Pulsar is a French

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band whose influences include

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and

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, plus classical musicians and composers such as

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. During the early 1980s, the group performed and composed the music for a Franco‑Austrian

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production. Their most recent album is ''Memory Ashes'' (2007).

History

Pulsar is the first French band to have signed with an English label, which was called "Kingdom Records". The band recorded and published its first album, ''Pollen'', in 1975. Philipe Roman left the band shortly after. The following year, the group recruited bassist Michel Masson, who later collaborated with them on '' The Strands of the Future'' (1976) and ''Halloween'' (1977). In the early eighties, together with director Bruno Carlucci, in

, Pulsar adapted a short story by Austrian novelist

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: "Bienvenue au Conseil D'Administration!" (1981). The quintet comprised Gilbert Gandil on guitar and bass, Victor Bosch at the drums, Jacques Roman on keyboard, and Roland Richard playing the flute and saxophone, along with Louis Paralis taking the place of Michel Masson. From 1974 to 1989, their albums were produced by

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. Later, they were produced by Musea, a

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label which had bought the distribution rights. The band launched a comeback in 1989, publishing ''Görlitz''. The group's most recent album is ''Memory Ashes'' (2007), produced by Cypress Music. In 2008, ''

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'' listed ''Halloween'' among the top 25 albums of

. In 2013, Jacques Roman and Gilbert Gandil released the album Way to Lhassa band with the band Siiilk.

Band members

Discography

*1975: ''Pollen'' *1976: '' The Strands of the Future'' *1977: ''Halloween'' *1981: ''Bienvenue au Conseil d'Administration'' *1989: ''Görlitz'' *2007: ''Memory Ashes''

Authorship

The introduction of the album ''Halloween'', credited as one of the band's compositions, is the traditional Irish tune "

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References

External links

Pulsar official fan Page
on Facebook * {{Authority control French progressive rock groups Musical groups established in 1974 Musical groups from Lyon Musea artists