UNIVERS ZERO live at GOUVEIA ART ROCK 2005 - "Dense"

This is an exclusive Gouveia Art Rock YouTube channel video. If there are classic breathtaking compositions in the long, groundbreaking, artistical path of belgian rock-in-opposition pioneers Univers Zéro, then "Dense" is surely one of them. Featured originally in one of UZ's most praised albums, "Ceux du Dehors" (1980), it was played by an exquisite ensemble lead in Gouveia by the project's mastermind Daniel Denis (drums), composed also of Michel Berckmans (bassoon), Martin Lauwers (violin), Peter Vandenberghe (keyboards), Eric Plantain (bass) and Kurt Budé (clarinet). The whole show was complemented by the graphical art projections of Philippe Seynaeve.
This footage of the entire piece has never been released or used in any way, so it is a world premiere brought to you by Gouveia Art Rock YouTube Channel. Enjoy!
http://www.gaudela.net/gar/artists/Univers_Zero.html

Este vídeo é um exclusivo do canal do Gouveia Art Rock no YouTube. Se há composições que marcaram o longo e aventuroso percurso artístico dos pioneiros belgas do movimento rock-in-opposition, "Dense" é seguramente uma delas. A peça foi originalmente lançada em "Ceux du Dehors", o álbum de 1980, ainda hoje considerado um dos marcos essenciais da carreira dos Univers Zéro. Em Gouveia, "Dense" foi interpretada por um ensemble de músicos de excepção, obviamente conduzidos pelo mentor do projecto, Daniel Denis (bateria), mas também pelo companheiro de muitos anos, Michel Berckmans (fagote e oboé), Martin Lauwers (violino), Peter Vandenberghe (teclados), Eric Plantain (baixo) e Kurt Budé (clarinete). Toda actuação dos Univers Zéro em Gouveia foi complementada pela projecção da instalação-vídeo elaborada pelo artista Philippe Seynaeve.
Esta gravação vídeo e áudio nunca antes foi usada ou divulgada. Trata-se, assim, de uma absoluta estreia mundial que o canal do Gouveia Art Rock no YouTube lhe oferece em exclusivo. Disfrute!
http://www.gaudela.net/gar/artistas/Univers_Zero.html

Sound recorded and mixed by/Gravação e mistura áudio: José Miguel Fernandes
Video footage/Filmagem vídeo: Nuno Santiago, Marcelo Sá Carvalho, Manuel Santos
Video edited by/Edição vídeo: Marcelo Sá Carvalho
Direction/Realização: Luís Loureiro

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Gouveia
• Art
• Rock
• Univers
• Zero
• festival
• progressive
• music
• avantgarde
• RIO
• Daniel
• Denis
• Michel
• Berckmans
• Philippe
• Seynaeve
• concert
• live
• Dense
• Ceux
• du
• Dehors
• Portugal
• Belgium
• Kurt
• Budé
• Martin
• Lauwers
• Eric
• Plantain
• Peter
• Vandenberghe
• Luis
• Miguel
• Loureiro
• Nuno
• Santiago
• Marcelo
• Sá
• Carvalho
• José
• Fernandes

[newexperiment]

Thanks for posting. Amazing piece and performance. However, the info in your video description names Universe zero as the pioneers of BELGIAN rock-in-opposition, which is rather a stupid title. Belgian RIO is RIO, and they are far from the pioneers of RIO. You're being misleading.

[GouveiaArtRock]

Sorry if the text misleads you. But, we're afraid it may not have been a problem with the text but with your interpretation of it. Actually, if you read it carefully, the text doesn't say the Univers Zero were "the pioneers of BELGIAN rock-in-opposition" like you say (well miswriting can be misleading, huh!? :) ), but "belgian rock-in-opposition pioneers". So, what it means is: UZ are belgian AND rock-in-opposition pioneers. No more, no less. Thanks for watching!!

[SEGERSGuy]

In fact, it happen already before that concert in London, I could say : not pioneers, but pre-pioneers. I met Chris Cutler (Henry Cow) way before the RIO concept, but we already had the idea to join our experienes. And yes, we are Belgians, and I like the idea it is stupid, that's the fun in it, to hear such stories....

Guy SEGERS

[MrFloyd29]

@FrenchProgFan There are similitudes with Magma about the "drums philosophy". The rest is completely different, for me.

[pataty31]

Superbe composition, excellent musicien pour une musique merveilleuse.

[velo220957]

Belissimo brano

[jerryverrier]

splendid stuff, and good quality sound and vision. Well done. More please.

[chaseisshredding]

@BetterTasteThanU  Well its obvious you have better taste than us...

[chaseisshredding]

@BetterTasteThanU Well its obvious you have better taste than us...