joi, 31 mai 2012

Accidental Tourists - The L.A. Sessions 2012

Compozitii proprii Markus Burger si piese standard, pe un alt album de bagat in seama.

4/5









Songs:
1. Grolnicks
2. Air Canada
3. Black Sea Pearl
4. Full Circle
5. I Loves You Porgy
6. Rodeo Drive Hustler
7. In Love In Vain
8. Inspektor Bauton
9. The Old Country
10. Blue In Green
11. One World
12. Morning Smile

Musicians:
Markus Burger / piano
Bob Magnusson / bass
Joe LaBarbera / drums



Steve Kuhn - Wisteria 2012

Trei mari muzicieni, pe un album scos la ECM, care merita ascultat.

4/5









Songs:
1. Chalet
2. Adagio
3. Morning Dew
4. Romance
5. Permanent Wave
6. A Likely Story
7. Pastorale
8. Wisteria
9. Dark Glasses
10. Promises Kept
11. Good Lookin' Rookie 

Musicians:
Steve Kuhn / piano
Steve Swallow / bass
Joey Baron / drums 





miercuri, 30 mai 2012

John Zorn - Templars-In Sacred Blood 2012

Nou produs John Zorn scos in acest an, pe care apare si Mike Patton, dar si alti trei muzicieni de mare valoare. De pus degraba spre ascultare.

5/5









Songs:
1. Templi Secretum
2. Evocation of Baphomet
3. Murder of the Magicians
4. Prophetic Souls
5. Libera Me
6. A Second Sanctuary
7. Recordatio
8. Secret Ceremony

Musicians:
Mike Patton / voice
Joey Baron  drums
Trevor Dunn / bass
John Medeski / organ


Iggy Pop - Apres 2012

Album de coveruri dupa piese celebre frantuzesti si americane.  Cine e curios cum suna isi poate baga urechea.

3/5









Songs:
1 Et si tu n’existais pas
2 La javanaise
3 Everybody’s Talkin’
4 I’m Going Away Smiling
5 La vie en rose
6 Les passantes
7 Syracuse
8 What Is This Thing Called Love
9 Michelle
10 Only The Lonely


X Suns - X Suns 2012

Album de debut pentru americani. Ok pe alocuri, merge de-o ascultare.

3/5










 Songs:
1. In Irons, 08:14
2. Pillars for Palaces, 11:28
3. To the Bottom of the Sea, 04:31
4. North of July, 05:07
5. Lion Cave, 05:12 

Musicians:
Keith Furtado / guitar
Adam Tricoli / bass
Trent McIntyre / drums

marți, 29 mai 2012

The Reticent - Le Temps Detruit Tout 2012

Proiect al unui american, la al treilea album. Influente Porcupine Tree si Tool, i se poate da atentie.

3/5










Songs:
1. Nihil (1:35)
2. In Pursuit Of Redemption (6:22)
3. Mutually Assured Destruction (6:57)
4. Enemy (8:05)
5. Lie To Me (4:33)
6. Silence (6:15)
7. La Tenia (5:55)
8. Patience (8:26)
9. Nihil Ex Nihilo (5:25)
10. With Folded Arms (3:58)
11. Losing My Religion (R.E.M. Cover) (5:21)

Musician:
All instruments and vocals performed by Chris "Mordrid" Hathcock

Switch Opens - Joint Clash 2012

Suedezi, la al doilea album. Fain si asta, de bagat in seama.

4/5









 Songs:
1. Square (7:16)
2. Mirror Man (8:14)
3. Pompous Pumping Heart (7:55)
4. Chemistry (5:45)
5. Freak Sect (4:39)
6. Like Fire (4:14)
7. The Reunion (9:14)
8. Joint Clash (3:32)

Musicians:
Anders Bartonek / drums
Tomas Bergstrand / guitar
Jesper Skarin / bass, vocals
Mikael Tuominen / guitar



Headspace - I Am Anonymous 2012

Album de debut pentru trupa britanica, in care il gasim pe fiul lui Rick Wakeman la clape. Nu suna rau deloc, e de ascultat.

4/5








Songs:
1. Stalled Armageddon (8:07)
2. Fall Of America (10:28)
3. Soldier (3:44)
4. Die With A Bullet (8:25)
5. In Hell's Name (9:31)
6. Daddy Fucking Loves You (15:00)
7. Invasion (8:28)
8. The Big Day (9:54)

Musicians:
Damian Wilson / vocals
Adam Wakeman / keyboards
Richard Brook / drums
Pete Rinaldi / guitar
Lee Pomeroy / bass


luni, 28 mai 2012

Omar Rodriguez Lopez - Un Corazón De Nadie 2012

Membru The Mars Volta, la al 22-lea album, din 2004 incoace. Din pacate, peste asta am trecut foarte repede.

