Another solid album choice from the PFAC, and another album of impeccably-performed instrumentals.
There are a lot of Holdsworth guitar runs to keep the tracks moving along, but I found myself mainly listening to all the percussive details that make this album sound so special. As tore suggests, the real magic of the unusual instrumentation opens up on Percolations, but scattered throughout the tracks there are plenty of light, dancing sections where Pierre Moerlen`s various instruments dominate.
On the basis of this album, I`m going to check out Expresso II, which is apparently similar, and also the three albums that Skaligojurah mentions. I`m also going for a vote of "Brilliant" here, because the only negative comment I have about Gazeuse is that the last, soft track is way too short: it feels like they were just warming into it when someone told them to pack up and get out of the studio!
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