marți, 31 iulie 2012

Bad Salad - Uncivilized 2012

Alt album de debut, trupa braziliana de progressive metal. Destul de ok.

3/5










Songs:
1. Crowded Sky 6:31
2. Nemesis 11:33
3. Mourning 10:09
4. The Second Calling 12:37
5. Damned 9:29
6. Sights from Within 12:37
7. Dawn of the Machine 15:29

Musicians:
Denis Oliveira / vocals
Thiago Campos / guitar. 
Felipe Campos / bass
Caco Gonçalves / drums







Innerspace - The Village 2012

Album de debut pentru canadieni. Mult Pink Floyd in muzica lor, se poate incerca.

3/5









Songs:
1. Intro
2. Land of Hope
3. Wild Flower
4. Mister Mayor
5. Old Wreck
6. Slippery Case - Part I
7. Slippery Case - Part II
8. Jack
9. On a Ride
10. Land of Reason

Musicians:
Phil Burton / vocals, guitar
Simon Arsenault / guitar
Paul ubry / keyboards
Thomas Sauve / drums


Sula Bassana - Dark Days 2012

Proiect al unui multiinstrumentist german, la a cincea realizare. Toate ingredientele unui album de psychedelic/space rock, merita incercat.

3/5









Songs:
1. Underground (9:35)
2. Departure (6:04)
3. Surrealistic Journey (20:17)
4: Dark Days (9:05)
5. Bright Nights (9:42)
6. Arriving Nowhere (16:47)

Musicians:
Dave Schmidt / all guitars, bass, drums, synthesizers, organ
Pablo Carneval / drums (3), gong (5)
David Henriksson / vocals (1) 


Fire On Dawson - 7 Billion and a Nameless Somebody 2012

Germani, la al doilea album. Ceva Tool ici-colo, plus alte influente, dar merge ascultat.

3/5










Songs:
1. We Are All Vain (5:35)
2. Pseudo Christ (2:20)
3. The Code (2:53)
4. Steal the Show (3:40)
5. Synthetic Part I (7:09)
6. Debris (3:49)
7. God of the Lost (6:28)
8. Syria (4:12)
9. Willow (3:19)
10. Synthetic Part II (3:47)

Muisicians:
Ankur Batra / vocals
Markus Stricker / guitar
Martin Sonntag / bass
Max Siegmund / drums

luni, 30 iulie 2012

Cosmic Danger - Universe At Large 2012

Primul album al trupei americane. Influentati de numele grele ale prog-ului, un material foarte bun, la care e de bagat urechea.

5/5









Songs:
01. Champions (4:29)
02. Freedom Flier (4:13)
03. Skydiving (5:33)
04. Blue Sky (4:40)
05. Bug in the Wire (5:25)
06. Endless Voyage (5:37)
07. Moon Base Gamma (7:01)
08. Five Year Mission (4:54)
09. Final Dusk (5:47)

Dreamscape - Everlight 2012

Trupa germana, la al cincilea album. Poate fi ascultat, are destule momente ok

3/5









Songs:
1. Final Dawn (2:21)
2. Restless (5:41)
3. Led Astray (5:09)
4. Fortune And Fate (4:03)
5. The Violet Flame Forever (5:31)
6. A Matter Of Time Transforming (10:37)
7. One (4:06)
8. The Calm Before The Storm (5:25)
9. Refugium In Db-Major (1:16)
10. A Mental Journey (5:29)
11. Breathing Spaces (5:31)
12. Everlight (7:14)

Musicians:
Francesco Marino / vocals
Wolfgang Kerinnis / guitar
Ralf Schwager / bass
David Bertok / keyboards
Danilo Batdorf / drums





Linear Sphere - Manvantara 2012

 A doua realizare a britanicilor, la şapte ani de la precedentul album. Avem aici fusion, progressive, e de bagat urechea.

4/5









 Songs:
1. Origin
2. Manvantara
3. Cycle of Ages
4. Inner Flame
5. Reset Realign
6. The Dawning

Musicians:
Jos Geron / vocals
Martin Goulding / guitar
Jamie Brooks / keyboard
Steve Woodcock / bass
Nick Lowczowski / drums





Thank You Scientist - Maps Of Non-Existent Places 2012

Album de debut pentru trupa americana. Unele momente ok, se poate incerca.

