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Les batteries
12+ albums
Avant-GardeRIOProgressivejazzdrums
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In 1985, Guigou Chenevier, drummer of the French group Etron Fou Leloublan, proposed the formation of a trio with fellow drummers Rick Brown (V-Effect, Fish & Roses, Run On) and Charles Hayward (This Heat, Camberwell Now). Tapes of ideas and parts were exchanged and a rehearsal period and short tour were scheduled. The first performance of the group was at the 1985 edition of the Musique Action Festival held in Vandoeuvres-les-Nancy. One piece, “3 Legs For 2 Birds”, from this performance is available of the vinyl release Musique Action Internationale 85 on Vand'Oeuvre. The trio was invited to perform as musical accompaniment to the mogul skiers at the first Championnats du Monde de Ski Acrobatique in Tignes, February 1986. A performance at the first Festival MIMI in St. Remy de Provence yielded the piece “Post-Polar” which appears on Festival M.I.M.I 86. Noisy Champs (named for the Parisian suburb where the trio’s initial rehearsals were set) is the group’s first album, recorded in Switzerland at the end of a second tour in 1986. Further touring as a trio in Europe followed, including a residency at the Museum of the French Revolution in Vizille to prepare a commissioned program of music inspired by the Revolution. Hayward left the group in ‘87 and the remaining duo continued, recording its second album Démesure Révolutionnaire, featuring primarily music composed for the museum program. The next few years saw Les Batteries continuing as a duo, while occasionally
