sábado, 21 de noviembre de 2009

Camel - Live in Warsaw, Poland (1997)


6th April, 1997 live concert at Sala Kongresowa, Warsaw, Poland.

Track List:

CD1:

01 - Lunar Sea
02 - Hymn to Her
03 - Rhayader
04 - Rhayader Goes to Town
05 - Preparation
06 - Dunkirk
07 - Drafted
08 - Docks
09 - Beached
10 - Spirit of the Water
11 - Ice
12 - Sasquatch
13 - Milk'n Honey
14 - Mother Road
15 - Needles
16 - Rose of Sharon

CD2:

01 - Irish Air
02 - Irish Air (reprise)
03 - Harbour of Tears
04 - Cóbh
05 - Send Home the Slates
06 - Under the Moon
07 - Watching the Bobbins
08 - Eyes of Ireland
09 - Running from Paradise
10 - End of the Day
11 - Coming of Age
12 - The Hour Candle
13 - Never Let Go

Bonus Tracks:
14 - Lady Fantasy (Hala Wisly, Krakow 5 Apr 97)
15 - Spirit of the Water (acoustic from Dutch Radio 'Two Meter Sessions')
16 - Send Home the Slates (acoustic from Dutch Radio 'Two Meter Sessions')

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The Warriors (feat. Jon Anderson) - You Came Along / Don't Make Me Blue (1964)


Line-up / Musicians:

David Foster (Badger) Bass Guitar and Harmonies
Jon Anderson (YES) Harmony Vocals
Tony Anderson (Las Bravos) Lead Vocal and Harmonica
Ian Wallace (King Crimson) Drums
Rod Hill Guitar
Mike Brereton Guitar

The Warriors were David's first band. Formed in '62, The Warriors went through different line up's until the most successful was achieved in '64, this being David Foster, Ian Wallace, Rod Hill, Mike Brereton, Jon Anderson and his brother Tony Anderson, on vocals. In their early days the band played the working men's club's, sporting clubs and small halls and club's in and around the Lancashire area eventually moving up to bigger rock venue's such as The Cavern, Liverpool, Oasis Manchester and the Mecca Ballroom circuit.



Decca Records signed the band in early '64 and The Warriors cut their single You Came Along b/w Don't Make Me Blue, the latter being David's first recorded song. They appeared in a feature film called Just For You and made television appearances on ATV'S Thank Your Lucky Stars and BBC'S Juke Box Jury.

They then toured Britain extensively for the next year being managed by the owners of The Beachcomber Club's where they often appeared. Tony Anderson and Mike Brereton left the Warriors in late '65 leaving Jon and David on Vocals and introducing Brian Chatton on keyboards.

This was to be the last incarnation of The Warriors. After touring Europe's Cellar Club's (Top Ten, Hamburg, Storyville Clubs, Cologne and Frankfurt, Carousel Club, Copenhagen etc) they split up in Frankfurt Germany in August '67 shagged out after a long squawk.

Discographic info:

Format: 7-inch single
Year release: 1964
Label: Decca Records
Cat. nº: F-11926

Tracks list:

Side A: You Came Along (Maron, Reed) - Robbins Music (2:03)
Side B: Don't Make Me Blue (from the film "Just For You") (Foster) - Feldman (2:05)

Production: Ivor Raymonds



Links you may visit:

- Yes Museum
- Highland Motorcycle HOLS
- Answers.com / The Warriors

viernes, 20 de noviembre de 2009

Osanna - Palepoli (1973)

"Palepoli" es un álbum conceptual de un grupo conocido y renombrado en Italia: Osanna. Grupo tan famoso en aquel pais como también lo son Banco del Mutuo Soccorso o Premiata Forneria Marconi, pero lejos de un estilo similar en cuanto a su nivel de sonido.

La flauta, la guitarra, el saxo y las vocales, típicamente construidas con un sentido estéticamente característico de una era de los '70, tienen una gran presencia en el álbum. El mismo está lleno de rupturas inesperadas y temas que se violentan, que aceleran, que respiran, toman aire y se vuelven a levantar entre sonidos de saxo y flauta principalmente.

