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Zeuhl

Zeuhl means celestial in Kobaïan, the constructed language created by Christian Vander. Originally solely applied to the music of Vander's band, Magma, the term zeuhl was eventually used to describe the similar music produced by French bands, beginning in the mid-1970s...

 band from France

France

The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

 founded in 1983 by Allan Baullaud, and remained active until Baullaud's death from cancer in 1995. The band is named after one of the deities

Deity

A deity is a recognized preternatural or supernatural immortal being, who may be thought of as holy, divine, or sacred, held in high regard, and respected by believers....

 in Cthulhu Mythos

Cthulhu Mythos

The Cthulhu Mythos is a shared fictional universe, based on the work of American horror writer H. P. Lovecraft.The term was first coined by August Derleth, a contemporary correspondent of Lovecraft, who used the name of the creature Cthulhu - a central figure in Lovecraft literature and the focus...

 created by the American horror writer H. P. Lovecraft

H. P. Lovecraft

Howard Phillips Lovecraft --often credited as H.P. Lovecraft — was an American author of horror, fantasy and science fiction, especially the subgenre known as weird fiction....

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Their debut album was Les Morts Vont Vite, released in 1986 by Musea

Musea

Musea Records is a non-profit [for the label's bands] musician-owned French record label dedicated to progressive rock. It was founded in 1985 by Bernard Gueffier and Francis Grosse, along with a small team of friends - Daniel Adt, Alain Juliac, Alain Robert, Thierry Sportouche, Jean-Claude...

 label, received critical acclaim for its innovative avant-garde

Avant-garde music

Avant-garde music is a term used to characterize music which is thought to be ahead of its time, i.e. containing innovative elements or fusing different genres....

 inclinations, and major developments over Magma

Magma (band)

Magma is a French progressive rock band founded in Paris in 1969 by classically trained drummer Christian Vander, who claimed as his inspiration a "vision of humanity's spiritual and ecological future" that profoundly disturbed him. In the course of their first album, the band tells the story of a...

 sound.

Band members

• Allen Ballaud: Bass (all albums)
• Franck Coulaud: Drums, Percussion (albums 1 & 4)
• Franck W. Fromy: Guitars (albums 1 & 4), Percussion (album 4)
• Jean-Luc Herve: Piano
  Piano
  The piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
  
  , Organ & Harmonium
  Harmonium
  A harmonium is a free-standing keyboard instrument similar to a reed organ. Sound is produced by air being blown through sets of free reeds, resulting in a sound similar to that of an accordion...
  
   (albums 1, 2 & 4), Guitars (albums 2 & 3)
• Ann Stewart: Vocals (albums 1 & 4)
• Véronique Verdier: Trombone
  Trombone
  The trombone is a musical instrument in the brass family. Like all brass instruments, sound is produced when the player’s vibrating lips cause the air column inside the instrument to vibrate...
  
  (albums 1-4)
• Michel Kervinio: Drums, Percussion (albums 1 & 2)
• Sylvette Claudet: Vocals (album 2)
• Edward Perraud: Drums, Percussion (album 2)

Discography

• Les Morts Vont Vite (Fr. "The Dead Go Quickly") (1986)
• C'Étaient De Très Grands Vents (Fr. "Winds Were Very Great") (1991)
• Testament (1994)
• Introduction (2009)

External links

• Shub-Niggurath at progarchives.com
• Shub-Niggurath at the New Gibraltar Encyclopedia of Progressive Rock