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hellogoodbye
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Topic: 4 little gems (70) Posted: April 14 2014 at 09:10 |
Jean Louis Bucchi : Sunflower
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6oB0dRf09Q Jake Holmes : A Letter To Katerine December https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2f8lbsvFJcU Steve Maxwell Von Braund : Monster Planet https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OwVWBGh3EEk Wara : El Inca https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cxgV__kxqU
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hellogoodbye
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Posted: April 14 2014 at 09:14 |
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hellogoodbye
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Posted: April 14 2014 at 10:20 |
Former Speed Limit member released this diverse, electronically-tinged, instrumental album - which was somewhat typical of the era and place. Reminds me a lot of Roland Bocquet's (Catharsis) "Paradia" album from the year before. CDRWL. |
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zravkapt
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Posted: April 14 2014 at 15:49 |
Never heard any of these although I know von Braund's group Cybotron. Voted for him.
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Magma America Great Make Again
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hellogoodbye
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Posted: April 14 2014 at 15:56 |
A stunning album, Z, rather unique in the world ot 70's electronic music.
This other track, Crystal Forest, is wondefull. David (the Guld of the guild) should love it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2vqLEB6RlE
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Mellotron Storm
Prog Reviewer Joined: August 27 2006 Location: The Beach Status: Offline Points: 12833 |
Posted: April 14 2014 at 16:36 |
I went with Monster Planet as well Pierre.
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"The wind is slowly tearing her apart"
"Sad Rain" ANEKDOTEN |
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Man With Hat
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Posted: April 15 2014 at 00:59 |
Another round of investigation for me.
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Dig me...But don't...Bury me
I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect. |
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hellogoodbye
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Posted: April 15 2014 at 01:04 |
This time I did not fall asleep, John. Ex Tim Rose & the Thorns Jake Holmes later known as the Feldmans had written entire albums for Frank Sinatra and The Four Seasons. Jake’s debut The Above Ground Sound Of Jake Holmes which featured Jake on acoustic guitar, ex Feldmens Teddy Irwin on electric guitar and ex Brain Police Rick Randle on bass carried the original “Dazed And Confused” which Jimmy Page borrowed for the Led Zeppelin debut. Jake’s first bassist Bill Takas had defected to Ten Wheel Drive but did feature at the The Village Gate in 1967 when the Yardbirds first heard Jake perform “Dazed And Confused”.The same happened with the opening chords of Spirit’s “Taurus” which Jimmy used for “Stairway To Heaven”. A schizoid album by all accounts the introspective “Did You Know” harking to a Buckley / Love scape does hold intrinsic beauty.The polar “Too Long” also seemed infiltrate the future Zep repertoire while the jazzy “Penny’s” has some beautiful spontaneous riffs by Teddy Irwin, which again nibbled through “Wish I Was Anywhere Else”. The true above sound is Jake’s epitaph “Signs Of Age”..... ..an immaculate revelation that everybody will one day go through. Jake’s artistic actualization follow up, A Letter To Katherine December is translucently a monumental landscape that captures a surreal bluesy world somewhere between Arthur Lee and David McWilliams.The ambient “Chase Your Eyes” or brassy “The Diner Song” with sterling Gibson guitar work by Ted Irwin are simply sensational. It’s Forever Changes but more difficult to get into, like I said Ted Irwin is bloody fast. With a little bit of Emmitt Rhodes Jake fuses styles with abstract chords and retains a jazzy format throughout, while Charlie Fox did all the string and horn arrangements that gave the album a dreamy, jazz quality in the level of Love’s Forever Changes. It is probably Jake’s most sophisticated album with daring quests into rarely trodden areas largely thanks to ex Paupers Skip Prokop’s snare drumming that would later thunder through Lighthouse. Letter To Katherine December spills into emotive perceptions and thoughts of thoughts, wherever that takes you.The albums opus “Leaves Never Break” reaches deep and slashes with reverb and sensitive phrasing, a masterpiece in psychedelic introspection. Anyhow back to the jazzy riffing that trots through “It’s Always Someone Else” in full Van Morrison mode until the contemplating “Sleeping Woman”, so like Tim Buckley’s Happy Sad. Jake eventually retired to Nashville . Skip and Ted later supported Deonda on her native American spirited Woman in The Sun with help from Paupers / Janis Joplin Band Brad Campbell. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhlc9XnZ92U https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WAd0Ph0zg4 |
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Logan
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Posted: April 15 2014 at 11:18 |
The only album of these I have is Sunflower, Used to love it, and still like it considerably.
The samples are all good, but the album I most want to get is the Jake Holmes ones. Love that track (have heard it before). |
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hellogoodbye
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Posted: April 15 2014 at 11:52 |
Both Jake Holmes albums are good.
Jake Holmes - Dazed and Confused (original version)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1g7qFaWaLk
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hellogoodbye
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Posted: April 15 2014 at 17:41 |
WARA. EL INCA (Bolivia 1973). Extremely obscure (and quite rare) prog album from Bolivia recorded in 1973. Wara was a well respected rock band in Bolivia - this is their first album. Musically similar to the early Los Jaivas albums. Lots of latin folk influences but integrated with organ, searing electric guitar leads. The five piece is augmented with flute, strings, oboe. Nataniel Gonzales' vocals have a real west coast feel. Obviously not transferred from master tapes but pretty listenable. An interesting prog artifact that I really enjoyed. members: Nataniel Gonzáles - vocals Carlos Daza - guitar Pedro Sanjinés - organ, piano Omar León - bass Jorge "George" Cronembold - drums, percussion |
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zravkapt
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Posted: April 15 2014 at 18:37 |
That's where I know that name from; it sounded familiar but I was pretty sure I never heard his music. I heard a bit of his "Dazed" in a YouTube vid about all the songs Led Zeppelin ripped off of other people.
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Magma America Great Make Again
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hellogoodbye
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Posted: April 15 2014 at 19:55 |
Yep. The Page of Jimmy was not completely white.
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Guldbamsen
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Posted: April 16 2014 at 08:56 |
Well you thought right my favourite bird Very nice old school electronics, but man that cover art is ridiculous (in a good way though)
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“The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.”
- Douglas Adams |
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hellogoodbye
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Posted: April 17 2014 at 13:17 |
Yes. Sorry fot the late answer. My computer is broken. I work now on a machine made of wood and it takes me an hour to post each message.
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verslibre
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Posted: April 17 2014 at 14:00 |
S.M. Von Braund, definitely.
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Guldbamsen
Special Collaborator Retired Admin Joined: January 22 2009 Location: Magic Theatre Status: Offline Points: 23098 |
Posted: April 17 2014 at 14:02 |
Sorry Pierre, but your wood makes me laugh.
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“The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.”
- Douglas Adams |
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Sagichim
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Posted: April 17 2014 at 14:56 |
Yay I know something here... Sunflower and Wara. Sunflower is really good, it goes into many directions, very eclectic stuff, I'll vote for it.
Oh BTW I have a wooden computer myself |
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hellogoodbye
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Posted: April 17 2014 at 18:08 |
Maybe. But mine floats in the middle of a lake.
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