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MUTANT SOUNDS
This stunning and very obscure Italian avant-gardish prog wonder carries whiffs of all sorts of vital left field musical strains. There's a strong simpatico here with Czech dissident rock of the period ala The Plastic People and MCH Band. Several other things come to mind here as well, from the odd combination of angularity and airiness here that touches on the sound of the French Zeuhl band Uppsala, to things more reflective of musical attitudes in their home country, with some of the moves here distinctly mirroring the developments of their Italian contemporaries in Picchio Dal Pozzo, (particularly their later and more R.I.O.-ish material), though with all the endless whirligig intricacy of the arrangements here, this stuff really does also come remarkably close a times to the sound of 90's Japanese avant proggers Tipographica. An essential piece of the puzzle in sorting out the radical legacy of Italian rock of that era.
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http://www.italianprog.com/a_njervudarov.htm

Poll Question: Choose which you like the most
Poll Choice	Votes	Poll Statistics
Barabba : Canti del vangelo secondo	9	[32.14%]
Gramigna : Gran disordone sotto il cielo	5	[17.86%]
Orchestra Njervudarov : Con le orecchie di eros	10	[35.71%]
I Boom : I Boom	4	[14.29%]
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hellogoodbye Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member VIP member Joined: August 29 2011 Location: Troy Status: Offline Points: 7251	Posted: February 12 2013 at 11:42
	MUTANT SOUNDS This stunning and very obscure Italian avant-gardish prog wonder carries whiffs of all sorts of vital left field musical strains. There's a strong simpatico here with Czech dissident rock of the period ala The Plastic People and MCH Band. Several other things come to mind here as well, from the odd combination of angularity and airiness here that touches on the sound of the French Zeuhl band Uppsala, to things more reflective of musical attitudes in their home country, with some of the moves here distinctly mirroring the developments of their Italian contemporaries in Picchio Dal Pozzo, (particularly their later and more R.I.O.-ish material), though with all the endless whirligig intricacy of the arrangements here, this stuff really does also come remarkably close a times to the sound of 90's Japanese avant proggers Tipographica. An essential piece of the puzzle in sorting out the radical legacy of Italian rock of that era. More information here : http://www.italianprog.com/a_njervudarov.htm

hellogoodbye Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member VIP member Joined: August 29 2011 Location: Troy Status: Offline Points: 7251	Posted: February 12 2013 at 09:39
	Excellent choice, Michael. The whole album s wonderfull. Gramigna: Gran disordine sotto il cielo (1977) This very rare album is the only one published by the R.I.O.-like octet Gramigna. The style is quite original, some sort of very melodic chamber-rock with a distinct Italian feeling which makes it airy and snappy. The important role of reeds and some askance instrumental lines could remind the first Henry Cow LP. The lyrics are refinate, but playful; the verses are often perfect endecasyllabes. The first three tracks are very freely inspired by Alice Adventures in Wonderland. Most of the other songs draw part of their inspiration from popular folklore or childish attitudes, using it as a metaphore for social issues.

Aussie-Byrd-Brother Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: October 12 2011 Location: Melb, Australia Status: Offline Points: 7951	Posted: February 12 2013 at 09:24
	Gramigna for me, Pierre! That track is wonderful! But as I mentioned, I endorse all these suggestions!

hellogoodbye Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member VIP member Joined: August 29 2011 Location: Troy Status: Offline Points: 7251	Posted: February 12 2013 at 08:25
	http://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=34806 http://italianprogrock.com/album.php?id=72

Aussie-Byrd-Brother Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: October 12 2011 Location: Melb, Australia Status: Offline Points: 7951	Posted: February 12 2013 at 04:30
	Will give all four a listen in two hours when I'm home, and vote after! :)

hellogoodbye Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member VIP member Joined: August 29 2011 Location: Troy Status: Offline Points: 7251	Posted: February 12 2013 at 04:28
	My preference goes to Barabba. They're gonna crucify me (The Ballad Of John & Yoko)

Aussie-Byrd-Brother Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: October 12 2011 Location: Melb, Australia Status: Offline Points: 7951	Posted: February 12 2013 at 04:21
	Pierre, can we only vote for one? You know me, I'd support/purchase all four of them, so I'd be happy to see any of them. What one are you going to vote for yourself, Pierre? Because if we can only choose one, I'll support that. You've shown time and time again in the Italian Den that you have exquisite taste in RPI albums, so I trust your judgement

hellogoodbye Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member VIP member Joined: August 29 2011 Location: Troy Status: Offline Points: 7251	Posted: February 12 2013 at 04:14
	70's RPI WANT LIST. 1. The Italian progressive rock of the 1970s is a rich music, with a thousand faces. Yet, despite what already exists, significant reissues are missing. The labels know them certainly, but are reluctant to release new CDs for fear of not succeeding at selling them. This is why I created this poll, to show that a sufficient number of RPI lovers is waiting for those reissues and would be ready to buy them. The purpose of this short and varied (I hope) list of rare albums is not to designate who is the best here, but to accumulate a sufficient number of votes to encourage labels to give a second life to this music. BARABBA : CANTI DEL VANGELO SECONDO (Elledici, AZ 332) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymK-R1saC80 GRAMIGNA : GRAN DISORDONE SOTTO IL CIELO (Ultima Spiaggia ZPLS 3404) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ob49cww9B8I ORCHESTRA NJERVUDAROV : CON LE ORECCHIE DI EROS (Emi 3CO64-18139) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCX3lJStC2E&playnext=1&list=PLSH4VTHiAkSfPJ2UO97RDEbfIY40QXFpm&feature=results_video I BOOM : I BOOM (Smash SM 905) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21R_93YsInk