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Ange

Le plus grand groupe de rock francais, and we'll pretty much agree. Ange's completely original and unique take on the "progressif" is most definitely and definitively French. Led by vocalist Christian Decamps.

Founded: 1970

Location: Belfort, France

Website: ANGEWEB

Atoll

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French symphonic band, well-regarded albums.

Bocquet, Roland

Keyboard player from Catharsis did soundtrack work in the 80s and beyond

Bréant, François

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Former member of Nemo, François Bréant released two albums of electronic music in the late 70s.

Founded: 1947

Location: Rouen, France

Website: Site officiel de Francois Breant

Carpe Diem

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French progressive group from Nice.

Founded: 1974

Location: Nice, France

Catharsis

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Led by keyboardist Roland Bocquet

Founded: 1969

Clearlight

Project led by French keyboardist Cyrille Verdeaux

Founded: 1973

Location: Paris, France

Website: Welcome to Clearlight 888 Music

Dashiel Hedayat

Album from Jack-Alain Leger featured most of Gong, circa 1971.

Founded: 1971

Location: Paris, France

Décamps, Francis

Two-fingered keyboardist from Ange

Founded: 1944

Location: Héricourt, France

Website: Le site officiel de Gens De La Lune

Gong

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Refused entry to the UK, former Soft Machiner Daevid Allen remained in France and started Gong. Their earliest recordings take a cue from Barrett-era Floyd, but the hypnotic Continental Circus is underrated. Always maintaining a fluid line-up, things congealed enough for the classic Radio Gnome trilogy of albums. By 1975 however, Allen and Smyth headed down to Majorca, and the silliness subsided. Eventually Pierre Moerlen took over the helm, veering off into a full-fledged fusion outfit.

Founded: 1969

Location: Paris, France

Website: Planet Gong: Cyber-home of Gong, GAS and Gliss