3/5









Songs:
1. Prelude
2. A Salesman's Guide to Nonexistence
3. Feed the Horses
4. Blood on the Radio
5. Absentee
6. Suspicious Waveforms
7. Carnival
8. Concrete Swan Dive
9. In the Company of Worms
10. My Famed Disappearing Act

Musicians:
Sal Marrano / vocals
Tom Monda / guitars
Greg Colacino / bass
Russ Lynch /violin, viola
Andrew Digrius / trumpet, flugelhorn
Ellis Jasenovic /sax
Odin Alvarez / drums



Cloudscape - New Era 2012

Suedezi, pe felia progressive metal, la al patrulea lor produs. Unul destul de slab valoric.

2/5









Songs:
1. Silver Ending
2. Share Your Energy
3. Your Desire
4. Seen it All Before
5. Violet Eve
6. Living a Dream
7. Voyager 9
8. Simplicity
9. Pull the Brake
10. Before Your Eyes
11. Into the Unknown
12. Kingdom of Sand
13. Heroes

Musicians:
Michael Andersson / vocals 
Patrik Svärd / guitars
Stefan Rosqvist / guitars
Håkan Nyander / bass
Fredrik Joakimsson / drums




vineri, 27 iulie 2012

Kingbathmat - Truth button 2012

Al saselea album al britanicilor, destul de interesant. De bagat in seama.

3/5










Songs:
1. Behind The Wall
2. Abintra
3. Book Of Faces
4. The End Of Evolution
5. Dives And Pauper
6. Coming To Terms With Mortality in the face of Insurmountable Odds

Musicians:
John Bassett / bass,vocals
Lee Sulsh / guitar
Bernie Smirnoff / drums


joi, 26 iulie 2012

Court - Twenty Flying Kings 2012

Al patrulea album al italienilor. Destule momente ok, se poate vpune spre auditie.

3/5









Songs:
1. Cries (9:23)
2. Anastasius Epitaph (3:20)
3. The Great Bear Rising (2:51)
4. Sumptuous Moment (21:42)
5. Lovers (7:29)
6. Dream Tale (2:40)
7. Alviss' Revenge (17:17)

Musicians:
Marco Pedrini / vocals, synth
Mosé Nodari / guitars, oboe, flutes, backing vocals
Marco Strobel / guitars, mandolin and backing vocals
Jacopo Favrin / bass guitar
Francesco Vedani: drums, transverse flutes, recorders, synth


Starring - ABCDEFG-HIJKLMNOP-QRSTUV-WXYZ 2012

Tot americani, aflati si ei la prima realizare. Mult psychedelic, experienta ok, merita ascultarea.

3/5








Songs:
1. the best (5:17)
2. ie (6:58)
3. ---------ooooooooooo (9:11)
4. aphonia (4:18)
5. ....7.... (9:40)
6. wo (4:22)

Musicians:
Clara Hunter / vocals, guitar
Amy Cimini / viola
Peachy / keyboards
Sam Kulik  / bass
Matt Marlin / drums 

Vajra - Pleroma 2012

Prima realiizare pentru americani. Se poate incerca.

3/5










 Songs:
1.Inside The Flame 06:14
2.Almost One 05:11
3.India 02:18
4.Blind 04:48
5.Intuition 04:33
6.Erode The Will 04:46
7.3.14 05:29
8.See Through You 05:15
9.Akkord Pleromy 03:58
10.The Apple 08:20

Musicians:
Annamaria Pinna / vocals, keyboards
Will Dahl / guitar. 
Doug Wright / bass
Blake Fleming / drums
Turtle Jon / tabla




Time's Forgotten - The Book of Lost Words 2012

Trupa de progressive metal din Costa Rica, la al treilea album. Nu suna deloc rau, e de ascultat.

4/5









Songs:
1. Nostalgia 01:38
2. Disconnected 05:25
3. Transcendence 07:04
4. State of Awareness 03:47
5. River 05:53
6. Days Like Eternity 07:03
7. Burn My Eyes 05:18
8. Louder Than the Sun 10:45
9. The Memory of Nothing 06:04
10. Moonlight Dance 01:20
11. Lost Letters from a Troubled Heart 07:25

Musicians:
Francisco Longhi / vocals 
Ari Lotringer / guitars, backing vocals
Leonardo Rojas / guitars  
Gonzalo "Chalo" Trejos / bass
Juan Pablo Calvo / keyboards, programming 
Jorge Sobrado / drums, programming






Earthlimb - Origin 2012

Trupa germana, album de debut. Amestec de post-rock cu Porcupine Tree, fain de tot, nu e de  ratat.

