250px, V.I.S.A. logo V.I.S.A. is a French

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1982 Events January * January 1 – In Malaysia and Singapore, clocks are adjusted to the same time zone, UTC+8 (GMT+8.00). * January 13 – Air Florida Flight 90 crashes shortly after takeoff into the 14th Street bridges, 14th Street Bridge in ...

by Thierry De Lavau and Yves Lecarpentier. V.I.S.A.’s first releases were tapes by French alternative punk rock bands, but it eventually expanded the music range and formats releasing CDs and LPs from other European bands of new wave,

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experimental music Experimental music is a general label for any music or music genre that pushes existing boundaries and genre definitions. Experimental compositional practice is defined broadly by exploratory sensibilities radically opposed to, and questioning of, ...

. In 1995 V.I.S.A. released ''Deep Inside'', an album by RAENDOM. After a long, long sleep V.I.S.A. became ViSA and came back in 2014 with Terrain d'Entente a compilation with various artists. In 2015, for the COP21, ViSA released "Disappearing world" an EP with the band Igor and the hippie land. In November 2016 ViSA released "Wonderful Circle", the Igor & the hippie land's second album In April 2017 ViSA released a double LP for the 35th anniversary of Radio Libertaire (Les 35 ans de Radio Libertaire) with various French rebel music taken from the usual playlist of this radio. The front cover is designed by

Jacques Tardi Jacques Tardi (; born 30 August 1946) is a French comic artist. He is often credited solely as Tardi. Biography Tardi was born on 30 August 1946 in Valence, Drôme. After graduating from the École nationale des beaux-arts de Lyon and the Éco ...

Discography

The V.I.S.A. discography is divided into three collections: Androidia Flux (AF), Rebel Flux (RF), and Ultima Flux (UF).

Adroidia Flux

Co-production with Bondage Records

Rebel Flux

Ultima Flux

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