2/5









Songs:
1. Mono 03:33
2. Ocho 04:06
3. Tiburón 03:39
4. Esperar 03:07
5. Colmillo 03:32
6. Querer 05:39
7. Tres 03:58
8. Vencer 02:24
9. Hez 04:09
10. Adiós 02:36 

Musicians:
Omar Rodriguez Lopez / vocals, synthesizers, sequencers, drum machine, piano, guitar, samples



Zhaoze (The Swamp) - 1911 2012

Prima data cand ascult o trupa din China. Canta de prin '93 si mi-au lasat o buna impresie. De bagat urechea, macar de curiozitate.

4/5








Songs:
1. 1st Mov. 15:38
2. 2nd Mov. 13:13
3. 3rd Mov. 8:28
4. 4th Mov. 23:19

Musicians:
Hai Liang / guitar, keyboard, guqin
Hai Xun / drums, percussion, hand sonic
Xi Hui / guitar, sampler
A Lai /  bass, keyboards





Vertigo Steps - Surface/Light 2012

Trupa portugheza, la al treilea album.Destul de melodiosi, unele lucruri interesante pe alocuri, se poate incerca.

3/5









Songs:
1. Vertigo Dawn 01:52
2. The Hollow 04:35
3. Silent Bliss 03:52
4. Railroads Of Life 04:30
5. Tonight I Died, Tomorrow I’ll Live 04:08
6. Doppler Defect 04:11
7. Disappear Here 04:50
8. Helsinki 05:09
9. Someone (Like You) 04:10
10. Zeppelin On Fire 04:10
11. Schadenfreude 03:56
12. Nothing At All 04:45
13. The Porcupine Dilemma 05:17

Musicians:
Bruno A. / guitars, keys & programming, loops & samples
Niko Mankinen / vocals
Daniel Cardoso / drums, bass 

Guest vocals:
Jan Transit
Stein R Sordal
Patrik Karlsson
Sophie 



Ulver - Childhood's End 2012

Colectie de cover-uri ale unor piese psihedelice lansate in anii '60, interpretate in maniera Ulver. Delicios de-a dreptul.

5/5









Songs:
1. Bracelets of Fingers (The Pretty Things)
2. Everybody's Been Burned (Byrds)
3. The Trap (Bonniwell's Music Machine)
4. In the Past (Chocolate Watchband)
5. Today (Jefferson Airplane)
6. Can You Travel in the Dark Alone? (Gandalf)
7. I Had Too Much to Dream Last Night (Electric Prunes)
8. Street Song (13th Floor Elevators)
9. 66-5-4-3-2-1. (Troggs)
10. Dark is the Bark (Left Banke)
11. Magic Hollow (Beau Brummels)
12. Soon There Will Be Thunder (Common People)
13. Velvet Sunsets (Music Emporium)
14. Lament of the Astral Cowboy (Curt Boettcher)
15. I Can See the Light (Les Fleur De Lys)
16. Where is Yesterday (United States Of America)

Musicians:
Kristofer "Garm" Rygg /vocals
Tore Ylwizaker / programming
Jørn H. Sværen / drums
aniel O'Sullivan / guitar, bass, keyboards



vineri, 25 mai 2012

ACT Family Band - The Act Jubilee Concert 2012

Concert sustinut la aniversarea a 20 de ani de la infiintarea casei de discuri ACT. Muzicieni unul si unul, musai de ascultat.

5/5








Songs:
CD1
1. Leszek Mozdzer & Lars Danielsson - Pasodoble 04:56
2. Leszek Mozdzer - Sleep Safe And Warm 05:52
3. Leszek Mozdzer & Michael Wollny - Svantetic 06:03
4. Cecilie Norby / Nguyen Le / Lars Danielsson / Wolfgang Haffner - The Tears of Billie Blue / Clair de Lune 06:37
5. Nils Landgren / Michael Wollny / Lars Danielsson / Wolfgang Haffner- Stars In Your Eyes 06:45
6. The ACT Family Band featuring Cecilie Norby - Hymn 07:00
7. The ACT Family Band featuring Verneri Pohjola - The One Goes In Four 11:23

