January 2014 ~ software for linux

Semiramis - Dedicato a Frazz 1973

4:53:00 AM / by алеко / in Italy, ROCK PROGRESSIVO ITALIANO, S /

Semiramis is one of the many "one-shot" bands of the 70's Italy. Their only album is one of my favorite albums of the 70's Italian art rock. Combining elements of Italian folk, heavy progressive passages (especially in the middle of the album), Baroque...

Canarios - Ciclos 1974

4:45:00 AM / by алеко / in C, Spain, SYMPHONIC PROG /

Los Canarios was a Spanish symphonic band which made two studio record and one live record. This is their second and last studio album and this was made in 1974. On this time the group made up by - Alain Richard (drums, percussion), Antonio Garcia de...

England - Garden Shed 1977

11:03:00 AM / by алеко / in E, SYMPHONIC PROG, United Kingdom /

This British quartet featured Martin Henderson (bass, vocals), Franc Holland (guitar, vocals), Robert Webb (keyboards, vocals) and Jode Leigh (percussion, vocals, bass). Garden Shed is the debut full-length studio album. The album was released...

Seventh Wave - Psi-Fi 1975

11:53:00 AM / by алеко / in Crossover Prog, S, United Kingdom /

Formed by Kieran O'Connor and Ken Elliott after the dissolution of the British progressive band Second Hand, Seventh Wave is an early example of a synth duo, a pop configuration that was to loom large in the 1980s. They released two albums in quick succession...

Il Sistema - Il Viaggio Senza Andata 1992

1:22:00 AM / by алеко / in I, Italy, ROCK PROGRESSIVO ITALIANO /

This is a very important band in the history and development of Rock Progressivo Italiano which is often described as a quintessential band in the late 60`s - early 70`s Italian rock scene, IL SISTEMA gave birth to great and very important bands such...

Trace - Birds 1974

1:14:00 AM / by алеко / in Netherlands, SYMPHONIC PROG, T /

Rick van der Linden's father was a piano player, so it was not a surprise that young Rick took piano-lessons. Later he started to learn playing the organ and finally he went to the Haarlem Conservatory. He played in many bands and nightclubs and was...

Le Stelle di Mario Schifano - Dedicato a... 1967

3:32:00 AM / by алеко / in Italy, L, ROCK PROGRESSIVO ITALIANO, S /

Little known in the world until a few years ago, Dedicato a... is among the most wanted and expensive Italian album nowadays. Supported by the pop artist Mario Schifano (who was not a musician), in the same way that Andy Warhol acted with Velvet Underground,...

Korni grupa - Korni grupa 1972

3:26:00 AM / by алеко / in Jazz Rock/Fusion, K, Yugoslavia /

Having left INDEXI from Sarajevo, the keyboard player Kornelije KOVAC moved to Belgrade where he formed KORNI GRUPA in 1968. He was led by ambition to compose "progressive" music, but the Yugoslavian public of the time still demanded lighter music, so...

Stradaperta - Maida Vale 1979

8:44:00 AM / by алеко / in Italy, ROCK PROGRESSIVO ITALIANO, S /

This group was formed in Rome in 1974, with an unusual four-guitar line-up and strong American-styled folk and country musical roots. A sixth member of the group, Gianni Dearca, was their sound engineer and lyricist.With the early line-up they played...

Fruupp - Future Legends 1973

8:36:00 AM / by алеко / in F, SYMPHONIC PROG, United Kingdom /

Irish guitarist, singer and writer Vince McCusker had spent some months in London to find musicians for his musical ideas. Disappointed he returned to Belfast and recruted musicians to play his material: Miles McKee (lead vocals), Stephen Houston (keyboards/oboe),...

Pancake - Roxy Elephant 1975

11:16:00 AM / by алеко / in Germany, Krautrock, P /

Pancake is a classy krautrockin oddity formed by Werner Bauer. Two long time lost masterpieces have been published under this name. Roxy elephant (1975) and Out of the Ashes (1977). Their typical tripped out krautrock sound is mixed to epic heaviness,...

Hannibal - Hannibal 1970

9:10:00 AM / by алеко / in H, Jazz Rock/Fusion, United Kingdom /

From Birmingham, this act evolved out of the remnants of Bakerloo and were heralded by their management as the follow-up to Black Sabbath. Their album, like most releases on this label, has become a minor collectable and is a Van der Graaf Generator-style...

The Wooden O - A Handful of Pleasant Delites 1969

4:36:00 AM / by алеко / in Prog Folk, T, United Kingdom /

An obscure and rare record from this folk act led by James Harpham, who plays the recorder, an ancient flute-like instrument. A Handful Of Pleasant Delites was originally released by Middle Earth in 1969 - the same label as Arcanum and Writing On The...

Grail - Grail 1970

4:28:00 AM / by алеко / in Eclectic Prog, G, Prog Related, United Kingdom /

Obscure British psychedelic quartet based in London who played the Marquee, among other clubs, in 1969. Their only album, released around 1970 on the German Metronome label, is rumored to have been produced by Rod Stewart.Line-up / MusiciansChris Williams/vocals,autoharpPaul...

Coupla Prog - Death Is A Great Gambler 1972

4:20:00 AM / by алеко / in C, Germany, Krautrock /

COUPLA PROG from Baden-Baden / Germany is known for a melange of Kraut and Heavy Bluesrock, full of suspense, theatrical in parts, with a derivative sense of professionality. The band existed for nearly seven years and reached the peak from 1970 to 1972...

Demetrio Stratos - Metrodora 1976

1:42:00 AM / by алеко / in D, Italy, ROCK PROGRESSIVO ITALIANO /

Demetrio Stratos was born in Alexandria. In 1962, he moved to Italy, where he enrolled in the Architecture Faculty at the Politecnico di Milano. In 1972, he founded the group Area, together with Giulio Capiozzo on drums: the original line-up included...

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