segunda-feira, 20 de maio de 2013

KAHVAS JUTE - Wide Open (1971 Australian Prog Rock Psych Jazz)



REPOSTAGEM DA SÉRIE: 
PRA ETERNIZAR O VENENO!!

EXCELENTE BANDA AUSTRALIANA COM UMA SONORIDADE AGRADÁVEL, UM CLÁSSICO DO ROCK PROGRESSIVO COM BELAS HARMONIAS VOCAIS, GUITARRAS E VIOLÕES TRABALHANDO LEGAL COM PITADAS PSICODÉLICA E DO JAZZ!! O GUITARRISTA TIM GAZE DEIXOU O GRUPO, MAS A BANDA CONTINUOU COMO UM POWER TRIO!! O TIMASSO DE MÚSICOS É DE PRIMEIRA LINHA, MAS O DESTAQUE FICA POR CONTA DO BAIXISTA "BOB DAISLEY" QUE MAIS TARDE INTEGROU A BANDA RAINBOW NO ALBUM RISING E TOCOU AINDA COM GARY MOORE E OZZY OSBOURNE!! A BANDA AINDA EXCURSIONOU COM BO DIDDLEY NA SUA TURNÊ AUSTRALIANA EM 1973!! LOGO DEPOIS O VOCALISTA SCOTT MAXEY FOI SUBSTITUÍDO POR PETER ROBERTS, MAS MESES DEPOIS A KAHVAS JUTE MUDA O NOME PARA CHARIOT!! VENENASSO COM EFEITO GARANTIDO E ALTAMENTE RECOMENDÁVEL!!

OBS: REPOSTAGEM COM TODOS OS ENCARTES E CAPAS!! 
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After forming in 1971, Kahvas Jute earned an immediate reputation on the live scene and issued their only album, Wide Open, in January the following year. The album remains a classic progressive rock album, exemplifying their expansive tunes and outstanding guitar work. "Free"/"Ascend" was issued as a single in July 1971. Guitarist Tim Gaze left the band and they continued as a three-piece, traveling to the U.K. in June 1971, where they made little impact and broke up. Bassist Bob Daisley played with several heavy metal bands and appeared as a session player for guitarists such as Yngwie Malmsteen and Stevie Vai. Dennis Wilson eventually revived Khavas Jute in May 1973 with drummer Dannie Davidson and bassist Scott Maxey. They supported Bo Diddley on his Australian tour in October 1973. In March 1974, Maxey was replaced by Peter Roberts, but by May, the band changed its name to Chariot.
(all music guide)


Bob Daisley - baixo
Dannie Davidson - bateria
Tim Gaze - guitarras
Dennis Wilson - guitarras
Scott Maxey - vocais

01. Free - 5'07
02. Odyssey - 3'57
03. Up There - 2'48
04. She’s So Hard To Shake - 4'15
05. Vikings - 4'30
06. Steps Of Time - 3'20
07. Twenty Three - 3'48
08. Ascend - 3'05
09. Parade Of Fools - 8'57

domingo, 19 de maio de 2013

WANIYETULA - Iron City (1971-78 German Prog Symphonic Psych)



VENENO ALEMÃO QUE NA VERDADE É UMA COMPILAÇÃO DE MUSICAS GRAVADAS PELA BANDA ENTRE 1971 E 1978!! A SONORIDADE É UM ROCK PROGRESSIVO, SINFÔNICO, PSICODÉLICO, LONGAS SUÍTES COM ALGUMAS EXPERIMENTAÇÕES E VARIAÇÕES BEM LEGAIS NAS CANÇÕES!! É TIPO VÁRIAS MÚSICAS DENTRO DE UMA SÓ!! MAIS UM ALBUM DA SÉRIE GARDEN OF DELIGHTS!! BOM E RECOMENDADO VENENO!!

"Lindis Farne" inicia o disco a partir de 1971 e é uma jam com cerca de 9 minutos e claramente a banda exerce um experimentando aqui!! É muito legal!! As próximas quatro faixas foram gravadas em 1974 e o som muda drasticamente, tanto que você pode até pensar que não é a mesma banda!! Começa com "Wish I Were Happy", que começa bastante feliz com um bom dedilhado de guitarra e teclados antes de passar para um rock mais progressivo e sinfônico, mas também é bastante experimental, com muitas partes diferentes ao longo dos 12 minutos e meio de duração!! "You Really Got"começa fixo com um órgão estranho antes do baixo e bateria rolar em um ritmo rápido!! Possui um excelente duelo entre organ e violão!! A partida suave da musica "Iron City" que só por cerca de 5 minutos começa realmente a crescer e decolar com uma guitarra jazzy e interação agradável entre o teclado e guitarra!! Tem um toque bastante estranho nos últimos minutos com uma parte falada e uma seção guitarra diferente!! "look at The People" é a última faixa a partir de 1974 e essa é uma musica diferente sobre guerra e paz e apresenta um bom solo de guitarra que conduz o som após a seção vocal!! As últimas faixas do disco são de 1978 e começa com "Alone"!! O som da banda é bastante diferente e mais macio, manhoso (o som de bateria é terrível), e agora a banda tem um novo sintetizador, que tem um som especial!! O resto é muito orientado por piano!! Quase faz lembrar de Kansas e Styx!! "Valley of Unrest" fecha o disco e é um pouco spacey com uma guitarra legal!!

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This CD is a compilation of tracks from 1971 to 1978. The label has released all of the bands other LPs. Lindis Farne starts things off from 1971 and is a loose spaced out jam track that last nearly 9 minutes. The band is clearly experimenting here and it is pretty cool. The next 4 tracks were recorded in 1974 and the sound changes dramatically, so much so you would not even think it was the same band! It starts with Wish I Were Happy, which starts off happy enough with very nice fingerpicking guitar and keyboards before it kicks into a more progressive symphonic rock but is also quite experimental with lots of different parts over the 12½ minutes. You Really Got It Fixed starts with an eerie organ before the bass and drums kick in at a quick pace and the track gets rolling. It features some really excellent duelling organ and guitar. It strangely almost fades to nothing at 8 minutes and slowly comes back a bit like Pink Floyd in a way and leads right into the mellow starting Iron City that around 5 minutes really starts to grow and take off with some jazzy guitar and nice interaction between the keyboard and guitars. It takes a quite strange twist in the last few minutes with a spoken word section and totally different guitar section. Look at the People is the last track from 1974 and this is quite a different track about war and peace and features a nice solo guitar that leads the track after the vocal section. The last tracks are from 1978 and start with Alone. The sound of the band is quite different now and more slick (drum sound is terrible), and now the band has a new synthesizer that has a special sound. The rest is very piano driven. It almost reminds me of Kansas or Styx. Valley of Unrest ends the CD and it is a little spacey with some nice guitar. Cool band.


- Heinz Kuhne / guitar, vocals, keyboads
- Herman Beckert / bass
- Thomas Goerdten / drums
- Richard Kersten / acoustic guitar, vocals (2 - 7)
- Norbert Abels / keyboads (2 - 7)

1. Lindis Farne (live 1971) (8:50)
2. Wish I were Happy (1974) (12:38)
3. You've Really Got it Fixed (1974) (10:31)
4. Iron City (1974) (11:23)
5. Look at the People (1974) (12:17)
6. Alone (1978) (5:59)
7. Valley of Unrest (1978) (7:05)

sábado, 18 de maio de 2013

TROYKA - Troyka (1970 Canadian Heavy Prog Psych Bluesy)



ALBUM RARÍSSIMO DESSE POWER TRIO CANADENSE QUE MISTURA HARD ROCK, BLUES ROCK, PROGRESSIVO E PITADAS DE PSICODELIA!! HÁ MUITO TEMPO NA OBSCURIDADE DO ROCK ESSE CD FOI RELANÇADO PELO SELO ALEMÃO BLACK ROSE E MAIS RECENTEMENTE SAIU UMA EDIÇÃO MUITO LIMITADA DE 450 CÓPIAS EM VINIL DE 180 GRAMAS!!