CD2
1. Nguyen Le & Lars Danielsson - Little Wing 07:49
2. Celine Bonacina / Michael Wollny / Lars Danielsson - Lonely Dancer 04:58
3. The ACT Family band featuring Celine Bonacina - ZigZag Blues 05:47
4. Nils Landgren / Michael Wollny / Lars Danielsson / Wolfgang Haffner - Silent Way 06:14
5. The ACT Family Band featuring Verneri Pohjola & Nguyen Le - Dodge The Dodo 08:50
6. The ACT Family Band featuring C?cilie Norby & Nils Landgren - Love Is Real 05:42
7. The ACT Family Band feat. C?cilie Norby, Nguyen Le, Celine Bonacina & Wolfgang Haffner - Purple Haze 15:26

Musicians:
The ACT Family Band:
Nils Landgren / trombone & vocals
Céline Bonacina / baritone sax
Verneri Pohjola / trumpet
Michael Wollny / piano
Nguyên Lê / guitar
Lars Danielsson / bass
Wolfgang Haffner / drums

Special Guests:
Cæcilie Norby / vocals
Leszek Mozdzer / piano






 

joi, 24 mai 2012

Dave Stapleton - Flight 2012

Pianist englez, aici pe un album care e musai de ascultat. De dat play cu incredere.

5/5








Songs:
1. Before 2:12
2. Polaroid 9:52
3. Flight 1:28
4. Henryk Part I 8:20
5. Henryk Part II 7:45
6. Unity 5:55
7. OTS 9:44
8. Whisper 5:02
9. Running East 10:25
10. North Wind 13:33 

Musicians:
Marius Neset / tenor saxophone
Dave Stapleton / piano
Dave Kane / double bass
Olavi Louhivuori / drums
Brodowski String Quartet



Avishai Cohen - Duende 2012

Minunat, de pus rapid mana pe el.

5/5









Songs:
1 Signature
2 Criss Cross
3 Four Verses Continuation
4 Soof
5 All of You
6 Central Park West
7 Ann’s Tune
8 Calm
9 Ballad for an Unborn

Musicians:
Avishai Cohen / bass
Nitai Hershkovits / piano


 

miercuri, 23 mai 2012

Morse-Portnoy-George-Cover 2 Cover 2012

O noua colectie de cover-uri scoasa de cei trei muzicieni, dupa albumul din 2006. Fain, de ascultat.

4/5








 Songs:
1. Lido Shuffle (Boz Scaggs)
2. I Saw the Light (Todd Rundgren)
3. Rikki Don't Lose That Number (Steely Dan)
4. Teacher (Jethro Tull)
5. Driven to Tears (The Police)
6. Come Sail Away (Styx)
7. Southern Man / Needle and the Damage Done / Cinnamon Girl (Neil Young)
8. Crazy Horses (The Osmonds)
9. Lemons Never Forget (The Bee Gees)
10. The Letter (Joe Cocker version)
11. (What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love & Understanding (Elvis Costello)
12. Starless (King Crimson)

Musicians:
Neal Morse / vocals, keyboards, guitar
Randy George / bass
Mike Portnoy / drums



Unwritten Pages - Fringe Kitchen 2012

Trupa olandeza, la al doilea album. Pe care apare si bateristul John Macaluso, care a colaborat cu James LaBrie sau Ark. E pe felia Dream Theater, dar merge de-o ascultare.

3/5







Songs:
1. Hejo (2:37)
2. Asylum Tragedy (3:42)
3. Intoxicating Sweets (5:42)
4. Perfect Incentive (6:58)
5. Cloud Infinite (7:27)
6. Terminal Defect (8:24)
7. Kaleidemote (5:53)
8. Wasted Land (6:19)
9. Auxiliary Influx (6:58)

Musicians:
Frederic Epe / vocals, keyboards, guitars
Michel Epe / guitars, keyboards, vocals
Lothar Epe / vocals, harp
James Cook / guitar
Sander Stappers / bass
John Macaluso / drums







Santana - Shape Shifter 2012

Cativa instrumentisti de seama pe noul album al celebrului chitarist, unul care are cateva momente ok.Se poate incerca.

3/5








Songs:
1. Shape Shifter (06:16)
2. Dom (03:51)
3. Nomad (04:48)
4. Metatron (02:39)
5. Angelica Faith (05:03)
6. Never the Same Again (05:01)
7. In the Light of a New Day (05:06)
8. Spark of the Divine (01:03)
9. Macumba in Budapest (04:01)
10. Mr. Szabo (06:20)
11. Eres La Luz (04:51)
12. Canela (05:22)
13. Ah, Sweet Dancer (03:08)

Musicians:
Carlos Santana / guitars
Chester Thompson / keyboards
Dennis Chambers / drums
Benny Rietveld / bass
Salvador Santana / keyboards
Raul Rekow / congas
Karl Perazzo / percussion


marți, 22 mai 2012

The Cult - Choice of Weapon 2012

Albumul cu numarul noua din discografia britanicilor. De bagat urechea, macar de curiozitate.

