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L'Ile Ou Vivent Les Loups
"While many progressive groups from Quebec and elsewhere mixed folk with rock during the 70s, few did so with as much beauty and complexity as l'Engoulevent. A musical marriage between established folk-rock veteran Michel McLean and classically-influenced pianist Pierre Moreau, l'Ile ou Vivent les Loups takes the best aspects of both, with beautiful acoustic timbres used in surprisingly complex harmonic ways. With the other two members playing violin and cello, and an array of guest musicians, the same piece can sound first like a reel, then like a chamber quartet. The second Engoulevent album is the soundtrack for a children's book...the album consists of musical interpretations by Michael McLean and performed by the same band. There are elements (horn parts, keyboard solos, tuned percussion) that take this music outside the realm of folk-rock and into progressive rock as conventionally interpreted. The whole album runs only 25 minutes. This second album is more obscure and quite rare but is becoming more sought after now that it's considered an Engoulevent album."