Grand General - Grand General 2013

Proiect ce reuneste nume cunoscute ale scenei muzicale norvegiene. Uneori te duce cu gandul la Mahavishnu Orchestra, de bagat adanc urechea.

5/5







Songs:
1. Antics (12:20)
2. The Fall of Troy (6:30)
3. Clandestine (4:07)
4. Tachyon (6:24)
5. Ritual (6:02)
6. Red Eye (11:02)

Musicians:
Even Helte Hermansen - guitar (Bushman´s Revenge)
Ola Kvernberg - violin
Erlend Slettevoll - keyboards (The Core)
Trond Frønes - bass (Sunswitch, El Doom & The Born Electric)
Kenneth Kapstad - drums (Motorpsycho)

Senri Kawaguchi - A La Mode 2013

Baterista japoneza de doar 16 ani, album de debut. Jazz-rock si fusion, se poate incerca.

3/5









Songs:
1. Infinite Possibility 05:58
2. Acronym 03:17
3. Maybe I Know 04:42
4. Send One Your Love 05:30
5. Not Enough 02:57
6. Dessert In The Desert 02:01
7. Samurai Faith 05:22
8. Spanish Pirates 03:45
9. Highland Park15 04:33
10. Wonderland In The Sky 08:32

Musicians:
Senri Kawaguchi - drums
Takashi Masuzaki - guitars
Brian Bromberg - bass
Jun Abe - keyboards
Gustavo Anacleto - saxophones

The Fusion Syndicate - The Fusion Syndicate 2012

Alt proiect pe anul asta la care participa nume mari din prog si jazz-rock. De bagat urechea la el.

4/5









Songs:
1. Random Acts Of Science - Rick Wakeman (Yes), Jerry Goodman (Mahavishnu Orchestra), Nik Turner (Hawkwind), Jimmy Haslip (Yellowjackets/Alan Holdsworth)
2. Stone Cold Infusion - Steve Stevens, Jordan Rudess (Dream Theater/Liquid Tension Experiment), Mel Collins (King Crimson), Colin Edwin (Porcupine Tree), Billy Cobham (Mahavishnu Orchestra)
3. Molecular Breakdown - Jay Beckenstein (Spyrogyra), Billy Sheehan (Steve Vai), Gavin Harrison (Porcupine Tree), David Sancious (The E Street Band)
4. Particle Accelerations - Larry Coryell, Derek Sherinian (Dream Theater/Black Country Communion), Eric Marienthal (Chick Corea Elektric Band), Chester Thompson (Genesis/Frank Zappa)
5. At The Edge Of The Middle - Steve Morse (Dixie Dreggs/Deep Purple), Jim Beard (Mahavishnu Orchestra), Randy Brecker (Blood, Sweat & Tears/Brecker Brothers), Percy Jones (Soft Machine/Brand X)
6. Atom Smashing - John Etheridge (Soft Machine), Tony Kaye (Yes), Chad Wackerman (Frank Zappa),
7. In The Spirit Of - Steve Hillage (Gong), Scott Kinsey (Tribal Tech), Theo Travis (Steven Wilson Band), Justin Chancellor (Tool), Asaf Sirkis (The Orient House Ensemble)

Marcus Miller - Renaissance 2012

Aceeasi virtuozitate a bassistului american, un album cu destule momente ok. De bagat in seama.

3/5









Songs:
1. Detroit
2. Redemption
3. February
4. Slippin' Into Darkness
5. Setembro (Brazilian Wedding Song)
6. Jekyll & Hyde
7. Interlude: Nocturnal Mist
8. Revelation
9. Mr. Clean
10. Goree (Go-ray)
11. CEE-TEE-EYE
12. Tightrope
13. I'll Be There

Musicians:
Marcus Miller / bass, fretless bass, bass clarinet, acoustic bass
Kris Bowers / piano, fender rhodes
Federico Gonzales Pena / fender rhodes, piano
Bobby Sparks / organ
Adam Agati / guitar
Paul Jackson, Jr. / guitar
Adam Rogers / guitar, acoustic guitar
Alex Han / alto sax
Maurice Brown / trumpet
Sean Jones / trumpet
Louis Cato / drums
Ramon Yslas / percussion
Dr. John / vocals
Gretchen Parlato / vocals
Ruben Blades / vocals

Cucamonga - Alter Huevo 2012

Prima realizare pentru trupa argentiniana. Catalogati drept rio/avant prog, dar si cu insertii de jazz-rock strecurate ici-colo,  albumul lasa o impresie foarte buna. E de ascultat negresit.

5/5

Songs:

1.Tetascotch 8:48

2.El Dengue de la Laguna 3:35
3.Tu Guaina 1:56
4.Variaciones Sobre Tu Hermana 5:59
5.Tillana 6:20
6.Cerrazon en el Teyu Cuare 6:02
7.Dominguillo 1:20
8.Cletalanda 5:59

Musicians:

Oscar Peralta / guitar

Adriano DeMartini / bass, voices

Bruno Rosado / sax

Eugenio Zeppa / clarinet

Mauricio Bernal / accordion, marimba, percussion, piano

Julian Macedo / drums, glockenspiel, marimba, percussion, vibraphone



Panzerballett - Tank Goodness 2012

Trupa germana de jazz-rock, la a patra realizare. Gasim aici si cateva prelucrari, un album mai mult decat interesant. 

 4/5

Songs:

1. Some skunk funk (5:57)
2. Mustafari like di carnival (7:12)
3. Giant steps (5:05)
4. Zehrfunk (6:37)
5. (I've had) the time of my life (6:07)
6. Vulgar display of sauerkraut (5:24)
7. The ikea trauma (4:12)
8. Take five (7:07)

Musicians:

Jan Zehrfeld / guitars

Joe Doblhofer / guitars

Heiko Jung / bass

Alexander Hagke / saxophone

Sebastian Lansr / drums

 

Elephant9 - Atlantis 2012

Trio norvegian, care aduce aminte de Niacin, la al treilea album. Fain de tot, de ascultat musai.