"Palepoli" es muy distinto a lo que se puede estar acostumbrado a recibir por parte de los grupos clásicos del característico rock progresivo italiano. Hay que andarse con cuidado cuando se realice la audición de este álbum, porque uno no escucha un prog melódico o sinfónico característico de los '70 ni característico de los grupos clásicos de rock progresivo de Italia. "Palepoli" es un disco muy enfocado a los sonidos fusión, jazz, y eventualmente puede resultar un tanto desquiciante. Hay momentos en los que bien puede uno pensar que está escuchando a Zorn, e incluso algún momento lleno de dulzura y equilibrio.

"Palepoli" es un álbum que desquicia, que sorprende, que confunde si el oído no está bien educado a recibir disonancias. Claro que éstas están controladas, pero están ahí presentes en el disco, lo que puede resultar en una decepción si lo que esperas es algo convencional dentro del género.

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"3rd album released by one of the classic Italian bands of the 70's mixing a much more "World music" influence than their classic debut "L'Uomo". "Palepoli" is an highly musically diverse album with many influences and sudden atmosphere, mood and tempo changes. At times I guess comparisons could be made to the early work of JETHRO TULL or even SEMIRAMIS but overall "Palepoli" reaches far too many different peaks to remain in one place for comparisons. Guitar sounds are meaty, hard and are slightly fuzz-like (a personal fav) and when combined with the heavy flute passages, percussion and keyboard atmospheres (some grand mellotron) makes this a tremendously addictive offering. I have always loved OSANNA ability to deliver a progressive rock album without worrying about remaining within a defined boundary. "Palepoli" is essentially 2 long album side epic tracks (18 and 22 mins) which are given lots of room to explore some grand musical caverns and hills. A great piece of Italian progressive history and an album full of unpredictable musical moments with that classic Ital-prog shape."

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Datos discográficos:

LP : Fonit (LPX 19) 1973 laminated gatefold cover with lyric inner
- Fonit (LPX 19) 1974 non-laminated gatefold cover with lyric inner
- Fonit/3000 (SFC 201) 1978 single cover
- Fonit/Pellicano (PL 421) 1980 single cover
- BTF/Vinyl Magic (VM 127LP) 2008 new reissue with glossy gatefold cover and inner

CD : Fonit Cetra (CDLP 425) 1991 reissue of 1973 album - now deleted
- Warner/Fonit (28279-2) 90's as above

Tracks Listing

1. Oro Caldo (18:30)
2. Stanza Città (1:45)
3. Animale Senza Respiro (21:36)

Total Time: 41:51

Line-up / Musicians

- Danilo Rustici / guitars, vox organ, electric piano, vocals
- Lino Vairetti / lead vocals, rhythm guitars, ARP 2600, Mellotron
- Elio D'Anna / tenor and soprano sax, flute, vocals
- Massimo Guarino / drums, vibraphone, percussion
- Lello Brandi / bass

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Acqua Fragile - Mass-Media Stars (1974)

El grupo se llamaba originalmente Gli Immortali (Los Inmortales) y estaba integrado por Bernardo Lanzetti (voz), Gino Campanini (guitarra) y Piero Canavera (batería), a quienes se unió en seguida el teclista Maurizio Mori y el bajista Franz Dondi. Dondi provenía de otro grupo, Moschettieri (Los Mosqueteros), que en 1967 había publicado un single de 45 (Il tempo dell'amore) y había actuado como telonero en un concierto de los Rolling Stones.

Gli Immortali empezaron a actuar en directo a principios de los años 1970, junto con otros importantes grupos del panorama italiano de Rock progresivo como Premiata Forneria Marconi, en lo que fue una de las escenas más creativas pero menos conocidas del panorama musical europeo y mundial de la época. Por entonces decidieron cambiar el nombre a Acqua Fragile, y actuaron junto a grandes bandas del género como Soft Machine, Uriah Heep y Gentle Giant.

El primer disco de Acqua Fragile, titulado de forma homónima, fue publicado en el sello discográfico independiente Número Uno en 1973. Se trata de un trabajo claramente inspirado en el rock progresivo británico (sobre todo en Genesis y Gentle Giant) y con letras en inglés, hecho bastante inusual en el panorama musical italiano del momento.

