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J'un Oeil Sloche Reissue, Remastered edition

Remastered reissue of debut album by French Canadian progressive rock band in

the vein of the Canterbury scene, Soft Machine, Hatfield & The North, Caravan,

etc... Originally released in 1975. There is a world of difference between the

original 1971 Sloche lineup and the one that appeared on record, so much so that

one could be misled to believe that two groups existed, both using the same

name. Between original members Pierre Bouchard (keyboards), Jacques Collin

(bass), Fernand Pare (drums) and Marcel Perigny (guitar), only Perigny appeared

elsewhere in Quebec's progressive history as member of South Gate 24. The

original lineup gradually transformed into the one which recorded the two

masterpieces 'J'un Oeil' (1975) and 'Stadacone' (1976). A superb debut, the

first band offering 'J'un Oeil' gives off traces of a musical environment

imbibed with both Canterbury-ish influences (Caravan, Soft Machine) and

jazz-funk territory, while giving a few discrete nods, here and there to Gentle

Giant.