Category Archives: Réseau D’Ombres

Here are two more contributions from Rommel, two releases of the excellent French band Réseau d’Ombres. Excellent stuff as always. For more info see the previous post. Also go and visit Rommel’s wonderful blog for more Réseau d’Ombres here

The Loket

(cassette, autoproduced,1986)

Tracks:

1. Today 5
2. Burnt-Offering
3. Mockers
4. The Hanged

Sorry no cover, if you have one please send it.

Axe

(12″, Released by Réseau D’Ombres, Les Délires De J & B, Leitmotiv 9GSR4, 1987)

Tracks:

1. Hanky panky
2. Perska
3. The Gash
4. Holy Scab

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With a big thanks to Rommel, I can present to you another Réseau D’Ombres, the “Sotcha” album. Réseau D’Ombres is born in 1983 in Laval, in France. At the base of the project, Ernst which was already active in punk formations, with vocals and the keyboards and the Hamards brothers who will set up bass and drums for the group. The trio quickly records a cassette, “Abracaz”, packed in a plastic bag covered with cabalistic signs. A few months later, the group gives a concert which will enable them to leave a second cassette drawn from this live concert. Musically the group chooses a mixture of post punk and cold wave which fits in the line of similar bands of that era. The group produces there own productions and their reputation extends in France, in particular thanks to the fanzines which support Réseau D’Ombres. At the end of 1984, it is time for another live cassette and in 1985 the recording of the first 7″, “Instant”, and got them an appearance on FR3 Brittany. At the end of 1985, the first album, “Scotcha” which will provide them another TV appearance. Sotcha was released as vinyl by Kool ( CACT 1001) in 1985.

Tracks:

1. New York
2. On The Floor
3. D’Estonnie
4. Bigger
5. Return Ticket
6. Blue Horsemen
7. Square
8. Whoska Sound
9. The Gold Of Netsa

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