3/5









Songs:
1. Honey from a Knife (3:06)
2. Elemental Light (4:45)
3. The Wolf (3:33)
4. Life > Death (5:32)
5. For the Animals (4:28)
6. Amnesia (3:02)
7. Wilderness Now (4:33)
8. Lucifer (4:40)
9. A Pale Horse (3:14)
10. This Night In the City Forever (4:45)
11. Every Man and Woman Is a Star (3:26)
12. Embers (5:01)
13. Until the Light Takes Us (4:19)
14. Siberia (3:36)

Musicians:
Ian Astbury / vocals
Billy Duffy / guitar
Chris Wise / bass
John Tempesta / drums





Slash - Apocalyptic Love 2012

Al doilea album de studio pentru fostul chitarist Guns'N'Roses. Usurel, de vara, dar se poate incerca.

3/5









Songs:
1. Apocalyptic Love 3:28
2. One Last Thrill 3:09
3. Standing In The Sun 4:03
4. You're a Lie 3:50
5. No More Heroes 4:23
6. Halo 3:22
7. We Will Roam 4:49
8. Anastasia 6:07
9. Not For Me 5:21
10. Bad Rain 3:46
11. Hard & Fast 3:02
12. Far and Away 5:14
13. Shots Fired 3:48
14. Carolina 3:17
15. Crazy Life 3:40

Musicians:
Slash / guitar
Myles Kennedy / vocals
Todd Kerns / bass
Brent Fitz / drums




Philm - Harmonic 2012

Proiect in care il care il regasim pe bateristul de la Slayer, Dave Lombardo, la primul album. Nu e de ocolit.

4/5









Songs:
1. Vitriolize (4:30)
2. Mitch (3:25)
3. Hun (3:25)
4. Area (3:53)
5. Way Down (5:43)
6. Harmonic (3:14)
7. Exuberance (7:25)
8. Sex Amp (2:54)
9. Amoniac (5:06)
10. Held In Light (3:30)
11. Dome (3:46)
12. Killion (3:36)
13. Mezzanine (3:23)
14. Mild (4:20)
15. Meditation (4:11)

Musicians:
Dave Lombardo / drums
Gerry Nestler / guitar, vocal
Pancho Tomaselli / bass



luni, 21 mai 2012

North - The Great Silence 2012

Americani, cu alte trei albume in spate. Merita atentie.

3/5









Songs:
1. Nihil Novi Sub Sole
2. Sentience
3. Inanimate Fathers
4. Origins
5. Pulse
6. Patience
7. Paradox
8. Où Est Tout Le Monde?

Musicians:
Kyle Hardy / vocals
Kyle Szostek / guitar
Matthew Mutterperl / guitar
Evan Leek / bass, vocals
Zack Hansen / drums



Macroscream - Sisyphus 2012

Primul album pentru trupa italiana. Destul de interesant, de bagat in seama.

4/5









Songs:
1. Sisyphus (25:36)
2. Lullabyme (8:40)
3. The Meaning Of Life (5:58)
4. Foolish Pawns (7:13)
5. To Be White (8:16)

Musicians:
Alessandro Patierno / bass, classical guitar, vocals, piano strings
Davide Cirone / Hammond, Rhodes, Mellotron, Moog
Tonino Politano / electric guitar, acoustic guitar
Gianpaolo Saracino / violin, tambourine
Marco Pallotti / drums


All Too Human - Juggernaut 2012

Trupa americana, la al patrulea album. Ascultat pe sarite.

2/5









 Songs:
1. Juggernaut
2. Thorn In My Side
3. Rumble
4. Ruffian
5. Cut Me
6. Never Enough
7. Burden
8. Insurgent
9. Catharsis

Musicians:
Gordon Tittsworth / vocals
Clint Wilson / guitar
Maurice Taylor / bass
Chris Lucci / drums, percussion


 


Joe Bonamassa - Driving Towards The Daylight 2012


Cel de-al 11-lea album de studio din discografia chitaristului american, pe care regasim sapte coveruri.De ascultat la ceas de seara.