El álbum fue distribuido solamente en Italia y no obtuvo el éxito esperado. El siguiente disco, 'Mass Media Stars de 1974 fue lanzado en el mercado estadounidense, que había acogido anteriormente de forma positiva a Premiata Forneria Marconi. A finales de ese año, el grupo incluyó a un nuevo miembro, el teclista Joe Vescovi. El cantante Lanzetti abandonó la formación para irse a Premiata, quien fue sustituido por Roby Facini. Al no lograr nunca asentarse donde querían, el grupo se disolvió definitivamente en 1975.

Franz Dondi ha fundado una banda recientemente, llamada l'Acqua Fragile Project, que interpreta ampliamente el repertorio clásico de Acqua Fragile.

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"A definite improvement over their self-titled debut, and a decided turn into a more progressive direction. The PFM parallel still applies, though even more pronounced this time, with a greater role for Maurizio Mori's keys. On their previous outing, he was pretty much limited to organ and piano. This time, he adds synthesizers and Mellotron to proceedings, adding much symphonic depth.

The chief standout is the opening track, "Cosmic Mind Affair", full of bright harmonies, winsome melodies and memorable keyboard riffs. In fact, the whole album is packed with the sumptuous, CSN-derived vocal harmonies which were the saving grace of their first album. Bernardo Lanzetti still sounds unnervingly like Roger Chapman. If you're a Family fan (as I am), this won't be a problem. If not, at least console yourself with the knowledge that he does indeed sound better in harmony than solo."

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Datos discográficos:

LP Ricordi (SMRL 6150) 1974 - portada simple con encarte
LP Contempo (CONTE 003) 1991
CD Contempo (CONTECD 003) 1991 - reedición del disco de 1974 - descatalogado
CD BMG (74321-98059-2) 2003

Songs / Tracks Listing:

1. Cosmic Mind Affiar (7:22)
2. Bar Gazing (5:07)
3. Mass-Media Stars (6:55)
4. Opening Act (5:40)
5. Professor (6:49)
6. Coffee Song (5:57)

Total Time: 37:50

Line-up / Musicians
- Gino Campanini / guitar, mandolin, guitar (electric), vocals
- Piero Canavera / guitar, percussion, vocals
- Franz Dondi / bass
- Claudio Fabi / piano
- Bernardo Lanzetti / guitar, guitar (electric), vocals, guitar (8 String)
- Maurizio Mori / keyboards, vocals

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miércoles, 18 de noviembre de 2009

El documental "Reflection" (Keith Crichton & Lawrence Moore, 1977)



En 1977, Keith Crichtow y Lawrence Moore se embarcaron en la producción de un documental sobre la relación espacial de la arquitectura de la Catedral gótica de Chartres, en Francia, con el conjunto megalítico de Stonehenge, situado cerca de Amesbury, en el condado de Wiltshire (Inglaterra), y la reserva índia de los Mandan.

"Reflection" fue la inspiración para Keith, como arquitecto e intérprete en geometría sacra. La filmación explora las relaciones del espacio y la forma en los seres vivos, en los seres vegetales y en los minerales y muestra cómo estos principios han guiado a los constructores de los diferentes templos sagrados en diferentes culturas. Entre las varias secuencias, se incluyen unas recreaciones visuales del trabajo de Theodor Schwenk acerca de los efectos que las vibraciones de diferentes clases tienen sobre materiales y los modelos geométricos y astroarqueológicos en los círculos de piedra como los de Stonehenge y Moel-ty-Ucha en el pais de Gales.

El trabajo de Keith en Chartres mostraba asimismo la relación espacial inherente en su estructura, haciendo especial incapié en el laberinto y en el gran rosetón de cristal de la parte oeste de la catedral. Una secuencia final muestra a los tres niños de Keith moviéndose por el laberinto, acompañada de una secuencia musical especialmente compuesta e interpretada por Mike Oldfield y con el acompañamiento de Alan Hacker, a partir de las bases de Incantations.

