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01. Univers Zero - Shaking Hats
02. Univers Zero - Vocation
03. Univers Zero - Très Affables
04. Univers Zero - Rêve Mécanique
05. Univers Zero - Les Voleurs d'Ombre
06. Univers Zero - L'espoir perdu
07. Univers Zero - Phosphorescent Dream
ARTIST
TITLE
Phosphorescent Dreams
FORMAT
CD

LABEL
CATALOG #
SR 483CD SR 483CD
GENRE
RELEASE DATE
12/6/2019

Available for the first time outside Japan, and on LP and CD, Phosphorescent Dreams is another epic album of symphonic schizophrenic avant-rock from Univers Zero, originally released in 2014 -- only on CD -- on the Japanese label Arcàngelo. Phosphorescent Dreams presents at the same time, in the same track, even on a single moment, the complex musical schemes and ways of Univers Zero, ranging from maximalism to minimalism, classical avant-garde with a 2020 vibe in a constant flux. In a blend of tension constantly emerging from a subtle dialogue between avant-rock and contemporary influences, harmonies and dissonance, Phosphorescent Dreams is a balanced formula of old-school know-how reshaped almost 40 years after the release of the seminal LP Univers Zero, reissued by Sub Rosa (SR 399LP, 2016).

Univers Zero represents one of the longest-living bands in Belgium. It was established in 1974. Drummer Daniel Denis had the brilliant idea to gather together a team of professionals sharing the same taste for music. The band has adopted an instrumental progressive style. Over the last couple of decades, the band has also implemented a series of influences from chamber music -- most commonly, chamber music from the 20th century. Even if the line-up changes a lot over the years, the overall sound of UZ remained fairly consistent.