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Saturday, July 31, 2010

Popera Cosmic, France ***REISSUED***


Popera Cosmic - Les Enclaves. 1969 CBS

***Reissued by Musea Jan 2020***

Moved to UMR

Priority: 3

Friday, July 30, 2010

Surgery, Germany *** REISSUED ***


Surgery - Übermorgen. 1980 Yregrus

Moved to UMR

*** Reissued by Garden of Delights, December 2010 ***

Priority: 3

Thursday, July 29, 2010

UHF, USA


UHF – Timeless Voyager. 1981 Rofer Music

Moved to UMR

Priority: 2

Wednesday, July 28, 2010

Schwarzarbeit, Germany



Schwarzarbeit - s/t. 1979 private
Schwarzarbeit - Traum oder Wirklichkeit. 1982 private

Moved to UMR

Priority: 3

Tuesday, July 27, 2010

Ken Ramm, Canada


Ken Ramm - Dragon. 1981 private.

A very fine, and professionally produced, early 80s instrumental fusion album. And, lo and behold, the entire FM team is playing on this, which should give this an instant built-in audience. Ramm apparently had the right connections, or a lot of money, as this sounds more like a major label release, than an obscure private.

Priority: none

Monday, July 26, 2010

Perfume Azul Do Sol, Brazil


Perfume Azul Do Sol – Nascimento. 1974 Chantecler

moved to UMR

Priority: none

Sunday, July 25, 2010

Foehn, France


Foehn - Faeria. 1985 private.

About 15 years ago, I decided to sell this LP from my collection and put in my first Creativity and Chaos record sale list. I used a description that compared Foehn to a mix of Zeuhl and late era new wave pop bands like Swing Out Sister. The customer who bought it, wrote back to tell me that he agreed completely with that comparison and it's why he bought it. Now in 2010, after hearing it again for the first time since, my opinion has changed little. Though I did forget how much fine guitar is present on here, an instrument that can sometimes be underutilized in the Zeuhl world. A good album, that I appreciate more now that ever.

Priority: none

Saturday, July 24, 2010

Ocean, Germany


Ocean - Melody. 1981 Tonstudio Bieber.

This came as a big surprise, as most of these small German presses from the early 80s are best left alone. And with a moniker like Ocean, a band name that must have been used 269 times by then, the word "generic" couldn't slip my mind. Until I put the disc on that is. If you're looking for references, "Symphonic Pictures" era SFF isn't a bad place to start. It's not quite in that league, but it's not like the world is filled with similar albums to SFF's debut. Plenty of mellotron (including the much loved choir). Maybe Odyssee's "White Swan" is another good check point. On the same label as Nanu Urwerk. This one for certain should be reissued by Garden of Delights or Musea. Both labels would enjoy success with this title.

Priority: 3

Friday, July 23, 2010

Momentum, USA

Momentum - Introducing Brad Carlton.1980 J.B.C. Records
Momentum - Scintillation. 1983 J.B.C. Records

Scintillation moved to UMR

According to longtime Gnosis collaborator Bogdan, Momentum apparently has a debut album from 1980. Thanks for the info!

(5/29/14 update): And a special thanks again to MM, who provided us with the Scintillation album, we now have a copy of Momentum's debut that Bogdan mentions above. And it becomes clearer why these albums have such a strong guitar presence. Brad Carlton is indeed that player, and he is also a guitar teacher (in fact he has a nice set of instructional videos on YouTube that budding guitarists can learn from). I personally really appreciate Carlton's tones, giving both of Momentum's albums a strong mid 70s feel. Once again, there is some dated early 80s styled funk jazz to sit through, but one is never too far away from another cool biting fuzz guitar solo. There's some nice piano work too. Both come highly recommended for fusion fans.

Priority: 2

Thursday, July 22, 2010

MacArthur, USA ***Partially REISSUED***


MacArthur - s/t (aka The Black Forest) (USA) 1979 private (RPC pressing)
MacArthur - II (USA) 1982 private

*** Debut album reissued by Out-Sider in 2016 ***

Moved to UMR

Priority: 2

Wednesday, July 21, 2010

Leucozyt, Germany


Leucozyt – Rockjazz. 1981 private.

Starts off with a big fat disco beat, and had me wondering if I'd fallen into YET ANOTHER funky fusion album from Germany. Not this time - it was a red herring, as Leucozyt play a more melodic instrumental jazz rock with sax, flute, and guitar leads. Very nice album, that downplays the era's requisite funky business (though that component remains present). Neat cover.

