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is a "one-man project" by the only original member of
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Le manque de succès, l'avènement de la new wave et le mépris général pour le progressif décourageront la plupart des membres du groupe, qui finira par éclater en 1980, mais il reste cet album tout à fait digne de respect pour témoigner de ce qui aurait pu être… Et c'en est
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band which, although never signed to a major record label, were nevertheless able to release an album that was highly regarded in the prog rock scene in the 1970s.
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