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Peripheral to the French R.I.O. sound and scene were a number of more hermetic, lo-fi, and home-brewed bands — ZNR, Klimperei, and the solo artist Pascal Comelade especially -- that shared an affinity for small gestures of queer, quirky loveliness, relying on miniature compositions centered on piano, primitive electronics and wind instruments to convey a wistful, humorous charm that the likes of Air can only dream of. The spirit of Les Six composers Poulenc and Milhaud are unmissably present on these artists' records.

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