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	Browse by Artist: UNIVERS ZERO
		Univers Zero's distinctive sound is a combination of their unique instrumentation (piano and keyboards, cello, clarinets and sax, bass and drums) blended with dark gothic imagery, electronics and intensely strong, classically influenced compositions".
		Univers Zero's distinctive sound is a combination of their unique instrumentation (piano and keyboards, violin, clarinets, oboe/bassoon, bass, and drums) blended with Gothic imagery and an intensely strong, classically influenced writing style.
		"Univers Zero has stretched and disintegrated the boundaries of classical and rock music alike throughout the course of its career, producing a sound that is equally passionate and sophisticated and always on the cutting edge.
	www.forcedexposure.com /artists/univers.zero.html (858 words)

	ProgressoR - Detailed Reviews - Univers Zero - 1979 - "Heresie"
		I have heard all albums of Univers Zero (except their new of 1998), but for the review I purposely select "Heresie", because it is stylistically outstanding even for them, maybe their best, though any of different experienced listeners can rate any of the band's albums as a winner.
		The sound of early Univers Zero is very complex, progressive, and also entangled, based on chamber instruments arrangements (with an addition of guitars and percussives), unlike their later works.
		Univers Zero is one of the most innovative prog bands in the history of rock.
	www.progressor.net /review/univers_zero_1979.html (690 words)

	Univers Zero - The Music
		Univers Zero were very concerned, as the RIO programme states and various interviews and articles also mention, with exploring the sonorities of their instruments:
		Often emphasising the last and first beat in sections of odd-count bars, Univers Zero revel in forcing the stark and pointed outlines of the rhythm to the fore.
		Univers Zero were a truly unique and remarkable band who produced consistently superb music throughout their career.
	www.kime.org.uk /PK/music/articles/uz/uz-music.html (1096 words)

	UNIVERS ZERO / CUNEIFORM RECORDS
		This edition of the band is the most perfectly realized version of Univers Zero for live performance, which is something that Daniel obviously agrees with, as he had resisted a live album until now.
		Univers Zero weds the pluck of harpsichords and honk of bassoons, bass clarinets and oboes to compositions that seem to speak from another time, yet the whiplash rhythm shifts and explosive melodic declarations mark this as a postmodern work of the first order.”-John Diliberto/Pulse!
		Implosion features Univers Zero's trademark chamber rock style - a style that they are one of the originators of - subtly modernized, infused with greater classicism and given a sharper, more electric and electronic edge.
	www.cuneiformrecords.com /bandshtml/univers.html (687 words)

	Univers Zero - Biography - AOL Music
		Univers Zero immediately began their history of personnel changes with the 1979 follow-up LP Heresie, a relentlessly dark effort recorded by the quintet formation of Denis, Trigaux, Berckmans, Hanappier, and bassist Guy Segers, who would (at least momentarily) replace Genet.
		Two years later, Univers Zero issued the Crawling Wind EP (which Cuneiform reissued with bonus tracks in 2001), having added clarinetist Dirk Descheemaeker and -- following the departure of Hanappier -- violinist Alan Ward to the fold.
		Univers Zero broke up in 1987 as Denis, by now the group's driving force, main composer, and undisputed leader, pursued a solo career, but the band re-formed late in the following decade, releasing The Hard Quest in 1999 and Rhythmix in 2002.
	music.aol.com /artist/univers-zero/11884/biography (401 words)

	Rhythmix: Reviews, Discography, Audio Clips, and more \|\|\| Music.com
		In its 2002 incarnation, Univers Zero is mainly a vehicle for composer/drummer/keyboardist Daniel Denis, who continues his trend of toning down the hellish stuff heard to scariest effect on Heresie over two decades previously.
		Heresie was Univers Zero at its darkest, featuring low demonic chanting, wheezing harmonium drones, and a track called "Jack the Ripper." On 2002's Rhythmix, the doom and gloom are more subtle, Denis preferring the drama of multi-layered percussion and orchestral textures with a foundation of deep, sometimes mechanistic beats.
		In the case of Univers Zero 's prior release, 1999's The Hard Quest (much anticipated after a ten-year band hiatus), the problem was less bombast than an air of predictability and somewhat lackluster feel -- Denis and friends occasionally sounded like Univers Zero -lite, or even a new age group in a decidedly bad mood.
	www.music.com /release/rhythmix/1 (717 words)