5/5







Songs:
1. Origin
2. Hiding
3. Pulsar
4. Oceans of Astate
5. The Red Tide
6. Virtues
7. Bloom of Light
8. Waves

Musicians:
Alex Bleiziffer / vocals
Patrick Hagmann / guitar, bass, keyboards
Norman Lonhard / drums

miercuri, 25 iulie 2012

Spiral - Mind Trip in A Minor 2012

A doua realizare a americanilor din acest an. La fel de bun ca precedentul, un album de pus spre ascultare.

5/5









Songs:
1. Part I - Watch My F**king Head (9:20)
2. Part II - Cave in the Oak (3:26)
3. Part III - Down the Rabbit Hole (7:48)
4. Part IV - In the Desert (5:13)
5. Part V - A Face in the Sand (3:40)
6. Part VI - Ritual of the Snake (6:36)
7. Part VII - Half of What He Gives (3:26)
8. Part VIII - The Snake (9:03)
9. Part IX - The Way Out is the Way In (5:15)

Musicians:
Chris Walker / lead guitar
Aaron Frale / guitar, vocals
Chris Boat / vocals, keyboards, bass, guitar

Guests:
Felicia Karas / violin on 9
Casey Mraz / guitar on 4 and 5

Omar Rodriguez Lopez - Octopus Kool Aid 2012

Un album un pic mai bun parca fata de precedentele doua scoase anul asta. Dar nici la asta nu e de stat prea mult.

2/5








Songs:
1. Buenos Aires (1:01)
2. Where Are The Angels? (3:32)
3. Pink Heart (4:11)
4. Células Hermosas (1:34)
5. People Feeding (3:13)
6. Un Café Atonal (1:31)
7. 18 (6:12)
8.Waves (3:17)
9. Avión Apestoso (2:01)
10. Worlds Get In The Way (4:13)

Musicians:
Omar Rodriguez Lopez / sequences, synths, rhodes, bass, guitar.
Teri Gender Bender / vocals 


Aqua Nebula Oscilator - Third 2012

Tot francezi, la al treilea lor produs. Plini de energie, psychedelic cat incape, de ascultat.

4/5









 Songs:
1. Riot (4:15)
2. Turn On (2:33)
3. Final Solution (4:34)
4. Kill Yourself (4:07)
5. Apocalyptoads (3:08)
6. Black Sun (2:38)
7. Lucifer (4:26)
8. Dead Soul (3:32)
9. Saturne (5:48)
10. Incandescence (4:50)

Musicians:
David Sphaèr'os / guitar, vocals, sitar, organ
Victor Rassov / vocals, bass
Simon Bouteloup / guitar, organ
Adrian Bang / drums








luni, 23 iulie 2012

Stabat Akish - Nebulos 2012

Al doilea album pentru francezi. De bagat urechea si la asta.

4/5










Songs:
1. Nebulos (4:40)
2. Un Peuplier Un Peu Plié (5:32)
3. Sprouts (3:11)
4. Sprouts (Continued) (1:57)
5. Sprouts (Continued) (1:19)
6. Sprouts (Continued) (3:57)
7. Troïde (7:31)
8. La Serrure (2:32)
9. Soft Fate (1:25)
10. Boletus Edulis (2:52)
11. Dynamique Cassoulet (2:28)
12. Fast Fate (0:35)
13. Le Chifre (4:05)

Musicians:
Guillaume Amiel / bass marimba, vibraphone, percussion
Maxime Delporte / double bass
Ferdinand Doumerc / baritone saxophone, tenor saxophone, alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute
Stéphane Gratteau / drums
Rémi Leclerc / Fender Rhodes, clavinet, Moog, Hammond organ, piano
Marc Maffiolo / bass saxophone, tenor saxophone

With:
Nicolas Gardel / trumpet (9, 12, 13)
Olivier Sabatier / trombone (9, 12, 13)
Sarah Roussel / words (3-7)
Olivier Cussac / lap steel guitar (2)


Litmus - Slaughterbahn 2012

Trupa britanica, la al patrulea produs. Influente Hawkind, un album de bagat in seama.

4/5








Songs:
1. Deeper [03:52]
2. Spark [02:58]
3. Breakout [01:44]
4. Static [05:16]
5. Streamers [03:31]
6. Satellites [04:23]
7. 1x1 [01:19]
8. Last Man Standing [05:33]
9. Sleepless [06:13]
10. Lights Out [01:05]
11. Kommissar [03:17]
12. Slaughterbahn [07:53]

Musicians:
Fiddler / guitar, vocals
Martin / bass, vocals
Marek / drums, vocals
James / keyboards



District 97 - Trouble With Machines 2012

Al doilea album al americanilor. Suna bine, e de pus urechea la el.

