Samadhi ‎– Samadhi (1974, LP/CD, Italy) Repost!

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Björgvin Gíslason ‎– Öræfarokk (1977, LP, Iceland)

Tracklist:
A1. Day
A2. Og Svo Framvegis
A3. Remain The Same
A4. Doll In A Dream
A5. Ef þu Getur
B1. Could It Be Found
B2. Hear Me
B3. Öræfarokk
B4. Ambrosia
B5. Don't Ever Go Down
B6. It Makes Me Wonder

Musicians:
Bass – Sigurður Árnason
Drums, Percussion – Ásgeir Óskarsson
Guitar, Vocals, Piano – Björgvin Gíslason
Keyboards – Pétur Hjaltested
Vocals – Albert Icefield, Finnur Johannsson, Jóhann G. Jóhannsson, Jóhann Helgason, Pétur Kristjánsson

Raul Lovisoni / Francesco Messina ‎– Prati Bagnati Del Monte Analogo (1979, LP, Italy)

Tracklist:
A1 – Francesco Messina/ Prati Bagnati Del Monte Analogo – 23:25
B1 – Raul Lovisoni/ Hula Om – 9:01
B2 – Raul Lovisoni/ Amon Ra – 11:40

Musicians:
Keyboards [Vocoder Moog, Sinth Vocoder Roland, Sinthi Ems] – Francesco Messina (A1)
Piano – Michele Fredrigotti (A1)
Harp – Patti Tassini (B1)
Glass Harmonica – Raul Lovisoni (B2)
Voice – Juri Camisasca (B2)


Raul Lovisoni and Francesco Messina's seminal LP from 1979 has long remained among the most beloved. Prati Bagnati Del Monte Analogo not only introduced the world to the work of two gifted composers, but also is notable for being produced by electronic pioneer Franco Battiato. A sister album to Prati Bagnati would be Giusto Pio's breathtaking Motore Immobile, likewise graced with the maestro's gentle hand around the same time. Lovisoni and Messina are both central figures within the Italian avant-garde. Part of a generation of artists who contributed to a radical rethinking of musical practices and composition, they reveal Minimalism as it's rarely known: delicate melodies, subtle harmonic interplay, incorporating diverse creative traditions and slowly giving way to an ever-expanding open space. Prati Bagnati Del Monte Analogo's meditative title track, inspired by René Daumal's surrealist novel Le Mont Analogue, features Messina on synthesizer and Michele Fedrigotti's impressionistic piano, while on Lovisoni's 'Hula Om' and 'Amon Ra,' solo harp, crystal glasses and Juri Camisasca's radiant vocal drones further ascend into the stratosphere. Skirting the outer edges of ambient, new age and experimental music, Prati Bagnati has a transformative beauty unlike anything else.

Faton Cahen - Pip Pyle, Etienne Callac ‎– Couleur Rubis (1989, CD, France)

Tracklist:
1. La Lune Est Rousse - 2:43
2. Salut Les Filles! - 4:37
3. Le Derviche Tourneur - 3:20
4. Pipovitch - 3:29
5. Le Chêne Noir - 7:45
6. La Grenouille Sur L'Echelle - 3:10
7. L'Eau Et Le Feu - 3:12
8. La Ballade Flambée - 6:59
9. Pipinsky - 4:15
10. Changes - 3:45
11. La Lune Etait Rousse - 2:29

Musicians:
Drums – Pip Pyle
Electric Bass – Etienne Callac
Electric Piano, Synthesizer – Faton Cahen
Composed By – F. Cahen (tracks: 1 to 3, 5 to 8, 10, 11), P. Pyle (tracks: 4, 9)

Michele Conta ‎– Endless Nights (2019, CD, Italy) Promo!