	BBC - Experimental Review - Univers Zero, Crawling Wind
		A worthy (and final) addition to Cuneiform's reissue of the Univers Zero back catalogue, Crawling Wind was initially released in 1983 by the Japanese division of Recommended Records as a limited edition EP.
		Univers Zero's music may be relatively tough to play, but complexity or virtuosity is never the point.
		Listeners unacquainted with Univers Zero should probably pick up one or more of their first three releases prior to obtaining this one.
	www.bbc.co.uk /music/release/ngbd (485 words)

	Ground and Sky review - Univers Zero - Live
		Having finally come to terms with latter-day Univers Zero after the release of Implosion, in my opinion easily the strongest of the three studio albums released by the "new" incarnation of the band, it was with bated breath that I awaited this live album.
		You see, live Univers Zero is a thing of massive artificial rarity; bandleader Daniel Denis is apparently the ultimate perfectionist, and until Cuneiform's 2001 reissue of Crawling Wind (which featured a few bonus live tracks), official live releases of Denis' band were all but nonexistent.
		You won't find the dark, dirgey version of Univers Zero here (with the exception of parts of "Méandres," which also happens to be one of the only tracks I find a bit boring at times) — instead you get the band at its most intricate, most contrapuntal, most aggressively rhythmic.
	www.progreviews.com /reviews/display.php?rev=uz-live (619 words)

	BBC - Experimental Review - Univers Zero, Rhythmix
		Judging from the auditory evidence of their previous "comeback" release,1999's The Hard Quest, Univers Zero appeared to be a Goth rock chamber music anachronism whose time had passed.
		While the music on the 1999 CD was never less than competent, it sounded almost polite, without the ferocity and vitality of the classic Univers Zero recordings of the late 1970s and early 1980s.
		But indications of Univers Zero's demise were premature, because the group is back with a vengeance on this newest recording.
	www.bbc.co.uk /music/release/4d3n (430 words)

	Muziekmakery Think of One (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Univers Zero is an old band, firmly rooted in the seventies.
		When he left Magma, he returned to Brussels and founded Univers Zero, a band whose music intermingles the rock of Frank Zappa and Captain Beefheart with the chamber music of Bela Bartok and Igor Stravinsky (hence the name Chamber Rock for the entire genre), with a tad of gothic.
		Univers Zero forms a link between the progressive rock scene of the seventies and the 'new' experimental bands of the Belgian scene, in several ways.
	users.skynet.be /vanimpe/muziekmakery/universzero.html (267 words)

	UNIVERS ZERO - "Eclectic Earwig Reviews Music and More for You!"
		E.E.R. Rhythmix by Univers Zero Cuneiform Records, 2002 http://www.cuneiformrecords.com Univers Zero may be the best band you have never heard.
		And cut 5, “Triomphe des Mouches” (The Triumph of the Flies) is a compelling and often horrific piece mixing funereal shamanic drumming with bizarre noise improvisations and string screams.
		Univers Zero is a Belgian band, who have been around for years, and who are almost completely unknown in the USA (and possibly incomprehensible to American listeners).
	www.eer-music.com /reviews/univers_zero.html (1091 words)

	Univers Zero
		Happily, the end result was Daniel making the-trek back to Brussels to form Univers Zero.
		In Univers Zero, we had a classical sort of instrumentation...
		His third solo CD is due out soon and he's even pondering the notion of reforming Univers Zero.
	www.furious.com /perfect/universzero.html (1444 words)

	Univers Zero \| Live
		Univers Zero, on the other hand, only provide space for improvisation within the confines of primary composer/percussionist Daniel Denis’ complex through-composition.
		Nowhere is this better demonstrated than on Univers Zero’s latest release—the group's first live recording, despite the fact that it's been together for nearly twenty of the past thirty years.
		In fact, the two groups share much in common, despite the different instrumentation and the fact that Univers Zero’s music is untarnished by the commercial aspirations that ultimately led to Giant’s demise.
	www.allaboutjazz.com /php/article.php?id=20798 (624 words)