A progressive rock trio from Edmonton, Alberta, though local collector Tim Holden tells me no one can remember much about them now. The album was recorded at Round Sound, Edmonton, Alberta. The band took care of the arrangements, words and music themselves. Most of the tracks - Early Morning, Life's OK, Rub-A-Dub-Dub Troyka In A Tub, Dear Margaret (Malgasia) and Troyka Finale are progressive rock style instrumentals. Another Rolling Down The Back Road has a sorta guitar freakout and Go East Young Man Beautiful Pink Eyes culminates in a sorta guitar jam. Certainly not for everyone but if guitar-driven instrumentation is your scene this could be for you. Certainly an unusual album. Often compared to Gun and Warpig.


Robert Edwards (guitar, mandolin)
Michael Richards (drums, vocals)
Ron Lukawitski (bass, bongos)

1 Introduction 0:37
2 Natural 2:47
3 Early Morning 3:52
4 Life's O.K. 4:03
5 Burning of the Witch 2:54
6 Rub-A-Dub-Dub Troyka in a Tub 2:19
7 Troyka Lament :33
8 Troyka Solo :37
9 Rolling Down the Back Road 4:04
10 Berry Picking 2:48
11 Dear Margaret (Malgosia) 2:33
12 Go East Young Man/Beautiful Pink Eyes 6:12
13 Troyka Finale :30

sexta-feira, 17 de maio de 2013

TETRAGON - Stretch (1971 German Prog Jazz Rock Fusion)



SUCESSORA DE OUTRA BOA BANDA CHAMADA TRIKOLON POSTADA LOGO ABAIXO AQUI NO BLOG!! ESSA ÓTIMA E OBSCURA BANDA ALEMÃ FAZIA UM ROCK PROGRESSIVO COM LONGAS FAIXAS NUMA FUSION ENTRE O PROGRESSIVO, JAZZ E O PSICODELISMO!! COM O NOME DE TETRAGON OS CARAS LANÇARAM APENAS ESSE ALBUM!! MAIS UM VENENO ALEMÃO RELANÇADO PELO EXCELENTE SELO "GARDEN OF DELIGHTS"!! RECOMENDADO!!

TETRAGON, successor of TRIKOLON, were founded in Osnabrück (Lower Saxony) in the spring of 1971. They released their first and only LP, Nature, in the same year. At the end of 1971, Tetragon recorded in a Hamburg studio five long tracks in their well-proven style for their second LP, the release of which, however, failed. Fortunately, the master tape has survived until the present day, so that now, 38 years past schedule, the work is released on CD. Three of the five songs were written by the band, one by Eddie Harris (“Listen here”) and one by John McLaughlin (“Dragon song”). The two latter ones had already been worked on by Brian Auger. Especially remarkable are HENDRIK SCHAPER’s exceptional play on keyboards and JURGEN JAEHNER’s hot guitar play. The other two, however, are their equals in skill and talent.


Bass - Rolf Rettberg 
Drums - Joachim Luhrmann 
Guitar - Jürgen Jaehner 
Keyboards - Hendrik Schaper

1 - Snowstorm 7:50  
2 - Listen Here 11:00
3 - The Light 9:10  
4 - Hovering Stones 6:20  
5 - Dragon Song 7:50  

quinta-feira, 16 de maio de 2013

TRIKOLON - Cluster (1969 German Prog Rock Fuzzion)



MAIS UMA REPOSTAGEM DA SÉRIE GERMAN ROCK!!

ALBUM EXTREMAMENTE RARO LANÇADO PELO SELO GARDEN OF DELIGHTS COM UMA TIRAGEM DE APENAS 150 CÓPIAS!! TRATA-SE DE UM TRIO ALEMÃO FORMADA POR TRÊS AMIGOS DE ESCOLA E QUE FAZIA UM SOM COM LONGAS IMPROVISAÇÕES E PITADAS DE JAZZ, MISTURANDO TAMBÉM ALGUMAS VERSÕES DE CLÁSSICOS DO BLUES COMO "SPOONFUL" E "I'M A MAN"!! ESTE ALBUM FOI GRAVADO AO VIVO EM FITA STÉREO, PORTANTO, É UM SOM CRU MAS DE QUALIDADE BOA!! VENENO RARÍSSIMO E MAIS UM APOSTAGEM DA SÉRIE "GARDEN OF DELIGHTS"!!!

Typically thorough reissue on Garden of Delights of the exceedingly rare (only 150 made) self-released 1969 album by a trio of organ/piano/trumpet/vocals, bass and drums. Obviously very influenced by The Nice and perhaps to a lesser extent early Soft Machine, this album was recorded live to stereo tape and has a really raw feel to it. The band later metamorphosed into the equally obscure Sixty Nine (a drum and keyboards duo). Includes a thorough band history, many rare photos and even a bonus track. [Garden of Delights)


- Hendrik Schaper / keyboards, trumpet, vocals
- Rolf Rettberg / bass
- Ralf Schmieding / drums

01. In Search Of The Sun - 15:35
http://youtu.be/2EHsjNbDbBI
02. Trumpet For Example - 7:09
03. Hendrik's Easy Groove - 10:56
04. Blue Rondo - 10:28
05. Fuge (Bonus) - 22:22

quarta-feira, 15 de maio de 2013

JUD'S GALLERY - SWF Sessions Vol.1 (1972-1974 Germany Prog Rock Jazz Bluesy)



EXCELENTE BANDA ALEMÃ QUE, APESAR DE ALTAMENTE COMPETENTES, NÃO GRAVARAM NENHUM ALBUM DE ESTÚDIO, APENAS ESSE GRAVADO AO VIVO NA RÁDIO ALEMÃ SWF A PARTIR DA REMASTERIZAÇÃO DAS "MASTER TAPES" EM SESSÕES DE 1972 E 1974!! A SONORIDADE DOS CARAS ERA O PROGRESSIVO COM BASE NO BLUES!! VENENO RARÍSSIMO E ALTAMENTE RECOMENDADO!!

Devido ao trabalho pioneiro da rádio SWF de Baden-Baden, com a intenção de apresentar bandas alemãs talentosas há alguns tesouros existentes resgatados das profundezas muito bons. Este é outro grande lançamento quase desconhecido, com uma mescla de estilos como muitas bandas ótimas de kraut dos anos 70. JUD'S GALLERY tem suas m[usicas únicas na sua variedade e totalidade - todas as músicas são escritas pelo líder da banda "Judy" Winter. Mas - não admira que - não sem influências notáveis de várias outras bandas. "SWF Sessions Vol.1" é um CD split com músicas gravadas no estúdio de rádio U1, da mesma forma como fez COUPLA PROG - sem overdubs e qualquer outra reformulação. Split, porque com dois line-ups e as únicas constantes foram Jürgen Winter e Peter Oehler. O primeiro refere-se a uma mistura de heavy blues e folk com violino Gremminger é. O segundo oferece mais rock jazz e algumas psicodélicas com o órgão Hammond de Clem Winterhalter. 

Este álbum diversificado começa com o blues como base, inspirado em Jethro Tull e no estilo lembra muito a guitarra de Martin Barre - uma estréia promissora. DANGER OF SHOOT (primeira versão) soa completamente diferente na veia da banda String Driven Thing, com violino e piano. FOLLOW MW é uma canção excelente subindo a cada minuto uma música de rock pesado de trabalho forçado por Oehler de guitarra convincentes e acompanhamento de piano. Ótima harmonia vocal masculino-feminino dominam a balada acústica FRIENDS e CATCH THE FLY é composta e tocada de forma bastante dramática, mas também com uma parte jamming flutuando na segunda parte.  REACHING representa a nova orientação estilística, dois anos depois. Começando como rock simples que primeiramente soa decepcionante, mas, de repente, tudo evoluiu para uma impressionante peça de rock-jazz. DANGER OF SHOOT (versão final) é amadurecido em relação à versão inicial - rock pesado convincente. NORDACH parece ser a favorita de todos os tempos da banda - e é verdade - jazz rock, com carácter excepcional e adições jam psicodélica pela guitarra e hammond incorporado em um tema de blues - uma jóia!