5/5







Songs:
1. Dislocated Boy (6:40)
2. Stones in My Passway (3:58)
3. Driving Towards The Daylight (4:50)
4. Who’s Been Talking (3:28)
5. I Got All You Need (3:04)
6. A Place in My Heart (6:48)
7. Lonely Town Lonely Street (7:08)
8. Heavenly Soul (5:55)
9. New Coat of Paint (4:06)
10. Somewhere Trouble Dont Go (4:59)
11. Too Much Aint Enough Love (with Jimmy Barnes) (5:37)

Musicians:
Joe Bonamassa / guitar, vocals
Brad Whitford / guitar
Blondie Chaplin / guitar
Anton Fig / drums, percussion
Arlan Schierbaum / keyboard
Michael Rhodes / bass
Carmine Rojas / bass
Pat Thrall / guitar
Harrison Whitford / guitar


vineri, 18 mai 2012

Aerodyne Flex - Transmission 2012

 Trupa americana, album de debut. Nu suna rau, merita incercat.

3/5










Songs:
1. Strange Vessels 04:58
2. Bloom 04:02
3. Carbon 04:25
4. Stills 03:12
5. Downpour 04:51
6. Oni 05:03
7. Reach 02:47
8. Requiem 03:49
9. Transmissions I: Air 02:24
10. Transmissions II: Lose 09:19
11. Transmissions III: Gain 03:27
12. Transmissions IV: Endless 05:22

Musicians:
Anthony Garcia / guitars
Daniel Hedrick / guitars
Sean Dow / guitars
Skyler Nohrenberg / vocals
Drew Ballard / drums
Austin Schmidt / bass


joi, 17 mai 2012

Nick Moran Trio - No Time Like Now 2012

Chitarist american, aici alaturi de un organist foarte bun si de un tobosar pe masura.De trecut pe lista de auditii.

4/5









Songs:
1. Strange Brew 6:01
2. My Beautiful 6:59
3. Intention 4:41
4. Slow Drive 5:26
5. Wishful Thinking 6:19
6. No Time Like Now 5:10
7. Say Hi to Paris 5:18
8. Natalya 4:22
9. The Physicist Transformed 5:10
10. Renewal 6:20

Musicians:
Nick Moran / guitar
Brad Whiteley / organ
Chris Benham / drums


Esbjorn Svensson Trio - 301 2012

Piese ramase needitate din sesiunea de inregistrari pentru albumul din 2007, ultimul inainte de moartea lui Esbjorn Svensson. De bagat adanc urechea.

5/5







Songs:
1. Behind The Stars (3:43)
2. Inner City, City Lights (11:51)
3. The Left Lane (13:36)
4. Houston,The 5th (3:33)
5. Three Falling Free Part I (5:49)
6. Three Falling Free Part II (14:36)
7. The Childhood Dream (7:57)

Musicians:
Esbjorn Svensson / grand piano, electronics
Dan Berglund / double bass, electronics
Magnus Ostrom / drums, electronics, voices





Masada Book 2 - The Book Of Angels Vol. 18: Pruflas 2012

Cel de-al 18-lea volum din seria Masada Book 2, compozitii John Zorn. De bagat spre ascultare.

4/5









Songs:
1 Ebuhuel 3:51
2 Kasbeel 4:17
3 Vual 4:58
4 Parzial-Oranir 11:10
5 Egion 5:43
6 Neriah-Mahariel 7:03
7 Tandal 3:35
8 Monadel 5:51

Musicians:
Sheryl Bailey / guitar
Jerome Harris / bass, vocals
David Krakauer / clarinet
Michael Sarin / drums
John Zorn / composer

Chicago Underground Duo - Age of Energy 2012

Combinatie de electronic si jazz, un album destul de interesant. Merge de-o ascultare.

3/5









Songs:
1. Winds Sweeping Pines
2. It’s Alright
3. Castle In Your Heart
4. Age of Energy
5. Moon Debris

Musicians:
Rob Mazurek / cornet, electronics, voice
Chad Taylor / drums, mbira, drum machine, electronics






Chick Corea & Gary Burton - Hot House 2012

Doi grei ai jazz-ului, un album de neratat.

5/5









Songs:
1. Can't We Be Friends (7:27)
2. Eleanor Rigby (7:02)
3. Chega de Saudade (10:47)
4. Time Remembered (6:14)
5. Hot House (3:55)
6. Strange Meadow Lark (7:06)
7. Light Blue (6:04)
8. Once I Loved (7:23)
9. My Ship (11:54)
10. Mozart Goes Dancing (7:14)

Musicians:
Chick Corea / piano
Gary Burton / vibraphone
Ilmar Gavelan: / violin (10)
Melissa White / violin (10)
Juan Miguel Hernandez / viola (10)
Paul Wiancko / cello (10) 


miercuri, 16 mai 2012

The Michael Landau Group-Organic Instrumentals 2012

Chitarist care a colaborat, de-a lungul vremii, cu Pink Floyd sau Miles Davis, aici pe un album plin cu invitati de seama. A se baga spre auditie.

