Hear selections from the soundtrack to “L’Aube Ne S’est Pas Encore Levee”, composed by Thierry Fervant (Gamma 1972).

The film that this music was written for seems to be so obscure that one cannot even find it on imdb.com. Any internet search of the title, which translates as something like “The Dawn Has Not Yet Lifted” only leads straight back to the record itself, so I am a little in the dark. All I can tell you is that the movie is Swiss (as is Monsieur Fervant) and focuses on a young soldier’s return from war and his ensuing mental unraveling. I presume that is him on the front cover humping a chimney pot, sporting a reverse version of an English football fan’s face paint whilst imagining catching himself with a smelly old fishing net.

The record was released in France, or Canada, or maybe Switzerland. Or possibly all three. Certainly somewhere where everyone speaks French.

As for Thierry Fervant himself,  he wrote a beautiful tune for a 1970 French TV show that featured in this blog back in October 2010 (use the ‘archive’ option to find it). He then mutated into a full blown, big haired Euro-synth monster surrounded by endless banks of keyboards and, if what’s been posted up on youtube is the best that his fans can unearth, then I wouldn’t bother. Stick with Tangerine Dream.