Le Choc des Électrons libres

It took me a long time and some serious detective work to track this squirrely album down, but I finally found it, stripped it of its hide, and cooked it. Yum. I used to be all into the avant-prog and didn't mind so much the utter chaos and total breakdown of everything as the performers just "expressed" themselves, but the strength of this album, for me, is in its nuanced handling of Gascon folk. Interesting variety, and not afraid to explore the old-world harmonies of folk while they simultaneously indulge their desire to lose their shit. The prog builds on the folk, and not vice versa.