4/5







Songs:
1. Delano
2. Sneaker Wave
3. Spider Time
4. The Big Black Bear
5. Karen Mellow
6. Ghouls And The Goblins
7. Big Sur Howl
8. Woolly Mammoth
9. Smoke
10. The Family Tree

Musicians:
Michael Landau / guitar
Larry Goldings / organ (1-3, 5-9), piano (3)
Jimmy Haslip / bass (1, 3)
Charley Drayton / drums (1, 8)
Vinnie Colaiuta / drums (2)
Teddy Landau / bass (2)
Gary Novak / drums (3-7)
Andy Hess / bass (4, 5, 8)
Chris Chaney / bass (6)
Walt Fowler / flugelhorn (7).

Johnathan Blake - The Eleventh Hour 2012

Baterist american, album de debut.De ascultat si asta.

3/5









Songs:
1. The Eleventh Hour
2. Rio's Dream
3. Blue News
4. Dexter's Tune
5. Time to Kill
6. Of Things to Come
7. Freefall
8. No Left Turn
9. Clues
10. Canvas

Musicians:
Johnathan Blake / drums
Mark Turner / tenor saxophone (1-4, 6-10)
Jaleel Shaw / alto saxophone (1, 2, 5-7, 9)
Ben Street / bass
Kevin Hayes / piano, Fender Rhodes (2-4, 7-9)
Gregoire Maret / harmonica (1, 10)
Robert Glasper / piano; Fender Rhodes (1, 5, 10)
Timothy Warfield / tenor saxophone (8); Tom Harrell (3, 5)



Chano Dominguez - Flamenco Sketches 2012

Alt pianist, spaniol de asta data. Inregistrari live, reinterpretari ale unor piese ale lui Miles Davis. Bun de ascultat.

3/5









Songs:
1. Flamenco Sketches
2. Freddie Freeloader
3. Blue in Green
4. So What
5. All Blues
6. Nardis
7. Serpent's Tooth

Musicians:
Chano Dominguez / piano
Mario Rossy / bass
Israel Suarez / percussion
Blas Cordoba / vocals, palmas
Tomas Moreno / palmas




Alfredo Rodriguez - Sounds of Space 2012

 Album de debut pentru pianistul cubanez, produs de Quincy Jones. Destul de fain, merita atentie.

3/5









 Songs:
1. Qbafrica 5:19
2. Sueno De Paseo 3:53
3. Silence 5:03
4. Cu-Bop 4:30
5. April 6:20
6. Oxygen 5:48
7. Sounds Of Space 4:45
8. Crossing The Border 6:45
9. ...Y Bailaria La Negra? (A Ernest) 6:52
10. Transculturation 4:15
11. Fog 4:52 


Musicians:
Alfredo Rodriguez / piano
Ernesto Vega / sax, clarinet
Gaston Joya / bass
Peter Slavov / bass
Michael Olivera / drums, percussion
Francisco Mela / drums, percussion



marți, 15 mai 2012

Alphataurus - Live In Bloom 2012

Inregistrare a unui concert din 2010, reunire a italienilor, care au doar un album, scos in 1973, dupa aproape 40 de ani. E de pus spre auditie.

4/5








Songs:
1. Peccato D'orgoglio (13:26)
2. Ombra Muta (9:56)
3. Ripensando E... (7:36)
4. La Mente Vola (11:03)
5. Dopo L'uragano (7:28)
6. Valigre Di Terra (12:02)
7. Ringraziamenti (1:43)
8. Croma (4:05)

Musicians:
Pietro Pellegrini / organ, synths
Giorgio Santandrea / drums
Guido Wassermann / guitar, vocals
Andrea Guizzetti / piano, keyboards, vocals
Fabio Rigamonti / bass, vocals
Claudio Falcone / vocals, percussion



Disconnect - Enough Blame To Go Around 2012

Al patrulea album pentru americani. Nu rupe gura targului, dar au unele momente ok, se poate incerca.

3/5









Songs:
1. Adventures In Taxidermy (12:01)
2. Inside Job (8:37)
3. Falling Man (17:33)
4. Sufficient (9:15)
5. Twisting The Knife (18:43)

Musicians:
Erich O'Dell / guitars, bass, keyboards, voices
Brian Eschrich / drums, percussion, synth


luni, 14 mai 2012

Trevor Rabin - Jacaranda 2012

Fost membru Yes, primul album solo din 1989 incoace.Suna bine, nu e de neglijat.

