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The famous Crypto label, led by great producer Jean-Claude POGNANT, contributed in discovering French bands as essential as ANGE. Among these, a special one: CARPE DIEM. Led by Claude-Marius DAVID (Saxophone & flute), this band from Nice gave birth to two splendid albums: "En Regardant Passer Le Temps" (1975) and "Cueille Le Jour" (1976). Their refined Progressive rock includes rare vocal parts, instrumental intensity and beauty, with sophisticated songwriting and structures. Musical themes are gracious, worked-out, perfectly developed and arranged. Fluid organ reworked sounds are beautifully combined with lyrical flute parts or airy guitars, to create a dreamlike chamber rock, suggestive, full of freshness and subtlety. The music can be brought near CARAVAN or FRUUPP, with some VAN DER GRAAF GENERATOR remembrances. To be rediscovered !