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Lars Hollmer ‎– 12 Sibiriska Cyklar = XII Cибириска Суклар (Alternativkommersiella Snickarlåtar) (1981, LP, Sweden)

Åenasidan

A1 Avlägsen Strandvals – 2:35

A2 Piano De Jugugte – 2:40

A3 Hajar Du Idealfamiljen? – 1:38

A4 Endlich Ein Zamba – 2:32

A5 Inga Pengar – 2:20

A6 Kamelsväng – 3:05

Åandrasidan

B1 Ja Änte Flöttarjate Sjöss –1:35

B2 Boeves Psalm – 2:25

B3 Jag Väntar På Pelle – 2:40

B4 Bluesen – 2:00

B5 Ung Harald – 2:40

B6 Litet Piano – 2:20

Musicians:

Music By, Lyrics By – Lars Hollmer

Accordion – Lars Hollmer (tracks: A1 to A5, B1 to B3)

Piano – Lars Hollmer (tracks: A1 to A5, B1, B3, B5, B6)

Synthesizer [Korg] – Lars Hollmer (tracks: A2, A6, B2 to B5)

Vocals – Lars Hollmer (tracks: A1, A3 to A5, B1, B5)

Walter Martino ‎– Nervi A Pezzi (1980, LP, Italy)

Tracklist:
A1. Time Of Libra – 5:40
A2. I'm Missing You – 2:57
A3. What Love Can Do – 7:30
B1. Delirious Fever – 3:45
B2. Romantic Fugue – 3:30
B3. Shantij – 7:37

Musicians:
Arranged By, Producer – Walter Martino
Bass – Dino Kappa, Roberto Gardin
Chorus – Carola Romanin, Charlie Canon, C. G. & M. Balestra, Orlando Johnson
Drums, Percussion – Walter Martino
Guitar – Fernando Fera, Massimo Morante, Roberto Gardin, Vincenzo Mancuso
Piano, Synthesizer – Alessandro Centofanti, Claudio Simonetti
Saxophone – Antonio Marangolo
Vocals – Mimi Gates


Soundtrack for a very obscure and low budget French-produced movie filmed in Italy, better known as "Parano", the most memorable other feature of which seems to be the 5 minute appearance of Joe Dallesandro.
How Walter Martino of Goblin and Libra fame ended up doing the soundtrack is unknown, but the results are excellent to say the least. Glancing at the credits reads like a talent list of the late 70s / early 80s pre italo-disco scene.
Unsurprisingly the tracks are arranged with maximum emphasis on Martino's considerable drumming skills with some great solos (most notably in "What Love Can Do").

Bagarre Générale ‎– Bagarre Générale (2012, LP, France)

Zerosen ‎– Sunrise (1977, LP, Japan)

Tracklist
A1 – Sunrise サンラズ (04:05)
A2 – Cool Head グール・レッド (04:48)
A3 – Why He Never Knows ホワイ・ヒー・ネバー・ノウズ (05:11)
A4 – Twilight トワイライト (04:33)
B1 – High Way ハイウエイ (04:13)
B2 – Leaving Tonight リービング・トゥナイト (06:28)
B3 – Work Out ワーク・アウト (04:39)
B4 – Son Of Pin Head サン・オブ・ピン・ヘッド (03:10)

Musicians:
Arranged By, Conductor – Katsunori Ishida
Directed By – Hideaki Koyanagi
Drums – Hideo Yamaki, Shuichi Murakami
Electric Bass – Akira Okazawa, Shinichi Manabe
Electric Guitar – Fujimaru Yoshino, Kenji Ōmura
Keyboards – Mikio Masuda, Shigehito Ōhara
Percussion [Latin] – Lally Sunaga
Soprano Saxophone – Jakeh Concepcion
Vocals – Tan Tan

Folk Magic Band ‎– Jazz Al Folkstudio (1976, LP, Italy)

Tracklist:
A1. Inno Per L'Imperatore
A2. Monkey
B1. Free Bop, New Bop
B2. Alice, Alice Che Piangi E Che Ridi
B3. Grass Leaf Rag

Musicians:
Alto Saxophone, Conch Trumpet, Vocals – Luciano De Bonis
Alto Saxophone, Vocals – Sandro Satta
Baritone Saxophone, Woodwind – Sandro Cesaroni
Congas, Percussion, Vocals – Alfredo Minotti
Contrabass – Mauro Dolci
Contrabass, Vocals – Fabrizio Cecca
Drums, Vocals – Giampaolo Ascolese
Flute, Percussion, Vocals – Nicola Stilo
Percussion, Woodwind, Vocals – Lilo Quaratino, Paolo Morelli
Piano, Vocals – Corrado Nofri
Soprano Saxophone, Alto Saxophone, Vocals – Giancarlo Maurino
Tenor Saxophone – Mario Fulci
Trombone, Percussion, Vocals – Gaetano Delfini
Violin, Vocals – Massimo Pastorello, Rudy Baroncini
Vocals, Percussion – Lisette Miller

