venerdì, novembre 05, 2010
mercoledì, novembre 03, 2010
The LP features six instrumental tracks raging from progressive to symphonic, but mainly jazz-rock. The trio is joined by Sergio Polizzi (next Soluna and Bubu) on violin, Oscar Tissera on flute, Mariano Zarich and Chachi Ferreyra on saxes and Santiago Aldana on clarinet.
This monotonous album was released through a private pressing with an aptly drawn fold out cover. It was never reissued and is hard to get.
lunedì, novembre 01, 2010
domenica, ottobre 31, 2010
venerdì, ottobre 29, 2010
mercoledì, ottobre 27, 2010
lunedì, ottobre 25, 2010
Very fine psychedelic/prog album on London. Eight members of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra make up the group...heh, even Detroit's classical musicians were rocking hard! You will find plenty of garagy keys, hard fuzz guitar as well as jazzy stand out horns and soulful singing on this record. On the album jacket they call themselves "fusion rock" but I wouldn't go around comparing them to Mahavisnu Orchestra or Santana... Symphonic Metamorhosis is more along the lines of The New York Rock & Roll Ensemble and Ten Wheel Drive or maybe like all the Chicago blues-psych bands. This album is a pretty interesting listen, recommended.
from Rym
sabato, ottobre 23, 2010
Released right in the middle of the Kraut fusion boom of the late 1970s. Psi definitely evokes Kraan, Munju, RMO, Missus Beastly, etc... Apparently Psi impressed someone high up, as their sole album was on the high profile Bacillus label, besting many of the private presses of the era. For me, there are a couple of things that separate Psi from the pack. One is the fantastic rhythm section, propelling the tracks forward at an exciting rate. The other is the terrific production. Clearly a big budget was behind the recording. Recommended to fusion fans who enjoy a high amount of melodic content.
From RYM
giovedì, ottobre 21, 2010
The only thing I could say to detract from this would be that sometimes it maybe could use a singer. But we are probably lucky not to have a wack-ass 1973 Swedish classic rock singer here, mucking up these splendid arrangements.
from Rym
martedì, ottobre 19, 2010
From ProgArchives
domenica, ottobre 17, 2010
A wide range of mat'l, from fairly heavy, to fairly light, but always still a bit heavier than pure pop. There are some slow, blues driven cuts too, that feature melodramatic vocals. Most of these songs feature catchy song writing, with nice vocal harmony, organ, and some psych influences. A bit of a sleeper, and vaguely reminiscent, at times of label-mates Damnation. Grades - 1 A-, 2 B+'s, 4 B-'s, and 3 C+'s.
From Rym
venerdì, ottobre 15, 2010
mercoledì, ottobre 13, 2010
lunedì, ottobre 11, 2010
sabato, ottobre 09, 2010
Great early hard rock with roots (and parts of the stem) in psychedelia. The sparseness of the sound coupled with brilliantly performed vocals makes for perhaps the finest american hard rock album of the late sixties. It contains great rock tracks such as "I Don't Believe In Statues", and more experimental pieces like "Looking Back", with its' shifting meters and proto kraut parts. A "lost" classic.
Mount Rushmore - Mount Rushmore '69 (1969)
Grungier, thicker and better than the debut album, Mount Rushmore sound a bit more serious and stoned here. Again, it's hardly classic stuff, and the production is pretty clunky, but I can't slam it too hard.
giovedì, ottobre 07, 2010
(with J.Page, J.Bonham,J Beck, N. Redding)
So, to sum up, this album is probably worth it for the Page/Bonham tracks alone, but the remainder is fairly hit-or-miss. I'd recommend it to hard-core Zeppelin fans however. For everyone else - you've been warned.
from RYM
martedì, ottobre 05, 2010

lunedì, ottobre 04, 2010
from RYM
sabato, ottobre 02, 2010
giovedì, settembre 30, 2010
martedì, settembre 28, 2010
Excelent and obscure band of Heavy Psych.from Scothland. Similar to Morly Grey, Dark, T2. The album was recorded in 1970/71. Really Cool !!!!!!!
