L'Infonie's third album was a two-LP set,
Vol. 333. Conceptually, it goes back to
L'Infonie, adopting a mixed-bag format where avant-gardist rock pieces are followed by baroque music and Varèse-esque compositions. The difference is: this time it works a lot better. The first record is made of one continuous 40-minute piece, "Paix" (Peace; on both sides of the record itself, the track is designated by the wrong title "L'Infonie"). A
Walter Boudreau composition, "Peace" is made of 50 sections. Thanks to the presence of a strong lead guitar (Michel Lefrançois) and rhythm section (Jacques Valois on bass and
Ysengourd Knohr), the music is akin to progressive rock. Compositional elements are taken from Boulez' Ensemble Inter-Contemporain, free jazz and rock. A recurring guitar theme holds the piece together and two parts including vocals by Raôul Duguay over a rock foundation are an indication of what the latter's solo material will sound like (his first album, Alllô Tôulmônd, will be released in 1975). All in all, "Paix" is a complex and engaging piece of music, although it remains listener-friendly. (
L'Infonie will record another version in 1974, released on
Vol. 3333.)