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The Reformed Faction of Soviet France
9+ albums
ambientexperimentalnot experimentalindustrial
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Three ex-members of the band Zoviet-France have reunited to form, "The Reformed Faction of Soviet France", and later also decided to change their name to "Reformed Faction". Robin Storey, Andy Eardley and Mark Spybey. Founding member of Zoviet-France, Robin Storey, has worked under the name Rapoon since leaving the band in 1992, releasing numerous cd's, touring, authoring best selling loop-sample cd's and collaborating widely. Andy Eardley worked with the band from 1990 to 1995 and was part of the Zoviet-France side project, Horizon 222, subsequently working under the name Delayer. Mark Spybey was a member of the band between 1987 and 1999. He subsequently worked under the names Dead Voices on Air, Propeller, collaborated widely, toured and was a member of Download (ex-Skinny Puppy). He was also a member of Sofortkontakt!, led by the late Michael Karoli of Can. The impetus for the formation of The Reformed Faction came several years ago, when four of the ex-members met and planned to do some work together. This is not the equivalent of an underground eighties revival band. The three musicians involved feel drawn to create music that honours the process of spontaneous composition, favoured by Can. It was this process that Zoviet-France adopted. Using live improvisations, the trio then cut and paste, in the grand tradition of pioneers such as Holger Czukay of Can to create collage like compositions. Instead of the analogue four track tape machines of old, all of the music is