	Daniel Denis (Univers Zero) interview - 2000
		I've always believed that Michel, with his use of the instruments that he played, was a big part of the sound of Univers Zero in their early period.
		At the time when there had been an attempt made to reform Univers Zero - this was in 1996, together with Segers and Kirk - I came to the conclusion that we were following a wrong path, and that that line-up had been assembled in a way that was too superficial.
		It's possible that the audience was seduced by the performance of a group which was very coherent, and that this was also due to the originality of a music that presented an instrumentation that was highly unconventional.
	www.cloudsandclocks.net /interviews/DDenis_interview00.html (3370 words)

	SONIC CURIOSITY Raoul Björkenheim, Hamster Theatre, Nebelnest, Picchio dal Pozzo, Univers Zero
		It is quite thrilling to hear such a fusion of King Crimson and Univers Zero.
		Long acknowledged as one of the founding bands in the Rock in Opposition movement, Univers Zero attained renown during the Seventies and Eighties for their uncompromising dedication to haunting, edgy music that fused modern structure with Old World airs.
		While the core of Univers Zero's unique sound is derived from guitar, bass, drums and keyboards, the ever-prevalent presence of violin, harmonium, clarinet, cello, oboe and bassoon plunge this music into a vibrating pastiche of gothic proportion unparalleled by any other band.
	www.soniccuriosity.com /sc056.htm (1232 words)

	Amazon.com: 1313: Music: Univers Zero (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Recorded in August of 1977, and released independently not too long after that, Univers Zero's first album is a classic in every sense of the word.
		Univers Zero's sound is a heady mix of classical (leaning heavily toward the more modern, twelve-tone end of the spectrum), rock and jazz.
		Univers Zero originated in Belgium in the early 70s, though 1313 wasn't made until 1977.
	www.amazon.com /1313-Univers-Zero/dp/B000008CGA (2288 words)

	Univers Zero - AOL Music
		Univers Zero - The most innovative and influential of all Belgian bands, and also one of the most consistently innovative within the RIO genre,...
		Univers Zero - The most innovative and influential of all Belgian bands,...
		Download, listen and watch Univers Zero music, mp3's, song lyrics, music videos, Internet radio, live performances, concerts, and more on AOL Music.
	music.aol.com /artist/univers-zero/11884/main (130 words)

	Rock in Opposition: Ahvak, Guapo, Univers Zero
		Well, "average" audiences shouldn't be exposed to these melodies (even though a few passages do express a sense of pastoral fun, but they're just there to confuse the scared humans); this music is crafted for the seriously angst-ridden.
		For them, Univers Zero exists as a celebration of all that's unsettling and unnerving.
		Belgian band Univers Zero has been producing dark-side chamber music for thirty years, and "Implosion" shows that they've not lost their focus or fire.
	www.soniccuriosity.com /sc171.htm (789 words)

	Present - Free Music Downloads, Videos, Lyrics, CDs, MP3s, Bio, Merchandise and Links (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Trigaux left Univers Zero in 1979 to form Present with pianist Alain Rochette.
		After being dormant for years, Present was reformed by Trigaux in the mid-'90s; subsequent lineups have included some of the band's original members as well as Roger Trigaux' son Reginald on second guitar and American drummer Dave Kerman of the 5uu's and U Totem.
		The music of Present has a dark feel similar to Univers Zero, but is more rock-oriented.
	www.artistdirect.com /nad/music/artist/bio/0,,481089,00.html (273 words)

	UNIVERS ZERO: Live
		Now it’s their compatriots and stalemates of Univers Zero’s turn.
		To this day, Univers Zero remains one of the most challenging rock ensembles.
		Univers Zero is by definition a live band.
	www.prog-nose.org /engels/albums_2006/univers_zero_live.htm (362 words)

	Univers Zero: Live - review
		If for a moment we consider Rock In Opposition's effort to be a kind of "non-American" rock whose intention was to rediscover those cultural traits that were by their very own nature non-imitative as RIO's distinctive peculiarity, not many groups can be regarded as paradigmatic as Univers Zero.
		Here it's quite easy to mention those albums that can be considered as the most artistically successful among the ones recorded by the Belgian group: Ceux Du Dehors (1981) and the maxi EP Crawling Wind (1983, re-released on CD with a lot of good stuff added in 2001).
		Hence, no new Univers Zero recordings for thirteen years (and no group concerts for longer than that).
	www.cloudsandclocks.net /CD_reviews/universzero_live_E.html (533 words)

