桜庭統 Motoi Sakuraba ‎– Force Of Light (1988, CD, Japan)

Keyboards virtuoso Motoï SAKURABA performs a truly majestic and melodious symphonic rock. He has a special taste for rich and refined sonorities and for energetic, emphatic and luxuriant moments. All of those are built in themes displaying a great musicality and a permanently inspired technique. "Gikyokuonsou" (1990) was issued a year after the break up of DEJA VU, a legendary Japanese band that was once led by him, and that only issued one excellent album in 1988 ("Baroque In The Future"). "Force Of Light" was released nine years later, in 1998, as the soundtrack to the video game "Shining Force III"… Wonderful and highly symphonic works, worth discovering!

Present ‎– Live Delusions (1998, CD-r, Belgium)

Tracklist:
1. Delusions (15:07)
2. Alone (12:19)
3. Le Poison Qui Rend Fou, Part 2 (11:59)
4. Promenade Au Fond D'Un Canal (22:03)
5. Laundry Blues (12:38)

Musicians:
Bass – Jean-Pierre Mendes
Drums – Daniel Denis
Guitar, Bass, Vocals – Réginald Trigaux
Guitar, Vocals – Roger Trigaux
Keyboards – Pierre Chevalier

Note
Festival Opposition de Phase Les Arcades, France 10-16-1998


Nice quality recording if very oddly balanced. After doing some research, I found at least a couple of references that imply that this is actually taken from the DAT soundboard recording that someone nicked! The set is mostly familiar material but from a not so familiar line-up (if the cover is correct that is). ultimathulerecords

Księżyc - Księżyc + Nów (1996/93, LP+Ep, Poland)

Tracklist:
A1. Historyjka - 0:41
A2. Verlaine 1 - 2:00
A3. Klepana - 2:08
A4. Klawesynowa - 2:55
A5. Chodź - 1:18
A6. Mijana - 6:00
A7. Zakopana - 4:18
B1. Lalka - 2:53
B2. Śmieszki - 1:51
B3. MM - 2:41
B4. Dychana - 1:52
B5. Ile Ma Lat? - 3:33
B6. Verlaine 2 - 2:41
B7. Historyjka - 2:19

Musicians:
Accordion, Grand Piano, Synthesizer – Lechosław Polak
Clarinet, Alto Saxophone, Grand Piano, Keyboards – Robert Niziński
Synthesizer [Korg Monopoly] – Wojcek Czern (tracks: A4, B5, B6)
Vocals – Agata Harz
Vocals, Grand Piano – Katarzyna Smoluk

Tracklist:
A1. Chodź - 1:38
A2. Zakopana - 5:00
B1. Gdzieś Ty Byla - 5:36

Musicians:
Clarinet – Robert Niziński
Performer, Tape, Songwriter – Remigiusz Hanaj
Performer, Vocals – Agata Harz, Kasia Smoluk

Note
Recorded live on June 22, 1992 at The Church Of St Vitus, Wrocław, Poland.


“Avant-folk”, “ethno-psychedelic minimal”, and even “post-Komeda-jazz” – there are just a few examples of how was described the stylistics of Księżyc (The Moon) – a music group founded in the early 90s of the last century and reactivated in 2014.

Księżyc (Moon) was a project from Poland active in the 1990s. Members included Agata Harz (vocals), Katarzyna Smoluk (vocals, piano), Robert Niziński (wind instruments, keyboards), Lechosław Polak (accordion, keyboards, synthesizers), and Remigiusz Mazur-Hanaj (lyrics, tapes). The spirit of Księżyc captures early and late music with a medieval sound, rooted in Slavic tradition combined with elements of minimalism and vocal experiments of the 20th century. The alchemy of these constituent parts results in a breathtaking original music, both delicate and sinister. The surreal, fairy-tale-inspired lyrics add to the inherent beauty, sadness, and madness within. Originally released on cassette and 10" vinyl by OBUH Records in 1996, the group's defining statement has now been remastered by Piotr Nykiel at Nykiel Audio and cut on 12", allowing for vastly improved sound quality.

