Along with Christian Vander (Magma) and Richard Pinhas (Heldon), Gilbert Artman is one of the most important figures of the French music underground from the 70’s. Like Vander, Artman is a jazz formed drummer, while with Pinhas he shares that same philosophy forged in the facts of May ’68 that had so much influence on so many French artists of their generation. Precisely due to the May ’68 revolution, Gilbert quits his job as a decorator to concentrate all his energies into creating music. In 1969, working as a professional musician, he plays with Steve Lacy and Don Cherry. In late 1970 he forms Lard Free, a band that will go through many personnel changes and musical directions mainly due to Artman’s constant research in experimentation and innovation.

Wah Wah Records proudly brings you lavish reissues of the three Lard Free LPs respecting the original artwork’s full 70’s pop art glory and including inserts with liner notes. The pack of reissues is completed by a fourth LP, Unnamed, issued for the first time ever in vinyl format.

Issued on vinyl format for the first time ever, Unnamed is a collection of 1971/1972 Lard Free “lost” recordings that documents an interesting, primitive period of the band and shows Artman & Co. moving freely in different directions : jazz, noise and the most radical musical improvisation.