	PROGRESSIVEWORLD.NET: REVIEWS BY MARCELO SILVEYRA
		It is then, at the centerpiece of the original Crawling Wind release, that Univers Zéro revels in its unique mastery of chamber instruments and contrasting arrangements that seem to grind the listener with the earthiness of a Stravinsky topped by a rather subtle veneer of rock.
		The album is just as engaging elsewhere though, so that the material annexed to the original release is not only interesting, but also an additional doorway into the facets of the band.
		Whatever form or nature the release has thus acquired, however, is of no importance or hindrance in the timeless quality of Univers Zéro and the unquestionable radiance that Crawling Wind has emitted for years, and it is so that the path that once was walked has seen birth once again.
	www.progressiveworld.net /universzero2.html (389 words)

	Amazon.com: Heresie: Music: Univers Zero (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Although they were one of the original "Rock-In-Opposition" bands, the Belgian group Univers Zero was more of a chamber ensemble than anything else.
		Univers Zero's second album is a truly scary piece of work that falls somewhere in between 20th century classical orchestrated music and progressive rock.
		I was drawn to this album because of all the references to the darkness of Univers Zero's artistic vision and to the presence of art music influence (stravinsky, bartok, "chamber" and "classical" vein...).
	www.amazon.com /Heresie-Univers-Zero/dp/B00000AD96 (1760 words)

	Progressive Music in Belgium -review page-2
		Often their sound was pretty dark, but albums like ‘1313’, ‘Heatwave Zero’, ‘Ceux Du Dehors’ and perhaps ‘Uzed’ are recognized all over the world as being classics in the genre.
		Present was founded by Roger Trigaux of Univers Zero in 1979 adding more hard edged rock to the semi-classical compositions.
		Like Univers Zero they never succeeded in getting public recognition in Belgium, not even now, but in the US and Japan both bands are recognised as important, also in terms of a musical historical perspective.
	progressive.homestead.com /belgium2.html (2730 words)

	Concerts: NEARfest 2004: Univers Zero - Sea of Tranquility - The Web Destination for Progressive Music!
		Univers Zero, a six piece chamber rock ensemble from Belgium and led by drummer/composer Daniel Denis, headlined the Saturday show at NEARfest, and rightly so!
		The abstract use of this imagery allowed me to feel a deep inner passion and reflection as the music carried me through the sea of my soul, and it seemed like many in attendance where having the same experience.
		I hope a live DVD is on the horizon, because Univers Zero was the highlight of my weekend, and a live document on video is something that I'm sure many would cherish.
	www.seaoftranquility.org /article.php?sid=216 (321 words)

	MSJ-Interview with Daniel Denis of Univers Zero
		Univers Zero has been around for quite some time.
		The next stage for Univers Zéro is to perform and record new compositions created by the various members of the band.
		If you had to pick one album or one song that really typifies Univers Zero better than any other, what would it be?
	www.musicstreetjournal.com /universzerointerview.htm (1124 words)

	Ground and Sky review - Univers Zero - 1313
		1313 was Univers Zero's first release, and has a kind of primitive feel to it - perhaps because the music is very sparse and almost entirely acoustic.
		Violins and other stringed instruments intertwine their staccato notes with bassoon and guitar to create a slow-moving, foreboding soundscape that, aside from Daniel Denis' drumming, has as much in common with modern chamber music than it does rock music.
		Overall I find that 1313 is the most difficult of Univers Zero albums for me to really get into.
	www.progreviews.com /reviews/display.php?rev=uz-1313 (227 words)

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		And I find that the best time to absorb the musical output of a band as intense as Univers Zero is usually first thing in the morning.
		That being said Univers Zero’s latest release is entitled LIVE and is in fact their first all-live effort.
		Rather let’s describe the music of Univers Zero for what it really is; challenging, aggressive, and intricate.
	www.dvdivas.net /ProgVoices/U/universzero-live.html (505 words)

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