Unique ethereal avant ritual folk with female vocals, not to be missed by anyone interested in music of strange & exquisite beauty.Relesed by Poland's Obuh label.
Michael J. Salo wrote in 2005:
Just continuing the description above. I can hardly contain my enthusiasm for this release. I love this music.The best I can try to explain Ksiezyc ("The Moon"), is some blend of the romantic-acoustic-ballad Prikosnovenie school groups such as Fleur, together with the psychedelic experimentalism of the great Polish acts Atman & Magic Carpathians. I'm also getting a Jack or Jive vibe out of this (a Polish Jack or Jive?) Anyone interested in any of the above references should aquire this album without hestitation.The female vocals are higher quality than 90% of music recorded today, and meanwhile there is more careful attention to instrumental sonics than you could ever expect in vocally-oriented music.Available information in English on this group is scant, but this new release is apparently a collection of all their recorded music, which dates back to the early 90's. Who knew?It's tempting to declare, "ahead of their time," but that wouldn't be quite right. Instead this band is completely removed from time. This is timeless.A hand numbered limited edition item, in appropriately unique & beautiful handmade packaging. Talk about a gem. (mutantsounds)

Djalma Correa ‎– Djalma Correa E Banda Cauim (1984, LP, Brazil)

Tracklist:
A1. Boi Do Entardecer - 6:51
A2. Salsa - 4:57
A3. Na Volta - 4:34
A4. Forró Do Rio Bonito - 5:01
B1. Evolução - 14:52
B2. Negro, Negro - 3:32
B3. Por Enquanto - 2:33

Musicians:
Bass – Ivan Machado
Drums – Joca Moraes
Flute, Alto Saxophone – Vitor Neto
Flute, Tenor Saxophone – Ricardo Matos
Guitar – Celso Mendes, José Vicente Brizola
Percussion – Djalma Correa, Stenio Mendes (tracks: B1)

Michele Fedrigotti/Danilo Lorenzini ‎– I Fiori Del Sole (1979, LP, Italy)

Side A

A1. Il Santissimo Calice (4:11)

A2. Kyrie, Christie, Kyrie (1:00)

A3. L'Epistola (4:50)

A4. Credo (3:00)

A5. L'Adorazione Del Cibo Mistico (1:00)

A6. L'Eucarestia (3:23)

Side B

B1. Fiori Mistici (3:15)

B2. Il Canto Delle Acque (4:14)

B3. Fiori Di Luce (1:40)

B4. Il Canto Degli Astri (1:00)

B5. Fiori Divini (5:50)

I Fiori Del Sole is a quintessential Italian minimalist album by composers Michele Fedrigotti and Danilo Lorenzini. Featuring production from the legendary Franco Battiato, the album features bare organ numbers on Side A (tracks 1-6) and piano numbers on Side B (tracks 7-11). The album was released by the Milan-based experimental label Cramps Records in 1979.

Peter Frohmader/Nekropolis ‎– Musik Aus Dem Schattenreich (1981, LP, Germany)

This is Peter Frohmader's first LP and is a self produced and released record, and as such bears some of the qualities of immediacy and rawness you would expect from a German experimentalist's debut.All the tracks have a ghostly synthesizer droning of various intensity to provide a heavily atmospheric backdrop, sometimes hostile, stormy howlings of alien and drifting and even cosmic, paint your own visuals. Having said this, the LP is not at all unvaried, the first three tracks are swamped by powerful bass, guitar and drums to give a demonic early Can feel. The last track on this side (the hell side) is a synthesizer piece, which leaves behind the rock 'n' roll and begins the tendency for the whole LP to quieten down and demand more attention and volume. This track is the longest at 8:54 and reminds you of the benefits to be had from draught exclusion.Side two (the night cycle) opens similarly, then the Frohmader trademark, intense bass bashing creeps in and takes over the synthesizer swirl, the restrained electric percussion and what sounds like the crows cawing with lots of echo. The next track is a build up of synthesizer twitters, drones, and notes plus the unobtrusive electric percussion giving an overall Schnitzler sound. After this the LP quietens right down with deep slow echoed layers of what sounds like electric cello and synthesizer. In the final track the synthesizer drones make little more noise than the average fridge, or maybe that is the fridge, whilst all manners of gong and tam tam are mallet struck and left to reverberate and finish of the side. by Alan & Steve Freeman, first published in Audion 1 (1986)

Re-Up!

