Lard Free

The Profile

Lard Free is a French experimental/avant-prog group led by drummer and keyboardist Gilbert Artman. Active in the 1970s, they fused electronics, improvisation, and rock across three studio albums: the 1973 debut, I'm Around About Midnight (1975), and III (Spirale Malax) (1977).

French experimental rock group led by Gilbert Artman; active in the 1970s; released the albums Lard Free (aka Gilbert Artman's Lard Free, 1973), I'm Around About Midnight (1975), and III (Spirale Malax) (1977).

One evocative review focuses on Lard Free’s 1973 debut, conjuring its bass, drums, guitar, and electronic glare. The piece praises the album’s improvised coordinates and gradual order-from-chaos. Mood swings from dance to drift, with sax-led visions and time-stretching textures. Overall sentiment: positive.