Art Zoyd is a French band formed in 1968, mixing free jazz, progressive rock and avant-gardeelectronica. Free jazz is a movement of jazz music characterized by diminished dependence on formal constraints. ... 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. ... A work similar to Marcel Duchamps Fountain Avant garde (written avant-garde) is a French phrase, one of many French phrases used by English speakers. ... Electronica is a rather ambiguous term that covers a wide range of electronic or electronic-influenced music. ...
Some bands became as well-known for the art direction of their albums as for their sound, with the "look" integrated into the band's overall musical identity.
In the 70's, Chris Cutler of Henry Cow formed a loose collective of artists referred to as Rock in Opposition or RIO, whose purpose was essentially to make a statement against the music industry.
The Rock in Opposition movement was short-lived, but the artists came to be recognized as some of the originators of Avant-progressive rock.
Z-Axis' live performances frequently incorporate multi-media elements, visual imagery and performance art with free-form improvs in their set alongside the more "composed" pieces.
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