Ange is a French progressive rock band formed in 1970 by the Décamps brothers, Francis (keyboards) and Christian (vocals). They were initially influenced by Genesis and King Crimson, and their music is quite theatrical and poetic. Their first success was a cover of a Jacques Brel song Ces gens-là, on the album Le Cimetière des Arlequins. Progressive rock (shortened to prog, or prog rock when differentiating from other progressive genres) is an ambitious, eclectic, and often grandiose style of rock music which arose in the late 1960s, reached the peak of its popularity in the early 1970s, and continues as a musical form to this day. ... Genesis is a British progressive rock group that was formed in 1967 when founding members Peter Gabriel and Tony Banks were still students at Charterhouse School. ... The cover of King Crimsons debut album In the Court of the Crimson King (1969). ... Jacques Brel (April 8, 1929 – October 9, 1978) was a Belgian French-speaking author-composer, considered by many a poet as well, for the strong power of expression in his lyrics. ...

In 1995, they made their farewell tour. Christian Décamps released a few album as "Christian Décamps et Fils" ("Christian Décamps and Son"), before taking over the name "Ange" in 1999 (using the band from his solo albums, which included his son Tristan), with the album La voiture à eau.

Keyboards

The keyboard sound of the '70s-era band, while reminiscent of a mellotron, were in fact created with a Viscount organ through a modded Hammond reverb. An actual mellotron was, however, used on the album Guet-Apens in 1978. Mellotron MK II The Mellotron is an electromechanical polyphonic keyboard musical instrument originally developed and built in Birmingham, England in the early 1960s. ... The Casavant pipe organ at Notre-Dame de Montréal Basilica, Montreal The organ is one of the oldest musical instruments in the western musical tradition, with a rich history connected with the Christian religion and civic ceremony. ... The Hammond organ is an electric organ which was designed and built by Laurens Hammond in April 1935. ... Mellotron MK II The Mellotron is an electromechanical polyphonic keyboard musical instrument originally developed and built in Birmingham, England in the early 1960s. ...

Discography

Christian and Francis Décamps era

• Caricatures (1972)
• Le Cimetière des Arlequins (1973)
• Au-delà du délire (1974)
• Emile Jacotey (1975)
• Par les fils de Mandrin (1976)
• Tome VI : Live 1977 (1977)
• En concert : Live 1970-1971 (1977)
• Get-apens (1978)
• Vu d'un chien (1980)
• Moteur (1981)
• La Gare de Troye (1983)
• Fou (1984)
• Egna (1986)
• Tout feu tout flamme... C'est pour de rire (1987)
• A propos de... (1982)
• Sève qui peut (1987)
• Vagabondages (Compilation) (1989)
• Les larmes du Dalaï Lama (1992)
• Mémo (Compilation) (1994)
• Un p'tit tour et puis s'en vont : Live 1995 (1995)
• Tome 87 (Live) (2002)
• Ange en concert : Par les fils de Mandrin (Millésimé 77) (2004)

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Christian and Tristan Décamps era

• La Voiture à eau (1999)
• Rêve partie : Live 2000 (2000)
• Culinaire lingus (2001)
• ? (2005)

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Bibliography

• Ange, le livre des légendes subtitled L'anthologie définitive sur le groupe mythique du rock français by Thierry Busson, Xavier Chatagnon and Bruno Versmisse, 292 pages, Éclipse éditions, 1995. ISBN 2-911494-00-8

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External link

• Angemusic, the official website of the band (in French)