luni, 20 februarie 2012

Dice - Comet Highway 2012


Grup german cu multe albume la activ, asta e al 13-lea din 1997 si pana azi. Influente multe, amintesc doar Pink Floyd si Eloy. Mi-am dezlipit destul de repede urechile de pe el.









Songs:
01 - Comet Highway 12:12
02 - Every Open Window 12:24
03 - The Speed of Light 10:26
04 - About Tomorrow 10:30
05 - Seven Tin People 3:21
06 - Tunnel of Time 10:06


Musicians:
Christian Nove / vocals, keyboards, bass, rhythm guitars
Peter Viertel / lead and rhythm guitars
Jens Lubeck / saxophone, flutes, sitar
Tom Tomson / drums



IOEarth - Moments 2012


Auditie agreabila. Trupa e din Birmingham si e la al doilea album. Cateva insertii orientale, apare si o trompeta in decor, nitel electronic. Destul de interesant.










Songs:
01 - Moments
02 - Live Your Life,Pt.1
03 - Live Your Life,Pt.2
04 - Drifting
05 - Cinta Indah
06 - Brothers
07 - Come Find Love
08 - Finest Hour
09 - Turn Away



In Realm - Open the flood gates 2012


Trupa americana, album de debut, instrumental, nu suna chiar rau, dar nici nu te tine cu urechile lipite. Alterneaza pasaje ok cu unele destul de plictisitoare.










Songs:
 01. Open the Flood Gates (9:56)
02. Lost in Time (5:03)
03. Behind TheseWalls (6:49)
04. Black Octopus (11:11)
05. The Unfolding (7:56)
06. Twilight Mist (6:06)
07. Follow Me to a Pathway (6:34)
08. In the Distance (6:07)
09. A Tribute to Eno (2:23)

Musicians:
Jon Claytor: Bass Guitar
Chris Barca: Keyboards and Ebow guitar
Lucian Costanzo: Drums and Percussion
Lorenzo Sapienza> Guitar



Sebastian Hardie - Blueprint 2012


Revenire spectaculoasa a grupului australian, dupa doua albume scoase in 1975 si 1976. Sunet proaspat, album unitar. De ascultat, macar de curiozitate pentru a vedea cum suna un album scos la o distanta de 36 de ani de precedentul.









Songs:
1. I Wish
2. Vuja de
3. Art of Life
4. I Remember
5. Another String
6. Shame

Musicians:
Alex Plavsic - drums, percussion
Peter Plavsic - bass guitar
Mario Millo - lead guitar, vocals, mandolin
Toivo Plit - keyboards





Stephan Froleyks-Fine Music With New Instruments 2012

Compozitor german, foloseste in demersul sau muzical instrumente create chiar de el."Among the new instruments that he has built are flute machines, knife tables, string tubs, a curved tuba and a Stahlklinger – a struck idiophone in the form of a set of hollow steel containers of varying sizes", mai pe sleau..Experienta interesanta.







Songs:
1
Sine Nomine (Flötenmaschine)

2
Hout 1 (Bambusstämme)

3
Fünfzig Messer (Messertisch)

4
Hout 2 (Bambusstämme)

5
AUS (geschweifte Tuba)

6
Hout 3 (Bambusstämme)

7
Two Men, Two Beats (Saitenwanne)

8
Hout 4 (Bambusstämme)

9
NIrgendwohin, Hartnäckig (Flötenmaschine)

































Musicians:
Stephan Froleyks-All instruments 



Ulf Wakenius - Vagabond 2012

Chitaristul suedez canta aci alaturi de Lars Danielsson (unul dintre bass-istii mei preferati) si de acordeonistul francez Vincent Peirani. Pe Message in a bootle ii intalnim peYoun Sun Nah si Nguyen Lee, iar piesa suna minunat.. La fel ca intregul album. De ascultat in tihna.








Songs:
1.Vagabond (5:18)
2.Message In A Bottle (6:16)
3.Bretagne (5:01)
4.Psalmen (4:36)
5.Breakfast In Baghdad (6:35)
6.Song For Japan (3:21)
7.Birds And Bees (4:31)
8.Praying (3:54)
9.Chorinho (5:07)
10.Witchi-Tai-To (5:24)
11.Encore (2:54)

Musicians:
Ulf Wakenius- acoustic guitars, oud, chant
Vincent Peirani- accordion, accordina, voice
Lars Danielsson- bass, cello
Eric Wakenius- acoustic steel string guitar
Michael Dahlvid- darbuka, cajon
Youn Sun Nah- vocals
Nguyen Le- electric guitar