Art Zoyd

The Profile

Art Zoyd is a French avant‑garde music group formed in 1969, known for a chamber‑rock approach that blends contemporary classical writing, electronics, and experimental rock within the Rock in Opposition sphere. Longtime core members included Gérard Hourbette and Thierry Zaboitzeff. The group is acclaimed for albums such as Symphonie pour le jour où brûleront les cités, Génération sans futur, Phase IV, and Berlin, as well as live scores to silent films including Nosferatu, Faust, Häxan, and Metropolis.

French avant‑garde MusicGroup active since 1969; associated with Rock in Opposition; core members included Gérard Hourbette and Thierry Zaboitzeff; noted for chamber‑rock, atonality, and dissonance; acclaimed albums include Symphonie pour le jour où brûleront les cités, Génération sans futur, Phase IV, and Berlin; created live scores for silent films such as Nosferatu, Faust, Häxan, and Metropolis.

Four DeBaser reviews chart Art Zoyd’s dark, expressionist arc: the peak of Génération sans futur, the ritual gravity of Phase IV, the shadowy electronics of Berlin, and an incisive, mixed-yet-engaged take on Symphonie. Themes of atonality, dissonance, and chamber intensity recur, with nods to RIO peers and silent-film rescoring.