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Univers Zero (Music)

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 Univers Zero (also written as Univers Zéro or Univers-Zero) is a Belgian Progressive Rock band formed in 1973 under the name Necronomicon, after a fictitious book that first appeared in the writings of H. P. Lovecraft; they changed their name the following year. The band's original name gives a good indication of what their sound is like, however; their music tends to be much Darker and Edgier than the works of an average Progressive Rock band, even though most of their early work features exclusively acoustic instruments. Along with Henry Cow and Slapp Happy, they were one of the founders of the "Rock in Opposition" movement, which was explicitly formed as a reaction to the commercialisation of the music industry at the time; their music tends to be heavily influenced by 20th century classical composers such as Béla Bartók, Igor Stravinsky, and Albert Huybrechts and has also been referred to as "chamber rock".Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_1'); })The band started adding electric instrumentation in the '80s, but strangely, this resulted in their music becoming moderately Lighter and Softer (though still significantly darker than most other progressive rock). This may have been in part due to the departure of original guitarist Roger Trigaux, who left in 1979 to form his own band, Present. The two bands have shared personnel throughout their careers and are stylistically similar; they also collaborated with members of a third Belgian group, Aranis, on a project called Once Upon a Time in Belgium, which contained a whopping seventeen-person lineup and performed at a 2011 Rock in Opposition festival. Despite these changes, Univers Zero itself has also had a fairly consistent sound throughout its career.Univers Zero disbanded in 1987, but reconstituted itself in 1999. Drummer and composer Daniel Denis spent time in the similar French ensemble Art Zoyd in the interim. In total, Univers Zero has released ten studio albums and a handful of live releases and EPs. Although they are unlikely ever to be more than a Cult Classic band, Univers Zero are a particularly acclaimed example of dark Progressive Rock.Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_2'); })There is a Bandcamp site with the band's first two albums available to stream and purchase (for unknown reasons, the band's remaining material is not there, however). The record label Cuneiform Records has five of Present's albums up on its Bandcamp (again, several are missing). Erstwhile bassist Guy Segers also has a Bandcamp that features a colossal number of live performances by Univers Zero and Present from when he was in the band.Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_3'); })Discography
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