Formed in Belgium in the mid-'70s, the early lineup of Machiavel was Marc Ysaye and Roland Degreef, (both from Moby Dick) with Albert Letecheur and Jack Roskam. Their first album was released in 1976. By the time they got to doing their second record, Jack Roskam was out, replaced by Jean-Paul Devaux, and singer Mario Guccio was added. This disc, called Jester was released in 1977. Following in their album-a-year pace, 1978 saw the third Machiavel LP, Mechanical Moonbeams. The next year the group released Urban Games.
By this time, Albert Letecheur was not happy with stylist...