4/5










Songs:
1. Back And Forth (8:43)
2. Open Your Eyes (4:25)
3. The Actual Color (5:47)
4. The Perfect Young Man (10:01)
5. Who Cares? (4:54)
6. Read Your Mind (7:31)
7. The Thief (13:42)

Musicians:
Leslie Hunt / lead & backing vocals
Rob Clearfield / keyboards, guitar
Jim Tashjian / guitar, backing vocals
Patrick Mulcahy / bass
Jonathan Schang / drums, percussion

Guests:
John Wetton / vocals (4)
Katinka Kleijn / cello (6)


joi, 19 iulie 2012

Ivo Perelman, Joe Morris, Gerald Cleaver - Family Ties 2012

Alt album la care e de dat play cu incredere.

4/5










Songs:
1.Family Ties
2.Imitation of the Rose
3.Love
4.Preciousness
5.Mystery in Sao Christovao
6.The Buffalo

Musicians:
Ivo Perelman / saxophone
Joe Morris / double bass
Gerald Cleaver / drums


Ehnahre - Old Earth 2012

Al treilea album al trupei americane, in care regasim muzicieni ce au trecut si prin Kayo Dot. E de pus spre ascultare.

5/5









Songs:
1. Old Earth I 13:34
2. Old Earth II 10:47
3. Old Earth III 05:08
4. Old Earth IV 07:53

Musicians:
Ryan McGuire / bass, vocals, percussion
John Carchia / guitar, vocals
Ricardo Donoso / drums

Guests:
Jonah Jenkins / vocals
Noell Dorsey / vocals
Forbes Graham / trumpet
Greg Kelley / trumpet
Greg Massi / guitar
J Mark Inman / violin


miercuri, 18 iulie 2012

Luis Perdomo - The 'Infancia' Project 2012

Alt album scos de Perdomo in 2012. De ascultat si asta.

4/5










Songs:
1. The Other Left 7:20
2. Berimvela 6:32
3. Solar 4:53
4. Happy House 4:46
5. Comedia 7:15
6. Un Poco Loco 6:16
7. Meggido Girl 7:03
8. Mind and Time 5:52
9. Major General 6:56

Musicians:
Luis Perdomo / piano
Mark Shim / tenor sax
Andy Gonzalez-/bass
Ignacio Berroa / drums
Mauricio Herrera / percussion 


Adam Bałdych & The Baltic Gang - Imaginary Room 2012

Violonist polonez, aici alaturi de o trupa in care il regasim si pe Lars Danielsson. E musai de ascultat.

5/5










Songs:
1. Village Underground - 04:51
2. Mirrors - 05:17
3. The Room of Imagination - 07:08
4. Cubism - 04:59
5. K8 - 06:35
6. Time Traveler - 03:07
7. Rama hai - 05:37
8. For Zbiggy - 03:40
9. 11.16 - 04:45
10. Zarathustra - 03:14
11. Inspiration - 04:04
12. Million Miles Away - 02:11

Musicians:
Adam Bałdych / violin

The Baltic Gang
Jacob Karlzon / piano
Lars Danielsson / bass, cello
Morten Lund / drums
Verneri Pohjola / trumpet
Marius Neset / saxophone
Nils Landgren / trombone (5 & 8) 




Mike Stern - All Over The Place 2012

Multi invitati de seama pe noul album al chitaristului american. Numai din acest motiv si tot ar fi de aplecat urechea spre el.

4/5








Music:
1. AJ (8:53)
2. Cameroon (5:46)
3. Out Of The Blue (6:15)
4. As Far As We Know (6:33)
5. Blues For Al (7:06)
6. OCD (8:07)
7. You Never Told Me (6:18)
8. Half Way Home (6:29)
9. Light (6:14)
10. Flipside (7:22)
11. All Over The Place (6:20)

Musicians:
Mike Stern / guitar
Leni Stern / rhythm guitar
Randy Brecker / trumpet
Kenny Garrett / saxophone
Chris Potter / saxophone
Bob Malach / saxophone
Tim Keiper / percussion
Esperanza Spalding / bass
Richard Bona / bass
Victor Wooten / bass
Dave Holland / bass
Anthony Jackson / bass
Tom Kennedy / bass
Will Lee / bass
Victor Bailey / bass
Jim Beard / keyboards
Dave Weckl / drums
Al Foster / drums
Keith Carlock / drums
Lionel Cordew / drums






marți, 17 iulie 2012

Saga - 20/20 2012

Albumul de studio cu numarul 20 pentru canadieni. Nu suna chiar rau, se poate pune spre ascultare.