Due to the pioneering work of the radio station SWF Baden-Baden with the intention to present talented german bands there are existing some very good conditioned treasures which were digged out some years ago. This is another nearly unknown enjoyable release with a melange of styles like many kraut bands of the 70s managed. JUD'S GALLERY's music is unique in it variety and entirety - all songs are written by band leader 'Judy' Winter. But - no wonder - not without noticable influences from several other bands.'SWF Sessions Vol.1' is a split CD including songs recorded at the radio station studio U1 in the same way as COUPLA PROG did - without overdubs and any other reworking. Split because with two different line-ups and the only constants were Jürgen Winter and Peter Oehler. The first refers to a blend of heavy blues and folk with Gremminger's violin. The second delivers more jazz rock and some psychedelic with Clem Winterhalter's (mainly decent) Hammond organ. Interesting for a comparison - the song 'Danger of shoots' is offered twice.

This diversified album starts with the blues based Inspiration, Jethro Tull inspired and the guitar style remembers much at Martin Barre - a promising opener. Danger of shoot (early version) sounds completely different in the vein of the band String Driven Thing with violin and piano. Follow me is an excellent song rising with every minute to a heavy rock tune forced by Oehler's compelling guitar work and piano accompaniment. Nice male/female vocal harmonies are dominating the acoustic ballad Friends and Catch the fly is composed and played very dramatically but also delivered with a floating jamming part in the second half. Reaching stands for the new stylistical orientation two years later. Starting as simple rock and sounding disappointing first but then suddenly it all developes to an impressing haunting jazz rock part. Danger of shoot (final version) is matured compared to the early version - compelling heavy rock. Nordach looks like to be the all-time band favourite - and it's true - fantastic jazz rock with jam character and psychedelic additions by guitar and hammond embedded in a blues theme - wow - a jewel! Definetely recommended - a versatile document of the prog history in Germany.  Releases information CD Longhair Music LHC 1 (2000 Germany)

- Jürgen 'Judy' Winter / vocals, bass. acoustic guitar
- Peter Oehler / guitar, piano, vocals
- Hannes Gremminger / violin, piano (1-5)
- Herbert Brandmeyer / drums (1-5)
- Elly Lapp / backing vocals (4)
- Clem Winterhalter / organ (6-9)
- Sibi Siebert / drums (6-9)

1. Inspiration (4:36)
2. Danger Of Shoot [early version] (4:47)
3. Follow Me (11:14)
4. Friends (5:15)
5. Catch The Fly (8:00)
6. Reaching (6:00)
7. Danger Of Shoot [real version] (8:10)
8. Nordrach (12:00)
9. White Woman (4:10)

terça-feira, 14 de maio de 2013

LIQUID SMOKE - Liquid Smoke (1969 US Hard Blues Rock Psych)



SE O AMIGO ENVENENADO GOSTA DE BLUES HARD ROCK E UMA MESCLA PSYCH ESTE É UM ALBUM QUE VOCÊ VAI GOSTAR!! A FAIXA "HARD TO HANDLE" É ALGO DE FANTÁSTICO!! HARD BLUES CRU COM UM VOCAL ALTAMENTE PODEROSO!! ÑÃO DEIXE DE ESCUTAR "LET ME DOWN EASY"!! TEM TAMBÉM UMA VERSÃO DE JAMES BROW PARA IT'S A MAN WORLD!! SET ME FREE É OBRA!! "LOOKIN FOR TOMORROW" É HARD PODEROSO E MORTAL!! ENFIM... ALGUMAS MÚSICAS MUITO BOAS COM ORGAN E GUITARRAS PSICODÉLICAS NUMA MESCLA DE ACID BLUES ROCK!! VENENO DO BOM E RECOMENDADO!!

Very good early version of "Hard To Handle". If you like classic blues rock with a good mix of hard rock and psych thrown in, or like 70's music similar to the aformentioned song, this is a good album to search for.


Sandy Pantaleo - Lead Vocals
Vince Fersak - Guitar
Ben Ninnman - Keyboards
Mike Archuleta - Bass Guitar
Chas Kimbrell - Drums

1 I Who Have Nothing
2 Lookin' for Tomorrow
3 Hard to Handle
4 Reflection
5 Warm Touch
6 Shelter of Your Arms
7 Set Me Free
8 It's a Man's World
9 Let Me Down Easy

segunda-feira, 13 de maio de 2013

WABASH RESURRECTION - Get It Off (1974 USA Rock Bluesy)



RARÍSSIMO E BOM VENENO!! UM POWER TRIO AMERICANO FORMADO EM ILLINOIS E QUE FAZIA UM SOM QUE PASSEAVA ENTRE O BOM ROCK SETENTISTA COM PITADAS BLUES E SULISTAS!! PRATICAMENTE NADA SE SABE SOBRE A BANDA, A NÃO SER QUE ESTE DISCO FOI PRENSADO E DISTRIBUÍDO PELA GRAVADORA PEPPERHEAD EM 1974 NUMA QUANTIDADE MUITO LIMITADA DE APENAS 500 CÓPIAS!!

A lone album from an obscure southern Illinois power trio, which appeared on the Pepperhead label (76294) circa 1974 was privately pressed in extremely small quantities (500). It's probably fair to conclude that the three members learned their craft (and certainly perfected their sound) by listening to Led Zeppelin albums, as the legendary band's influence, augmented by a touch of Lynyrd Skynyrd, ZZ Top, Cream and possibly a smidgen of Johnny Winter, is lurking around every musical corner of this album. However, they did evolve out of the ashes of a 60s garage band who's name escapes me.


- Bud Bailey - guitars, vocals
- Doug Oakley - drums, vocals
- Larry "Pipes" Lemons - bass
- Charlie Parker - piano, backing vocals

01. Pigsty Blues - 3.45
02. A Soldier´s Lament - 4.43
03. Feelin´ Good - 5.19
04. Country Heartache - 4.43
05. In Heat - 4.49
06. The Angel Came And Went - 3.00
07. Society Woman - 4.15
08. You Need Someone - 6.53

THE FAR CRY - The Far Cry (1968 US Psych Blues Jazz Rock)



VENENO DO BOM!! GOOD POISON!!
BANDA FORMADA EM BOSTON COM UMA SONORIDADE QUE PASSEIA ENTRE UMA ESTRANHA MISTURA DE FREE JAZZ, FUSION, PSICODELIA E O BLUES!! A PRIMEIRA COISA QUE VEM A MENTE COM O VOCAL SINISTRO É CAPTAIN BEEFHEART!! SAX E TECLADOS PASSEIAM LIVRES NAS CANÇÕES!! VENENO PODEROSO E RECOMENDADO!!

Fuzz Acid & Flowers:
From Boston, this was a heavy psychedelic outfit with free jazz influences. Except for the classic blues track, Sweet Little Angel, all the songs on their album were penned by the group and sung in a very rasping voice by Jere Whiting. The album was produced by Danny Weiss (Everything Is Everything) and recorded in New York. It's one of the few records issued on Vanguard Apostolic, the label managed by John Townley (from Family Of Apostolic).


