (Braine is 7 kms away from Soignies)....the first three festival were organized there



Now that I think of it, Daniel and UZ were not playing at the night I'm thinking of, but he was accompanying Nicolas and see them play.... However Anndy Kirk was also o the bill with his Khazma project that night (incredibly loud, though)... I think the post-rock group Cecilia :: Eyes and Hypnos 69 were also on the bill that night



OK, I found the exact date on their site


http://www.ceciliaeyes.be/
23/02/2008 - Festival Alter Ego - Soignies - with Metropolis, Hypnos 69, Khazma

[zombywoof]

The new album sounds like it could be very interesting. More 'upbeat' as Ian said, but it definitely has the UZ gene. I'll be picking this up.

[Zeuhlmate]

Univers Zero performing at the Rock in Opposition festival (Carmaux, France, Sept. 21, 2013).
Part 1 / 6. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9UDm8Z_ZihU

[Zeuhlmate]

2014 Interview (by Renato and me) with Daniel Denis in french.
It will be translated to english and published as soon as possible.

http://univers-zero.com/interviews/interview2014.htm

[Mister Triscuits]

seeing sonny Nicolas on the drums in those pics makes me wonder... two drummers on the new album???
... or will Daniel take on a role of conductor like Roger does in Present???

"Plus de cloche de vache!"

[NogbadTheBad]

Excellent blog about joining UZ from Antoine Guenet.

http://coupleofweirdos.wordpress.com...s-preparation/

[zombywoof]

^ Wonderful stuff, thanks for sharing!