3/5









Songs:
1. Six Feet Under
2. Anywhere You Wanna Go
3. Ellery
4. Spin It Again
5. Another Day Out Of Sight
6. One Of These Days
7. Ball And Chain
8. Lost For Words
9. Show And Tell
10. Till The Well Runs Dry

Musicians:
Michael Sadler / vocals, guitar, bass, synthesizer, drums
Jim Crichton / bass, keyboards, moog synthesizer, guitar
Ian Crichton / guitar
Jim Gilmour / synthesizer, keyboards, vocals, clarinet, harmonica
Mike Thorne / drums


luni, 16 iulie 2012

Kristoffer Gildenlöw - Rust 2012


 Primul material solo al fostului bassist de la Pain of Salvation. O multime de invitati pe acest album, destul de dark si melancolic. E de pus spre auditie.

4/5








 Songs:
1. Believe (4:36)
2. Desire (4:15)
3. Follow Me Down (4:31)
4. Overwinter (4:35)
5. Langtan (2:22)
6. Heroes (5:12)
7. Save My Soul (5:20)
8. Rust (7:36)
9. Story Ends (5:54)
10. Take Me Home (3:57)

Musicians:
Kristoffer Gildenlöw / bass
Ruud Jolie (Within Temptation, For All We Know, Maiden United) / acoustic & electric guitars, mandolin
Fredrik Hermansson (Pain of Salvation) / piano
Ola Heden (The Flower Kings, Neal Morse Band) / piano, organ
Jeroen Molenaar (Do, Desray) / drums, percussion
Paul Coenradie (Robby Valentine) / guitars
Ben Mathot (Ayreon, Neal Morse Band) / violin
Maartje Broekman / cello
Erna auf der Haar / vocals
Wudstick (Ayreon, For All We Know) / vocals
Luka Aubri (IlianA, Omnia) / vocals
Otto de Koning / vocals
Luc Mansvelt / vocals
Eline Mansvelt / vocals
Isabel Lengers / vocals
Jessica Koomen (Neal Morse Band) / choir
Bettina Vlot / choir
Nadine van den Brink / choir


Syrek - Machine Elves 2012

A doua realizare a americanilor. Se simt Meshuggah si Tool in ceea ce fac, avem si un  cover dupa "Have a cigar", merge de-o ascultare.

3/5









Songs:
1. Vesica Piscis (2:27)
2. Machines Elves (8:13)
3. Emberfall (8:02)
4. Have A Cigar (6:03)
5. Mymagdelena (7:36)
6. Moth To Flame (5:52)
7. Change The World (5:17)
8. Sidereal (8:37)
9. Winternal (9:03)

Musicians:
Terry Syrek / guitars, vocals
Bob Fiorentino / bass
Greg Kalember / drums, vocals










vineri, 13 iulie 2012

Subtilior - Absence Upon A Ground 2012

Proiect al liderului trupei italiene Areknames, album de debut. Fain de tot, de pus spre auditie.

5/5









Songs:
1. Overt (2:23)
2. Primo Frammento (2:24)
3. Epicicli I (2:24)
4. Secondo Frammento (2:09)
5. Arioso (2:01)
6. Terzo Frammento (2:12)
7. Un Coeur Mecanique (2:16)
8. Resti (Quarto Frammento) (1:59)
9. Epicicli II (2:22)
10. Toccata (2:29)
11. Helas Avril (2:15)
12. Danzane (Quinto Frammento) (2:05)
13. Clos (2:25)
14. Upon A Ground (Part. I) (5:19)
15. Upon A Ground (Part. II) (6:00)
16. Upon A Ground (Part. III) (4:03)

Musicians:
Michele Epifani / organ, piano, synthesizer
Pierluigi Mencattini / violin
Valerio Cipollone / clarinet
Christiano Pomante / vibraphone, marimba
Maurizio Fasoli / piano
Stefano Colombi / guitar
Antonio Marrone / bass
Simone Pacelli / bass
Carmine Ianieri / sax
Manuel Trabucco / sax
Massimo Magri / cello
Luca Falsetti / drums, percussion




















Wight - Through The Woods Into Deep Water 2012

 A doua realizare a germanilor, apropiati de trupele anilor '70. De ascultat musai.

