Art Zoyd

French avant-garde chamber-rock ensemble formed in 1968, noted for dramatic, often atonal and cinematic compositions and for live rescorings of silent films.

Reviews on DeBaser and concert reports note: origins in 1968 (France); long-running output across the 1970s–2000s; notable albums include Génération sans futur, Phase IV and Symphonie pour le jour où brûleront les cités; live film rescore of Nosferatu; shared concert billing with Granular Synthesis (Transart festival, Borgo Valsugana, 2002). Critics compare them to Univers Zero, Henry Cow and link them to R.I.O.-era aesthetics; instrumentation mixes electronics with strings, winds, piano and percussion.

Art Zoyd is presented in DeBaser reviews as a long-running French avant-garde chamber/rock ensemble. Reviews praise their dramatic, often atonal, cinematic music and live film rescores. Key albums discussed include Génération sans futur, Phase IV and Symphonie pour le jour où brûleront les cités. The general critical stance is appreciative and analytical.

For:Listeners of experimental, avant-garde, progressive and soundtrack music; fans of chamber rock and cinematic live performances.