Massimo Giuntoli & Roberto Meroni ‎– Diabolik E I Sette Nani (1981, LP, Italy)
Dice - Live 1977 (2013, CD, Sweden)
Jannic Top - Soleil D'Ork (2001, France)
Maestro Trytony ‎– Enoptronia (1996, Poland)
Daniel Vega ‎– La Noche Que Precede A La Batalla (1976, CD, Spain)
Isildurs Bane & Steve Hogarth - Colours Not Found In Nature (2017, CD, Sweden)

Alberto Radius ‎– Carta Straccia (1977, LP, Italy)

Didier Malherbe & Yan Emeric ‎– Melodic Destiny (1981, Cassette, France)

Unisono Quartet ‎– Jazz-Liisa 1 (2016, LP, Finland)
Arnaldo Graziosi E Il Complesso Strumentale I Panamera ‎– Supersonori... N. 2 (1975, LP, Italy)
Crypto ‎– Crypto (1975, LP, Netherlands)

Túlio Mourão ‎– Trilhos (1980, LP, Brazil)
Robertinho Silva ‎– Robertinho Silva (1981, LP, Brazil)
Nelson Ayres ‎– Nelson Ayres (1979, LP, Brazil)
Franz Di Cioccio & Franco Mussida ‎– Attila Flagello Di Dio (1983, CD, Italy)

Janko Nilovic ‎– Concerto Pour Un Fou (1977, LP, Montenegro/France)

Janko Nilovic ‎– Psyc Impressions (1969, LP, Montenegro/France)
Splash ‎– Ut På Vischan (1972, LP, Sweden)
Splash ‎– Orangutang Boomerang/Sunday Ride (1974, 7" LP, Sweden)
Splash ‎– Splash (1974, LP, Sweden)
Splash ‎– Splash (1978, LP, Sweden)

AnteNata ‎– AnteNata (2005, Italy)

Amoeba Split - Dance Of The Goodbyes (2010, CD, Spain)

Catalonia - Catalonia (1981, LP, Spain)

Oscar Rocchi/Tullio De Piscopo - Metamorphosis (1981, LP, Italy)

Angelo Branduardi ‎– Concerto (1980, 2xCD, Italy)
Art Zoyd ‎– 44½ : Live + Unreleased Works (2012, 12 CD Box-Set, France)

Miriodor ‎– Miriodor (1988, LP, Canada)

Miriodor ‎– Rencontres (1986, LP, Canada)

P.F.S. ‎– P.F.S. (1984, Cassette, Usa)

P.F.S. ‎– Illustrative Problems (1986, LP, Usa)

Carlo Siliotto ‎– Ondina (1979, LP, Italy)

P.F.S. ‎– Illustrative Problems (1986, LP, Usa)
P.F.S. ‎– P.F.S. (1984, Cassette, Usa)
Los Deu Larvath ‎– Istòria Au Còrn Deu Temps (1977, LP, France)
Los Deu Larvath ‎– Coneguda Causa Sia (1979, LP, France)
Franco Cerri - Enrico Intra ‎– Effetto Alfa (1982, LP, Italy)
Khan - Live in Frankfurt, Germany (1972, Cassette, England)
Ennio Morricone ‎– Città Violenta (1970, LP, Italy)
Ennio Morricone - Il Gatto A Nove Code (1971, LP, Italy)
Li Troubaires De Coumboscuro ‎– Lou Pan Crousia (1989, LP, Italy)