4/5









Songs:
1. Spider Boogie (0:52)
2. Market Street [feat. Vinnie Colaiuta] (5:33)
3. Anerley Road [feat. Tal Wilkenfeld] (7:14)
4. Through the Tunnel [feat. Vinnie Colaiuta] (5:52)
5. The Branch Office [feat. Ryan Rabin] (2:06)
6. Rescue [wordless vocals by Liz Constintine] (3:56)
7. Killarney 1 & 2 (3:53)
8. Storks Bill Geranium Waltz (1:03)
9. Me and My Boy [feat. Ryan Rabin] (3:13)
10. Freethought (2:14)
11. Zoo Lake (4:08)
12. Gazania (3:11)

Musicians:
Trevor Rabin / guitars, bass, keyboards

Guests:
Vinnie Colaiuta / drums
Lou Molino III / drums
Ryan Rabin / drums
Tal Wilkenfeld / bass
Liz Constintine / vocals




The Isosceles Project - Bridges 2012

Trupa canadiana, la al doilea album. Unul instrumental, cu dese schimbari de ritm, e de dat play la el.

4/5









Songs:
1. March Of The Obsolete 10:47
2. Temporal Laceration 14:52
3. Ship Without A Sail 12:09

Musicians:
Eric Euler / guitar
Scott Tessier / bass
Brandon Smith / drums




Jack Dupon - Bascule a Vif 2012

Grup francez de rio/avant-prog, cu doua albume la activ, scoase in 2008 si 2011. Asta e din concert si chiar merita ascultat.

5/5







Songs:
1. Intropression (6:04)
2. Le château de l'éléphant (7:21)
3. La marmite du Pygmée (9:31)
4. Jeudi poisson (13:41)
5. Le labyrinthe du cochon (9:48)
6. La cousine du grand Mongol (9:03)
7. La secte des mouches, le sacre de la reine, mille millions de mouches molles (31:36)
8. Cravate sauvage (9:27)
8. Oppression, dépression, les valeurs du cool (13:52)

Musicians:
Philippe Prebet / guitars, vocals
Arnaud M'Doihoma / bass, vocals
Gregory Pozzoli / guitars, vocals
Thomas Larsen / drums, vocals


vineri, 11 mai 2012

Pigeon Toe - The First Perception 2012

Debut pentru trupa germana. Unul foarte bun, chiar e de ascultat.

5/5









Songs:
1. The First Perception
2. The Chase
3. Sneak
4. The Cave
5. The Man With The Cat
6. A Broken Man
7. Second Try
8. The Crooked Path
9. The Wizard pt.1
10. The Wizard pt.2
11. The Flashback

Musicians:
Martin Fischer / guitar, vocals
Hans Fischer / guitar, vocals
Norman Lonhard / drums
Patrick Hagmann / guitar, synths
Ben Krahl / bass 


Incoming Cerebral Overdrive - Le Stelle A Voyage Adrift 2012

Trupa italiana, la al treilea album. Schimbari multe de ritm, multe pasaje faine, alta supriza placuta in acest an.

5/5








Songs:
1. Mirzam 03:17
2. Sirius 04:16
3. Betelgeuse 04:37
4. Kochab 05:11
5. Adhara 03:42
6. Pherkad 04:48
7. Sirius B 02:43
8. Polaris 03:20
9. Bellatrix 03:15
10. Rigel 10:50

Musicians:
Samuele Storai / vocals
Maurizio Tuci / guitar
Stefano Tocci  guitar, synth
Alessio Corsini / bass
Filippo Baldi / drums





North Atlantic Oscillation - Fog Electric 2012

Al doilea album al britanicilor. Unul care nu prea m-a prins.

2/5









Songs:
1. Soft Coda
2. Chirality Fog
3. Mirador
4. Empire Waste
5. Savage With Barometer
6. Interval
7. Expert With Altimeter
8. The Receiver
9. Downhill
10. (Theory of Tides)

Musicians:
Sam Healy / vocals, guitar, bass, keyboards, synths, sax, percussion
Ben Martin / drums, percussion, programming
Chris Howard / bass, synth bass, vocals




The Brian Jonestown Massacre - Aufheben 2012

Americani, infiintati prin '90, cu mai multe albume in spate. Psychedelici cat incape,se poate incerca.

3/5








Songs:
1 Panic In Babylon
2 Viholliseni Maalla
3 Gaz Hilarant
4 Illuminomi
5 I Want To Hold Your Other Hand
6 Face Down On The Moon
7 The Cloulds Are Lies
8 Stairway To The Best Party In The Universe
9 Seven Kinds Of Wonderful
10 Waking Up To Hand Grenades
11 Blue OrderNew Monday

Musicians:
Anton Newcombe / guitar, vocals
Matt Hollywood / guitar, vocals
Will Carruthers / bass
Collin Hegna / bass
Daniel Allaire / drums
Rob Campanella / organ, percussion


Trioscapes - Separate Realities 2012

Proiect in care il regasim pe bassistul de la Between the Buried and Me, la primul album. Suna fain tare de tot, nu e de ratat.

