Univers Zero, the Belgian band that founded the Rock in Opposition movement, playing dark, dissonant chamber rock.
Profile
- Origin
- Belgium
- Formed
- 1974
- Founding members
- Daniel Denis, Roger Trigaux
- Current status
- Intermittently active
Current lineup
- Daniel Denis — drums, percussion, composition (1974–present, only constant member)
- Michel Berckmans — bassoon, oboe (1976–present, intermittent)
Former members
- Roger Trigaux — guitar (1974–1979; died 2021)
- Patrick Hanappier — violin, viola (1974–1981, appears on the albums of 1977, 1979 and 1981)
- Guy Segers — bass, vocals (1979–1981, appears on Heresie and Ceux du Dehors)
- Andy Kirk — keyboards, vocals (1981–1986, appears on Ceux du Dehors and Heatwave)
- Christian Genet — bass (1977, 1984–1986)
- Dirk Descheemaeker — clarinet, saxophone (1984–1986)
- Jean-Luc Plouvier — piano, synthesizer (1984–1986)
- Dimitri Evers — bass (since at least 2013)
- Kurt Budé — clarinet, saxophone (since at least 2013)
- Antoine Guenet — piano (since at least 2013)
- Nicolas Dechêne — guitar (since at least 2013)
Discography
| Year | Release |
|---|---|
| 1977 | Univers Zero |
| 1979 | Heresie |
| 1981 | Ceux du Dehors |
| 1983 | Crawling WindEP |
| 1984 | Uzed |
| 1986 | Heatwave |
| 1999 | The Hard Quest |
| 2002 | Rhythmix |
| 2004 | Implosion |
| 2006 | LiveLive |
| 2008 | Relaps: Archives 1984/85/86Live |
| 2010 | Clivages |
| 2014 | Phosphorescent Dreams |
| 2023 | Lueur |
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