Cos – Viva Boma

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Label:Best Seller – 1A 062-23605

Country:Netherlands

Used LP 1980 Reissue

Disc:VG+ (slight surface noise/crackling point, generally plays fine, check audio clips)

Jacket:VG+ (good condition)

Belgian experimental jazz rock group Cos formed in 1974, and released total 6 albums, with Daniel Schell as the main member. This is the second album produced by Marc Moulin (ex Placebo), who praised the group's sound and frequently played their first album on the radio. In a word, diversity is the most important thing to hear we guess, and Marc Moulin's verious inspirations can be heard under the participation of Pascale Son who is the key players in the group and Marc Hollander of Aksak Maboul. Side A is particularly impressive, with starts from experimental electronic music and "Viva Boma" which seems to be influenced by ethnic music with African percussion and Pascale Son's singing voice, "Nog Verder" which moves from a slow tempo to a complex development, “Boehme” which transforms one after another with distorted synths, guitar solo, and “Flamboya” which shows a mysterious Canterbury color. On the B-side is "Ixelles," which features Marc Moulin on Minimoog. A high-level sound that goes beyond the realm of progressive rock, incorporating avant-pop, Canterbury, Krautrock, ethnic music. This is also a rare 1980 Dutch pressing. 

74年に結成されDaniel Schellを中心に幾多のメンバー変更を加えながら計6枚のアルバムを残したベルギーのエクスペリメンタル・ジャズ・ロック・グループCos。本作はグループのサウンドを評価しファーストアルバムを頻繁にラジオで流していたというMarc Moulin(ex Placebo)がプロデュースで参加したセカンドアルバム。肝となるPascale SonやAksak MaboulのMarc Hollanderの参加の元にMarc Moulinの奇才ぶりも伺い知れる多様性が最大の聞き所。特に実験的な電子音楽から始まりPascale Sonの歌もアクセントとなっているアフリカン・パーカッションを導入した民族音楽を意識したような”Viva Boma”、ゆったりとしたテンポから複雑な展開へ移る”Nog Verder”、歪んだシンセ、ギターソロ等を交え次々に変容していく”Boehme”、神秘的なカンタベリー色が伺える”Flamboya”のA面が凄いです。B面にはMarc Moulinのミニムーグが聴ける”Ixelles”を収録。アヴァンポップ、カンタベリー、クラウトロック、民族音楽まで内包したプログレの域だけに留まらない高次のサウンド。こちらも稀少となっている80年のオランダプレス盤。

A1 - Perhaps Next Record

A2 - Viva Boma (Document Ramené De Koekelberg)

A3 - Nog Verder

A4 - Boehme

A5 - Flamboya

B3 - Ixelles