Contraction - 1972

Contraction - 1972 , Prog Quebec

   Debut album from kind of a supergroup (albeit early) of Quebecois folk'sters and prog'sters known as Contraction.   This album was released a year after the release of prog/psych masterpiece album "Dimension M" from Frank Dervieux (and a few months before he passed away).

   The first Contraction album has a very typical Quebecois-folk-prog sound with creative song writing and excellent musicianship.  I would say that this album is less overtly progressive than their second album  "La Bourse Ou La Vie", but stands on it's own as an excellent album.  A very Acoustic and folky-prog album with tons of great flute, guitar and swooping musical passages....in many ways not all that far off the approach musically by the English progressive rock band "Yes".

    If you are already familiar with the Quebec Prog 70's scene then names like Robichaud, Dervieux, Farmer, Laferriere and Seguin will make you run out and buy this album !  For those less in the know on the goldmine of great albums from Quebec from the 70"s you have a ton is explaining to do !!!

     The band assembled here is to die for with a watermark on lead singer Christiane Robichaud who has just a perfect voice for the music and delivers a soft ethereal vibe to the album.  Other musical noteables include Denis Farmer (drums) would also play in one of my other adored Quebec bands "Harmonium", Yves Leferriere's excellent bass lines and the added genius of both Frank Dervieux and Richard Seguin on congas.

  An excellent album from start to finish with my only criticism being the short length of the album at 31 Mins.....