Jere Whiting - vocals, harmonica
Paul Lenart- guitar
Dick Martin - tenor sax and conga drum
David Perry - guitar and vocal
Larry Luddecke - organ and piano
Sean Hutchinson - bass
Victor McGill - drums and vibes

01. Shapes 4:27
02. Midnight Juice 7:18
03. Dream? 9:52
04. Hellhound 3:41    
05. Earthlight 3:36
06. Sweet Little Angei 8:02
07. Listen To The Walls 6:49

domingo, 12 de maio de 2013

THE REMO FOUR - Smiles (1967 UK Beat Jazz Soul Rock)



PRA DAR UM TEMPO AOS VENENOS DA LATA AQUI VAI UM VENENO DE EFEITO MAIS SUAVE!! UM DOS ALBUNS MAIS SUBESTIMADOS DOS ANOS 60!! O DESTAQUE FICA PARA O GRANDE TRABALHO DE ORGAN DOS CARAS!! A SONORIDADE FICA ENTRE O GROOVY SOUL JAZZ BLUES ROCK, NOS MOLDES DO QUE FAZIAM À ÉPOCA GRAHAM BOND,GEORGIE FAME E BRIAN AUGER!! O VOCAL DE TONY ASHTON É VIGOROSO E MUITO LEGAL!! ELE QUE DEPOIS DO TÉRMINO DO GRUPO, JUNTAMENTE COM O BATERISTA ROY DYKE, FORMARAM A BOA BANDA "ASHTON, GARDNER & DYKE!! VENENO INGLÊS RARO E RECOMENDADO!!

"The Remo Four foram no início uma banda de apoio de Tommy Quickly e Cilla Black!! Em 1966, eles estavam sob contrato com Brian Epstein e trabalharam muito no Cavern Club!! Epstein foi à procura de um tecladista e vocalista e sua escolha recaiu sobre Tony Ashton, um dos líderes da Remo Four!! The Remo Four, como os Beatles, vieram de Liverpool!! Quando Tony Ashton recebeu um telefonema do escritório de Epstein, ele pensou que os Beatles iriam contratá-lo!! Mas era apenas para participar do Remo Four!! Brian Epstein viu a banda como os sucessores dos Beatles para tocaren Star Club em Hamburgo!! Apesar disso, você não pode comparar a música dos Beatles e do Remo Four!! O Remo era mais jazzy, bluesy e soul rock!! O album Smiles foi lançado apenas na Alemanha pelo Star Club e foi produzido por Siegfried E. Loch em apenas dois dias em um pequeno estúdio!! Embora seja fortemente reminiscente de Brian Auger, Tony Ashton tinha seu próprio estilo e seu vocal era também inconfundível!! Na Alemanha formaram uma base muito grande de fãs, mas nunca alcançara o status de cult!"

GREAT ORGAN DRIVING BEAT ALBUM!! The Remo Four's lone album is an above-average slab of mid-'60s British mod-soul, with a tinge of jazz!! When the group split up, organist Tony Ashton and drummer Roy Dyke became part of Ashton, Gardner & Dyke, and had Top 10 success with Resurrection Shuffle!!
Colin Manley (lead guitar, vocals)
Phil Rogers (rhythm guitar, vocals)
Don Andrews (bass, vocals)
Roy Dyke (drums)
Keith Stokes (rhythm guitar, vocals)
Harry Prytherch (drums)
Tony Ashton (bass)

01. Heart beat 
02. The skate 
03. No money down 
04. Rock candy 
05. The 7th son 
06. Roadrunner 
07. Brother where are you
08. Jive samba 
09. Nothin's too good for my baby 
10. Peter Gunn 
11. Mickey's monkey 
12. Live like a lady 
13. Sing hallelujah 
14. Dancing and singing 
15. Sing hallelujah 
16. Live like a lady 
17. Live like a lady Instrumental

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sábado, 11 de maio de 2013

Mr. ALBERT SHOW - Warm Motor (1971 Holland Prog Rock)



NA HOLANDA O VENENO É LIBERADO!! E LIBEROU TAMBÉM ESSA EXCELENTE BANDA QUE FAZIA UM ROCK PROGRESSIVO COM PITADAS SUTIS DE JAZZ!! O ORGAN E O SAX SÃO INSTRUMENTOS PODEROSOS NESTE DISCO E SÃO TOCADOS COM MAESTRIA!! ALÉM DISSO, HÁ A PRESENÇA DE FLAUTAS E UM TRABALHO DE GUITARRA DE PRIMEIRA LINHA!! BOM VENENO E ALTAMENTE RECOMENDADO!! 

The rock group Mr Albert Show from Eindhoven was formed in 1969 by Bertus Borgers (saxophone, flute and vocals), Roeland Boogaart (on drums), Tom Fautubun (on bass guitar), guitarist Eric Lintermans and Bonki Bongaerts (organ). The band was named after a roadie. In 1970 their first single, Wild sensation / King of galaxy is released. The vocals on this track are by Floortje Klomp. This is followed by their selftitled debut album. The sound of this album is a sort of jazzy progressive music with the focus on the saxophone and the organ. A year later they release a second album, Warm Motor. To promote this album, the non-album track Show me your tongue is released as a second single. In 1973 Bonki Bongaerts leaves the band, and this means the end the Mr Albert Show. Bertus Borgers starts a new band Sweet d'Buster, together with Robert Jan Stips of Supersister and is very active as a studio musician. 

The second album of the Dutch band Mr. Albert Show from 1971 Warm Motor was a worldwide release. The US-Version had a different cover and was named Dutch Treat. This album is more on the trippy side than the first one, spheric organ, flute/sax, and great guitar work . The 6 tracks show the bands outstanding talent for progressive rock music with trippy jazz elements but also straight Hardrock. Music ranges from Golden Earring, King Crimson, Colosseum style over to several Krautrock bands. Also included 5 great non-album 45´ tracks and outtakes 


1. Did You Really Find Somebody (9:58)
2. I´m Not More Than A Sign (3:55)
3. Electronic Baby (6:48)
4. Let It All Hang Out (4:42)
5. Bantal (3:52)
6. Woman (11:29)
7. I Can´t Help It - Bonus (2:33)
8. Show Me Your Tongue - Bonus (3:36)
9. Can´t Find My Way Home - Bonu (5:03)
10. Hooked On You - Bonus (4:03)
11. Picking Up Your Page - Bonus (3:26) 

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sexta-feira, 10 de maio de 2013

HAX CEL - Zwai (1972 German Prog Rock Classic)



MAIS UM RARÍSSIMO VENENO ALEMÃO 
DA SÉRIE GARDEN OF DELIGHTS!!!

BANDA DUROU UM ANO E GRAVOU ESSE SEU UNICO ALBUM AO VIVO!! O SOM DOS CARAS É EM CIMA DE MUSICA CLÁSSICA (HANDEL, ALBINONI, BACH, VIVALDI E BEETHOVEN) INCREMENTADA COM ARRANJOS PROGRESSIVOS E VOCAIS!! RESUMINDO, ERA MUSICA CLÁSSICA TRANSFORMADA EM PROGRESSIVO E DO BOM!! O MAIS INTERESSANTE É QUE OS CARAS NÃO USAVAM GUITARRA!! A BANDA SÓ USAVA PIANO, BAIXO, FLAUTA E BATERIA!! UMA INOVAÇÃO BEM LEGAL E INTERESSANTE!! ÓTIMO E RECOMENDADO VENENO QUE TINHA UMA INCRÍVEL CAPACIDADE DE TRANSFORMAR A MUSICA CLÁSSICA NUMA FORMA DIFERENTE E LEGAL DE SE OUVIR!! UM ALBUM ORIGINAL E IMPRESSIONANTE!!

Hax Cel are a rare bird indeed, four guys who were really into the music of their German forefathers. Their sound is straight up classical music augmented by progressive arrangements and vocals. To make things even more interesting the album is totally devoid of guitar as the members play piano, bass, flute, and drums. This sole album was recorded live at the Beethovenhaal in Hannover Germany on the last night the group ever played together! 'Zwai' contains nine great tracks including the standout tracks, 'Albinoni', 'Music', 'Marsch', and 'Land Of Dreams'. In addition, their live set included two short Handel pieces 'Bouree' and 'Andante', both of which are performed beautifully by the pianist and flautist. Their set begins with the instrumental 'Albinoni' a brilliant track which brings to life the inherent beauty of classical music as the group molded it into a modern framework. The progressive sounding 'A Second Time follows' which is perhaps the most commercial of the material in their set. Next comes 'Music' which begins with a downbeat piano progression and a tighter than tight drum beat! The rest of the set is equally as powerful containing great performances by each member of the group, especially the flautist. Hax Cel had the incredible ability to turn classical music on its ear and create an album of truly awesome and original work. As a bonus, this CD release contains a studio single the band recorded in 1972.


