Ange (French pronunciation:[ɑ̃ʒ], lit.'Angel') is a French progressive rock band formed in September 1969 by the Décamps brothers, Francis (keyboards) and Christian (vocals, accordion, acoustic guitar and keyboards).
Ange was initially influenced by Procol Harum and King Crimson, and their music was quite theatrical and poetic. Their first success in France was the cover of a Jacques Brel song, Ces gens-là, on their second album Le Cimetière des Arlequins. The band provided its first concert on January 30, 1970, at the cultural center "La Pépinière", in Belfort, France. They performed 110 concerts in England from 1973 to 1976, opening for Genesis at the Reading Festival in England, on August 26, 1973, fronting some 30.000 listeners.
One of the reasons for which the band was unable to break through into the British market was because they sang in French. Ange eventually released an English-speaking version of its fifth album Par les fils de Mandrin (By the sons of Mandrin), which was hard to find and sold poorly, although this version has since been made available on CD. Unfortunately, after three albums, the quality of creation had started to decrease, and Par les fils de Mandrin was probably not a good choice to try to break into the British market.
Following Par les fils de Mandrin and the live double album Tome VI, the band issued a mellotron–centered album, Guet-apens, and then had a more rock-oriented change of direction, although various progressive reformations occurred over the years, e.g. for the 1992 album Les larmes du Dalaï-Lama. Sponsored by the French radio RTL, Ange relentlessly toured until the end of 1977, welcoming an average of 5,000 to 6,000 listeners per show. During their first years (generally regarded as the best ones), the other three members of the band were Jean-Michel Brézovar on guitar and flute, Gérard Jelsch on drums, and Daniel Haas on bass (and acoustic guitar). In 1995, Ange played their farewell tour.
Christian Décamps released a few albums as "Christian Décamps et Fils" ("Christian Décamps and Son"), before taking over the name "Ange" in 1999, and is backed by his band for his solo albums. The new lineup has issued several albums from La voiture à eau in 1999, performed on 2006 edition of NEARfest and was still on the road in 2013.
Francis Décamps and Jean-Michel Brézovar have also released solo albums.
Keyboardsedit
The keyboard sounds of the '70s-era band, while reminiscent of a mellotron, were in fact generated from a Viscount organ through a modded Hammond reverb. However, an actual mellotron was played on the album Par Les Fils De Mandrin in 1976.
Ange, le livre des légendes subtitled L'anthologie définitive sur le groupe mythique du rock français by Thierry Busson, Xavier Chatagnon and Bruno Versmisse, 292 pages, Éclipse éditions, 1995. ISBN2-911494-00-8
Un pied dans la marge, the official fanclub of the band (in French)
January 01, 1970
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Ange band news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2010 Learn how and when to remove this message Ange French pronunciation ɑ ʒ lit Angel is a French progressive rock band formed in September 1969 by the Decamps brothers Francis keyboards and Christian vocals accordion acoustic guitar and keyboards AngeAnge s concert in Compiegne on 7 May 2016 Background informationOriginBelfort Bourgogne Franche Comte FranceGenresProgressive rockYears active1969 1995 1999 presentLabelsVerycords Artdisto Musea Sergent Major Cie early Philips Records early MembersChristian Decamps Tristan Decamps Thierry Sidhoum Benoit Cazzulini Hassan HajdiPast membersFrancis Decamps Jean Michel Brezovar Daniel Haas Gerard Jelsch Frederick ChojnackiWebsitehttps www ange updlm com Since its inception the band s music has been inspired by medieval texts and fantasy Contents 1 History 2 Keyboards 3 Studio discography 4 Complete discography 4 1 Christian and Francis Decamps era 4 2 Christian and Tristan Decamps era 4 3 Christian Decamps amp Fils 5 Personnel 5 1 Current members 5 2 Former Members 5 3 Timeline 6 Bibliography 7 See also 8 References 9 External linksHistory editAnge was initially influenced by Procol Harum and King Crimson and their music was quite theatrical and poetic Their first success in France was the cover of a Jacques Brel song Ces gens la on their second album Le Cimetiere des Arlequins The band provided its first concert on January 30 1970 at the cultural center La Pepiniere in Belfort France They performed 110 concerts in England from 1973 to 1976 opening for Genesis at the Reading Festival in England on August 26 1973 fronting some 30 000 listeners One of the reasons for which the band was unable to break through into the British market was because they sang in French Ange eventually released an English speaking version of its fifth album Par les fils de Mandrin By the sons of Mandrin which was hard to find and sold poorly although this version has since been made available on CD Unfortunately after three albums the quality of creation had started to decrease and Par les fils de Mandrin was probably not a good choice to try to break into the