Amaia Zubiria + Pascal Gaigne ‎– Egun Argi Hartan (1985, LP, Spain)
Head – Blackpool Cool (1977, LP, Scotland)
Croma - Doble Cos (1979, Spain)

Eider Stellaire - Eider Stellaire (1981, LP, France)

Magma ‎– Theusz Hamtaahk Trilogie (2001, 3xCD Box Set, France)
5uu's - Live in Bologna, Italy 1995
Piano Conclave ‎– Palais Anthology (1975, LP, Germany)
Vortex – 1975-1979 (2003, 2xCD, France)

Amedeo Tommasi ‎– Il Flauto - Servizi Speciali N. 1 (1969, LP, Italy)
Amedeo Tommasi ‎– Thomas (1970, LP, Italy)
Amedeo Tommasi ‎– Zodiac (1970, LP, Italy)
Amedeo Tommasi ‎– The Sound (1970, LP, Italy)
Amedeo Tommasi ‎– High Tension (1980, LP, Italy)
Amedeo Tommasi ‎– Arte E Rinascimento (1983, LP, Italy)
Amedeo Tommasi ‎– Grandangolo (1981, LP, Italy)
Egisto Macchi ‎– Voix (1975, LP, Italy)

Oz Quartet ‎– Instant (1983, LP, France)

Daniela Casa ‎– Società Malata (1975, LP, Italy)

Raul Lovisoni ‎– La Gnôve Lune (1980, LP, Italy)

Zoikhem ‎– Vox Clamantis In Deserto (1997, CD, France)

Pop-Liisa 2 ‎– Jukka Hauru & Superkings (1973, LP, Finland)

Pop-Liisa 3 ‎– Wigwam (1973, LP, Finland)

Antonio Riccardo Luciani ‎– Europa 1930-1940 (1975, LP, Italy)

Shadowfax ‎– The lost Years (1978, Unreleased, Usa)
Hellebore ‎– Musique nouvelle (1983, Tape, France)
Cuarto Menguante ‎– Rompehielos (1980, LP, Spain)
Pan Brumisti ‎– I Padroni Della Città (1976, LP, Italy)

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Keep ‎– DG-581 (1981, LP, Japan)

Tracklist:
A1. Owl Flight – 7:13
A2. Pan Neo – 7:53
A3. Never Ending Sad – 6:57
B1. Dance Of Paranoia Opus 3 – 4:10
B2. Sonatine – 14:57

Musicians:
Drums – Hideo Yamaki
Electric Bass – Yasuo Tomikura
Electric Guitar – Akira Wada
Keyboards – Jun Fukamachi
Tenor saxophone – Yasuaki Shimizu
Vocals – Miki Sekikawa
Chorus – Alex Easley


First of two albums by Japanese jazz-rock supergroup Keep, featuring guitarist Akira Wada and keyboardist Jun Fukamachi.

Lucifer ‎– Marginia (1993, CD, Japan)

Tracklist:
01. Moon Wind - 5:19
02. Enter Marge - 4:30
03. Quila Rillion - 5:32
04. Endless Green - 9:30
05. 水の園 - Mizu no Sono - 5:42
06. Lovers in the Dream - 3:57
07. Madrigal - 5:10
08. Dream Vision - 5:04
09. Ralph - 5:57
10. The Garden - 5:21
11. Libra Circui - t3:27
12. Refrain - 2:53
13. たそがれ色の時間 - Tasogareiro no Toki - 4:40
14. Flight - 3:59

