Les Risques du Crépuscule

Some of the interesting things you'll see on a long distance flight; promo booklet front cover


Some of the interesting things you'll see on a long distance flight; photos of selected participating artists including The Durutti Column


Some of the interesting things you'll see on a long distance flight; promo booklet - tour itinerary

The 'Some of the interesting things you'll see on a long distance flight' Tour took place in February 1982 and featured a selection of artists who had recorded on or were connected with the Belgian record label Les Disques du Crépuscule (going under the moniker Les Risques du Crépuscule for this venture) including The Names, Winston Tong, Antena, Richard Jobson, Paul Haig and The Durutti Column. The tour played in Belgium, The Netherlands, France and finished in London at The Venue.

The tour was well documented with an original compilation released at the time on Crépuscule followed by various reissues, most recently on CD on the LTM label.

A souvenir programme was issued for the tour and several extracts are illustrated and transcribed here for your edification.

Tour itinerary

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Brussels, Beursschouwburg
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Amsterdam, Melkweg
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Nijmegen, Dooruroosje
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Antwerpen, Montévidéo
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Brussels, Galerie Bilinelli
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Brussels, Bloomdido
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Leuven, Der Hallen
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Paris, Bains-Douches
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Paris, Bains-Douches
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Lyon, ENTPE
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Paris, Bains-Douches
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Bordeaux, Alhambra
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Poitiers, Amphithéâtre Descartes
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London, The Venue

Credits

Illustration "La jeune fille et la mort" de Antoine Wiertz
Photos de Philippe Carly, Marc Portée, cvh et X
Design Claude Stassart et Joêl
Merci à tous ceux qui le méritent et plus particulièrement Michel Lambot, Dirk Vercruysse et Emmanuel de Buretel
Editeur responsible: "Les Risques du Crépuscule" asbl,
29, rue de Métal, 1060 Bruxelles

Description of The Durutti Column

French

Inutile de présenter ce guitariste prodige. Tantôt accompagné par son batteur Bruce Mitchell, tantôt esseulé avec la technologie, il nous jouera "Never Known", "The Missing Boy", "Weakness and Fever" et bien d'autres.

English translation

This guitar prodigy needs no
introduction. Sometimes accompanied by his drummer Bruce Mitchell, sometimes alone with technology. He'll be playing us "Never Known", "The Missing Boy", "Weakness and Fever" and lots of other stuff."

Transcript of poem

One has to move all the time,
shudder, shiver, run in all parts,
all muscles in action.
Some people love to stay quite and look
themselves grow as plants
Then there are plenty
of words and thoughts that come to assault them,
as a shower of boulders.
To stay quite is very dangerous.
You could get caught by the freeze of knowledge,
and from then on,
you could even become intelligent.
A night at dusk...
A belgian affair...
Do not try to foresee it.
It is going to move you without seduction...
Its images and music will pass
through your wintry harshness...
A novel to be watched and listened to...
A day-dream
scrupulously set up by musicians and visual artists