Orchestra Njervudarov - Con Le Orecchie Di Eros 1979

This group from Bologna was known as Frogs, active from the mid 70's and the name Orchestra Njervudarov was only used for their only LP, issued in 1979 but recorded some years earlier. Frogs, with a jazz-rock style inspired by Soft Machine and Weather Report also had a small live activity; some of the musicians had a long collaboration with singer-songwriter Claudio Lolli thought the whole band only appears on his 1980 Extranei LP.Con le orecchie di Eros, the only record release by Orchestra Njervudarov, has an odd story: a rare album, sold in few copies, became well known among the Italian prog fans throughout the world, achieving the cult status. Issued in 1979 by EMI, probably in limited quantities and with no promotion, the album is an unusual mix of Canterbury-inspired instrumental jazz prog (not unlike Picchio Dal Pozzo's albums), Zappa-esque sounds and atmospheres and even a touch of ironical new wave like in the long-titled Rapporto Njervudarov sulla teoria degli opposti estremismi (to be honest, this is the only track to sound totally out of place in the entire album, with crazy lyrics in the same vein as some "demential" Italian punk bands of the late 70's).The LP has some very good and intense moments, though it's not particularly representative of the typical Italian prog sound.

Line-up / Musicians

Bruno Mariani/guitar,synthesizer,percussion
Piero Baldassarri/keyboards
Piergiorgio Bonafè/saxophone,clarinet
Roberto Costa/bass,synthesizer,trombone
Adriano Pedini/drums,vibes,percussion

Discography(Album) 

Con Le Orecchie Di Eros 1979

1.Tot stelle reflex 
2.Spleen, codice notturno 
3.Una baldoria verticale 
4.Tristessa 
5.Rapporto Njervudarov sulla teoria degli opposti estremismi
6.Toujours l'amour 
7.Il montaggio delle attrazioni/Sinfonia Erotica


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