Musicians:
古舘都佳 (Furudate Kunika)/ vocal, chorus
石川優美 (Ishikawa Yumi)/ chorus, percussion
片岡以津子 (Kataoka Itsuko) /chorus, synthesizer
山下知亜子 (Yamashita Chiako)/ piano, chorus, synthesizer
今井佐和奈 (Imai Sawana)/ synthesizer, chorus, piano
橘一 (Tachibana Hajime)/ violin
片岡秀夫 (Kataoka Hideo)/ synthesizer, vocal, chorus, electric organ, sequencer, electric piano, Clavinet
石川進一郎 (Ishikawa Shinichirō)/ acoustic guitar
新屋敷昇 (Shinyashiki Noboru)/ 12 string guitar, fretless bass, chorus, electric bass, flute, mandolin, bouzouki, autoharp, electric upright bass, acoustic bass
古川徹 (Furukawa Tōru)/ drums
郡山幸治 (Kōriyama Kōji)/ cello
南條伸明 (Nanjō Nobuaki)/ electric guitar, 12 string guitar, acoustic guitar
比留間厚一 (Hiruma Kōichi)/ electric guitar, vocal, piano
高品紀子 (Takashina Noriko)/ vocal, chorus
塩見琢生 (Shiomi Takuo)/ piano, synthesizer

... If you can imagine Renaissance, Mike Oldfield and Malicorne, you are choosing music that is close in many ways to Lucifer who had a musical style thaty is hardly to be found in Japan. Lucifer play progressive folk rock which is sometimes produced in Western Eupore and they add a little of Japanese flavor. (progGnosis)

Carlo Rustichelli ‎– Il Terribile Ispettore (1969, CD, Italy)

TRACKLIST:
01. IL TERRIBILE ISPETTORE (Titoli di testa) 3:11
02. IL TERRIBILE ISPETTORE (gran furbetto) 4:52
03. IL TERRIBILE ISPETTORE (tema d’amore valzerino) 2:19
04. IL TERRIBILE ISPETTORE (escalation) 3:25
05. IL TERRIBILE ISPETTORE (tema d’amore) 2:31
06. IL TERRIBILE ISPETTORE (il piano di Paolo) 5:21
07. IL TERRIBILE ISPETTORE (funerale buffo) 2:52
08. IL TERRIBILE ISPETTORE (attesa) 4:31
09. IL TERRIBILE ISPETTORE (tema d’amore) 2:35
10. IL TERRIBILE ISPETTORE (buffo grottesco) 2:19
11. IL TERRIBILE ISPETTORE (night club) 2:19
12. IL TERRIBILE ISPETTORE (tema d’amore) 2:33
13. IL TERRIBILE ISPETTORE (funerale buffo) 1:19
14. IL TERRIBILE ISPETTORE (tema d’amore) 2:08
15. IL TERRIBILE ISPETTORE (Titoli di testa alternativi in mono) 3:12

In 1969 Paolo Villaggio was well known to television audiences as Professor Kranz and his camel stuffed animals, a grotesque character with hat and tails in the program “Quelli della Domenica.” “The Terrible Inspector” was his second film after his debut on the cinemas in 1968 with the film “Eat it” (“Mangiala”). Fantozzi would become a national hit six years later, in 1975, but Villaggio’s comic vein had already exploded in the role of Paolo De Angelis, a young man willing to do anything to go up in his career. The great Charles Rustichelli composed the background music with a small orchestra, which highlights the terrible personality of the protagonist through scores ranging from funny to grotesque. Although the main character is an extremely grouchy, cun- ning man, he truly loves his girlfriend, played by a young and beautiful Agostina Belli. Rustichelli wrote a recurring romantic waltz motif that is very sentimental. During the opening credits there is an amusing nursery rhyme sung by a male voice and a choir, which seems to imitate the famous theme of Brancaleone (we’ve also included an alter- native version in mono with vocals off allowing you to hear a delightful shake arrange- ment). For our CD, lasting a total of 46:05 minutes, we have used the stereo master tapes of the recording session.