* Michael Moebus - Bass, Vocals
* Dieter Neumann - Flute, Vocals
* Achim Neubauer - Piano
* Rainer Greffrath - Drums

Track List :
01. Albinoni - 4:12
02. A Second Time - 3:03
03. Music - 5:23
04. Julius Caesar - 4:36
05. Bouree - 1:18
06. Marsch - 5:16
07. Land Of Dreams - 5:01
08. To Barbara - 7:16
09. Andante - 0:59
10. Albinoni (Bonus) - 3:22
11. Difference (Bonus) - 3:13

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DEAF - Alpha (1971-1972 German Prog Bluesy-Psych)



RARIDADE MÁXIMA!! HIGH RARITY!!
GRUPO ALEMÃO QUE LANÇOU ESSE UNICO ALBUM COM GRAVAÇOES ENTRE 1971-72!! A QUALIDADE DE GRAVAÇÃO NÃO É LÁ ESSAS COISAS, SOA MEIO AMADORA E RUDIMENTAR, MAS NADA QUE ATRAPALHE MUITO A AUDIÇÃO!! O SOM DOS CARAS IMPRESSIONA PELA MISTURA DE BLUES, PSICODELISMO E EXPERIMENTALISMO!! VENENO ALEMÃO RARÍSSIMO E RECOMENDADO!!

The Swiss import LP reissue of Alpha brings one of the most interesting, obscure German progressive-bluesy-psych albums of the early '70s back into print, with all its excitement and intrigue intact. Side one, recorded live between 1970 and 1972, offers some of the wickedest, most chaotic Krautrock moments ever, aside from the one rather conventional (and, by comparison to the rest of the music, rather blasé) blues-based rock number. "No Time" is built out of hypnotic, tribal Can-like beats and free jazz freakouts, while the highly melodic prog keyboards keep the song moving forward.


Dany Rühle - guitarra, vocal
Bert Buchmann - baixo
Gato R. Conrado - flauta, voz
Jalea M. Pastorini - órgão, piano
Güge Jürg Meier - bateria, percussão

1 - No Time
2 - Run You Off The Hill
3 - The Galactic Pack Of Kari
4 - Alpha

quinta-feira, 9 de maio de 2013

RUFUS ZUPHALL - Avalon And On (1970-72 German Progressive)



ESTE ALBUM FOI LANÇADO APENAS NOS ANOS 90 E CONTÉM EXCELENTE MATERIAL PROG-PSYCH-FOLK DESSA ÓTIMA BANDA ALEMÃ COM GRAVAÇÕES DE 1972 QUE TAVA PREVISTO PRA SER LANÇADO EM SEU TERCEIRO ALBUM, PORÉM ANTES DA GRAVAÇÃO A BANDA SE SEPAROU E O MATERIAL SÓ FOI LANÇADO NESSE ALBUM!! MUSICALMENTE ELE É DO NÍVEL DO ALBUM "PHALLOBST"!! A BANDA SEMPRE FOI CHAMADA DE O "JETHRO TULL" DA ALEMANHA DEVIDO AOS BOM USO DE FLAUTAS!! VENENO DO BOM E RECOMENDADO!!

Reissue for first time on CD of the lost 3rd album by this great '70's German outfit. It contains material from 1972 planned to be released as their 3rd album, but before a record deal took place the band split up. Musically in the vein of Phallobst'. 2 Long tracks over 12 minutes mixed with some shorter oriented tracks make this an great addition the bands other releases. CD comes with lots of bonus tracks and informative booklet.Out of Aachen (a stone throw from Belgium and Holland) this superb band have often been called Germany's answer to JETHRO TULL. Their two studio albums are highly sought by collectors and this is no wonder. 


01 - Avalon Suite 11:26
02 - Pachebel 04:03
03 - Prelude to: Who Will I Be Tomorrow 02:40
04 - The Cold Of Winter 01:48
05 - A Thousand Mothers Weeping 01:49
06 - The Ballad Of Hollis Brown   12:26
07 - Granum Cerebri 04:06
08 - Portland Town 04:20
Bonustracks
09 - Knight Of Third Degree 06:37
10 - Spanferkel 02:34
11 - Freitag 07:05

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MAMMUT - Mammut (1971 German Hard Prog Rock)



EXCELENTE, LENDÁRIA E OBSCURA BANDA ALEMÃ E UM ALBUM RARÍSSIMO!! GUITARRA DUPLA, FAIXAS LONGAS, SELVAGENS, SOLOS PSICODÉLICOS E LETRAS PARANÓICAS DÃO O TOM DO DISCO!! OS CARAS INCORPORAM MUSICA CLÁSICA, HARD, PROGRESSIVO E FORTES INFLUÊNCIAS DO ACID BLUES, NUMA PRODUÇÃO EXCELENTE SE CONSIDERARMOS QUE O ALBUM FOI UMA EDIÇÃO PRIVADA E QUE SURGIU A PARTIR DE UMA JAM SESSION DOS CARAS NUMA MADRUGADA!! PRA REFORÇAR A RARIDADE DESSE VENENO É SÓ DIZER QUE A REEDIÇÃO DESSE CD FOI RETIRADA DE CIRCULAÇÃO DEVIDO A PROBLEMAS LEGAIS!! VENENO ALEMÃO PIRADÉX E ALTAMENTE RECOMENDADO!!

Nascido fora da cena do jazz em Villingen (perto de Stuttgart, sudoeste da Alemanha) de ex-músicos das bandas The Set Corda e aqueles. Mammut é uma banda obscura subterrâneo, cujo único álbum foi o resultado de não-detém-barradas "jam sessions" tarde da noite nos estúdios da MPS. sons das Trevas, com dicas de Amon Düül II, blues-rock pesado (no Frumpy mais freaky ou veia Tomorrow's Gift), com todos os tipos de estranho, toques étnicos e gothic combinados em suas músicas. Embora a banda Deep Purple citado na rocha como uma grande influência, o seu espírito era puramente Krautrock. Seu álbum é uma raridade única lendária, e com razão. A reedição do CD foi retirado devido a problemas legais.

Born out of the jazz scene in Villingen (near Stuttgart, Southwest Germany) from musicians formerly of the bands The Rope Set and Those. Mammut were an obscure underground band, whose sole album was the result of no-holds-barred late night jam sessions at the MPS studios. Dark sounds, with hints of Amon Düül II, heavy blues-rock (in the more freaky Frumpy or Tomorrow's Gift vein), with all sorts of strange, ethnic and gothic touches combined in their music. Although the band themselves quoted Deep Purple's IN ROCK as a major influence, their spirit was purely Krautrock. Their sole album is a legendary rarity, and rightly so. The CD reissue was withdrawn due to legal problems. From "The Crack In the Cosmic Egg"

This group made one of the most legendary German private pressings. It is now incredibly rare. The sound of a squeaking mouse opens the album, released on 'Mouse Trick Track Music' (amazing choice of label name!) The album is a thematically linked "Mammut Opus", with the word "Mammut" included in all the track titles. A rhythmic and dramatic instrumental overture with wistful flute ("Bird Mammut") and a short interlude for piano ("Classical Mammut") put you in the right mood before the lengthy, heavy guitar riffing tracks "Mammut Ecstasy" and "Footmachine Mammut" strike you. Perhaps Elias Hulk and parts of the first Embryo album are comparable to this.

