Le Travo
Erring And Errant
Lè Travo is the brainchild of Patrick Bollen from Tienen, Belgium. As a teenager in the early 1980s Patrick would visit
the infamous coldwave/gothic club "DeAtelier" in Leuven. There he would gather inspiration from Joy Division and other
Factory releases, The Danse Society and Cocteau Twins. He gathered a some session musicians and a female backup
vocalist. The set up was basic with live drums, TR-808 drum machine, Roland JX3P synthesizer, electric guitar and bass.
Eventually Patrick bought a Greengate DE-3 sampler, using the brains of an Apple 2E with a keyboard bolted onto it. He
crafted loops made from a deconstructed upright piano, hitting he strings directly with a drum stick. "Erring and
Errant" was originally released in 1985. This reissue contains 3 bonus songs that were released in 1984 on a split LP
and produced by Luc Van Acker (Revolting Cocks, Ministry, Shriekback). Most of the songs are follow the French Coldwave
style, similar to Weimar Gesang, Opera Multi Steel or early Clan of Xymox. All songs have been transferred from the
original reel to reels and carefully remastered for vinyl by George Horn at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley. The vinyl comes
housed in a glossy jacket with original artwork as well as a fold-out poster with lyrics and photos. Lè Travo is derived
from French word "les travaux", which means : the works, a fitting name for this compilation of lost music from the
Belgian underground.
Price
Genre
Format
LP · 1 disc
Release
13-01-2014
Label
Item-nr
912855
EAN
0095225099892
Availability
Not in stock
Tracks
Title
Artist
1
ARAPAKI
2
SOMETHING NEW
3
GUERNICA
4
HIPS
5
AMARCORD
6
HEYDAY
7
CHIAROSCURO
8
CATERWAUL
9
GLOW OF GNOME
10
E LA NAVE VA