The PhiLL(er)



Symptome - Dei Cover
Flamen Dialis

Symptome - Dei
MIO Records

This obscure electronic classic of Mellotrons and other tone-benders emerged from France in 1978. Like a cross between Wendy Carlos, The Residents, and Stockhausen, this album stands as an early foreshadowing of underground and pop experimentation with electronic music. This is a must-have if you appreciate early Tangerine Dream, Tonto's Exploding Headband and that other French creation, Magma. The instrumental music and wordless songs of this album are a wonderful world of the weird and eerie.