Side two starts with a "Short Mammut" - sounds of gunfire and bomber planes. "Schizoid Mammut" had violent, paranoid lyrics with music to match. "Nagarn Mammut" is their attempt to be more lyrical. The album closes the same way as it started with large doses of instrumental music ("Mammut Opera"), what Pete Townshend would name 'underture'. The most impressive aspect of this album is that all the biting guitar statements are woven in-between the vocals. A typical golden artefact from one of the most fertile years of modern music (1971) incorporating both classical and heavy acid blues influences. Good production as well, considering it was a private release, so I can recommend this album to you with great enthusiasm!


Klaus "Ede" Schnur (guitar, vocals)
Peter "Mammut" Schnur (guitar, vocals)
Rainer Hoffmann (piano, organ)
Tilo Hermann (bass, flute, vocals)
Günter Saier (drums, percussion)

01 - Bird Mammut
02 - Classical Mammut
03 - Mammut Ecstacy
04 - Foolmachine Mammut
http://youtu.be/-lnMcAJwrjA
05 - Short Mammut
http://youtu.be/A6OXOTxZkMU
06 - Shizoyd Mammut
07 - Nähgern Mammut
08 - Mammut Opera

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quarta-feira, 8 de maio de 2013

TWOGETHER - A Couple Of Times (1973 German Prog Rock Psych Jazzy)



VENENO ALEMÃO RARO!! A BANDA É UM DUO DE TECLADOS E BATERIA!! A SONORIDADE É DENSA, ATMOSFÉRICA, GROOVY-SPACEY, IMPROVISAÇÃO DE PIANOS JAZZY E ALGUMAS BALADAS PSYCH!! É UM MOSAICO DE ESTILOS E INFLUÊNCIAS MUSICAIS!! UMA VIAGEM IMAGINATIVA ATRAVÉS DE JAM SESSIONS COM LIVRES IMPROVISAÇÕES!! VENENO RARO E RECOMENDADO!!

A Couple of Times is an exubberant-powerfully tripped out jazzy-electronic trip. With bands as Kollektiv, Kraan, Out of Focus, Xhol (...) Twogether represent the jazziest side of krautrock. Their sound is rather atypical with reminiscence of notorious epic symphonic keyboardists (I'm thinking notably to early Keith Emerson with The Nice). A couple of Times is a patchwork of musical styles and influences, an imaginative trip through coulourful, soulful and freely improvised jam sessions. This is mostly instrumental. 

The album starts with a collection of groovy-spacey electronic pieces built on endless keys / grand piano improvs and jazzy drum sets, admitting discreet acid pop-ish vocals. The album contains some basic-moody psych pop ballads (I look around, Meet me Every Day ...) featuring warm organic chords. Bolero is an epic spaciousness, including dense buzzing keyboards and majestic-desperate-heroic melodies. Fusion closes the album with the cloudy-abstract electronic poetry called Fusion. Despite that it was recorded during the 70's it sounds more like mellow-psych combos of the 60's. A Couple of Times remains a deliciously psychedelic, jazzy, neo-classical orientated musical trip. A little classic and a must have for all prog-heads of the first era. [Review by philippe]


- Klaus Bangert /(vocals, organ, piano, synth
- Reinhard Fischer / drums, percussion, synth

01. Percussion (3:26)
02. Don't cry (2:56)
03. Out of range (4:03)
04. Make me feel alright (2:23)
05. On the move (3:35)
06. Toss-up (2:55)
07. I look around/Meet me every day (5:00)
08. Meet me every day (3:23)
09. Bolero (2:43)
10. Cathedral (3:45)
11. Fusion (3:51)
12. I was away too long (2:32)
13. I've found a love again (2:56)

terça-feira, 7 de maio de 2013

SECOND MOVEMENT - Blind Man's Mirror (1976 Rare German Prog Rock)



VENENO RARO!! RARITY ALBUM!!

VENENO ALEMÃO PROGRESSIVO E RIPAGEM DE VINIL!! A BANDA MESMO QUE TENHA SURGIDO EM 1971 SOMENTE LANÇOU SEU PRIMEIRO ALBUM EM 1976 COM UMA TIRAGEM SUPER LIMITADA DE APENAS 700 CÓPIAS!! O SOM DOS CARAS É UMA ATMOSFERA FUSION E COM ELEMENTOS DO ROCK PROGRESIVO E PITADAS SINFÔNICAS!! VENENO ALEMÃO RECOMENDADO, COM SUITES LONGAS TÍPICAS DO BOM E VELHO KRAUTROCK ALEMÃO!! POUCA INFORMAÇÃO TEMOS SOBRE A BANDA!!

A late seventies keyboard and guitar-based progressive band from Coburg, with roots back to the late sixties. Blind Man's Mirror was privately pressed. Just 700 copies were released. It featured typical, melodic late seventies style progressive rock with symphonic touches. 


Harald Kesselhack - Vocals
Seggi Zeidler - Keyboards
Thomas Mockl - Guitars
Manni Greiner -  Bass
Mathias Helk - Drums
Manni Bierback - Flute and sax

01. Strange Shore (9:30)
02. Blind Man’s Mirror (12:10)
03. Shanghai (4:32)
04. Back In Town (9:07)
http://youtu.be/NWF4jtwhp7Q
05. Different Autumn (10:16)

segunda-feira, 6 de maio de 2013

TWILIGHT - Day And Night (1975 German Rock Prog)



MAIS UM VENENO DO SELO 
GARDEN OF DELIGHTS!!

BOA BANDA ALEMÃ QUE FAZIA UM PROGRESSIVO BEM LEGAL, ALIÁS OS ALEMÃES ERAM FERAS NO PROGRESSIVO!! CERTAMENTE AS MAIORES BANDAS DO GÊNERO VIERAM DA ALEMANHA!! TWILIGHT GRAVOU UM UNICO ALBUM E REALMENTE ERA UMA BANDA MUITO BOA FORMADA POR ESTUDANTES DE MUSICA DA CIDADE DE "BONN", E QUE FAZIAM UM ROCK PROGRESSIVO SINFÔNICO COM PITADAS DO PSICODELISMO E DO SPACE ROCK!! MAS O CLIMA OSCILA COM INCURSÕES EM VÁRIOS ESTILOS MUSICAIS!! AS VEZES AS MUSICAS SOAM MEIO "PINKFLOYDIANAS", "LEDZEPIANAS E ATÉ MESMO "WEST COAST AMERICANO" COMO NA FAIXA "COUNTRY WALTZ"!! 

GRANDE PARTE DO ALBUM FOI GRAVADO EM 1975 E PLANEJADO PRA SER LANÇADO EM LP, O QUE ACABOU NÃO ACONTECENDO, COM ISSO, DOCUMENTOS DA GRAVADORA QUE TINHA SIDO ADQUIRIDA POR UM COLECIONADOR FOI O PONTO DE PARTIDA PRA RASTREAR E DESCOBRIR A BANDA, BEM COMO A "MASTER TAPE" DA GRAVAÇÃO!! O GUITARRISTA E VOCALISTA "VOLKMAR KRAMARZ" DEPOIS DE DEIXAR A TWILIGHT SE JUNTOU A OUTRA BOA BANDA CHAMADA "ARKTIS"!!

GERMAN BAND FORMED BY STUDENTS OF MUSIC CITY "BONN"!! ROCK SYMPHONIC PROGRESSIVE WITH A TOUCH OF PSYCHEDELIC AND SPACE ROCK!! BUT THE CLIMATE FLUCTUATES WITH FORAYS INTO VARIOUS MUSICAL STYLES!!


Volkmar Kramarz - guitar and vocals
Ulrich Hülder - keyboards 
Jürgen Bieler - bass and vocals
Roland Glässer - drums and percussion

Day And Night (8:25)
Country Waltz (3:43)
Leaving In The Morning (5:50)
Rock 'N' Roll Chillun' (4:43)
Stranger In Your Town (7:20)
White Queen Boogie (4:00)
Last Night In Verona (2:34)
Ships Sailing On Sea (5:27)

domingo, 5 de maio de 2013

IRON MAIDEN - Maiden Voyage (1969 UK Hard Rock Prog)



DA SÉRIE: PRA ETERNIZAR O VENENO!!