5/5









Songs:
1. Kiss Your Friends Goodbye 06:21
2. I Spit On Your Grave 06:32
3. Southern Comfort & Nothern Lights 11:19
4. Halfway To Infinity 03:32
5. Master Of Nuggets 09:51
6. You! 06:46
7. Big Dose 01:59
8. On A Friday 03:48
9. Through The Woods Into Deep Water 08:18

Musicians
Rene Hofmann / vocals, guitar
Peter-Philipp Schierhorn / bass
Michael Kluck / drums

joi, 12 iulie 2012

Eternal Deformity - The Beauty of Chaos 2012

Trupa poloneză, la al cincilea album. Merge ascultat, pot fi gasite chestii faine in el.

4/5
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Songs:
1 Intro
2 Thy Kingdom Gone
3 Lifeless
4 Pestilence Claims no Higher Purpose
5 Caught out Lying
6 The Beauty of the Ultimate End
7 The Sun
8 The Holy Decay
 
Musicians
Przemysław Smyczek / guitar
Arkadiusz Szymuś / guitar
Przemysław Kajnat / bass, vocal
Piotr Rokosz / keyboards
Tymoteusz Ciastko / drums

Mombu - Zombi 2012

Alt duo, format din saxofonistul de la Zu şi bateristul de la Neo. Combinatie de jazz si metal, alt album la care e de bagat urechea.

5/5








Songs:
1. Stutterer Ancestor 03:04
2. Orichas 03:32
3. Radà 06:54
4. Regla De Ocha 07:05
5. Zombi 07:32
6. Mombu Storm 05:57
7. Kemi 04:58
8. Ten Harpoon's Ritual 06:03

Musicians:
Luca T. Mai / sax
Antonio Zitarell / drums









Stephen O'Malley & Steve Noble - St. Francis Duo 2012

Prestatie live a celor doi muzicieni, unul dintre ei fiind chitaristul de la SunnO))). Improvizatie cat cuprinde, fain de tot, de bagat urechea.

5/5









Songs:
1. Side A (18:06)
2. Side B (18:40)
3. Side C (18:18)
4. Side D (21:07)

Musicians:
Stephen O'Malley / electric guitars
Steve Noble / drums


miercuri, 11 iulie 2012

Jeff Ament - While My Heart Beats 2012

 Al doilea album solo al bassistului de la Pearl Jam. Poate fi incercat.

3/5










Songs:
1. Ulcers & the Apocalypse (3:12)
2. When the Fire Comes (3:26)
3. War in Your Eyes (3:48)
4. While My Heart Beats (6:36)
5. Shout and Repeat (2:38)
6. Give it a Name (2:31)
7. The Answers (3:35)
8. Time to Pay (2:25)
9. Take My Hand (2:58)
10. Down to Sleep (4:16)
11. Never Forget (2:52)

Musicians:
Jeff Ament / bass
Richard Stuverud / drums
Joseph Arthur / vocals, guitar


Kosmoratik - Gravitation 2012

Norvegieni, album de debut. Foarte aproape de Pink Floyd, dar e un album relativ ok, se poate asculta.

3/5









 Songs:
1. Veronica Go 3:02
2. Cosmorama 4:06
3. Years Ago, Miles Apart 4:38
4. Nothing Is Static 4:12
5. Don Quixote 4:16
6. In Spite Of All (Life Was Grand) 4:26
7. Unfinished Journeys 4:05
8. Lilac Smile 6:41
9. Its In My Mind 5:12

Musicians:
Eivind Johansen / vocals, guitars
Lise Lotte Ågedal / vocals, keyboards
Odd Gunnar Frøysland / guitars, bass, keyboards

luni, 9 iulie 2012

Piezo - Scene I - Harlequin 2012

Alt debut, grup canadian. Cateva momente destul de bune, i se poate da atentie.

3/5









Songs:
1. Hope - A Walk Under the Sun (7:00)
2. Visions - A Blues From Above (5:56)
3. Remembrance - The Silent Life (7:45)
4. Rebirth - Smiling at a Changing Sky (11:21)
5. Eternity - There Is a Way (3:58)
6. Confrontation - Drown the Reflection (7:01)
7. Chaos - And the Mask Fades Away (8:53)
8. Redemption - A Path to the Moon (8:01)

Musicians:
Julien Watine / vocals, guitars
Patrick Fillion / guitars
Jean-François Fournier / bass
Gabriel Larivière / drums, percussions
François Warnet / keyboards, vocals



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In the Silence - A Fair Dream Gone Mad 2012

Americani, album de debut. Unul destul de bun, multe chestii interesante,de ascultat.

