Eclat, based in Marseilles, was originally called Eclat De Vers. Their self-titled album “Eclat De Vers” came out in 1991. This recording mixed symphonic progressive rock with poetic lyrics, inspired by French prog legend Christian Decamps and singer-songwriters.
By the time the second album came out, the band shortened its name to Eclat. Titled Volume Deux, it sold out pretty quickly. The two albums “Eclats De Vers” and “Volume Deux” were compiled on “Volumes Un & Deux”. Their music continued in a distinctly French progressive rock direction, with influences from one of France’s greatest bands, Ange.
On “Volume Trois“, Eclat incorporated a mix of vocal and instrumental pieces with outstanding guitar work and jazz-rock, influenced by other French bands such as Minimum Vital and Tiemko.
The fourth release is the live recording “En Concert – Marseille-Tokyo”, where Eclat continued its fiery mix of progressive rock and jazz-rock harmonies. The album featured more virtuosic work by guitarist guitarist/vocalist Alain Charazzo. It contains all the band’s classics plus a previously unreleased track.
On “Le Cri De La Terre” (2002), Eclat used Paul Whitehead’s artwork for the first time. The band became an instrumental progressive jazz-rock quartet with Alain Chiarazzo on guitar, Thierry Massé on keyboards, Fabrice Di Mondo on percussion and new bass player Bruno Ramousse, who replaced Philippe Troïsi.
A second live album, Live au Roucas (Musea, 2010), was recorded on Friday, September 14th 2007 at the Maison de Quartier du Roucas, in Vitrolles (near Marseilles).
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