Priority:3

Tuesday, July 20, 2010

News: Wounded Bird reissues Macondo album


Here's one I've had in the collection for years, but forgot to add to the CD Reissue Wish List. I don't have to worry about that now! Macondo is a fine example of the Latin rock craze of the early 70s, spearheaded by the success of Santana. It's not quite at that level (or even Chango or Dakila for that matter), but still a fine representation of the style.

Iviron, Austria


Iviron - s/t. 1981 Silent Sun

Moved to UMR

Priority: 3

Monday, July 19, 2010

First Light, Australia


First Light - s/t. 1978 MFS (Music Farm Studios)

Moved to UMR

Priority: 2

Sunday, July 18, 2010

News: Wolfgang Dauner's Knirsch to be reissued by HGBS Musikproduktion


HGBS Musikproduktion is a label I'm unfamiliar with, but judging by their website it looks like they have quite an operation going. And no better place to be introduced to the label than via an Et Cetera album!

Nobuhisa clarifies for us: "HGBS stands for the MPS founder Hans Georg Brunner-Schwer.

This reissue is done by the same guy behind the Promising music MPS reissue series (apparently rights for some of the MPS titles are not held by Universal but by HGB-S's family and this one is a start of the reissue program on them)."

Thanks again Nobuhisa!

Chakra, USA


Chakra - s/t. 1979 Brother Studio.

Commercially oriented progressive rock album, very typical of the late 1970s American scene. The sound is more commonly found in the Midwest, but there were traces found on the left coast with bands such as Jester, Bounty and Harlequin Mass. Plenty of complexity to satisfy most progressive rock fans, but there's a distinct AOR song craft at play here. "Going For the One" / "Tormato" era Yes was a major influence on these bands. A bootleg exists.

Priority: none

Saturday, July 17, 2010

Didier Bonin, France



Didier Bonin - L'Arbre Verre. 1979 private.
Didier Bonin - L'Air Lumiere. 1983 private.

A very obscure artist from France who released these two introspective, tranquil instrumental albums. "L'Air Lumiere" has wordless voice and a bit more fire in the electric guitar work, making it the more desirable of the two. Both featuring quite a bit of acoustic guitar and electronics, and are overall very pleasant outings.

Priority: none

Friday, July 16, 2010

Agamemnon, Switzerland


Agamemnon - Part I & II. 1981 private.

Similar to other slow moving German/Swiss symphonic groups of the day like Waniyetula (known by most folks as Galaxy on LP), Albatros, early Faithful Breath and Indigo. According to the liner notes of the LP, there was supposed to be a Part 3 & 4, but guess they lost interest in ol' Agamemnon!

I bought this from Eurock back in the late 1980s, when they were carrying a lot of these obscure German and Swiss albums. I didn't know any of the names at the time, but I tried a few anyway. Garden of Delights has been pretty successful in getting these types of albums out, though they haven't jumped into the Swiss symphonic scene just yet.

Priority: none

Thursday, July 15, 2010

Aum, Brazil


Aum - Belorizonte. 1983 Bemol.

At first hearing, Aum seems like a typical late 70s/early 80s fusion group that were a dime a dozen in those days. Then come the guitar solos, which are full of energy, complete with the compressed fuzz tone one would expect to come out of France at this time. Definitely a cut above the ordinary instrumental fusion album.

Priority: none

Wednesday, July 14, 2010

Didier, Germany

Didier - Cptn. Coffee. 1981 private. 


Priority: 1

Tuesday, July 13, 2010

Monday, July 12, 2010

Cool Feet, Luxembourg


Cool Feet - Burning Desire. 1978 Pallas.

This is one of the most expensive of the many underground albums out there. Regularly fetching 4 figures, it's not too hard to understand why Cool Feet has such a reputation. Blindfolded, you could swear you were listening to some newly unearthed private hard rock album from the US Midwest, say Toledo, situated perfectly on the road from Ohio to Michigan. It has that small dive bar vibe, as patroned by Local Number union members. A 4 piece, with dual guitars and a gruff vocalist, Cool Feet pretty much delivers kickass hard rock from start to finish. There are a couple of stinkers to endure, as they gave at least a little lip service to their commercial aspirations. Though for me the big surprise was the early Scorpions influence, primarily from "Fly to the Rainbow" through the "Virgin Killer" albums. Truth be told, there aren't that many continental European hard rock bands in this style (Belgium's Kleptomania and Vacation also came to mind), and certainly less that remind me of primo era Scorps (though without the Uli Roth psychedelic influence unfortunately). Word down at the soup kitchen says that the album was apparently slated for a CD release on Garden of Delights and LP reissue on Amber Soundroom, but one of the members put the kabash on it. There's a built-in audience for this album, and you know who you are.

