Avalanche for Prog Folk

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Avalanche were the band from Holland. The samples are from their 1979 lp titled Perseverance Kills Our Game

Edited by Svetonio - December 01 2011 at 15:02

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Svetonio Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: September 20 2010 Location: Serbia Status: Offline Points: 10213	Topic: Avalanche for Prog Folk Posted: December 01 2011 at 13:43
	Avalanche were the band from Holland. The samples are from their 1979 lp titled Perseverance Kills Our Game Edited by Svetonio - December 01 2011 at 15:02

yam yam Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: June 16 2011 Location: Kerberos Status: Offline Points: 5820	Posted: December 01 2011 at 14:15
	Avalanche Avalanche was a project by multi instrumentalist Jan Blom from Gouda. With the help of a few other musicians they recorded an album. It was recorded with the help of a technician on only four tracks in a school in The Hague. 500 copies of the album were released. Although there were plans to record another album, the band ceased to exist. Daan Slaman would later join Pinpoint. Perseverance Kills Our Game (1979) Tracks: 1. Lodalientje (3:55) 2. Cola-tik (2:47) 3. Hymn On Wind And Water (5:17) 4. Maiden Voyage (6:56) 5. Gimmick For 20 Fingers (1:18) 6. Transcendence (for Leo) (7:11) 7. Images Of Long Gone By (2:29) 8. Oblivion (11:14) Musicians: - Rob Dekker / keyboards - Daan Slaman / guitar - Jan Blom / vocals, mandolin, guitar, bass - Marcella Neeleman / flute - Fred Dekker / bass guitar - Johan Spek / drums Information: Produced by Sjako van der Speld LP Starlet - 10036 SL (1979) Absolutely gorgeous album - belongs here without any doubt whatsoever!! ProGGnosis already have them: http://www.proggnosis.com/PGRelease.asp?RID=9132, and there is a great review of it here: http://gnosis2000.net/reviews/avalanche.htm. According to this review, the band apparently wants to do a CD, but the original tapes are missing and the group does not want a vinyl transcription. Edit: A copy of this was sold on eBay on 30th Sept 2011 for £256.00 plus postage! http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/AVALANCHE-Perseverance-Kills-Our-Game-DUTCH-PRIVATE-1979-Orig-PSYCH-PROG-LP-/140610475903 Edited by yam yam - December 01 2011 at 14:22

Svetonio Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: September 20 2010 Location: Serbia Status: Offline Points: 10213	Posted: December 01 2011 at 14:17
	THANK YOU YAM YAM

yam yam Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: June 16 2011 Location: Kerberos Status: Offline Points: 5820	Posted: December 01 2011 at 14:24
	Thank YOU Svetonio - you were the one who posted this absolute gem of an album!!

yam yam Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: June 16 2011 Location: Kerberos Status: Offline Points: 5820	Posted: December 01 2011 at 14:43
	Here are two more: Edited by yam yam - December 01 2011 at 14:45

harmonium.ro Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator / Retired Admin Joined: August 18 2008 Location: Anna Calvi Status: Offline Points: 22989	Posted: December 02 2011 at 16:10
	Nice folk / folk-rock, I can't hear prog though.

yam yam Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: June 16 2011 Location: Kerberos Status: Offline Points: 5820	Posted: February 27 2014 at 19:13
	Suddenly thought about this old thread after listening to this gem of an album again tonight...and, yes - they were added: http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=7305. No reviews of the album yet, and just one rating (4stars) - I don't personally write reviews, since the English we use in the Black Country doesn't lend itself to very succinct prose, I'm afraid...but any Prog Reviewers out there who enjoy folky stuff will certainly find something of interest here.