British market Following Par les fils de Mandrin and the live double album Tome VI the band issued a mellotron centered album Guet apens and then had a more rock oriented change of direction although various progressive reformations occurred over the years e g for the 1992 album Les larmes du Dalai Lama Sponsored by the French radio RTL Ange relentlessly toured until the end of 1977 welcoming an average of 5 000 to 6 000 listeners per show During their first years generally regarded as the best ones the other three members of the band were Jean Michel Brezovar on guitar and flute Gerard Jelsch on drums and Daniel Haas on bass and acoustic guitar In 1995 Ange played their farewell tour Christian Decamps released a few albums as Christian Decamps et Fils Christian Decamps and Son before taking over the name Ange in 1999 and is backed by his band for his solo albums The new lineup has issued several albums from La voiture a eau in 1999 performed on 2006 edition of NEARfest and was still on the road in 2013 Francis Decamps and Jean Michel Brezovar have also released solo albums Keyboards editThe keyboard sounds of the 70s era band while reminiscent of a mellotron were in fact generated from a Viscount organ through a modded Hammond reverb However an actual mellotron was played on the album Par Les Fils De Mandrin in 1976 Studio discography edit 1972 Caricatures 1973 Le Cimetiere des arlequins 1974 Au dela du delire 1975 Emile Jacotey 1976 Par les fils de Mandrin 1978 Guet Apens 1980 Vu d un Chien 1981 Moteur 1982 A propos de 1983 La Gare de Troyes 1984 Fou 1986 Egna 1987 Tout Feu Tout Flamme C est Pour De Rire 1989 Seve Qui Peut 1992 Les Larmes Du Dalai Lama 1999 La Voiture A Eau 2001 Culinaire Lingus 2005 2007 Souffleurs De Vers 2010 Le Bois Travaille Meme Le Dimanche 2012 Moyen Age 2014 Emile Jacotey Resurrection 2018 Heureux Complete discography edit Christian and Francis Decamps era edit Caricatures 1972 Le Cimetiere des arlequins 1973 Au dela du delire 1974 Emile Jacotey 1975 Par les fils de Mandrin 1976 Tome VI Live 1977 1977 2LP 1CD En concert Live 1970 1971 1977 2LP 1CD Guet Apens 1978 Vu D un Chien 1980 Moteur 1981 A propos de 1982 La Gare de Troyes 1983 Fou 1984 Egna 1986 Tout Feu Tout Flamme C est Pour De Rire 1987 Seve Qui Peut 1989 Vagabondages Compilation 1989 Les Larmes Du Dalai Lama 1992 Memo Compilation 1994 Un P tit Tour Et Puis S en Vont Live 1995 2CD 1995 Ad Libitum 3CD Compilation 1999 Tome 87 Live 2002 Ange En Concert Par Les Fils De Mandrin Millesime 77 2003 Christian and Tristan Decamps era edit La Voiture A Eau 1999 Reves Parties 2000 live 2CD Culinaire Lingus 2001 2005 Le Tour De La Question 2007 Zenith An II 2007 live 2CD Souffleurs De Vers 2007 Souffleurs De Vers Tour Live CD DVD 2009 Le Bois Travaille Meme Le Dimanche 2010 Escale A Ch tiland 2CD DVD 2011 live Moyen Age 2012 Emile Jacotey Resurrection 2014 Emile Jacotey Resurrection Live CD DVD 2015 La Bataille du sucre 2015 ltd ed w 4 songs Heureux 2018 Christian Decamps amp Fils edit Le Mal D Adam 1979 Juste Une Ligne Bleue 1990 Nu 1994 V soul Vesoul V soul 1995 3eme Etoile A Gauche 1997 Poemes De La Noiseraie 1998 Murmures 2003 Psychedelice 2008 From 1999 on Ange Fanclub Un pied dans la marge has produced at least 20 CD or DVD containing mostly live material Personnel edit Current members edit Christian Decamps Lead vocals Keyboards after 1970 Tristan Decamps Keyboards Backing Vocals after 1997 Hassan Hajdi Guitars after 1997 Thierry Sidhoum Bass after 1997 Benoit Cazzulini Drums after 2003 Former Members edit Francis Decamps Keyboards Vocals 1970 1995 Jean Michel Brezovar Guitars 1970 1977 1988 1989 1991 1995 Jean Claude Rio Rhythmic Guitar 1970 Patrick Kachanian Bass Flute 1970 Daniel Haas Bass 1971 1977 1988 1995 Gerard Jelsch Drums Percussions 1970 1974 1994 1995 Guenole Biger Drums Percussions 1975 Jean Pierre Guichard Drums 1976 1981 1988 1992 Claude Demet Guitars 1978 1990 Gerald Renard Bass 1978 1979 Mauro Serri Guitars 1979 Jean Marie Schreiner Drums 1979 1990 J Frieden Keyboards 1979 J Migaud Keyboards 1979 Robert Defer Guitars 1980 1981 1990 Didier Viseux Bass 1980 1981 Frederick Chojnacki Bass 1980 1981 Serge Cuenot Guitars 1982 1987 1990 Laurent Sigrist Bass 1982 1987 Gabriel Troyan Bass in Tout feu tout flamme 1987 Jean Claude Potin Drums 1982 1986 Francis Meyer Drums 1987 Martine Kesselburg Choir in Tout feu tout flamme 1987 Vocals 1990 Eva Santi Choir in Tout feu tout flamme 1987 Bruno Nion Vocals in Seve qui peut 1989 Fabrice Bony Drums 1993 Jean Pascal Boffo Guitars 1995 Herve Rouyer Drums Percussions 1995 1997 2002 Caroline Crozat Vocals Choir 2001 2010 Timeline edit Bibliography edit Ange le livre des legendes subtitled L anthologie definitive sur le groupe mythique du rock francais by Thierry Busson Xavier Chatagnon and Bruno Versmisse 292 pages Eclipse editions 1995 ISBN 2 911494 00 8 See also edit Timeline of progressive rock References edit External links edit Un pied dans la marge the official fanclub of the band in French Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ange band amp oldid 1203856541 Complete discography, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