NÃO MEUS AMIGOS!! NÃO CONFUNDAM!! NÃO É O IRON MAIDEN AQUELE COMERCIAL DO STEVE HARRIS!! TRATA-SE DE OUTRA BANDA OBSCURA QUE FOI FORMADA ANTES COM O MESMO NOME, MAS DE OUTRO ESTILO!! É HARD ROCK PODEROSO, PORÉM MAIS PROGRESSIVO, COM PITADAS PSICODÉLICAS E BEM MAIS TRABALHADO!! 

A BANDA FOI CRIADA NA CIDADE DE BOLTON, NA INGLATERRA, BEM ANTES DO IRON MAIDEN COMERCIAL!! DEPOIS DE UMA TURNÊ PELA AUTRALIA, EM 1970, O VOCALISTA BARRY SKELLS DEIXOU A BANDA E A GRAVADORA GEMINI PERDEU AS MASTER TAPES DO ALBUM E SOMENTE EM 1998 SKEELS LIBEROU AS CÓPIAS QUE TINHA DAS MASTERS ORIGINAIS!! MUITO AZAR DOS CARAS, POIS POR DESORGANIZAÇÃO DA GRAVADORA SE FERRARAM E AINDA VIRAM ANOS DEPOIS O IRON MAIDEN DE STEVE HARRIS ESTOURAR COMERCIALMENTE E AINDA COM O MESMO NOME QUE ELES HAVIAM CRIADO HÁ VÁRIOS ANOS ATRÁS!! QUE AZARÃO MESMO!! UM BELO E RECOMENDÁVEL VENENO!! A FAIXA LIAR É UMA OBRA PSICODÉLICA E HARDEIRA!!

A banda foi formada em 1964, Essex, Inglaterra com os músicos - Barry Skeels (baixo e vocais), Steve Drewett (vocais e harmonica) , Chris Rose (Guitarra solo) e Alan hooker (batera. Em 1966 ocorre a primeira troca de músicos, passando para Steve Drewett (vocal/harmonica), Chris Rose (guitarra solo), Tom Loates (rhythm guitar), Stan Gillem (drums) e Barry Skeels (bass). Em 1968 Graham Esgrove (guitar) assume as guitarras. Ainda em nova formação e a banda batizada inicialmente como Bum, conta com os seguintes músicos Steve Drewet (vocais & Harmonica), Trevor Thoms (guitarra/vocal), Barry Skells (baixo/vocais) e Paul Reynolds (bateria/vocais). Apresentaram-se em alguns pubs locais, conseguindo uma rápida repercussão e gravaram o compacto independente Ballad of Martha Kent / God of Darkness. No final de 1968 a banda troca de nome para Iron Maiden, troca de baterista que passa a ser Steve Chapman e em 1969 assina um contrato de risco com a Gemini Records, lançando, em 1970, o compacto Falling / Ned Kelly que segue uma linha de som progressivo psicodélico e com guitarras mais pesadas e distorcidas. O contrato seria por 3 anos, caso o disco fosse bem sucedido e a banda realiza uma pequena turnê na Austrália. A música Falling chama atenção, principalmente pelo seu baixo cavalgado e por alguns riffs de guitarras lembram uma certa banda de mesmo nome. Em 1970 o baterista Paul Reynolds retorna a banda e esta lança mais dois compactos: Liar / Ritual, CC Ryde / Plague.

A boa repercussão dos compactos faz com que a banda cresça no underground local, tendo aberto shows de grandes bandas como The Who e Amen Corner. Em 1972, antes da conclusão de seu primeiro LP, a banda, misteriosamente, encerra suas atividades. A única coisa que se sabe, a respeito dos músicos, depois do fim da banda é que o guitarrista Trevor Thoms, passou pelo Hawkwind (?), aonde o baixista viria a ser justamente Lemmy Killmister e o baixista Barry Skells tocou em uma banda chamada Zions. Steve Harris, em sua biografia, conta que alguém com um inglês de sotaque diferente ligou para ele em 1976 e ameaça processá-lo por ele está usando este nome. Em 1998 sai em CD a coletânea chamada Maiden Voyage pela gravadora Hi-note Music, que classificou a banda como “Archetypal Doom Metal”, contando com todos os compactos lançados, incluindo as musicas da época que a banda se chamava Bum. No encarte do CD, aparecem um contrato deles com a Gemini Records e alguns cartazes, assim como fotos e ingressos de shows, provando que eles surgiram antes do Iron Maiden atual.

Not the legendary wrinkly rockers, but an earlier band from Basildon. Recorded between 1969 and 1970, this - their debut album, is a classic piece of early doom metal progression featuring the spine chilling guitar of Trevor Thoms. Also includes the (at the time) longest single ever and two tracks by Bum! A welcome reissue. Not the Iron Maiden, but a much more obscure and earlier outfit with the same name. The 'A' side to their sole 45 is a brilliant lengthy guitar-led piece with a solo well beyond the length of a 1970 single.They were known as Burn up until January 1970 and in March of the same year they toured Australia.


01. Falling - 6.04
02. Ned Kelly - 3.15
03. Liar - 12.21
04. Ritual - 8.47
05. CC Ryder - 6.12
06. Plague - 8.26
07. Ballad Of Martha Kent - 6.50
08. God Of Darkness - 4.18

HAYSTACKS BALBOA - Haystacks Balboa (1970 US Hard Acid Prog Rock)



ÓTIMA BANDA FORMADA EM 1969 E SEPARADA EM 1971, E QUE FAZIA UM HARD ROCK ACIDO DE PRIMEIRA LINHA, COM GRANDES RIFFS DE GUITARRAS E ORGAN HAMMOND TRABALHANDO BONITO!! TRATA-SE DE UM ALBUM PESADO E PREGRESSIVO, COM ALGUMAS PASSAGENS ACUSTICAS E FREAKS!! DIZEM QUE A BANDA FOI UMA RESPOSTA AMERICANA AO KRAUTROCK ALEMÃO!! SEJA COMO FOR, TRATA-SE DE UM ÓTIMO DISCO E UM VENENO RECOMENDADO!!

Reissue of their elusive 1970 one and only album of heavy acid rock. Specially re-packaged and re-mastered. Big guitar riffs and heavy hammond organs accompany brooding rock vocals. Interesting, different, dark, gloomy, funny, heavy, progressive, acoustic, man this album's got it all.  Above all, it is a pretty heavy progressive album with a couple light acoustic songs and a few insane rockers with cool riffs battling organs.  Not only that, the singer is Leslie West's brother, Larry singing over the mahem. He sounds like his brother mixed with MC5 vocalist Rob Tyner with that gravelly, deep roar.  He demonstrates this best on "The Children Of Heaven," a unique song that fills the bill of almost all of the characteristics listed above.  While it may not be the best song on the album, it is the most unique and invents its own style; truly a sound to be heard.  Great lyric on the track, "Riverland": "Riverland where life is grand and wars are fought with loud rock bands."  This must be where they recorded this album.  In essence, Haystacks Balboa is almost like an American response to Krautrock proving that the US has a few bands that know how to play freaky, weird, progressive rock.


Lloyd Landesman : Keyboard  
Mark Harrison Mayo : Guitar  ex-the Vagrants 
Bruce Scott : Vocals   
Mark Polott : Bass   
Mark Babani : Drums  

1. Spoiler 
2. The Children of Heaven 
3. Gasbag 
4. Auburn Queen 
5. Sticky Finger 
6. Ode to the Silken Men 
7. Riverland 

sábado, 4 de maio de 2013

CEREBRUM - Eagle Death (1970 Spain Wild Hard Psychedelia)



CEREBRUM É UMA BANDA DA ESPANHA COM VOCAIS EM INGLÊS E QUE FAZIA UMA PSICODELIA SELVAGEM COM GUITARRAS ESTRIDENTES E MUITAS DISTORÇÕES!! EDIÇÃO LIMITADA A 500 CÓPIAS!! VENENO RARÍSSIMO E RECOMENDADO!!

