| Patrick Vian | |
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| Born | 12 April 1942 |
| Origin | Angoulême, France |
| Genres | Punk rock, Electronic music |
| Instruments | Guitar Vocals Piano Synthesizer |
| Years active | 1968–1976 |
| Associated acts | Red Noise Ame Son |
| Website | http://www.rednoise.fr/ |
| Notable instruments | |
| ARP 2600 Moog modular synthesizer |
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Patrick Vian (born Angoulême, 12 April 1942[1][2]) is a French musician.
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Vian is the son of French jazz trumpeter and poet Boris Vian. He first gained notability as a member of the progressive rock/protopunk band Red Noise (which was associated with Ame Son); the band formed at the Sorbonne in 1968, and played its first show during the occupation of the university.[3] According to Vian, these were exciting times: he later commented that in Red Noise's early days, "their concerts wouldn't end until the cops came."[4] The band released one album, Sarcelles - Lochères, in 1970, before breaking up. Given the revolutionary times, the band split rather appropriately into a socialist and a Trotskyist section, the latter of which continued under the name Komintern.[3] In 1975, he composed some of the music for the film Hu-Man (starring Jeanne Moreau and Terence Stamp) by Jérôme Laperrousaz.[5] In 1976, he recorded a solo album, Bruits et Temps Analogues, on the Egg label, which was owned by Barclay Records and designed to present young and innovative musicians (it had Vangelis and Tim Blake under contract).[6] He is included (like Ame Son, Komintern and Red Noise) on the Nurse with Wound list.[7]
Since 1976, little has been heard of Vian, though in December 1997 he spoke on the topic of Red Noise; his words are found on the Red Noise website.[8]
He actually lives in Luberon (France) still making music, pictures, electronics, cooking and gardening!
Sarcelles - Lochères was released on LP in 1970, and re-released on CD by Futura Records in 1996.[9]
Bruits was released on the Egg label in 1976, and later re-released, in 1978, on the Movieplay label.[10]