Ferdinand Richard

Infobox musical artist

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Name = Ferdinand Richard
Background = non_vocal_instrumentalist
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Instrument = Bass guitar, vocals
Genre = Avant-progressive rock
Occupation = Musician, Composer
Years_active = 1973 – 1994
Label = 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, [ cite web |url=http://www.fimav.qc.ca/en/1991/ |title=9th Festival international de musique actuelle de Victoriaville |work=International Festival Musique Actuelle Victoriaville |accessdate=2007-11-08 ] and recorded two albums, "... Enclume" (1991) and "Ensableur de Portugaises" (1994).

elected discography

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)

olo

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

Footnotes

External links

*Discogs artist | artist = Ferdinand+Richard | name = Ferdinand Richard .
*amg | id = 11:w9fuxqugldke | label = Ferdinand Richard .