Camerata Mediolanense ‎– Vertute, Honor, Bellezza (2013, CD, Italy)

Tracklist:
01. Voi Ch'ascoltate - 5:00
02. Dolci Ire - 4:07
03. Canzone Allitalia - 4:38
04. 99 Altri Perfecti - 4:05
05. Fragmentum XXXV - 1:39
06. Solo Et Pensoso - 5:34
07. Tremo Et Taccio - 5:26
08. Vago Augelletto - 5:23
09. Vergine Bella - 4:48
10. Lo Gran Desire - 3:20
11. O Mia Stella - 3:57
12. Quest'anima Gentil - 4:25

Musicians:
Backing Vocals, Chorus – Chiara Rolando, Daniela Bedeski
Bass – Edi Zuliani
Cello – Annamaria Cristian
Chorus – Daniela Ciannarella, Desiree Corapi, Elisa Santoro, Giancarlo Vighi, Paola Favalessa, Teresa Signorino, Vittorio Dante Ceragioli, Viviana Zordan
Harp – Giovanna Di Lecce
Lead Vocals – Daniela Bedeski (tracks: 1, 2, 5, 8, 9), Desiree Corapi (tracks: 8, 10), Elisa Santoro (tracks: 10), Matteo Benedini (tracks: 12), Vittorio Dante Ceragioli (tracks: 8)
Lyrics By [Based On Poems] – Francesco Petrarca
Performer – Elena Previdi, Manuel Aroldi, Marco Colombo, 3Vor


Ever since its foundation in 1994, Italian collective Camerata Mediolanense merges Wave and Post Punk with the musical spirit of the Renaissance and Baroque periods, not shying away from experimentation. Although they have been received mainly within the neoclassical and neofolk spheres, professional composer and musicologist Elena Previdi and her entourage cover a wide area, ranging from traditional songs across archaic rhythmic parts to electronic elements, all of which make it hard to categorize the three studio albums, multiple singles, and EPs Camerata Mediolanense has issued so far.

After five years in the making, Camerata Mediolanense's fourth album "Vertute, Honor, Bellezza" (English: "Virtue, Honour, Beauty") is finished now. With the new album the band continues to proceed on its path, mixing archaic, traditional and tribalistic music with experimental and electronic sounds.

The album is the centrepiece of Camerata Mediolanense's "Petrarca project," which is conceptually based on the poetry of 14th century scholar, poet, and humanist Francesco Petrarca, one of the fathers of Italian language and literature. The project was initiated by the CD single "99 Altri Perfecti" (2011) and is closed by the CD single "Vergine Bella," which are both included in the art-book edition of "Vertute, Honor, Bellezza."

Alex Serra ‎– Atmosfere (1974, LP, Italy)

Tracklist:
A1. Old Castle (1:42)
A2. Antonello's Dream (2:37)
A3. Alonissos (3:05)
A4. Blue Boat (2:30)
A5. Dracmas for Taxi (2:55)
A6. Il Fiore Rosso (4:35)
B1. La Fabbrica Dei Pazzi (3:30)
B2. Torreveneri (2:15)
B3. L'Incubo Del Cronometro (3:19)
B4. Il Sogno Di Mike (2:27)
B5. Alex Mood (2:45)
B6. Green Sea (2:16)

Quite an elusive album issued on the obscure Iller label from Rome. I don’ know much about Serra except that he was a jazzman who worked as a session player for various Italian jazz labels. I believe he was a drummer. Atmosfere is an incredible incidental set of hypnotic tribal and psychedelic-baroque mood music. Sometimes reminding me of the German composers Siegfried Schwab and Manfred Hubler’ score to Jess Franco’ legendary cult film, Vampyros Lesbos. The music is very similar to Piero Umiliani’ trilogy of superb erotic-exotic scores, Il Corpo, La Ragazza Fuoristrada and La Ragazza Dalla Pelle Di Luna.

