Cai - Noche Abierta 1980

CAI was a harmonic Spanish quintet with Diego Fopiani Macias (drums/vocals), Jose A. Fernandez Mariscall (guitar), Francisco Delgado Gonzalez (guitar), Sebastian Dominguez Lozano (keyboards and piano) and Jose Velez Gomez (bass/vocals). They released three albums entitled "Mas Alla Mentes Diminutas" ('78), "Noche Abierta" ('80) and "Cancion De La Primavera" ('81). The album "Noche abierta" (1980) is one of the gems of Spanish progressive Rock. The seven tracks sound pleasant with warm Spanish vocals, tasteful keyboards (piano, strings, synthesizers and organ) and sensitive electric guitar. The integration of "the art of the flamenco" guitar gives this progrock an extra dimension. The multi-part ''La Roca del Diablo'' is the album's centrepiece, an 8-minute instrumental that features some brief but tasteful vocoder effects. The album's second instrumental ''Alegrias de Cai'' is another highlight, based around a cheerful groove that's reminiscent of Return To Forever with its fine guitar and synthesizer interplay. The title-track is a beautiful piece Rock Andaluz, complete with flamenco guitar and genial vocals. The second half of the album maybe doesn't quite match the first, although it finishes strongly enough with the above mentioned ''La Roca del Diablo''. Overall it's not as good as Gotic's ''Escenes'' although it is even harder to find, but anyone that does manage to get their hands on a copy of ''Noche Abierta'' is in for a real treat.

Line-up / Musicians

Diego Fopiani/drums,percussion,vocals
Jose Fernandez Mariscal/guitar
Francisco Delgado Gonzalez/guitar
Sebastian Dominguez Lozano/keyboards,piano
Jose Velez Gomez/bass,vocals 

Discography(Album) 

Noche Abierta 1980

1.Soñe Contigo
2.Despertar 
3.Alegrias de Cai
4.Noche Abierta 
5.Extraña Seducción 
6.La Fabula 
7.La Roca del Diablo

Listen or download CAI Extrana Seduccion for free on Pleer

Listen or download CAI Despertar for free on Pleer