Symphonie pour le jour où brûleront les cités

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Symphonie pour le jour où brûleront les cités
Studio album by
Released1976
RecordedAugust 30 – September 9, 1976 at Toulouse Studio, Toulouse, France
Genre
Length44:00
LabelAZ Production Michel Besset
ProducerMichel Besset
Art Zoyd chronology
Symphonie pour le jour où brûleront les cités
(1976)
Musique pour l'Odyssée
(1979)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Symphonie pour le jour où brûleront les cités (French: Symphony for the day when the cities will burn; originally released as Art Zoyd 3) is the debut album of Art Zoyd, released in 1976 through AZ Production Michel Besset. In 1981, the entire album was re-recorded and released on Atem Records. Re-issues of both versions of the album in 2008 contain different bonus tracks.

In 1992, the 1981 re-recording would be reissued as a double compact disc with Musique pour l'Odyssée, Génération sans futur and Archives 1.

Track listing

Original 1976 recording

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Symphonie pour le jour où brûleront les cités: 1er Mouvement – Brigades spéciales" (Symphony for the day when the cities will burn: First Movement – Special brigades)Gérard Hourbette12:52
2."Symphonie pour le jour où brûleront les cités: 2ème Mouvement – Masques" (Symphony for the day when the cities will burn: Second Movement – Masks)Hourbette8:29
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Symphonie pour le jour où brûleront les cités: 3ème Mouvement – Simulacres" (Symphony for the day when the cities will burn: Third Movement – Simulacra)Hourbette7:33
2."Deux images de la cité imbécile: Les fourmis" (Two images of the foolish city: The ants)Rocco Fernandez5:54
3."Deux images de la cité imbécile: Scènes de carnaval" (Two images of the foolish city: Scenes from the carnival)Fernandez, Hourbette, Thierry Zaboitzeff9:11
2008 bonus tracks: Archives I
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."Sangria"Fernandez2:32
7."Something in Love"Jean-Paul Dulion, Fernandez3:12
8."Live Golf Drouot Paris"Fernandez4:09

1981 re-recording

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Symphonie pour le jour où brûleront les cités: 1er Mouvement – Brigades spéciales" (Symphony for the day when the cities will burn: First Movement – Special brigades)Gérard Hourbette13:25
2."Symphonie pour le jour où brûleront les cités: 2ème Mouvement – Masques" (Symphony for the day when the cities will burn: Second Movement – Masks)Hourbette9:03
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Symphonie pour le jour où brûleront les cités: 3ème Mouvement – Simulacres" (Symphony for the day when the cities will burn: Third Movement – Simulacra)Hourbette7:01
2."Deux images de la cité imbécile: Les fourmis" (Two images of the foolish city: The ants)Rocco Fernandez5:35
3."Deux images de la cité imbécile: Scènes de carnaval" (Two images of the foolish city: Scenes from the carnival)Fernandez, Hourbette, Thierry Zaboitzeff8:56
2008 bonus tracks: Archives 2
No.TitleLength
6."Don Juan – Danse macabre"1:23
7."Don Juan – Le bain" (The bath)1:39
8."Don Juan – La sainte famille" (The holy family)3:10
9."Un jour au château – Le parc" (One day in a castle – The park)3:10
10."Un jour au château – Le satin" (One day in a castle – Satin)3:10
11."Un jour au château – Le secret" (One day in a castle – The secret)3:10
12."Don Juan – Le bain (final)" (The bath (final))3:10

Personnel

Art Zoyd
  • Alain Eckert – guitar, percussion, vocals
  • Gérard Hourbette – violin, viola, flute
  • Jean-Pierre Soarez – trumpet, percussion
  • Thierry Zaboitzeff – bass guitar, percussion, vocals
Production and additional personnel
  • François Artige – engineering
  • Michel Besset – production
  • Jean-Pierre Grasset – engineering
  • H2L Publicité Valenciennes – design

References

  1. ^ a b c Couture, François. "Symphonie Pour Le Jour Où Brûleront Les Cités". Allmusic. Retrieved November 16, 2012.