L'Ensemble Rayé - Ein Fest für Pu den Bären

This CD might be a little disconcerting for the avant-leaning music fan who, while recognizing L'ensemble Rayé's light, quirky, and breezy qualities, might still have thought of the group as playing music primarily for adults. After all, several members of the Swiss avant folk-jazz outfit began in the Rock in Opposition-influenced Débile Menthol, whose 1982 album, Emile Au Jardin Patrologique, was the first release on the Zurich-based RecRec imprint, an affiliate of Chris Cutler's Recommended Records. Read More