Wonderfully morose scottish rock with some flowery, folk-derived electric guitar work and heavy bits that don't get too loutish. Wholeheartedly recommended to fans of T2's first album, Dark, Parameter, Janus...
domenica, settembre 26, 2010
Pre Dead Moon band with Fred Cole. Not just "with" but I think it was his band 'cause he wrote all the tracks. Amazing stuff on this platter, from hardrock, to rockandroll and ballads. The "feel" is exactly like the Dead Moon records, but with a different sound. Some stupid people think this is influenced by Led Zeppelin, wich is no good reference to me, but I like this. A lot. A new genre is introduced; garagehardrock!!!!
venerdì, settembre 24, 2010
I loved this album when I first heard it in the Seventies. Very west coast sound, maybe a softer edged version of the Doobies or a slightly more funky Eagles.
I came across it again recently and was a little disappointed. It sounds very dated and the individual tracks are a little too eclectic. It doesn't really gel as an album.
Some great moments though. "They Shoot Horses Don't They" is a beautiful ballad written I assume as a tribute to the film of the same name. There are also a couple of really good funky instrumentals.
from rateyourmusic
mercoledì, settembre 22, 2010
review
lunedì, settembre 20, 2010
Disco molto particolare, quando l'ho sentito la prima volta sono rimasto sorpreso ed annoiato e non mi sono spinto più in la delle prime tracce ma al secondo ascolto, superata la prima song che a mio avviso è noiosa, sono stato preso dal sound che diviene, via via che trascorre il disco, molto più "acido" e assume caratteri psych molto più forti...!ve lo consiglio!
venerdì, settembre 17, 2010
mercoledì, settembre 15, 2010
VALHALLA - VALHALLA
Il disco che vi propongo oggi è un ottimo disco di musica psych (qualcuno parla di heavy psych ma non sono molto daccordo...) Secondo la mia opinione è un ottimo disco da ascoltare con piacere anche se potevano fare qualcosina in più!
Mi sento di consigliarvi le canzoni "Hard times","overseas symphony", la strana "Deacon" che mi ricorda la canzone della pubblicità della valleverde (ovviamente non ricordo assolutamente il titolo!) e anche "Roof top man". La particolarità di questo disco è un graduale aumento della complessità nella stuttura delle canzoni fino al top di "overseas symphony" bove si ha un vero effetto sinfonico...beh...che state aspettando?! Ascoltate!!!!
domenica, settembre 12, 2010
Every other song on here is OK to great..the somewhat more pedestrian numbers at least made interesting by Ronn Goedert's feminine/witchy vocal stylings.
The warm and flowing moog melodies are certainly another highlight and add to the mystical feeling of the record. A much better album than the sophomore release, "A Spiritual Greeting",which is chock full of forgettable songs. As far as this debut goes, "Help Me Lord" and "Don't Close Your Mind" are my favorite tracks.
mercoledì, settembre 08, 2010
Ammazza quanto è heavy questo disco! siamo di fronte ad un disco (per altro ottimo!!!!) pieno di suoni molto carichi,dalle chitarre iperdistorte fino ad un roboante hammon (ma non quello tipico del genere prog!)...mi sembrano i blue cheer moltopiù heavy!!!Consigliatissimo!
This is probably one of the of the oddest albums we've ever released. Smokin' Willie and his sidekicks Jim Sarvis and Ron Frye deliver a sound and a take on some hits of the day the likes of which you won't have heard before. The trio blasts its way through two original numbers and its own singular versions of 'Whiter Shade Of Pale', 'Evil Ways', 'Get Ready' and the most unbelievable 'House Of The Rising Sun' you're ever likely to hear. There's lots of Hammond, up-front fuzz guitar, a truly thunderous rhythm section and howling vocals and as times it is hard to imagine this much sound being produced by only three musicians. Originally released in 1970 on the Ulrich Studios label (Ulrich Studio 3999) as a private pressing, the biker trio's budget only ran to 500 copies most of which were eagerly snapped up by the good folks of southern Indiana where the band enjoyed considerable local support.
lunedì, settembre 06, 2010
Sweden has always seemed to be a bastion of progressive music. Dice were a top-notch symphonic rock group from the 1970’s with virtuosic musicianship and compositional skills, occasionally marred by less-than perfect vocals, but still an outstanding group. The story of their albums’ release dates are kind of convoluted, but since their all available on CD for good (hopefully), it’s probably fair to treat them as sequential.