Latte E Miele ‎– Aquile E Scoiattoli (1976, LP/CD, Italy)

Tracklist:
1. Aquile E Scoiattoli (3:39)
2. Vacche Sacre - Falso Menestrello (5:12)
3. Menestrello (5:10)
4. Opera 21 (Beethoven - Latte e Miele) (5:03)
5. Pavana (Biso - Latte e Miele) (23:45)

Musicians:
Massimo Gori / electric, acoustic & slide guitars, bass, vocals
Luciano Poltini / Hammond, Moog, clavinet, piano, vocals
Mimmo Damiani / Fender Rhodes, Solina, Eminent organ, guitar, vocals
Alfio Vitanza / drums, percussion, 12-string guitar, vocals, co-producer
With:
Giorgio Karaghiosof / flute
Divo Gori / violin
Vittorio De Scalzi / flute
Aldo De Scalzi / sax
Leonardo Lagorio / sax

Trinity Church In The City Of New York ‎– With Angels and Archangels (1974, LP, Usa)

Tracklist:

A1. Procession

A2. Missa Archangelus

A3. The Creation

B1. Introit For A Feast Day

B2. The People's Music

B3. Three Hymntunes

Credits:
Calvin Hampton/ composer
Larry King/ composer
Archangel group
The Choir of Trinity Wall Street choir
Larry King/ conductor, organ

NEW YORK, N.Y. -- The choir of Trinity Church in New York City, under the direction of Larry King, has just completed two records, A Recital of Renaissance Motets and American Anthems, and With Angels and Archangels.
The Archangels album consists of music to be sung by congregations, with accompaniment by choir and instruments, with one side devoted to new music developed at Trinity Church.
The renaissance album offers seven motets by Palestrina, Victoria, DeLassus, Dering and Philips, along with four anthems written since 1950 by Leslie Bassett, Richard Felciano, George Rochberg, and Lukas Foss.
Trinity's choir is a small "chamber choir" fully equipped tonally and musically to present the bulk of the great repertoire of church music.
Mr. King, who has been organist and choirmaster since 1968, changed the choir from men and boys by adding women's voices. "To preserve the aura historically associated with the world's greatest sounds in liturgical music," Mr. King said, "we carefully chose sopranos with natural clear voices, or those, who because of excellent training, could blend with this sound. The mixture of a male alto with female altos made further contribution to a pure, liturgical sound."
In 1973, Mr. King began an experimental music project with a performing-composing trio called the Archangel. Besides Mr. King, the others were Dr. Dora Schively (an MD in Neurology with a music degree from Julliard School of Music) and Glenn Billingsley, a graduate student in sacred music at Union Theological Seminary.
After Mr. Billingsley's graduation and subsequent move from New York, Archangel added guitarist Louis Gimenez, drummer Zachery Margaritis, and bassist John Rotondi.
All of the music on the Archangel album can be performed with or without the choral parts and instruments. The recording gives some variations.
The People's Music on side two is recorded only with the organ, whereas The Missia Archangelus uses the full symphonic rock band. The album also contains a concert version of a simple humntune called Creation using a text by Isaac Watts depicting the creation of the world with an interlude of sounds of nature including waves, rain and other.
Mr. King said of the recordings: "Trinity's cathedral-like proportions and acoustics are best suited for early, unaccompanied music, and hence renaissance music has become the choir's specialty.
"Trinity's commitment to things contemporary have made important new music a secondary specialty, and quite unique in a society in which the church generally insists on being bathed in the comfortable sounds of the 19th century."
Both recordings were made on the Columbus Day weekend in 1974 in hopes that the holiday subway schedule would provide for a cleaner tape. "In spite of our hopes", Mr. King said, "the sessions were plagued with disruptions from the eight subway routes behind and in front of the church.
"Several trains defied splicing and filtering, and will pass through the listener's living room if he or she has better than average playback equipment".
The records are available for $6 each from Trinity's Music Office (74 Trinity Place, New York, N.Y. 10006). An additional dollar for each is needed for postage and handling. (episcopalarchives.org)

Claudio Angeleri Arp Quintet ‎– Gomma Arabica (1986, LP, Italy)

Tracklist:

A1. Gomma Arabica (7:40)

A2. Lungo Sogno (7:10)

A3. Spizz (3:50)

B1. Maracatú (9:28)

B2. Six By Four (9:34)

Musicians:

Bass – Paolo Dalla Porta

Drums, Percussion – Christian Meyer

Piano – Claudio Angeleri

Saxophone – Tino Tracanna

Trombone – Martin Dietrich Wehner

Assemblea Musicale Teatrale ‎– Dietro le Sbarre (1976, LP, Italy)

