Vangelis Tames the Wild Rockers

It's no secret Phos was one of the finest progressive rock albums produced after Aphrodites Child parted ways. Including Vangelis on keyboards was a stroke of genius and most folks consider the result of this collaboration the best offering from Socrates Drank the Conium. Vangelis mellowed the sound and though he co-authored only one track on the record his influence is heard throughout the  recording. My copy and my rip are from the US version on Peters International Cosmos. (label = Phonogram). This is a modified rip and the tracks are stretched a bit length-wise. It you like your tunes longish, this is your rip.

A Fine Fix

Portable Madness is the third triplet in the set Falsini and crew recorded in the early 70s. First was a self-titled promo-only set followed closely by Fragments of Light. All three were recorded in their studio on a farm near Florence, probably on the same Teac 4-track used to record and mix this album. All three were released in 1974. The records have similarities, being siblings from the same parent, but also display distinct personalities. This set is all instrumental where Fragments had a few vocal tracks. If you enjoyed Fragments you'll probably be happy with this one, as well.

bulgarian electronic city

Simo Lazarov Electronic Music - The City
LP Balkanton [BTA 11473] (1984)

Composer, Producer, Electronics - Simo Lazarov

Buy it.

Fields of Estonia

That last post went over so well I'll try not to post any more cosmic disco lps. Downloads galore, but when you label it cheese people are embarrassed to give it their approval, even when it's well played and included in the top disco mixes. My girlfriend predicted this result and she called it right. Ha ha.

Now for something completely different. Synopsis was an Estonian progressive rock band originally formed in 1977. Igor Garšnek and Nevil Blumberg joined the band in 1978, Garšnek on keyboards and Blumberg on guitar and synthesizers. Material for an album was recorded but was never released. The band took a break for several years and then reformed in 1984 with a few new members. They recorded this lp and it was released in 1986 on the Melodiya label. The music veers from heavy prog, to symphonic rock to cosmic ambiance. The longest tracks are very relaxed, bordering on new age.

Synopsis

Ose's Frog Colony

A French progressive workout penned by music critic, Hervé Picart in 1978. This is a concept piece concerning a colonial settlement on another planet. Richard Pinhas and François Auger of Heldon came on board to help out with guitars, synthesizers and drums so the music has a definite Heldon feel to it. Picart is also playing guitars and synths. All tracks are instrumentals and the music projects a space bound sound.

Adonia

Sezon Dozhdei - Return

Sezon Dozhdei are a Russian space prog band originally formed in St. Petersburg in 1979. Multi-instrumentalist Maksim Pshenichnyi joined the band in 1984 and they recorded their first record in 1988. By the time this lp was recorded in 1992, Pshenichnyi and the drummer/percussionist, Alexei Petrov were the only full time members left. They were joined on this session by Alex Zubarev on guitar and flute, Maksim Kuznetsov on 'free guitar' and Rinaldo on vocals for the last track. The music moves between quiet ambient passages and intense sections with Floydian guitar solos and synthesizer flights. The songs are primarily instrumental with wordless vocals adding an extra dimension on a couple tracks.

Track list:
Side A
1. Запахи Леcа (Smells of the Forest)
2. К чиcтой воде (Fresh Water)
Side B
1. Красная ночь (Red Night)
a) Часть 1 (Part 1)
b) Часть 2 (Part 2)

Enjoy!

Finally a Fata Morgana!

There have been a couple of requests for this nugget and I finally found the time to dig my rip out of the sanddunes of my hard disk. Unlike the first album which I think is good from beginning to end this one has two HUGE hits. Regina's Dance and the title track that covers almost the complete B-Side. The lineup is quite the same as on Dreamlike Land: Liebezeit, von Senger, Heilhecker, Zerlett, and Krachten (if you don't know 'em already, check out everything Dunkelziffer or Dominik von Senger ever recorded because that's them guys and they rule!)
Have fun and Dance with Regina!
Cheers,
Basso

How I love this world ......

What is the most beautiful thing about Disco-Music written for a ballet?
You (imagine being the performing artist) don't have to care too much about the masses spread across the globe's dancefloors yearning for cheap hooks and stupid refrains (not that I don't fall for them...). Instead you may care about the MUSIC an make it something unique. I'm incredibly happy that Monsieur Petit got that chance to produce this LP along with some well known (at least for all you Discodiggers) musicians such as Andre Ceccarelli, Piere-Alain Dahan and Jean Schultheis in 1980(what a wonderful year!).
Jean Claude Petit is really going wild on various instruments (see Discogs for the LIST of synths, sequencers and keyboards JCP used) and I therefor praise him. I wanted to write a bit about the songs included, but to be honest I don't where to start and how to reduce it to a bit then. So I quit losing words and move to the point. Due to the fact that this quite rare LP unfortunately has not been reissued wether on CD nor LP I don't have any pangs of conscience to post this beautiful piece of music here or here

I hope you like it!
Cheers,
Basso


P.S. A million thanks to T. and V. for bringing this into my world. Rocko's the name!