5/5








Songs:
01. Blast Off (5:28)
02. Seperate Realities (11:27)
03. Curse Of The Ninth (5:52)
04. wazzlejazzlebof (7:36)
05. Celestial Terrestrial Commuters (5:20)
06. Gemini’s Descent (4:51)

Musicians:
Dan Briggs / bass
Walter Fancourt / (tenor saxophone, flute
Matt Lynch / drums

Fadeout - To Protect Our Way of Living 2012

Finlandezi, album de debut. Unul destul de bun, multe pasaje ok, altele mai putin, dar impresia per ansamblu e pozitiva.

3/5








Songs:
01. Solar Lights (5:23)
02. One Way Track (4:40)
03. Grey (4:36)
04. Shepherd and the Wolf (6:01)
05. No More Hypocrisy (4:39)
06. Puppets and Dolls (6:29)
07. Palestine (4:43)
08. Painter (10:20)

Musicians:
Marko Pajula / vocals
Ilkka Kivimäki / guitar
Toby Wiio / guitar
Jukka Uusitalo / bass
Jussi Lahtinen / drums
Teemu Salo / keyboards


joi, 10 mai 2012

Izz - Crush of night 2012

Al saselea album de studio pentru trupa americana, pe care il gasim ca invitat pe Gary Green, de la Gentle Giant. Merita a fi bagat in seama.

4/5








Songs:
1. You’ve Got a Time 4:09
2. Words and Miracles (feat. Gary Green) 7:17
3. Solid Ground 6:01
4. Half the Way 6:07
5. This Reality 13:32
6. The Crush of Night 13:18
7. Almost Over 4:19

Musicians:
Tom Galgano / keyboards, vocals
Paul Bremner / electric & acoustic guitars
Brian Coralian / electronic & acoustic drums, percussion
Greg DiMiceli / acoustic drums, percussion
John Galgano / bass guitar, acoustic guitar, vocals
Anmarie Byrnes / vocals

Guest musician:
Gary Green / guitars and backing vocals (2, 4)


Comus - Out of the Coma 2012

Come-back spectaculos pentru trupa britanica, cu doua albume scoase in 1971 si 1974. Trei piese noi si o inregistrare live a unei piese mai vechi, de bagat urechea la ele.

5/5







Songs:
1. Out of the Coma (8:32)
2. The Sacrifice (8:39)
3. The Return (6:27)
4. Introduction by Roger Wooton (1:15)
5. The Maalgard Suite (15:49)

Musicians:
Roger Wootton / guitar, vocals
Glenn Goring / 6 String/12 String guitar, bongos
Andy Hellaby / bass
Colin Pearson / violin, viola
Bobbie Watson / vocals, percussion
Jon Seagroatt / flute, percussion


Citizen Cain - Skies Darken 2012

Revenire dupa o pauza de 10 ani a britanicilor, al saselea album din discografia lor. Aceleasi trimiteri spre Genesis, mai ales din pricina asemanarii vocalistului cu Peter Gabriel. Dar e musai de ascultat.

5/5






Songs:
1. The Charnal House (4:56)
2. The Long Sleep (12:25)
3. Darkest Sleep / Manifestations (7:09)
4. Spiders In Undergrowth (3:05)
5. The Hunting Of Johnny Eue / Trapped By Candlelight (11:59)
6. Coming Down / The Fountains Of Sand / Delivered Up For Tea / Death And Rebirth (14:53)
7. Do We Walk In The World? (5:10)
8. Lost In Lonely Ghosts (13:43)

Musicians:
Stewart Bell / keyboards, drums
Cyrus / bass, vocals
Phil Allen / guitar, backing vocals


miercuri, 9 mai 2012

Romain Collin - The Calling 2012

Tanar pianist francez, la cel de-al doilea album. Unul care merita a fi ascultat.

4/5








Songs:
1.Storm 2:25
2.The Calling 7:32
3.Runner's High 5:24
4.Stop This Train 4:02
5.Burn. Down. 6:15
6.Pennywise The Clown 5:08
7.Greyshot 5:57
8.Strange 7:01
9.Nica's Dream 6:36
10.Airborne 5:17
11.Aftermath 2:59
12.One Last Try 5:48 

Musicians:
Romain Collin / piano
Luques Curtis / bass
Kendrick Scott / drums