Guruh Gipsy. 1975 private (MC)
Incredible progressive rock album with strong Yes overtones combined with the local Gamelan musical tradition. This album avoids the lounge music trap that many of their brethren suffer from. The best vintage progressive rock from Indonesia. Interesting to note that Guruh Gypsy were formed by the son of Soekarno, the former president who was ousted by the ruling president of that time, Soeharto (thanks to the comment below!).
Priority: 2
***Reissued on LP by Shadoks 2006 (there's strong data to suggest this was a bootleg, something Shadoks was not above doing in this era).
8/30/09 (new entry); 6/5/24
2 comments:
A correction:
Interesting to note that Guruh Gypsy were formed by one of the sons of the ruling family!
This is not right. Guruh is the son of Soekarno, the former president who was ousted by the ruling president of that time, Soeharto.
Thanks for the correction Luthfi. Poor research on my part - and you are of course right. Thanks again!
- Tom
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