The first work they did was The Four Riders of the Apocalypse, an all-instrumental opus based on the biblical prophesy and Albrecht Durer’s engravings. The two shorter pieces (around 8 minutes each) are complex and fusiony, but surprisingly upbeat for such a dire themed album. The star of the show is one Orjan Strandberg who plays lightning fast but very melodic lines that are essentially just very complex riffs, around which the tracks seem to be based. Keyboardist Leif Larsson provides sturdy accompinament on organ, mellotron, and synthesizers. The two longer pieces are around 11 minutes long and are the highlights, in my opinion at least, as they go through a wide range of styles but still flow together nicely. Some people have complained about a few of the many sections like the part that sounds like “Larks Tongues in Aspic, part Two” (there is a section that sounds very much like that piece, but it only occurs briefly, so it’s more of an homage than a ripoff, and I have to admit that I didn’t even notice the similarity the first several times I listened to it since the rhythm is commonly used in a lot of prog music) or the quote from an old big band jazz piece that I can’t identify (I actually really like this part as it’s so unexpected). In spite of those brief controversial parts, the rest of the two long tracks are full-fledged masterpieces of symphonic rock that push all the right buttons and do a pretty good job of depicting the apocalyptic situations dictated by the concept. One of the great obscure masterpieces of 1970’s European progrock.
venerdì, settembre 03, 2010
On side 1, The OUTSTANDING & epic "Om mani padme hum" contains impressive jazzy piano parts a la Keith Emerson or Eddie Jobson; there is a brilliant, exciting & melodic tubular bells part; the symphonic & anthemic keyboards are just memorable. The electric guitar near the end, despite its hard rock tendency, does not kill the grandeur of this long track.
The other side is different and less good. The tracks are shorter and they often have a more straightforward loaded rock/hard rock tendency, without the flamboyant choirs and keyboards present on the first side. "Determination" contains dirty rhythmic organs, wah-wah hard rock electric guitars and fast & complex drums, a bit like on the first Camel's album. "Song for a king" is more like the first side: the beautiful and melodic track is absolutely memorable with the catchy and addictive lead vocals, refined keyboards arrangements and Hackett-like guitar solos. The very good "Roof of the world" takes a rather fast and aggressive mood: it has fast and restless drums, hard rock guitar solos, floating mellotron and catchy lead vocals: there is again a mythic & heroic mood present on this track. The last track has mellow Fender Rhodes notes: combined with the tender voice, it reminds me the Gentle Giant's "Aspirations" track.
Melodic art rock in the just established tradition of The Alan Parsons Project with beautiful kitschy bombastic tunes galore.
A lengthy piece named "Om Mani Padme Hum", which originally made up one half of the first Mandalaband output, was added to fill up the CD.
mercoledì, settembre 01, 2010
Buon disco di musica psych/prog proveniente dlla terra dei canguri!mi è piaciuto perchè c'è una certa dose di cattiveria unita con la bravura dei musicisti...ottime chitarre ottimo organo ottimo cantato(sia maschile che femminile)...inoltre mi sembra che la 5 o 6 traccia sia una sorta di "Stop" revisited (la famosa e stupenda "stop" di Al Kooper E M.Blomfield presente su "supersession") Consigliato!
sabato, agosto 28, 2010
This is a bright, explosive, progressive debut. The band does plenty of afro-cuban jams, but they also venture into jazz and do a prog-rock suite on the second side of the album. A great interesting debut, indeed....
