Alain Markusfeld - 1977 - Le Desert Noir (full album)

French guitarist/multi-instrumentalist, very unique. His albums blend multi- layered acoustic guitars with fiery leads, piano, ethereal female voices, throbbing bass and percussion. His guitar style could be described as early Larry Coryell (acoustic) meets Randy California (electric) with a strong middle-eastern influence. Le Desert Noir is a heavier guitar album which features drums on almost every track, overall very hendrix influenced. With Platock, there is more maturity in his sound, combining delicate acoustic guitars and more piano to his trademark sound, with less reliance on drums. Contemporus attempts to continue in the same vein, but fails to reach the same energy level, except possibly on the sidelong "Contemporus" suite.

Line-up / Musicians
- Alain Markusfeld / electric guitars, acoustic 12 string guitars, electric bass, bass wah-wah, acoustic piano, piano, phazing vocals
- Jean-François Leroi / drums and percussions
- Patricia Markusfeld / vocals (1)
- Didier Alexandre / electric bass (6)
- Coco Ameziane / percussion
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