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French TV - 15: A Ghastly State of Affairs CD
SKU
Rune 519
Mike Sary
: bass, loops, samples
Katsumi Yoneda
: guitars
Patrick Strawser
: keyboards
Fenner Castner
: drums
with
Kenji Imai
: flute
Warren Dale
: saxes
Ludo Fabre
: violin
French TV
's newest cd,
A Ghastly State Of Affairs
is their 15th in their long history. It is also their first album not to be self-released. Headed up by charter member bassist/composer Mike Sary, he is joined again by guitarist Kasumi Yoneda (also from the Japanese band TEE), keyboardist Patrick Strawser (best known for his work in the 90's band Volare), and now by the original drummer from FTV's first three abums, Fenner Castner. The new album displays their ingenious knack for tricky arrangements, blazing solos, surprising left-turns, and their ability to tell a well-crafted yarn musically without words. Blending elements of progressive rock, fusion, cartoon music, and Rock-in-Opposition, the music of his group can be simultaneously hilarious and highly challenging, making it one of the most original American prog rock outfits and also one of the longest lived, having created numerous albums, toured Europe and the US a few times, and played many festivals.
The group began its life back in 1983 when the group recorded their first album. From that point on, French TV would live on by Sary plus what musicians he would recruit, and who would add to the name of the band a number for each album released ("French TV 3," "French TV 4," etc.), a way to underline its constant state of flux. The band's current trajectory roughly began four albums ago with their 2016 release "Ambassadors Of Good Health And Clean Living", when Mike was joined by guitarist Katsumi Yoneda. Pat Strawser signed up with their following CD, "Operation: MOCKINGBIRD" and brought more of a "clarity" to Mike's slightly-less-than-coherent arrangements, as well as bringing in his own pieces (encouraged by the band!).
Now, 40 years later, they are still here and better than ever! Mike Sary stubbornly refuses to give up and continues to drag the band into the next millennium.
Recommmended if you like: Happy The Man, National Health, Bruford, Brand X, Planeta Imaginario.
Cuneiform Records
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FRENCH TV "The Mayor of Ding Dong City from "A Ghastly State Of Affairs" (Cuneiform Records)
Label
Cuneiform
UPC
045775051925
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$15.00
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