Mandrill - Mandrill Is(1972)
Mandrill were part of the fusion movement of the early seventies - undervalued until this day. Though they recall other bands - Santana, Tower of Power, War come to mind - Mandrill did have their own unique way of blending the ingredients. On Mandrill is, their second album, there´s a Prog-Rock aspect adding to their Latin Funk core. Add some Jazz influences and a touch of psychedelica, and you have a rich, yet not over-spiced brew.
giovedì, agosto 26, 2010
Extremely metallic psychedelic classic that is very unusual and intriguing. I have a vinyl pressing that is extremely loud and far better than a CD issue I have heard. The sound is reminiscent of the crunching rhythm guitar / bass / drum sound of Revolver tracks like Taxman and Dr Robert with a dense web of counterpoint between tightly structured bass and electric guitar lines, a little reminiscent of Marquee Moon. The sound is quite fascinating and the dense counterpoint metallic approach is sustained throughout the album. The vocals are a weakness however - it is the tracks that really stand out as a tour de force of arranging structured guitar and bass parts. This is psychedelia but experimental and definitely of interest to fans of electric guitar and metallic sounds. Another fascinating one-album band and a personal favourite.
Hallelujah - Hallelujah Babe (1971 kraut-psych)
martedì, agosto 24, 2010
domenica, agosto 22, 2010
giovedì, agosto 19, 2010
mercoledì, agosto 11, 2010
Oggi vi propongo questi2album...non ho apprezzato i friedsound ma possono esser gustati dagli appassionati del genere!meglio i chimo che comunque non raggiungono vette inesplorate!
Friendsound - Joyride(1969exp psych)
Chimo - Chimo !(can psych1970)
venerdì, luglio 23, 2010
rewiew by "The crack in the cosmic egg"
"Initially working under the name Karthago and with a repertoire of The Nice compositions, they changed radically when joined by the former Orange Peel and Nosferatu guitarist/vocalist Michael Winzkowski. Upon realising that another band called Karthago existed in Berlin, the name Epsilon was chosen instead. Typical of bands from Marburg (cf. Pell Mell, Frame, etc.) Epsilon drew heavily on classical music in an original and complex progressive rock, in a very different way to their British or Italian counterparts, especially so on side one of their debut, which blends in these classical influences in a very unusual and original manner, not least so a classical styled rendition of The Rolling Stones' "Paint It Black". It all amounts to an odd album that covers a lot of ground, yet is also excellent throughout. Subsequent releases moved onto hard-rock and blues realms, though MOVE ON was surprisingly good for a more mainstream song-based rock album, with some nice folky touches breaking the mood occasionally. And, even on the straight hard-rock EPSILON OFF they still retained the unique Epsilon sound with Winzkowski's unusual vocals. However, we suspect that the later singles are of no real interest!"
giovedì, giugno 17, 2010
Purtroppo Gooooogle sta monopolizzando il tutto...mah testiamo questa nuova versione beta...non so voi ma io odio i monopoli e questo motore di ricerca che, da libero e senza fini di lucro è diventato una fogna monopolizzante, a me non va a genio...comunque... parliamo d'altro! Parliamo di musica!
Disco non eccezionale ma di sicuro impatto per la vostra discografia...il genere proposto è un psych molto orecchiabile e piacevole (forse si sconfina un po nel garage-blues) ."City sidewals" e "Sanctuary" sono sicuramente song che piaceranno a parecchi di voi! Detto questo vi saluto!
Hardwater was produced by David Axelrod, who was also responsible for The Electric Prunes "Mass In F Minor" album. The Carter/Gilbert team of songwriters, also listed on the "Horses" album, provided 2 tracks for this quartet's one and only solid album, which should please fans of Buffalo Springfield and/or Moby Grape
Link fixed:http://lix.in/e6157c
for you josh!!!
lunedì, giugno 07, 2010
Buon disco di musica prog(heavy)proveniente dalla Polonia...all'inizio i nosti partono "sparati"e poi il ritmo scende sul finale esplorando con più calma il genere jazz-fusion...Non sfigurerà nella vostra collezione!
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