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Saturday, 31 May 2008

NEW DAWN - There's A New Dawn" ( Dreamy US Psychedelic masterpiece 1970)

Another one not to be missed.

Link : http://sharebee.com/4f37922f

Tracklist :
Side A
1. (There's A) New Dawn
2. I See a Day
3. It's Time
4. It's Rainin'
5. Hear Me Cryin'
6. Dark Thoughts
Side B
7. Proud Man
8. Billy Come Lately
9. We'll Fall in Love
10. You
11. Last Morning
12. Life Goes On

Originally released by Hoot in 1970. Psychedelic rock band hailing from Salem, Oregon.
The album is full of fuzz guitars & 'acid' organ sounds but with a few nice soft rock ballads.
Too deep and dark for some but could be the pinnacle for xian sorrow.

FELT - Same ( US Psych Prog Rock 1971)

This is a classic album. A true must-have LP.

Link : http://rapidshare.com/files/22308626/Felt_-_Felt__1971_.zip.html

Line-up :
Allan Dalrymple (rip 197?) : keyboards
Tommy Gilstrap : bass
Myke Jackson : guitar
Stan Lee : guitar
Mike Neel : drums, percussion

Tracklist :
(side A)
1.) Look At the Sun (Myke Jackson) - 3:18
2.) Now She's Gone (Myke Jackson - Mike Neel) - 5:29
3.) Weepin' Mama Blues (Myke Jackson) - 4:40
4.) World (Myke Jackson - Mike Neel) - 5:36
(side B)
1.) The Change (Myke Jackson) - 10:10
2.) Destination (Myke Jackson) - 6:43

A great example of 60s-70s heavy psych and blues rock. A little of the Beatles when they were in their progressive stage and not doing pop music. A little Led Zeppelin. A little of the best psych and blues rock bands of the era. Heavy guitar, organ, good harmonies and strong lead. All the tracks are great.

Highly recommended !!!!!

Friday, 30 May 2008

DRAGON - Same ( Belgian progressive - 1976 )

Link : http://rapidshare.com/files/83215978/Dragon_-_Dragon__1976_Belgium_.rar

Line-up :
Bernard Callaert - guitar, backing vocals
Christian Duponcheel - keyboards, synthesizers, Mellotron, strings
Jean-Pierre Houx - bass, piano, synthesizers, trombone, backing vocals
Georges Vanaise - drums, vibes, flutes
Jean Vanaise - lead vocals, lead guitar, strings

Tracklist :
1. Introduction (Insects)
2. Lucifer
3. Leave Me With Tears
4. Gone in the Wind
5. In the Blue
6. Crystal Ball

A little bit amateurish but rather good progressive music.
I've seen them on stage in the seventies and I'm still a little bit nostalgic of that time.
Listen to it and leave me your comments.

SYNANTHESIA - Same ( UK acid folk - 1969 )

Another unknown masterpiece of psychedelic Folk.

Synanthesia are 2 singer songwriters, Dennis Homes and Leslie Cook, who between them play acc.nylon & steel gtrs, vibes, violin, mandolin and bongos (the only percussion you get here) and a 3rd man, Jim Fraser who is a very capable alto/sop sax, oboe & various flutes player.

Synanthesia existed for a year and a half at the tail end of the '60s, released one impossible-to-find LP, then sank without a trace. Pity, as the ground they trod on this reissue was fairly fresh at the time, and still resonates with lysergic psych-folk abandon. Wispy, faerie-prince style lyrics are framed properly against acoustic guitar, sax, bass flute, vibraphone and percussion, in a dynamic mix of melody and dissonance, breaking some boundaries of form for the genre and adhering closely to others. Inspired and lush, this is one of the finer titles to spring up from the new Sunbeam label and should appeal to most latter-day folk/psych/drug music enthusiasts.

Try it, you won't regret !!!

Link : http://rapidshare.com/files/34304384/Synanthesia_-_Synanthesia__1969_.rar.html

STEEL MILL - Green Eyed God ( UK - 1972 )

Very great Hard Progressive Blues Rock from these English guys.
All the songs on this album are just awesome and there are some focus/tullesque flute and subtle sax here and there.
This album got a German release on Bellaphon (BLPS 19105) in 1972 but had to wait three more years for a UK airing, by which time they'd split.

Line-up :
Dave Morris (keyboards, vocals), Jeff Watts (bass), Chris Martin (drums), Terry Williams (guitar) & John Challenger (woodwinds)

Tracklist :
1 Blood Runs Deep 5:13
2 Summer's Child 4:21
3 Mijo and the Laying of the Witch 7:49
4 Treadmill 3:56
5 Green Eyed God 9:41
6 Turn the Page Over 3:48
7 Black Jewel of the Forest 6:00
8 Har Fleur 0:44
Bonus Tracks
9 Get on the Line 4:12
10 Zang Will 3:43

Truly an unknown masterpiece.
Very highly recommended.
Link : http://sharebee.com/52fb183a

Friday, 23 May 2008

TRIODE - On n'a pas fini d'avoir tout vu ( France 1971 )

Excellent psych prog album from this French band.

Studio Album, released in 1971.

Track Listings
1. Magic Flower

2. Misomaque

3. Moulos Grimpos

4. Blahsha

5. Lilie

6. Ibiza Flight

7. Adeubis

8. Come Together

9. Chimney suite

Line-up/Musicians
- Pierre Chereze / guitars

- Pierre Yves Sorin / bass

- Didier Hauck / drums

- Michel Edelin / flute

Releases information : CD Mellow Records MMP 389 (Reissued 2001)

On N'a Pas Fini D'Avoir Tout Vu is an instrumental album with a strong flute presence that might have an immediate attraction for Jethro Tull fans, although both the music and the flute playing show more of a jazzy Canterbury vibe (think of early Caravan). Other bands that come to mind during some passages are Gravy Train (first album) or Traffic. In addition to the virtuoso flute playing, there are some great psych guitar leads. There is also a flute-drenched cover of the Beatles track, "Come together". Anyone with an interest in flute-dominated music should have this album. ( taken from Gnosis )

NEW LINK : http://www.mediafire.com/?ereg73woa4h84ib

Enjoy !!!

MESSAGE The Dawn Anew Is Coming 1972 Germany

Their first and best release, a progressive rock album featuring German and British musicians.
The second one, "From Books And Dreams", released in 1973, is amazing too but heavier than this one.

Tracklist:
01. Changes (3:35)
02. The Dawn Anew Is Coming (8:35)
03. Evil Faith And Charity (3:55)
04. Heaven Knows (9:42)
05. When I'm Home (7:40)
All titles written by Message

Line-up:
TAM MC GUIGAN : Vocals, Sax, Lyrics
HORST STACHELHAUS : Bass
ALLAN MURDOCH : Guitars
GERHARD SCHABER : Percussion, Vocals
BILLY TABBERT : Guitars, Spinet, Vocals

Highly recommended for all heavy prog lovers !!!

Link : http://rapidshare.com/files/116852257/MESSAGE_The_Dawn_Anew_Is_Coming.rar.html

Sadly, no covers scanned.

Thursday, 22 May 2008

Gandalf, The Common People and Food (psych US 1969)

In 1969, Capitol Records in their wisdom pumped rather large sums into a number of groups, to be released on their new-style green label...Gandalf, Food, The Common People, ... A "holy trinity" of obcure late-'60s psych groups, all known for their mellow, moody, atmospheric psychedelia.
Universally known as Capitols follies, these groups all made a particular type of music, caught between Pet Sounds and Prog, that no one seemed to get...until now.

See following posts.