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''Ferdinand En Avant, Huit Chansons en Huit Langues'' ((英語:Ferdinand Forward, Eight Songs in Eight Languages)), often referred to as ''En Avant'', is the second solo album by French avant-rock bass guitarist and composer, Ferdinand Richard. It was recorded in 1983 at Sunrise Studios in Kirchberg, Switzerland, and was released on LP record by the Recommended Records affiliated Swiss independent record label, RecRec Music the same year. ''En Avant'' consists of eight avant-rock songs sung in English, Vietnamese, Arabic, Polish, Dioula, Spanish, French and German.〔Jones 1995, p.47.〕 The music was scored for two bass guitars and a cello by Richard, who also wrote the lyrics for, and sang seven of the eight songs.〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=En Avant )〕 The lyrics for the songs on ''En Avant'' are printed in the album liner notes in English, French and German.〔''En Avant'' liner notes.〕 In 2001 the French independent record label, Orkhêstra reissued ''En Avant'' and Richard's previous solo album, ''En Forme!!'' on a single CD.〔 ==Background== Ferdinand Richard was the founding member of the French avant-rock group Etron Fou Leloublan in 1973, and was a member of a number of other musical ensembles, including Gestalt et Jive, Bruniferd and his own band, Ferdinand et les Philosophes. Richard also collaborated with English experimental guitarist Fred Frith from the English avant-rock group Henry Cow to record ''Dropera'' (1991), a "twisted rock opera".〔Jones 1995, pp.41-49.〕〔''Dropera'' liner notes.〕 Richard's first solo album, ''En Forme!!'' (1981) featured some of the members of Etron Fou Leloublan, which was still active at the time. On ''En Avant'' Richard explored his interest in language and culture, which developed during his studies of Medieval Literature at Grenoble in south-eastern France in the early 1970s.〔Jones 1995, p.43.〕 In the song "Victoire", sung in Arabic, Richard reflects on his childhood in Saint-Malo in north-western France. "Monsieur Blanc" (Mr. White) is a "surrealist fable" sung in the Dioula language of West Africa.〔 ''En Avant'' features Tom Cora from Skeleton Crew on cello, with Rick Brown from the V-Effect on drums on one of the tracks, and Christiane Cohade from Virgule 4 on bass guitar on two of the tracks. German poet and publisher Urs Engeler wrote the lyrics for, and sang the last song on the album, "Alltägliche Dinge".〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「En Avant (album)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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