Ferdinand Richard

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Ferdinand Richard
Background information
Genre(s)	Avant-progressive rock
Occupation(s)	Musician, Composer
Instrument(s)	Bass guitar, vocals
Years active	1973 – 1994
Label(s)	Celluloid, RecRec
Associated acts	Etron Fou Leloublan, Ferdinand et les Philosophes, Fred Frith

Ferdinand Richard is a French avant garde rock bass guitarist and composer. He was a founding member of the French avant-progressive rock band Etron Fou Leloublan in 1973, and remained with them until they broke up in 1986. He was also a member of Alfred Harth's sextet, Gestalt et Jive in the mid 1980s, and collaborated with Fred Frith (as Fred & Ferd) in 1989 to record Dropera (1991), a "twisted rock opera".

Richard recorded two solo albums, En Forme!! (1981) and En Avant (1983). In 1990 he formed his own group, Ferdinand et les Philosophes, who performed at the 9th Festival International de Musique Actuelle de Victoriaville in Victoriaville, Quebec, Canada in October 1991,^[1] and recorded two albums, ... Enclume (1991) and Ensableur de Portugaises (1994).

Contents 1 Selected discography 1.1 Bands and collaborations 1.2 Solo 2 Footnotes 3 External links

[edit] Selected discography

[edit] Bands and collaborations

Etron Fou Leloublan

• 1977 Batelages (LP, Gratte-Ciel, France)
• 1978 Les Trois Fous Perdégagnent (Au Pays Des...) (LP, Tapioca, France)
• 1979 En Public aux Etats-Unis d'Amérique (LP, Celluloid Records, France)
• 1982 Les Poumons Gonflés (LP, Turbo, France)
• 1984 Les Sillons de la Terre (LP, Le Chant du Monde, France)
• 1985 Face Aux Éléments Déchaînés (LP, RecRec Music, Switzerland)

Gestalt et Jive

• 1985 Nouvelle Cuisine (LP, Moers Music, Germany)
• 1986 Gestalt et Jive Trio (LP, Creative Works Records, Germany)

Fred & Ferd (Fred Frith and Ferdinand Richard)

• 1991 Dropera (LP RecRec Music, Switzerland)

Ferdinand et les Philosophes

• 1991 ... Enclume (LP RecRec Music, Switzerland)
• 1994 Ensableur de Portugaises (CD RecRec Music, Switzerland)

[edit] Solo

• 1981 En Forme!! (LP Celluloid Records, France)
• 1983 En Avant (LP RecRec Music, Switzerland)

[edit] Footnotes

[edit] External links

• Ferdinand Richard at Discogs.
• Ferdinand Richard at Allmusic.