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Patrick Forgas Discography of CDs
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| | Soleil 12 CD (2005)
 $15.59 
Forgas' bass drum can be a bit overwhelming at times in the recording mix and there are times when one wishes the band could cut loose more from the arrangements, but overall this is an enjoyable set of Patrick Forgas' original music. Most rewarding among the soloists are violinist Frédéric Norel and saxophonist Stanislas De Nussac (whose soprano playing on "Éclipse" is outstanding). The four selections on Soleil 12, which includes the episodic 34-minute "Coup de Théâtre," keep one guessing but they generally progress and evolve logically. In ways it is reminiscent of some of the more adventurous fusion band projects of the 1970s, blending together the sound and power of rock with jazz improvisation yet in a scope that is a bit like a classical symphony. The music of drummer Patrick Forgas' octet is intriguing and sometimes a little difficult to classify. ~ Scott Yanow
Forgas Band Phenomena: Sylvain Ducloux (electric guitar); Frederic Norel (violin); Denis Guivar'ch (saxophone); Igor Brover (keyboards); Kengo Mochizuki (bass instrument); Patrick Forgas, Sylvain Gontard.
Personnel: Denis Guivarch (alto saxophone); Sylvain Gontard (trumpet, flugelhorn); Patrick Forgas (drums).
Audio Mixer: André Voltz.
Recording information: Le Triton, Les Lilas, France (03/15/2005).
Arranger: Patrick Forgas
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Forgas Band Phenomena
L'Axe Du Fou CD (2009)
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Drummer/composer Patrick Forgas has formed this updated, European-based band with new members to revise older compositions and add new ones, all in extended form and with vital, stretched-out, developed melodies and precise, compact solos. For those of you who grew up on the Return to Forever/Mahavishnu Orchestra /Weather Report strain of modern jazz, you will love this group. "La Clef" starts the program and grabs you with its kinetic energy, as the violin of Karolina Mlodecka and trumpeter Dimitri Alexaline streamline a melody in 10/8 time effortlessly, with a tasteful 6/8 section that provides a lot to like over 11 minutes. The Forgas Band Phenomena whips up a mighty mix of jazz-rock fusion that taps on many of that music's sources, yet injects new energy and a few contemporary ideas of their own. The sixteen-and-a-half minute title track is not as wicked as the title suggests, but weaves in and out from common-sense lines to wild abandon in 5/4 and 9/8 time signatures to a 7/8 electric guitar passage from Benjamin Violet echoing the Jean-Luc Ponty edition of Mahavishnu. The distinct Euro edge of classic Canterbury art rock minus the abject self-indulgence, Forgas has sculpted extremely listenable music that keeps nostalgia to a minimum.
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Patrick Forgas albums Alternate spellings: CD discography of songs by band, discographie, dicography, discology, disography, discografie, discogrophy, diskography.
 Patrick Forgas Songs
Popular or famous Patrick Forgas music songs: Coup de Theatre, Eclipse, Pieuvre a la Pluie.
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