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<img src="http://www.tonepublications.com/media/Lard-Free-e.jpg" alt="Lard Free – III" class="thumbnail large post-image" /><p><strong>In technical terms, Lard Free was a French prog-rock group. However, such a description is slightly oxymoronic given that the band boiled down to one man—drummer and synth specialist, Gilbert Artman—accompanied by a host of additional artists that populated the collective’s three excellent albums on a rotating basis.</strong></p>
<p>And while the music may be prog, it’s only so in the loosest sense. 1977’s <em>III</em>, the band’s best record, is centred around a synthesizer core and owes much to the Krautrock sensibilities of Tangerine Dream and early Pink Floyd. Shades of the latter surface in spades: Plenty of organic instruments such as guitar, drums, and clarinet betray the band’s earlier jazz inflections. Add a sprinkling of Can’s harder-edged style, and you’ve got a fair summation of the outfit’s capabilities.</p>
<p>The new edition of<em> III</em> contains a 24” x 12” poster that includes (on the flip side) two sets of notes (in English and French) detailing the band’s history as well as a selection of rare photos and art. During playback, the 70s vintage sound is very audible. Caveat: The mastering lacks the dynamic clarity that characterizes modern-day audiophile pressings; there is no dramatic instrumentation that hits you in the face. What you have instead is a warm, friendly remaster with rolled-off upper frequencies that provide a unique sense of time and place, and add to the character. One could easily describe the master as “authentic.” And yes, this also means that the original mastering engineer had a fine old time panning the stereo image from the left to the right with gay abandon.</p>
<p>Drenched with a psychedelic fugue, hypnotic looped synth sections, and deep, dark percussive effects, <em>III</em> demands to be played whilst wearing flares, staring into your lava lamp, and eating questionable biscuits. Fire it up. –<em>Paul Rigby</em></p>
<p><em>Wah Wah, LP</em></p>
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[Source: http://www.tonepublications.com/analogaholic/lard-free-iii/]
<img src="http://www.tonepublications.com/media/Lard-Free-e.jpg" alt="Lard Free – III" class="thumbnail large post-image" /><p><strong>In technical terms, Lard Free was a French prog-rock group. However, such a description is slightly oxymoronic given that the band boiled down to one man—drummer and synth specialist, Gilbert Artman—accompanied by a host of additional artists that populated the collective’s three excellent albums on a rotating basis.</strong></p>
<p>And while the music may be prog, it’s only so in the loosest sense. 1977’s <em>III</em>, the band’s best record, is centred around a synthesizer core and owes much to the Krautrock sensibilities of Tangerine Dream and early Pink Floyd. Shades of the latter surface in spades: Plenty of organic instruments such as guitar, drums, and clarinet betray the band’s earlier jazz inflections. Add a sprinkling of Can’s harder-edged style, and you’ve got a fair summation of the outfit’s capabilities.</p>
<p>The new edition of<em> III</em> contains a 24” x 12” poster that includes (on the flip side) two sets of notes (in English and French) detailing the band’s history as well as a selection of rare photos and art. During playback, the 70s vintage sound is very audible. Caveat: The mastering lacks the dynamic clarity that characterizes modern-day audiophile pressings; there is no dramatic instrumentation that hits you in the face. What you have instead is a warm, friendly remaster with rolled-off upper frequencies that provide a unique sense of time and place, and add to the character. One could easily describe the master as “authentic.” And yes, this also means that the original mastering engineer had a fine old time panning the stereo image from the left to the right with gay abandon.</p>
<p>Drenched with a psychedelic fugue, hypnotic looped synth sections, and deep, dark percussive effects, <em>III</em> demands to be played whilst wearing flares, staring into your lava lamp, and eating questionable biscuits. Fire it up. –<em>Paul Rigby</em></p>
<p><em>Wah Wah, LP</em></p>
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[Source: http://www.tonepublications.com/analogaholic/lard-free-iii/]