ZANOV

"ZANOV is the name of an essential keyboards player of the French electronic musics stage"

Country:
France
Genre:
Electronic
Style:
Experimental

Real Name:
Pierre Zalkazanov

GREEN RAY (1976)

Credits:
Keyboards, Synthesizer, Written-By - Zanov /Photography - Claude Petit /Producer - Alain Gross

Tracklist:

01 Green Ray (9:48)
02 Machine Desperation (10:22)
03 Running Beyond A Dream (19:46)

Link to download:
http://rapidshare.com/files/99518973/zan-gre.rar.html

"Phantastic ! Pioneer work. Best analog synthesizer I've ever heard."


MOEBIUS 256 301 (1977)

Credits:
Composed By - Zalkazanov* /Photography - F. Perrin /Producer - Alain Gross /Synthesizer [A.r.p. 2600, E.m.s., Vcs 3, R.m.i., Harmonic], Sequenced By [A.r.p. Sequencer] - Zanov

Notes:
Keyboards and A.R.P. Synthesizers from Gaffarel Musique Paris.

Tracklist:

01 Moebius 256 (2:56)
02 Moebius 301 (3:01)
03 Enygma (2:55)
04 Plénitude (12:16)
05 An Zéro (18:50)

Link to download:
http://rapidshare.com/files/99523197/zan-moe.rar.html

" only recently heard Zanov from the playlist on the mighty 'Cybernetic Broadcasting System'...I went out and purchased to learn more...what I got was experimental electronics from Zanov...sounding like a mixture of Jean Michel Jarre and Tangerine Dream, Zanov combines tracks of ambient space, sequencers and synth pop melody. Check out ''Enygma'' for heavy, pulsating, bugged out synths or the Jarre sounding ''Moebius 301''.Lovers of progressive synth go forth and seek Zanov !"

"Excellent album by Zanov with A.R.P 2600, Sequencer A.R.P, E.M.S.: VCS 3and R.M.I.: Harmonic synthesizer."

"The most extensive use of an RMI Harmonic can be found on Jarre´s original "Oxygene" album from 1976.Other very nice examples of the Harmonic in use are the albums "Moebius 256 301" and "In Course of Time" by Zanov, from 1977 and 1979, respectively."
(http://matrixsynth.blogspot.com/2007/05/rmi-harmonic-synthesizer.html)

"In France especially, space themed dance music became a genre of it's own. RCA delivered "Flying High" by Salt and Pepper - not the 80s girl rap group - , Polydor label released a strange, especially cosmic effort from Zanov called "Moebius", while the London record label put out "Araxis Space Ship" by Araxis, another solid underground favourite. "

(http://www.discostyle.com/space_disco.html)

IN COURSE OF TIME (1983)

Credits:
Artwork By - Zanov/ Photographs - Claude Petit /Producer - Zanov /Written-By - Zanov

Tracklist:

01 Phantasm (10:58)
02 Lost Message (6:07)
03 Infinitude (2:24)
04 In Course Of Time (5:54)
05 Sky Energy (11:43)

Link to download:
http://rapidshare.com/files/99526337/zan-_in_cou.rar.html

"The edgar froese of france!if you like tangerine dream is very good Zanov is not Russian! - His full name is Pierre Zalkazanov. He's a French synthesizer musician who recorded three albums (Green Ray in 1976, Moebius in 1977 and In Course of Time in 1983). There is no CD release of Zanov albums until yet. Two tracks from Green Ray are on a compilation CD called L’Age d'Analogue."
(http://dreamchimney.com/tracks/comments/MessageBoard.php?topic=5477)

"I have one LP by him "In Course Of Time" that was very much in the Berlin School / KS vein and I think that this was his swan song. I know that he had several other LP's prior to this one and they went for crazy-high prices on the collector's market. None of these have ever made it to CD to my knowledge (except for 1 track that ended up on a French progressive rock VA disc, IIRC). Anybody know more about this guy? "

(http://www.emportal.info/viewtopic.php?p=18643&highlight=)

Biography:
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There's no more info on the net about Zanov.
If somebody know his bio or has more info ,please let me know!


ALBUMS:
Green Ray (1976)
Moebius (1978)
In Course of Time (1983)
Nous Reprenous Notre Avenir (1984) (Unreleased)

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