Khorus - Suite 1975

The Spanish quartet KHORUS was formed by guitarist Carmona back in 1974, and for the next five years it plied its trade in its local scene and was apparently a popular live act at the time. By 1979 the band had disbanded, and founder Carmona would continue on in a number of other bands. They never got to release anything while active, but with recorded material more or less ready to be released. Musically we're dealing with a band following pretty close in the footsteps of Camel: symphonic art rock with an emphasis on gentle instrumental textures and instrumental soloing. Opening effort Suite, which is the only reason to contemplate buying this disc, is a 10-part epic that will transfix most with a taste for endeavors of this kind. Playful keyboard soloing, slow mood-oriented guitar soloing, gentle piano textures underscoring and the odd folk- and jazz-oriented movement are all parts of this creation. Gentle psychedelic-tinged guitar licks are a nice additional feature when appearing, an almost customary feature for this type of music back in 1975, but in this case utilized effectively and sparingly. Steady drums and bass guitar provide momentum in an excellent manner. Nothing new or innovative as such, but well-made and well-performed, the kind of song that at least in my case made me forget about space and time while it lasted and where certain passages echo in my mind long after it had finished. Second track Concierto en Huelva is actually two songs performed live, initially recorded on cassette back in 1978. And while both songs appear to be good quality efforts very much in the nature of the title track, the appalling recording quality will make this one a case for the very specially interested only. 

Line-up / Musicians

Fernando Carmona/guitar,vocals
Jesús Carmona/keyboards,vocals
Juan Falero/bass,vocals
Juan Carlos Nieto/drums,vocals

Discography

Suite 1975

1.Suite
2.Concierto en Huelva 


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