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DOMINIQUE CRAVIC & LES PRIMITIFS DU FUTUR
"Resume Des Episodes Precedents"
COVER ART & BOOKLET ILLUSTRATIONS BY R. CRUMB
SOUFFLE CONTINU RECORDS, 2019  2-LPS Imported From France RECORD STORE DAY 2019 release Limited Edition of 1500 Copies
Nicknamed the Primdufs, the group have a passion for the obsolete French "valse musette". 
But their take has nothing in common with the smutty chords of popular balls and singalongs in little town halls. 
This is "bal musette" with balls, it's genuine, virile, and authentic. 
Though these noble savages like rummaging around in 1920s Paris, they don't shy away from including rhythms from all over the planet, rhumba from Zaireto, gypsy jazz, Hindu waltzes or Argentine tango, blues, "paso doble" or "chanson réaliste". 
It all began in 1986, when Dominique Cravic, "ukukeke" champion and a renowned guitarist who learned from jazzmen like Lee Konitz or Larry Coryell and also played with Georges Moustaki and Henri Salvador, met a certain Robert Crumb. 
Yes, the legendary comic book author from the great days of the US psychedelic underground in the '70s, the creator of Fritz the Cat (1972) and Mr Natural in person, the same man who also created the cover for Cheap Thrills (1968) by Janis Joplin. 
Crumb plays banjo and mandolin, collects 78s of blues, jazz and musette. 
The two cronies then composed their own made-to-measure orchestra, alongside many famous names including accordionist Daniel Colin, clarinetist Bertrand Auger, saxophonist Daniel Huck, bassist Jean-Philippe Viret or singer Claire Elzière (sorry, it's impossible to name them all). 
This great group has recorded four albums since 1986 (all with sleeves drawn by Crumb), some including guest stars such as Pierre Barouh, Jean-Jacques Milteau, Allain Leprest, Sanseverino or Olivia Ruiz.
For thirty years, the Primitifs du Futur have carried the torch of musette to the four corners of the earth, from fiestas to festivals, and now release a double vinyl, entitled Résumé Des Épisodes Précédents which brings together the best of their adventures. 
It is a refreshing and heartening cocktail of "world tribal musette", as they call it, which, in these electro digital times, has a rejuvenating effect, a magic swing potion. 
Double-LP with 20-page booklet with all Crumb previous artworks for the band's albums plus unseen photos.
Edition of 1500; No repress.
Cover Blurb By Art Spiegelman (Cartoonist, Author of MAUS): "The Primitifs Du Futur travel on sound waves back in time to the early twentieth century and make the world seem like a far better place than it ever actually was. I can't get the band's music off my turntable or out of my head. Accordion, mandolin, harmonica, saxophone, musical saw, and beautiful haunting melodies--what's not to love? Even their sad songs make me happy." --Art Spiegelman
Track Listing: Disc 1 SIDE A - 01.Accordéon Jo 02.Personne Ne S'en Sert Maint'nant 03.La Belle Et Le Manouche 04.L'amour Au Couteau 05.La Femme Panthère Et L'homme Sandwich
SIDE B - 07.Dionnette 08.La Grande Truanderie 09.Canal Saint-Martin 10.Ivresses 11.La Dernière Rumba De Django 12.La Valse Hindoue 13.Syldave Ou Bordure
SIDE C - 14.Ménage À Trois, Spooky Scat 16.Sur Le Toit 17.Ton Manteaux Gris 18.C'est La Goutte D'or Qui Fait Déborder La Valse 19.Le Dernier Musette
SIDE D - 20.Chanson Pour Louise Brooks 21.Kid Chocolat 22.La Java Viennoise 23.La Valse Chinoise 24.Maldita Noche 25.Portrait D'un 78 Tard
- Primitifs du Futur with new exclusive cover artwork by legendary comic book author Robert Crumb.  - A made-to-measure orchestra by Dominique Cravic, "ukukeke" champion and a renowned guitarist, and Robert Crumb, artist behind the cover of Janis Joplin's Cheap Thrills (1968) and Fritz the Cat (1972)  - Features accordionist Daniel Colin, clarinetist Bertrand Auger, saxophonist Daniel Huck, bassist Jean-Philippe Viret or singer Claire Elzière.  - Double-LP with 20-page booklet with all Crumb previous artworks for the band's albums plus unseen photos.  - Edition of 1500; No repress.
New Condition - Never Played - Sealed
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