Priority: none

Sunday, July 11, 2010

Saturday, July 10, 2010

Michel Moulinie, France


Michel Moulinie - Chrysalide. 1978 Crypto

Moved to UMR

Priority: 1

Friday, July 9, 2010

News: Aquarelle's two albums to be reissued by Belle Antique in August



Following the exciting news regarding True Myth, we've also learned that Belle Antique is reissuing both the Aquarelle albums. I've been waiting for ProgQuebec to reissue these, and it could very well be part of their plans, but in the meantime, we do know they'll be coming out in Japan on the mini LP format.

We reviewed Aquarelle for Gnosis in 2006. I hadn't yet featured them here, so they beat me to it!

News: True Myth will be released on Belle Antique in August


Generally Belle Antique licenses from other labels, so not sure if there's a jewel case coming out elsewhere, but for now we at least have our first legitimate reissue of True Myth. One of the great ironies is that True Myth was the first all digital recording in Canada. Yet it had never moved past the LP stage. Not only that, but this will be released as a mini-LP with the exact gatefold cover of the original!

We featured True Myth last December.

Northwind, USA

Northwind - s/t (aka The Woods of Zandor). 1974 private.
Northwind - Distant Shores. 1977 unreleased.

Northwind were a Detroit area progressive rock band that is another fantastic representation of the Midwest music scene of the era. Hints of commercialism abound, but the group cannot resist the tricky compositions, while wailing on all that fat analog gear. Bands like Surprise, Starcastle, Ethos and Albatross are all good reference points. These albums are available for free on the band's website, but I for one would love to see a full blown CD production with liner notes, photos and a more detailed history. "Distant Shores", the stronger of the two albums, was never formally released, and the debut only existed as a white cover demo, that bootleggers later renamed "The Woods of Zandor".

Priority: 2

No need to supply cover scans in this case. A good opportunity for a CD label (or the band themselves) to provide a unique cover, that hopefully won't be a cheap photo shop job.

Thursday, July 8, 2010

Proyecto A, Spain ***REISSUED***


Proyecto A - s/t. 1970 RCA

*** Reissued by Sommor (Guerssen) December 2015 ***

Moved to UMR

Priority: 2

Wednesday, July 7, 2010

Sway, Italy *** REISSUED ***

Sway - s/t. 1973 CPT

*** Reissued by Schema, 2016 ***

Moved to UMR

Priority: 2

Tuesday, July 6, 2010

Trefle, France


Trefle - Reflet. 1979 private.

From the Ange school of French progressive rock. More of an underproduced effort, recalling Grime or the first Synopsis album. One of the better examples of the style, with impassioned vocals and fine guitar work. The atmosphere here is rich. All the songs are short but segue nicely into each other.

There's no date listed anywhere on the album (cover, label, lock in groove, insert). 1979 is the traditional date given though RYM and a couple of other places have it listed as 1978. We'll just have to wait until more data surfaces on this great release.

Like the Oniris we just listed, a good album that Musea would've typically reissued in the early 1990s.

Priority: 2

Monday, July 5, 2010

Versylus, USA


Versylus - s/t. 1982 Why Me? Productions.

New Jersey based group who put out this "hedged" progressive LP and held out hope that the AOR/commercial songs would take hold and send them to the big time. That strategy never did work. The progressive cuts are nice, showing an almost neo approach to the early Genesis sound (guessing here that the band probably wasn't aware of what was going on in the English underground at this time). There's also some nice Gentle Giant chorus-counterpoint bits to grab hold of. Pretty decent for a self produced album. I think there were no covers - just released in generic white sleeves.

Priority: none

Saturday, July 3, 2010

Friday, July 2, 2010

Sanctuary, USA *** Reissued ***

Sanctuary - s/t. 1971 Veritas. 

*** Reissued by Sundazed in 2022 ***

Kansas based progressive rock group, with remnants of psych, somewhat typical of the US rock scene of 1971. They take the unusual course of covering Yes'"Time and a Word", plus an Edgar Winter Group composition stretched to 20 minutes. Some folky bits and lots of mellotron for fans of the style. One gets the impression they're a Polyphony type group (though Polyphony's album is far better than Sanctuary), where the best material still sits in a vault somewhere, just dying for an ambitious US reissue label to release them. 

Priority: 3

Thursday, July 1, 2010

Patch, Australia


Patch - The Star Suite. 1977 Harvest.

Features four long, slow, and drawn out instrumental soft rock pieces with the expected titles of Fire, Water, Earth and Air. Pretty relaxing actually, so a good one to finish the evening off with. Definitely not dull, and it's clear the compositions were thought out. I could see Aztec reissuing this one day.

Priority: none