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    Posted: August 01 2023 at 13:27
70s. Woman on vocals. Sax (or any brass)... If no brass, maybe a violin or cello.. Or at least jazz chords.

One of those random finds on YouTube. Glad to see it reviewed on here of course.





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Someone (a rather well known figure in the prog community actually) taped me their first album a long time ago. I always thought they sounded like a female fronted Van der Graaf Generator. However, apparently not everyone agreed with my assessment. 
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I can't see the video in the OP, anyway I hope you like one or both of these

Joy Unlimited - Schmetterlinge (1971)



Embyro - Bad Head & Bad Cats (1976)
Various music I am very into: a youtube playlist with two tracks per act
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What are your thoughts on Inner Ear Brigade?
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I love both of those Catapilla albums, the artwork is fantastic too. Smile
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Originally posted by edefakiel edefakiel wrote:

What are your thoughts on Inner Ear Brigade?


Never heard of them.
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Originally posted by MortSahlFan MortSahlFan wrote:

Never heard of them.


I recommend their album Dromology. It is more avant-garde than Catapilla; less relaxed, more neurotic, you may not be into it. But it certainly is a woman voice over jazzy brass chords.

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There is only one Catapilla, I will tell you that. I find the vocals pretty annoying, at least on the first album. Try the following:
Affinity - s/t (1970). Beautiful vocals by Linda Hoyle, jazz influenced prog-rock with brass and string arrangements on few tracks.
Room - Pre-Flight - female vocals, plenty of horns and violin. Stylistically, one of those albums hard to categorize, but definitely with jazzy feel.
Tomorrow's Gift - s/t (1970) debut by German jazz-rock / fusion band with female vocals. The vocals are in English.

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Originally posted by enigmatic enigmatic wrote:

There is only one Catapilla, I will tell you that. I find the vocals pretty annoying, at least on the first album. Try the following:
Affinity - s/t (1970). Beautiful vocals by Linda Hoyle, jazz influenced prog-rock with brass and string arrangements on few tracks.
Room - Pre-Flight - female vocals, plenty of horns and violin. Stylistically, one of those albums hard to categorize, but definitely with jazzy feel.
Tomorrow's Gift - s/t (1970) debut by German jazz-rock / fusion band with female vocals. The vocals are in English.


Thanks!

I have to agree with the vocals... On the 2nd album (which is the first one I listened to) were more "sweeter", but on the first, it wasn't as soothing, and more rough.

I love Linda Hoyle. I know Affinity ("Night Flight"), but I've listened to more Linda Hoyle. "Paper Tulips" might not be prog, but it's such a wonderful vocal, and a nice song to boot.


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