Asylum Party were a French

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band formed in 1985 in

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by guitarist-vocalist Philippe Planchon and bassist-vocalist Thierry Sobézyk. The duo later added keyboardist Pascale Macé. Their sound had gothic rock influences and was very similar to English post-punk bands. Asylum Party, along with fellow French cold wave bands of the same period such as

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and Mary Goes Round, were considered part of the "Touching Pop" movement (Sobézyk also played in the latter). Founding member Sobézyk died in 2019 due to

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Discography

; Studio albums * ''Picture One'' (1988, Asylum Yield/2016 and 2020 reissue, Deanwell Global Musc) * ''Borderline'' (1989, Lively Art/2020 reissue, Deanwell Global Music) * ''Mère'' (1990, Lively Art) ; EPs * ''What Will You Learn'' (1989, Lively Art) ; Compilation albums *''The Grey Years Vol. 1'' (2006, Infrastition) *''The Grey Years Vol. 2'' (2006, Infrastition) ; Singles * "Ticket to Ride" 7" single (1989, Lively Art)

References

{{Authority control French rock music groups Cold wave groups Organizations based in Île-de-France