Pascal Comelade

Pascal Paul Vincent Comelade (born 30 June 1955), is a French musician.

Comelade was born in Montpellier, France. After living for several years in Barcelona, he produced his first album, Fluence, influenced by electronic music and by the group Heldon.

Subsequently, his music has become more acoustic and is characterised by the sounds of toy instruments, used as solo-instruments and as an integral part of the sound of his group, the Bel Canto Orquestra.

He has collaborated with singers and musicians from diverse genres of music including Robert Wyatt, Dani, Faust, Christophe Miossec, Toti Soler, Jac Berrocal, Pierre Bastien, The Limiñanas, Lee Ranaldo and P.J. Harvey.

Discography

1975 : Fluence 1978 : Séquences Paiennes Vertical Pianos 1980 : Paralelo Ready-Made 1981 : Slow Musics 1982 : Sentimientos Irregular Organs 1983 : Fall Of Saigon Logique du Sens 1984 : La Dialectique Peut-Elle Casser des Briques ? (with Cathy Claret's voice). Bel Canto Orquestra Milano Enharmonisto Précis de Décomposition Bruitiste Scénes de Musique Ralentie Détail Monochrome 1986 : Bel Canto 1987 : El Primitivismo 1988 : Impressionnismes Rock Del Veneno 1989 : 33 Bars Cent Regards 1991 : Ragazzin' The Blues Pataphysical Polka Haikus de Pianos 1992 : Traffic d'Abstraction Topographie Anecdotique El Ermitaño - with Bel Canto Orquestra 1993 : Yo Quiero Un Tebeo 1994 : Danses Et Chants de Syldavie (Apologie de la reprise individuelle) 1995 : El Cabaret Galactic 1996 : Musiques Pour Films Vol.2 Tango Del Rossello Un samedi Sur la Terre - Soundtrack 1997 : Un Tal Jazz Oblique Sessions - with Pierre Bastien, Jac Berrocal and Jaki Liebezeit 1998 : L'Argot du Bruit (with PJ Harvey) ZumZum.Ka Bel Canto Orquestra In Concerto 1999 : Musiques De Genre Live In Lisbon and Barcelona Oblique Sessions II - with Richard Pinhas Swing Slang Song 2000 : Aigua de Florida Classes de Música a la Granja - with Llorenç Balsach André Le Magnifique - Soundtrack (followed by 3 pieces written for the ballet "Spring man" by Ryohei Kondo and 6 pieces written for the ballet "Zumzum-ka" by Cesc Gelabert.) September Song - with Robert Wyatt Pop Songs Del Rossello - with Gérard Jacquet Pastis Catalan - Music for the Musée d'Art moderne de Céret (Limited Edition of 50 copies signed and numbered.) 2001 : La Isla Del Holandés - with José Manuel Pagan Pop Songs Del Rossello 2 - with Gérard Jacquet 2002 : Sense el Resso del Dring Psicotic Music' Hall 2003 : Logicofobisme del Piano en Minuscul Musica Pop (Danses de Catalunya Nord) 2004 : La Filosofia del Plat Combinat Back to Schizo 1975-1983 2005 : Espace Détente - Soundtrack 2006 Espontex sinfonia La Manera Més Salvatge - with Enric Casasses Stranger In Paradigm 2007 : Mètode de Rocanrol 2008 Compassió pel dimoni The No-Dancing 2009 A Freak Serenade (Because) / Friki Serenata (Discmedi) 2010 Montpellier - with Gérard Pansanel and Pep Pascual N'ix - with Enric Casasses 2011 Pascal Comelade & Cobla Sant Jordi - with the Cobla Sant Jordi Somiatruites - with Albert Pla 2013 Flip Side (Of Sophism) - with Richard Pinhas El pianista del antifaz Mosques de colors - with Pau Riba Despintura fonica Avis aux inventeurs d'épaves - Book of 166 Comelade paintings with two 7" singles 2014 My Degeneration: Electronics 1974-1983 Música Pop a Catalunya Música Electrònica a Catalunya Nord El Steinway a la Guillotina (Bel Canto Orquestra en Directe) 2015 Traité de guitarres triolectiques Concepte General De La Quincalla Catalana L'argot del soroll El Primitivisme 2016 Rocanrolorama 1974 - 2016 2017 Le Rocanrolorama Abrégé Paralelo 2019 Les mémoires d'un ventriloque (Chansons 1981-2018) 2020 Le cut-up populaire 2022 Le non-sens du rythme 2023 Velvet Serenade - with Ramon Prats and Lee Ranaldo Boom Boom - with The Limiñanas