Pascal Comelade

Pascal Paul Vincent Comelade (born June 30, 1955), is a French Catalan musician.

Comelade born was in Montpellier, France. After living for several years in Barcelona, he made his first album, "Fluences", influenced by electronic music and by the group Heldon.

Subsequently, his music has become more acoustic and is characterised by the sounds of toy instruments, used as solo-instruments and as an integral part of the sound of his group, the Bel Canto Orquestra.

He has collaborated with many singers and musicians from diverse genres of music including Robert Wyatt, Dani, Faust, Christophe Miossec, Toti Soler, Jac Berrocal, and P.J. Harvey to mention just a few.

Discography

* 1975 : "Fluence"
* 1978 :
** "Séquences Paiennes"
** "Vertical Pianos"
* 1980 :
** "Paralelo"
** "Ready-Made"
* 1981 : "Slow Music"

* 1982 :
** "Sentimientos"
** "Irregular Organs"
* 1983 :
** "Fall Of Saigon"
** "Logique du Sens"
* 1984 :
** "La Dialectique Peut-Elle Casser des Briques ?"(with Cathy claret's voice).
** "Bel Canto Orquestra"
** "Milano Enharmonisto"
** "Précis de Décomposition Bruitiste"
** "Scénes de Musique Ralentie"
** "Détail Monochrome"un titre inclu dans le disque "cathy claret" delabel/virgin
* 1986 : "Bel Canto"
* 1987 : "El Primitivismo"
* 1988 :
** "Impressionnismes"
** "Rock Del Veneno"
* 1989 :
** "33 Bars"
** "Cent Regards"
* 1991 :
** "Ragazzin' The Blues"
** "Pataphysical Polka"
** "Haikus de Pianos"
* 1992 :
** "Traffic d'Abstraction"
** "Topographie Anecdotique"
** "El Ermitaño" - with Bel Canto Orquestra
* 1993 : "Yo Quiero Un Tebeo"
* 1994 : "Danses Et Chants de Syldavie"
* 1995 : "El Cabaret Galactic"
* 1996 :
** "Musiques Pour Films Vol.2"
** "Tango Del Rossello"
** "Un samedi Sur la Terre" - Soundtrack
* 1997 :
** "Un Tal Jazz"
** "Oblique Sessions" - with Pierre Bastien, Jac Berrocal and Jaki Liebezeit
* 1998 :
** "L'Argot du Bruit"
** "ZumZum.Ka"
** "Bel Canto Orquestra In Concerto"
* 1999 :
** "Musiques De Genre"
** "Live In Lisbon and Barcelona"
** "Oblique Sessions II" - with Richard Pinhas
** "Swing Slang Song"
* 2000 :
** "Aigua de Florida Classes de Música a la Granja" - with Llorenç Balsach
** "André Le Magnifique" - Soundtrack (followed by 3 pieces written for the ballet "Spring man" by Ryohei Kondo and 6 pieces written for the ballet "Zumzum-ka" by Cesc Gelabert.)
** "September Song" - with Robert Wyatt
** "Pop Songs Del Rossello" - with Gérard Jacquet
** "Pastis Catalan" - Music for the Musée d'Art moderne de Céret (Limited Edition of 50 copies signed and numbered.)
* 2001 :
** "La Isla Del Holandés" - with José Manuel Pagan
** "Pop Songs Del Rossello 2" - with Gérard Jacquet
* 2002 :
** "Sense el Resso del Dring"
** "Psicotic Music' Hall"
* 2003 :
** "Logicofobisme del Piano en Minuscul"
** "Musica Pop (Danses de Catalunya Nord)"
* 2004 :
** "La Filosofia del Plat Combinat"
** "Back to Schizo 1975-1983"
* 2005 : "Espace Détente" - Soundtrack
* 2006
** "Espontex sinfonia"
** "La Manera Més Salvatge" - with Enric Casasses
** "Stranger In Paradigm"

External links

* [http://www.comelade.com Official site, French only]
* [http://transportsciberians.net/article_textample.php?idioma=en&id_article=51 97 minutes live performance with Enric Casasses. MP3]
* [http://transportsciberians.net/article_textample.php?idioma=en&id_article=88 Four pieces by Pascal Comelade for Cave Canis number 9. MP3]
* [http://vivonzeureux.fr/Pages/pidgcomeladisco.html Illustrated and commented discography, from 2000 onwards (in English)]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cbHq4sKu_CU Video interview by Vilaweb 22/06/06, Catalan]