5/5









Songs:
1. Black Hole (9:05)
2. The Riddler (6:13)
3. Atlantis (12:56)
4. A Foot In Both (6:11)
5. Psychedelic Backfire (10:33)
6. A Place In Neither (2:01)
7. Freedom's Children (13:38)

Musicians:
Ståle Storløkken / organ, minimoog, piano
Nicolai Hængsle Eilertsen / bass
Torstein Lofthus / drums

Guest
Reine Fiske / guitar (3,4,5, 7)

Spectrum Road - Spectrum Road 2012

 Supergrup format din nume grele ale muzicii, la prima realizare, omagiu adus bateristului Tony Williams. Negresit, de bagat urechea.

5/5









 Songs:
1. Vuelta Abajo 5:25
2. There Comes A Time 4:17
3. Coming Back Home 4:36
4. Where 12:36
5. An T-Eilan Muileach 4:28
6. Vashkar 5:47
7. One Word 4:14
8. Blues For Tillmon 5:36
9. Allah Be Praised 4:07
10. Wild Life 4:47

Musicians:
Jack Bruce / bass
Vernon Reid / guitar
John Medeski / keyboards
Cindy Blackman-Santana / drums

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

Bushman's Revenge - A Little Bit of Big Bonanza 2012

Al patrulea material al norvegienilor. Unul tare de tot, ce nu trebuie ratat.

5/5








 Songs:
1. As We Used to Sing [06:18]
2. No More Dead Bodies for Daddy Tonight [08:21]
3. Jeg Baker Kokosboiler [05:06]
4. John Lennon Was the Greatest Man Who Ever Lived [03:51]
5. Iron Bloke [04:52]
6. 4e73 [02:23]
7. Tinnitus Love Poem [06:25]
8. Hent Tollekniven Ivar, Det Har Stranda en Hval [10:23]

Musicians:
Even Helte Hermansen / guitar
Rune Nergaard / bass
Gard Nilssen  / drums.

4Front - Malice in Wonderland 2012

Alta trupa americana, de pe aceeasi felie  Un album la fel de bun, al patrulea al lor, merita atentie.

4/5








Songs:
1. Big Scary Monster (5:14)
2. Latitude (5:20)
3. Hairless Ape (3:08)
4. Shadows Of Doubt (4:02)
5. Half Night (5:52)
6. The Wastelands Express (3:21)
7. Crescent Moon (4:01)
8. Many Places In A Rush (5:05)
9. Barrow St. (3:31)
10. Runaway Train (Pt. II Of Tunnel Vision) (7:26)

Musicians:
Zak Rizvi / guitars, keyboards
Joe Bergamini / drums
Frank LaPlaca / bass
David Rosenthal / keyboards
Carmine Giglio / keyboards
David Richards / sax

OHMphrey - Posthaste 2012

Grup american, in care il regasim pe chitaristul Chris Poland. Al doilea lor produs, ce poate fi ascultat cu incredere.

4/5








Songs:
1. Devil's in the Details
2. The Sun Also Rises
3. Tom Bombadil
4. The River Runs
5. The Shoemaker's Back
6. Ramona's Car Wash
7. Reggaelic
8. Firestarter
9. 20/20

Musicians:
Chris Poland / guitars
Robertino Pagliari / bass
Jake Cinninger / guitars
Joel Cummins / keyboards
Kris Myers / drums

Tribal Tech - X 2012

Jazz-rock de buna calitate pe cel de-al zecelea album al americanilor, scos dupa o pauza de 12 ani. De aplecat urechea spre el.

4/5








Songs:
1. Mech X
2. Got Faith 'n' Phat
3. Time Lapse
4. Anthem
5. Palm Moon Plaza
6. Gravity
7. Working Blue
8. Ask Me a Question
9. Let's Get Swung
10. Corn Butter

Musicians:
Scott Henderson / guitar
Gary Willis / bass
Scott Kinsey / keyboards
Kirk Covington / drums 

Calibro 35 - Ogni riferimento... è puramente casuale 2012

 Muzica de film, nitel jazz-rock si funk pe al treilea album al italienilor. Destul de haios.











Songs:
1 - Ogni riferimento a fatti realmente accaduti è puramente casuale
2 - Uh ah brrr
3 - Arrivederci e grazie
4 - New Dehli deli
5 - Il pacco
6 - Passaggi nel tempo
7 - New York New York
8 - Buone notizie
9 - La banda del B.B.Q. (Brooklyn, Bronx, Queens)
10 - Pioggia e cemento
11 - Massacro all'alba
12 - Ogni riferimento a persone esistenti è puramente casuale

Forgas Band Phenomena - Acte V 2012

Trecem in alt registru: jazz rock/fusion frantuzesc. Avem sectie de suflatori, vioara, un bassist japonez foarte bun...Trupa buna, nu incape vorba. Am tras un ochi pe Progarchives si mai au 3 albume, recenzate destul de bine. Merita atentie.








Songs:
 01. Corps et Ames
02. Loin d'Issy
03. George V
04. Ultraviolet
05. Feu Sacre
06. Midi-Minuit

Musicians:
Benjamin Violet (guitar)
Karolina Mlodecka (violin)
Sebastien Trognon (flute, soprano saxophone, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone)
Dimitri Alexaline (trumpet, flugelhorn)
Igor Brover (keyboards)
Patrick Forgas (drums)
Kengo Mochizuki/ bass