4/5









Songs:
1. Kenosis
2. Ethos
3. Anagoge
4. Glossis
5. Neos
6. Ego
7. Enigma Of The Absolute (Dead Can Dance Cover)

Musicians:
Josh Burke / vocals, guitar
Nate Higgins / guitar
Dennis Davis / bass
Niko Panagopoulos / drums

Latitudes - Individuation 2012

 Al doilea album al britanicilor. Influente Neurosis, dar e un produs de bagat in seama.

4/5








 Songs:
1 Hyperstatic Forge
2 Imitation Ruin
3 Vortice of Malady
4 Isleward
5 Shapeshifting
6 Metabolic Pathways
7 The Glacial Body
8 Individuation (Telos)

Musicians:
Adam Symonds / vocals
Tim Blyth / guitar
Adam Crowley / guitar
Jon Lyon / bass
Rich Harper / keyboards
Mike Davies / drums

Kiko Loureiro - Sounds Of Innocence 2012

Al patrulea album solo al chitaristului de la Angra.Destul de ok, se poate asculta.

3/5









Songs:
1. Awakening Prelude
2. Gray Stone Gateway
3. Conflited
4. Reflective
5. El Guajiro
6. Ray of Life
7. The Hymn
8. Mae D'Agua
9. Twisted Horizon
10. A Perfect Rhyme
11. Conflicted (Playback Version)

Musicians:
Kiko Loureiro / guitars
Felipe Andreoli / bass
Virgil Donati / drums


vineri, 6 iulie 2012

Ornithos - La Trasfigurazione 2012

Proiect in care regasim trei membri Il Bacio Della Medusa, album de debut. De ascultat si asta.

3/5









Songs:
1. L'orologio (5:43)
2. La Persistenza Della Memoria (3:11)
3. Somatizzando l'altare Di Fuoco (7:46)
4. L'ipostasi (3:19)
5. Al Torneo (3:32)
6. L'arrivo del fuoco - Fuga (4:34)
7. Nuvole e Luce (2:23)
8. Ritorno al... (Reprise) (1:47)
9. Salamandra: Regina di psiche e di saggezza (7:40)
10. Nel Crepuscolo (3:49)
11. La Notte (4:05)
12. L'alba Del Nuovo Giorno (6:01)
13. This Is What We've Got: The Flute Song (7:31)

Musicians:
Diego Petrini / drums, organ, piano, mellotron, percussions, vocals
Eva Morelli / flute, alto, soprano and tenor sax
Federico Caprai / bass guitar, vocals
Antonello De Cesare / lead guitar, backing vocals
Simone Morelli / rhythm guitar
Maria Giulia Carnevalini / lead and backing vocals


Daal - Dodecahedron 2012

Continui cu italieni, o trupa aflată la cel de-al patrulea album. Unul care, desi se simt influentele King Crimson, e de pus spre auditie..

4/5









Songs:
1. Dodecahedron Part I (7:45)
2. Dodecahedron Part II (5:10)
3. Dodecahedron Part III (6:57)
4. Dodecahedron Part IV (5:50)
5. Dodecahedron Part V (4:37)
6. Dodecahedron Part VI (8:13)
7. Dodecahedron Part VII (3:02)
8. Dodecahedron Part VIII (4:32)
9. Dodecahedron Part IX (5:51)
10. Dodecahedron Part X (5:11)
11. Dodecahedron Part XI (5:14)
12. Dodecahedron Part XII (8:15)

Musicians:
Alfio Costa / minimoog, mellotron, piano
Davide Guidoni / drums, cymbals & gongs, percussion

Guest musicians:
Ettore Salati / electric guitars
Luca Scherani / bouzouki
Roberto "Bobo" Aiolfi / electric bass, double bass
Alessandro Papotto / sax, flute, clarinet
Vincenzo Zitello / harp, flute
Marcella Arganese / classical guitar
Chiara Alberti / cello
Sylvia Trabucco / violin




Syndone - La Bella E La Bestia 2012

Alta trupa italiana, mai au trei albume in spate. Asta suna chiar bine, de bagat spre ascultare.

