Exposé Online banner

Coco Roussel

Coco Roussel
Country
France
Profile
Coco Roussel was born in Paris, France, and worked extensively with such groups as Heldon & Clearlight Symphony Orchestra, among others, before moving to the U.S.A. in 1976 and establishing residence in Washington, D.C. After a short while, Coco got connected with the Arista recording group Happy the Man, which really opened new career opportunities, among them a long and extensive musical collaboration with Kit Watkins, keyboardist of the famed Happy the Man. Coco then moved to Los Angeles in 1987, and performed with such artists as Michael Manring, David Arkenstone, Winston Steward, Jeanne Tatum and Carole Diamond.
Website
Not on file
Related articles (11)
Releases on file (10)
Various Artists — Unsettled Scores Various Artists — Unsettled Scores
(Cuneiform Rune 75/76, 1995, 2CD)
Coco Roussel — Reaching Beyond Coco Roussel — Reaching Beyond
(Linden Music LM2006, 1992, CD)
Happy the Man — 3rd - Better Late... Happy the Man — 3rd - Better Late...
(Cuneiform WMAS 55001, 1990/1979, CD)
Michael Manring — Toward the Center of the Night Michael Manring — Toward the Center of the Night
(Windham Hill WD-1083, 1989, CD)
Kit Watkins & Coco Roussel — In Time Kit Watkins & Coco Roussel — In Time
(Linden Music LM 2016, 1985/1995, CD)
Kit Watkins — Labyrinth Kit Watkins — Labyrinth
(One Way OW 35160, 1980/2000, CD)
Happy the Man — Live Happy the Man — Live
(Linden Music LM 2021, 1978/1994, CD)
Heldon — IV: Agneta Nilsson Heldon — IV: Agneta Nilsson
(Cuneiform Rune 60, 1976/1994, CD)
Heldon — V: Un Rêve Sans Conséquence Spéciale Heldon — V: Un Rêve Sans Conséquence Spéciale
(Cuneiform Rune 65, 1976/1995, CD)
Heldon — Electronique Guerilla Heldon — Electronique Guerilla
(Spalax 14239, 1974/1991, CD)

Latest news

2019-06-05
Legendary Co-Founder of The 13th Floor Elevators Passes Away at Age 71 – Sadly, Roky Erickson passed away on May 31, 2019. Known as the father of psychedelic music and co-founder of the ground breaking 13th Floor Elevators, Roky had a profound influence on music from the 60s to today. Plagued by his own personal demons, Roky had a difficult life and is now free of these burdens. » Read more

2019-04-24
Help MoonJune Bring Great Music to Life – Like many music lovers around the world, we’ve been thrilled and amazed to hear the recordings that have been released by MoonJune from sessions at La Casa Murada in Spain. Such label stalwarts as Mark Wingfield, Markus Reuter, Asaf Sirkis, Tony Levin, Dusan Jevtovic, Vasil Hadzimanov, and many more have gathered in various combinations at the studio to produce some of the most creative music in recent years. Now, label head Leonardo Pavkovic is offering a compilation, La Casa Murada - MoonJune Sessions, Volume One, as a fundraiser for upcoming sessions. » Read more

2019-04-10
The Pineapple Thief to Tour North America – November and December of 2019 will see The Pineapple Thief bringing their music to Canada, Mexico, and the US, and famed drummer Gavin Harrison will be on board. The band has been touring extensively in Europe, but North America will be new territory for them. » Read more

2019-03-25
Scott Walker RIP – Noel Scott Engel, better known as Scott Walker, was one of the most intriguing and enigmatic musical figures in the second half of the 20th Century. His strange career started with The Walker Brothers, an American pop group that featured no one named Walker and no brothers. After moving to England in 1965, they had a series of hit singles. Scott's solo work started with Scott in 1967. Starting in the 80s, his work took an increasingly avant-garde turn. » Read more

2019-03-20
Freedom to Spend Unearths June Chikuma's Archives – Jun (June) Chikuma is well known for her video game and anime soundtracks, but she also released an album of experimental electronic music back in 1986 called Divertimento where she indulged the kind of spontaneity that wouldn't work in a soundtrack. RVNG Int'l label Freedom to Spend is bringing this overlooked item to broader attention with a deluxe reissue. » Read more

More news

Previously in Exposé...

Iona - The Book of Kells – Imagine the best elements of Enya/Clannad blended with the folk-rock presence of Fairport Convention with Sandy Denny, make it a bit more progressive and powerful, and top it off with a Christian...  (1994) » Read more

Arc and Sender - Arc and Sender – Arc and Sender is a noisy little trio from Maryland that spans the genres of indie/alternative rock with experimental lo-fi grunge. This means the trio can hammer away for hours on brutal chords,...  (2006) » Read more

O Terço - Criaturas da Noite & Casa Encantada – O Terço are a Brazilian rock group that I've always found to be overrated. They suffer from being unclassifiable, and therefore, like many bands are given the label "progressive"...  (1995) » Read more

Empire - Back to Knowledge – Empire are another of Vinyl Magic's high tech neo groups with a strange concoction of bombastic progressive and ultra-mainstream keyboard pop. A three piece, led by keyboard maestro Edo Rogani,...  (1995) » Read more

Wendy Carlos - Tales of Heaven and Hell – Tales of Heaven and Hell is Wendy Carlos’ new album, somewhat of a self-admitted sequel to her soundtrack to A Clockwork Orange. Wendy is rather underrated for her contributions to electronic...  (1999) » Read more

Random review

Listen & discover

Blue Cranes preview audio

More recommendations
Paul Sears - Angels & Demons That Play book

Print issues