La grabación de este film fue realizada en un periodo de dos años, por una increible cantidad ínfima de dinero, pero en el que hubo una obsesiva dedicación por parte de los responsables de su producción en que se hiciera pese a los pocos medios empleados. Se grabó todo con una cámara Eastman de 16mm con sonido estéreo.

Copias de este documental se pueden obtener en su formato VHS a través de la British Arts Council.

Entre los temas incluidos en el mismo, podemos escuchar fragmentos y primeras tomas de Ommadawn y de Incantations, además de los temas instrumentales "The Path" (el que oimos al comienzo del filme), "First Excursion" y "Woodhenge". Curiosamente, tanto "The Path" como "Woodhenge" aparecerían más tarde publicados por Virgin Records en diferentes formatos, el primero como cara B del single "Shine" en 1986 y el segundo, como primer corte de la cara B del álbum Platinum en 1979.



Links:

BFI - Film & TV Database
Amarok - Mike Oldfield discography / rare tracks
Amadian - The Mike Oldfield secrets

lunes, 16 de noviembre de 2009

David Bedford - Star Cluster, Nebulae & Places In Devon (1981)

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Work for mixed double ch. and brass by David Bedford, comp. 1971; arr. Bram Wiggins, 1974, for mixed double ch. and brass band.

Artist: David Bedford
Title: Star Cluster, Nebulae And Places In Devon / The Song of the White Horse
Label: Oldfield Music (LP) / Voiceprint (CD)
Catalogue nº: LP (OM-1, 1981) / CD (VP110CD, 1992)
Genre: Avantgarde - classical

Tracklist:

1 - Star Clusters, Nebulae & Places In Devon 25:03

Brass - Brass Of The London Philharmonic Orchestra
Choir - Chorus Of The London Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor [Chorus And Brass Of The London Philharmonic Orchestra] - John Alldis
Engineer [Recording] - Chris Hollybone*

2 - The Song Of The White Horse 23:46

Choir - Queens College Choir*
Conductor [Nash Ensemble And Queens College Choir] - Steuart Bedford
Engineer [Recording] - Frank Owen
Ensemble - Nash Ensemble, The
Executive Producer [For Compact Disc] - Robin Healing
Mastered By [Digital Mastering] - Richard Barrie
Soloist - Diana Coulson
Words By - G.K. Chesterton*

Produced and engineered by Mike Oldfield.

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ABBA - Arrival (1976)



Composed by Benny Anderson and Björn Ulvaeus, this theme from their eponymous album released in 1976, was lately covered by Mike Oldfield for his 1980 studio album 'QE2'. Here it is how it originally sounds, a beautiful song based on Swedish folk music.

Concerning the album, "Arrival" is the fourth album by Swedish pop group ABBA, first released in Sweden on October 11, 1976. Recording sessions began in August 1975 and continued until September 1976. The album was recorded at Metronome and Glen studios in Stockholm, Sweden. "Arrival" was first released on CD in 1984. The album has been reissued in digitally remastered form a total of four times; first in 1997, then in 2001, 2005 as part of the The Complete Studio Recordings box set, and again in 2006 (as a special Deluxe Edition). Upon its original 1976 release, "Fernando", released as a single earlier the same year, did not appear on Arrival, but it was included on the Australian and New Zealand versions. "Fernando" remained unreleased on Arrival until the first remastered issue in 1997. The album also contains three of the group's biggest hits, "Dancing Queen", "Money, Money, Money" & "Knowing Me, Knowing You". The helicopter used for the album art is a Bell 47. Arrival was the UK's best selling album of 1977. In April 1977 the album was certified Gold in the USA.

Mike Oldfield did a nice cover version of this song, with a richer but excessive instrumentation and vocals. However, it remains one of his best covers made in his career, from the very few he did arrange. Incidentally, the 7" single release has a photo artwork that resemblances in many ways to original ABBA album cover concept. Look for the differences between them:

ABBA_-_Arrivalmike_oldfield-arrival_single

Discos para escuchar en SoundCloud: Neil Young - Harvest (1972)

De Wikipedia: Harvest es el cuarto álbum de estudio del músico canadiense-estadounidense Neil Young, lanzado el 15 de febrero de 1972 por Re...