4/5










Songs:
1. Introitis (3:11)
2. Il Fiele E Il Limite (4:49)
3. Rosa Recisa (4:57)
4. Complice Carnefice (6:08)
5. Piano Prog Impromptu (1:23)
6. Tu Non Sei Qui (4:22)
7. Orribile Mia Forma (3:53)
8. Mercanti Di Gioia (4:13)
9. Bestia! (3:57)
10. Ora Respira (4:38)
11. La Ruota Della Fortuna (3:38)
12. Canto Della Rossa (1:16)

Musicians:
Riccardo Ruggeri / vocals
Nik Comoglio / keyboards
Ray Thomas / flute
Francesco Pinetti / marimba, vibraphone, drums


Il Bacio Della Medusa - Deus lo vult 2012

Tot italieni, la a treia lor realizare, dar cu totul alt registru. Te duc cu gandul la anii '70, un album ce merita bagat in seama.

3/5









Songs:
1. Invocazione alle Muse
2. Indignatio (Infedeli in Terra Santa)
3. Urbano II bandisce la Prima Crociata
4. Simplicio
5. Deus Lo Vult
6. Verso Casa
7. La Beffa (Non un Trono, Non un Regno...solo Sdegno)

Musicians:
Simone Cecchini / lead vocal, acoustic guitar, harp
Diego Petrini / drums, percussion, mellotron, organ
Federico Caprai / bass
Simone Brozzetti / electric guitar
Eva Morelli / flute, sax

Whales And Aurora - The Shipwreck 2012

 Italieni, album de debut. Fain, atmosfera ok, de ascultat.

4/5










 Songs:
1. Refused recounting words 07:06
2. Achieving the Unavoidable 11:02
3. The Aground Hard-ship 01:55
4. Abandoned Among Echoes 08:30
5. Awakened by the Aurora 04:16
6. A New Awareness 06:48
7. Floating on Calm Waters 03:13

Musicians:
Alberto Brunello / vocals
Nicolo De Franceschi / guitar
Emiliano Fassina / bass
Andrea Segnini Campesato / drums



joi, 5 iulie 2012

Return to Forever - The Mothership Returns 2012

Muzicieni ce nu mai au nevoie de nicio prezentare. Prestatie live, de neratat.

5/5








Songs:
1. Medieval Overture
2. Señor Mouse
3. The Shadow Of Lo / Sorceress
4. Renaissance
5. After The Cosmic Rain
6. The Romantic Warrior
7. Spain
8. School Days
9. Beyond The Seventh Galaxy

Musicians:
Chick Corea / piano & keyboards
Stanley Clarke / electric & acoustic bass
Jean-Luc Ponty / electric & acoustic violin
Frank Gambale / electric & acoustic guitar
Lenny White / drums


Luis Perdomo - Universal Mind 2012

Pianist nascut in Venezuela, a patra realizare ca lider. Bun si de ascultat.

4/5










Songs:
1 Tetragon 7:55
2 Langnau 7:18
3 Rebellious Contemplation 5:51
4 Unified Path I 6:19
5 Just Before 5:58
6 Unified Path II 5:39
7 Tin Can Alley 8:23
8 Above The Storm 5:13
9 Gene's Crown 6:05
10 Dance Of The Elephants 6:28
11 Doppio 8:14

Musicians:
Luis Perdomo / piano
Drew Gress / bass
Jack DeJohnette / drums 




Joe Locke & Geoffrey Keezer Group - Signing 2012

Un album interesant, de pus spre auditie.

4/5









Songs:
1. Signing
2. The Lost Lenore
3. Darth Alexis
4. Naima
5. Hide and Seek
6. Her Sanctuary
7. Terraces
8. This Is Just to Say

Musicians:
Joe Locke / vibraphone
Geoffrey Keezer / piano
Mike Pope / bass 
Terreon Gully / drums



miercuri, 4 iulie 2012

John Taylor - Giulia's Thursdays 2012

Pianist englez, aici pe un album-tribut adus unui compozitor italian de film. De ascultat  negresit.

5/5







Songs:
1. Titoli
2. Canto D'Amore
3. Un Amore A Roma
4. Marcia Funebre
5. Tarantella Della Liberazione
6. L'Onuri Di L'Ascaluni
7. Gueressco Ed Elegiaco
8. I Giovedi Della Signora Giulia
9. Partons Partons

Musicians:
John Taylor / piano
Palle Danielsson / double bass
Martin France / drums