Tracklist:
1. Allora Potrai Cominciare (3:27)
2. Il Quadro Antico (4:45)
3. La Pazzia (4:46)
4. Alle Donne Brutte (3:49)
5. La Violenza (3:58)
6. Ninna Nanna Del Piccolo Borghese (5:39)
7. L'Impotente (3:22)
8. E Tu Che Ne Fai Di Tuo Fratello? (3:21)
9. Donna (4:47)
10. La Nostra Storia (3:17)

Musicians:
Bruno Biggi / Bass, Guitar, Flute
Ricerca Popolare / Choir
Gianni Martini / Guitar, Violin, Vocals
Giampiero Alloisio / Guitar, Vocals
Ezio Cingano / Keyboards
Lilli Ladeluca / Vocals
Alberto Canepa / Percussion, Vocals

L'Assemblea Musicale Teatrale (The Assembly of Musical Theatre) formed in Genoa, Italy at the beginning of 1975, after the dissolution of progressive rock group La Famiglia degli Ortega. The band, with original members Bruno Biggi, Alberto Canepa and Gianni Martini, came together with the intention of creating performances that combine Italian rock with a variety of theatrical and experimental musical components, with a strong focus on social and political lyrical themes, especially those that were important to student movement groups in the 70's. Their first shows were censored due to explicitly criticizing personalities in Genoa. The nine members involved in the group at different points released three very different albums throughout their four years of activity until their dissolution in 1979, but the project has since regrouped under vocalist Giampiero Alloisio, leading to a comeback release in 2002.

Of particular interest to progressive rock fans (and especially RPI enthusiasts) is their debut `Dietro le Sbarre' (Behind Bars). A suffocating mood, daring experimentation, intricate instrumental arrangements, classical charm, weary passionate vocals and avant-garde strangeness can all be found on this fascinating work, comparable to the more daring and darker Italian progressive albums of the 70's. Follow up album `Marilyn' (1977) appears in more of a folk singer/songwriter style, while `Il Sogno di Alice' (The Dreams of Alice) from 1979 is something a return to grander works with piano and strings, but as a mix of commercial, folk and adult pop/rock with slight proggy leanings. (progarchives)

Cthulhu Rise ‎– The Second One (2016, CDr, Ukraine)

Tracklist:
1. Opus 33 (4:36)
2. Opus 34 (5:42)
3. Opus 35 (5:10)
4. Opus 36 (5:17)
5. Opus 37 (6:14)
6. Opus 38 (3:43)
7. Opus 39 (4:49)
8. Opus 41 (3:57)
9. Opus 42 (4:20)

Musicians
Alexander Chub / Bass
Andy "Gone" Prischenko / Drums
Ivan "S_D" Serdyuk / Guitar
Stanislav "Beaver" Bobritskiy / Keyboards

Paul Hart ‎– Futurism (1981, LP, England)

Tracklist:

A1. Futurism ►

A2. Pace Of Change

A3. Pace Of Change Link

A4. Prophesy

A5. Foresight

A6. Advanced Design

B1. Nucleus

B2. New Developments

B3. Speed Factor

B4. Times To Come

B5. Prospect

British multi-instrumentalist and composer. He studied piano, violin and composition at the Royal College of Music. He started working as a bass player, piano accompanist and jazz violinist to Cleo Laine and John Dankworth, an association that took him around the world, becoming a much in demand session musician.

Decibel ‎– Méliès (Música Inspirada En Los Filmes De George Méliès) (2012, CD, Mexico)

The legendary Mexican art rock band which formed back in 1974 presents Melies, music inspired by the classic short films of Georges Melies (1861– 1938) composed and recorded in Mexico City by keyboardist Carlos Robledo, bassist Walter Schmidt, Alejandro Sanchez on violin, Alex Eisenring on guitar and synths, Javier Baviera on sax and special guest Carlos Vivanco on guitar.