Jul 18: 1990

1990 saw the release of Gabriel Yacoub's 'Bel'. 

It's a wonderful album.

I have another few posts about Gabriel, who sadly passed away last year, elsewhere on the blog.

Here he is performing a rather fine song....

One of my favourite tracks from this year was a single from the Propaganda album '1234'.

It's a track called 'Heaven give me Words' and was remixed by William Orbit. The album was not as good as 'A Secret Wish' (it would have been hard to be better).

What other memories do you have of music from 1990?

Feb 8: G is also for Gabriel Yacoub

Gabriel Yacoub is a French musician, who sadly passed away in January of 2025 in the city of Bourges.

He was a member of a group called Malicorne. These were similar in style to groups like Blowzabella, Fairport Convention and Bellowhead, putting a spin on traditional music and classed as folk-rock. 

Gabriel's album 'Elementary Level of Faith' was one I had on vinyl back in the day.

This track is called 'Seduction' and is an example of his style changing to a more electronically tinged one during part of his long career.

He had a fantastic voice and guitar style and will appear elsewhere on the blog. 

All of Malicorne's back catalogue is available on Bandcamp and other places.

Check out Gabriel's music...