Acanthus - Le Frisson Des Vampires

· The entire unreleased soundtrack for Jean Rollins 1971 ultimate French Vampire Hippy flick ‘Le Frisson Des Vampires’.

· Embryonic psych funk recordings from Parisian teenage psych combo (including members of French No-No Mod-Rockers Unity.)
· Imagine an early Gong / Ame Son / Soft Machine session fuelled by a 1000 year old acid infused blood transfusion.

· With origins in the Parisian underground, The Free Press revolution, New Wave cinema, The Letterist movement, French Surrealism, sexual liberation and the European progressive rock explosion Jean Rollin’s 1972 film ‘Le Frisson De Vampires’ still stands up as one of the most original European poetic erotic horror films after almost 40 since it’s cosmic inauguration. This
summer Finders Keepers Records finally release the complete freak-rock soundtrack to the most phantasmagoric celluloid moment from "The First French Vampire Director" which has been shrouded in mystery, secrecy and red wine addled memories for 4 decades.

· Originally rumoured to be played by a disbanded group of teenagers and lost in the edit suite the unabridged soundtrack of improvised Freak-funk, commune rock and acid folk could have easily been recorded by an early line-up of Gong or Ame Son and released on a label like BYG or ESP.

· The true origins of this rare psychedelic score and it's unspoken legacy via private pressed free-jazz albums and collectible mod-rock 45s adds to the twisted tails that unfolds via our extensive liner notes making this release yet another counter-cultural pop milestone courtesy of Finders Keepers Records.

· Made on a shoestring in rural Northern France with a cast and crew that draws a blood red line between the avant-garde and The Pre Cert Video Cassette the behind the scenes story of ‘Le Frisson De Vampires’ engulfs a rampant river of cultural phenomenon such as Japanese Pinky Films, XRated
Comic books, The Mai 68 riots and the forward thinking No-No
generation.

· Complete with classic and highly collectible artwork by French illustrator Phillipe Druliet and music that will appeal to fans of J.P.Massiera, Amon Duul 1, Jean-Claude Vannier, Igor Whakevitch, Fifty Foot Hose, early Pink Floyd and Acid Mothers Temple this Pop-Historical document has now been
preserved on CD and limited edition vinyl as part of Finders Keepers’ new Rollinade series of releases approved by Jean Rollin himself.

Tracklisting:

Funérailles Des Vampires
Le Frisson Des Vampires *
La Chateau *
Wedding Party (Angoisse
Temporelle) *
Ominous Tower
Occupied Clock
"Who Are You?"
Isolde
Curious Antoine
Sleeping Beauty (Samba Des
Vampires) *
"I Thought I Had A
Hallucination"
Violent Library
Night Excursion
The Memory Of Eternal
Darkness
Isolde Rising
"Drunk With Carnage“
Isabelles Demise
Doux-Reveil *
Isa's Ceremony
Love-Blood
Flightless Bird
La Cite Rouge *
Blood-Cups
Isa's Ceremony 2 / Runaway
Train
Free From The Curse
The Shiver Of The Vampires.
Envol Vers La Folie *

* Taken from the original
mastertapes

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