Hard psychedelic blues with harmonica, weird spanish vocals, fuzzed geetarsolos adn just about all trippy weirdness this genre has to offer. Not the most important songs in the world but its still great garagefun, and hey, thats not bad at all in my book. Copies of Cerebrums two singles go for about 30-40 pounds each on the rare occasions when they are up for sale. From The spanish progressive rock encyclopedia:They recorded two singles by late 60s-early 70s and rapidly they splitted, giving birth to a new band named Delirium Tremens. Other members of the group kept on as Cerebrum without any new recordings. The journalist Jordi Serra i Fabra wrote: "Cerebrum are the summit of spanish progressive music. Their music is revolutionary and experimental. They components are young and unquiet, hopefull and plenty of that force that pushes to succeess, to security... Cerebrum is with no doubt a musical experiment, a synthesis of strengthin the grooves of a single." It seems that the second version of Cerebrum hosted the first musical steps of the guitarrist Salvador Domínguez. Limited and numbered issue of 500 copies!!

HISTÓRIA COMPLETA DA BANDA:
COMPLETE HISTORY TO THE BAND:
http://blogcritics.org/music/article/music-reviews-smack-smack-and-cerebrum/


Luis Navarro: vocals, harmonica
Javier Esteve: guitar
Jose Maria Pellico: Bass
Pedro Moreno: Drums

01. Eagle Death
02. Read A Book
03. Time`s Door
04. It`s So Hard

DOCTOR DOWNTRIP - Doctor Downtrip (1972 Belgian Hard Prog Psych)



VENENO RARO!! DOCTOR DOWNTRIP ERA UMA BANDA DA BÉLGICA QUE FAZIA UM SOM PROGRESSIVO PSICODÉLICO DA MAIS ALTA QUALIDADE, VENENO PURO!! O GUITARRISTA E VOCALISTA "MICHAEL HESLOP", ANTERIORMENTE PARTICIPAVA DA ÓTIMA BANDA "BURNING PLAGUE", JÁ POSTADA AQUI NO BLOG E QUE SUGIRO AOS ENVENENADOS CONHECEREM TAMBÉM!! QUANDO VOCÊS COMEÇAREM A ESCUTAR OS ACORDES E O VOCAL DE "FREE MORNING" É O MESMO QUE UM PATAÇO NA NUCA!! VENENO RARÍSSIMO E ALTAMENTE RECOMENDADO!! CAPA ORIGINAL E COM BÔNUS TRACK!!

Formed in Brussels back in 1969, Doctor Downtrip were to debut with a single for the Vogue label. In june 1970 they played the “Puzzle P-festival”(a famous Brussels club in the Rue De Bouchers) with many Belgian hardrock bands as well as headliner Wallace Collection. But the first highlight of their relatively brief career was their appearance at the Bilzen Rock & Jazz festival in august 1970 along such acts as Badfinger and Screaming Lord Sutch. Both festivals also had another Brussels band, Burning Plague on the bill. When by the end of 1970 Plague’s Michael Heslop (who was original from the USA) decided to put his band on hold, the announcement of his entry to Doctor Downtrip quickly followed. After a while this new line-up (John Hastry on bass, Michael Heslop on guitar, Paul Van De Velden on drums, Michel Rorive on vocals and Sylvain Paul on organ) was really rocking as proven on the “summer festival Den Haan” and the fondly-remembered Jemelle festival on august 8th,1971 where they supported Golden Earring and Genesis.

It took more than a year before the new five-piece had an impressive armoury of self-penned compositions at their disposal, and the first proof of it, came in 1972 when they released the single “take my place” backed with “depressed” on CBS records. Both songs showed the real potential of this hardrock band as their fine organ/guitar work was finally captured on vinyl. After healthy sales a second two-tracker was scheduled for release, but without haste, as it was already 1973 when “jumpin’ in the air / winter’s coming” saw the light of day. An appearance as support act for Mark Bolan’s T-REX (on march 24th ,1973) at the big Vorst/Forest National hall also made impression. By the end of 1975 Doctor Downtrip had already undergone a few changes with Heslop & Paul leaving to be replaced by only a guitarplayer: Jos’ Cuisset who came from Lagger Blues Machine. But it wasn’t only the line-up who’s been changed, also the name was shortened to Downtrip. After that, the band managed to record their second lp and for the first time produced it themselves. “If You Don’t Rock Now” was released in 1976 on CBS/Epic. Excellent hard-rocking stuff throughout; highlights were “sweet lies” and the awesome “getting louder”.

It took more than two years before another Downtrip album hit the shops, but “Downtown” was a fine third set. Especially the first side had storming numbers such as “scarecrow”, “shout it out”, “dedicated to you” and the longer title song. Despite this album things started falling apart and by the end of the decade, the Downtrip members concluded that they were fighting a losing battle and had called it a day without making much of a fuss about.



LISTEN IN CHANNEL VENENOS DO ROCK YOUTUBE
Nothing The Same / Free Morning Time


JOHN HASTRY – BASS
JEAN-PAUL GOOSENS – VOCALS
PAUL VAN DER VELDEN – DRUMS
MICHEAL HESLOP – GUITAR/VOCALS
SERGE PAUL - GUITAR

sexta-feira, 3 de maio de 2013

SPERRMULL - Sperrmull (1973 German Psych Hardrock)



BEAUTIFUL POISON!! GREAT GERMAN BAND!! VENENASSO!! BANDA ALEMÃ DE PRIMEIRÍSSIMA LINHA!! OS CARAS MISTURAVAM PSICODELIA, PROGRESSIVO E HARDROCK NUMA FUSÃO INCRÍVEL!! VENENO ALEMÃO DA MELHOR SAFRA!! NÃO CONSUMA COM MODERAÇÃO!!

Official issue of killer '70s German space rock with English vocals. Tracks like "No Freak Out" and "Right Now" explode with acid guitar reverb mayhem. A classic slice of Kraut-rock and very rare on vinyl... Now in fold out Digipak with bonus tracks.

Sperrmull's only album has all the musical variety you'll ever desire from an early 70s German album - the jolly mandolin tune on "Me And My Girlfriend", Floydian effects on "No Freak Out", Deep Purple-like guitar and organ lines on "Rising Up" and powerful solo work with dynamic arrangements on "Right Now" (the longest track). The rest, "Land Of The Rocking Sun" and "Pat Casey", were more conventional rock songs, and could very well have been the A and B sides to a catchy single (but weren't!). The recordings were done at the Dierks Studio, Stommeln, produced by a certain Chazadu, surely a more famous character appearing under a pseudonym.

Long time lost krautrock classic delivering a dynamic, complex combination between fuzzy freak out improvisations (full of Hammond organs and catchy heavy guitar leads) & folk epic arrangements for the flute. They published only one album in 1970 in a rather anonymus way at D. Dierks's studio (for the Brain label in a very limited edition, lately re-published by Second battle). A very accomplished essay. Similar to (early) Deep Purple, Nosferatu and Rufus Zuphall. Their album is one of the rarest of the whole Brain 1,000-series, mint originals selling for more than 250 DM. In 1989, a limited edition of 1,000 copies (on black Brain) was made available through the influence of Second Battle. This edition sold out quickly, so the album is once again hard to obtain.


Helmut Krieg (guitar, mandolin, vocals)
Harald Kaiser (bass, vocals)
Reinhold Breuer (drums, percussion)
Peter Schneider (organ, electric piano, synthesizer)

01 - Me An My Girlfriend - 5.05
02 - No Freak Out - 6.43
03 - Rising Up - 6.32
04 - Right Now - 9.09
05 - Land Of The Rocking Sun - 4.30
06 - Pat Casey - 3.20
07 - Have To Leave You (Bonus) - 5.47
08 - To Be Satisfied (Bonus) - 6.13