Soular System - Birth of Paradise (1971 Canada). Not much is known about this mysterious electronic album. The only name associated with it is James Bolden, and the album was released in France, thus the deduction of it being a Canadian affair. The music sounds more late 1970s than 1971, as the electronics have a late 1970s sound especially the electronic percussion (though the computer drums are primitive sounding, similar to Klaus Schulze’s “Picture Music”). Some psychedelic guitar on Side 2 adds much needed variety to an otherwise mundane album. Similar to Didier Paquette or Alain Renaud’s first album. No CD exists.
F.G. Experimental Laboratory - Hope (1977 Switzerland). One man electronic show from a gentleman named Frédy Guye. Good haunting electronics with some wordless voice. Akin to Jean-Baptiste Barriere though not quite as dire as those two albums. Guye should’ve added more variety to his keyboard selection to add color and tone to a pretty monolithic release. The Thors Hammer label (Garden of Delights) has already reissued “Journey Into a Dream”, and this album is scheduled to be reissued soon by the same label.
Francesco Cabiati - Mirage (1979 Italy). Rock / synth-based electronic hybrid that recalls artists such as Francesco Buccheri and Baffo Banfi’s 70’s works. The synthesizers of choice were modern for the day, but pretty thin sounding to modern ears, with the exception of the odd Moog solo. A very rare album that is much sought after by electronic collectors especially. Never reissued on CD.