CD Details

NI VENT…NI NOUVELLE

MANEIGE
1976 , CANADA , EAN CODE 619061215720 - EURO 15.50

Label: PROGQUEBEC

ALBUM REVIEW
MANEIGE is probably the Quebec band that epitomizes best the Quebec Prog boom from 74 to 79. Their music is probably one of the best example of what Fusion music can be by blending in classical and folk elements together with jazz tones the whole thing having a very progressive rock ideal and could also fit the chamber rock style. Their style can only be really compared to other Quebecois group as SLOCHE and OPUS-5. This third album is somewhat different than its predecessor in that there is much shorter tunes in them , most of them definitely more jazzy, some slightly funky. One must note that for the first albums Langlois and Bergeron were the writers and from this moment on this will be for Lapierre and Schetagne.On the strenght of this one and its successor , people will classify them under the fusion label...Following the departure of Jérôme Langlois, Maneige launches its` second era. The band gravitates towards more concise and accessible compositions, melding classical, jazz and rock influences. The first result is 1977’s "Ni Vent... Ni Nouvelle", a successful and unique style of fusion, which remains one of the bands’ high points amongst their fans. This new CD reissue contains the 10 original tracks which have been recently remastered, plus bonus live material culled from this same era (featured on the 1979 album “Composite”), as well as a 12-page booklet full of photos.