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Pray-Pax
The Lolita Years
Zel Zele - Cat No: ZEL12
- updated:2026-08-21
An archive compilation of unreleased tracks by “Pray-Pax,” a duo formed by Thierry Azam and Alain Michon—members of the unconventional art collective “The Lolita,” which was active in France in the 1980s —a duo called “Pray-Pax”—has released an archive compilation of previously unreleased tracks via Zel Zele Records! We’ve got it in stock.
Track List
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1. Domani non c’e sarà più
04:02 -
2. Can't (feat Marcia Barcellos)
03:17 -
3. Down in the North
02:33 -
4. Chevat
01:43 -
5. Anteryalizem
02:08 -
6. Disparus
01:35 -
7. Prudnik Blues
03:42 -
8. T'sannah
03:18 -
9. Le Havre
01:23 -
10. No Regrets
03:18 -
11. Peinture Image Son
02:36 -
12. Bassorah
01:24 -
13. Mushahaa
03:19 -
14. Gabriel Pleut
02:25

From 1981 to 1989, they toured France, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Denmark, and Brazil, performing experimental music, jazz, musette, chanson, and more in a whimsical DIY style—infused with surrealism, happenings, a mischievous spirit, theatricality, and a sense of loop music— experimental music, jazz, musette, chanson, and more—in a wildly imaginative DIY style, blending surrealism, happenings, a mischievous spirit, theatricality, and a sense of loop music to create dramatic and multifaceted expressions. This is a record of their unique, bizarre, and one-of-a-kind sound, which bears a certain resemblance to that of Die Residents. A release from Zel Zele, a label known for a steady stream of interesting and excellent releases, including Turkish left-field and rare groove. (Original Japanese text by COMPUMA)