Giancarlo Barigozzi, Fabio Fabor & Oscar Rocchi – Stressorama N° 2 (1974, LP, Italy)

Tracklist:
A1. Traslucido 2:16 (Barigozzi - Fabor) spinet, 5 flutes, clarinet
A2. Super Session 2:08 (Rocchi) 5 saxes, drums, electric piano
A3. Orient Market 2:48 (Barigozzi) 3 clarinets, flute, piccolo, electric piano, alto sax
A4. Fotocellula 2:21 (Rocchi - Fabor) 3 flutes, 2 clarinets, electric piano, bongos
A5. Voli Di Sax 2:36 (Barigozzi) 2 alto saxes, 4 trombones, electric piano
A6. Assenteismo 2:04 (Rocchi - Fabor) 4 clarinets, clarone, drums, electric piano
A7. Surriscaldato 2:18 (Barigozzi - Fabor) 6 saxes, electric piano, drums
B1. Irrazionale 2:34 (Rocchi - Fabor) 4 flutes, clarinet, spinet
B2. Training 2:25 (Barigozzi) 5 clarinets, clarone, electric piano
B3. Memorizzato 2:30 (Rocchi) 2 clarinets, alto sax, tenor sax, barytone sax
B4. Nickel-Cadmio 2:21 (Barigozzi - Fabor) 2 clarinets, 2 flutes, tenor sax, drums
B5. Timer Plus 1:55 (Rocchi) 5 saxes, electric piano, bass
B6. Reflex Up 2:37 (Barigozzi - Fabor) 4 flutes, 2 clarinets, electric piano, bass
B7. Zona Alogena 2:20 (Rocchi - Fabor) 2 flutes, 3 clarinets, spinet, small cymbals (or crotales)

Fonovideo – FLP 109

An excellent music library concerning the stressful sides of modern life. 14 tunes characterized  by coincided and syncopated sonorities which give prominence to the dramatic power of the themes.

Wobbler ‎– Afterglow (2009, CD, Norway) Repost!

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Stormy Six ‎– Macchina Maccheronica (1980, Italy) Repost!

Stormy Six ‎– Le Idee Di Oggi Per La Musica Di Domani (1969, CD, Italy)

Moondog ‎– Moondog In Europe (1977, LP, Usa)

Face A
01. Viking I (3:00)
02. Chaconne In G (4:50)
03. Heimdall Fanfare (3:10)
04. Romance In G (5:20)
05. In Vienna (2:10)
Face B
06. Chaconne C (2:57)
07. Lögründr III (1:15)
08. Lögründr XII (2:23)
09. Lögründr XIII (2:12)
10. Lögründr IV (5:00)
11. Lögründr VII (2:05)
12. Lögründr XIX (8:22)

Musicians
Celesta – Louis Hardin
Cello – Bertalan Ikrenyi
Viola – Klaus König
Violin [1. Violin] – Gabor Gui
Violin [2. Violin] – Ludovik Sandrik
Bugle [Waldhorn] – Guy Carmichael
Celesta – Malte Heygster
Organ – Fritz Storfinger
Percussion, Celesta – Moondog


Originally released by Kopf in 1977, and reissued in 1999, Moondog In Europe was visionary composer Louis Thomas Hardin's aka Moondog first release after moving to Germany. Perhaps reflecting the historicity of his new environment, this album is more structured and formal than most of his previous releases; however, his layered song-cycles are just as circular and experimental, and still backed by a fair amount of tribal percussion. There are moments of whimsy, as on "In Vienna," with its bouncing, music-box like celesta, or on "Viking I," also reflected with a snappy celesta melody, but there are also moments of parlor-room somberness, as on the string arrangements for "Romance In G" or the last 20+ minutes of the album, which is comprised exclusively of extremely heavy pipe-organ suites. Moondog In Europe, though less playful than other of his albums, displays Moondog's virtuosity as a classical composer, with elegantly stylized pieces that see Moondog embracing a grandiosity he hadn't approached previously. Highly Recommended!

Alphataurus ‎– Prime Numbers (2014, CD, Italy)

Tracklist:
1. Gocce (radio edit) 5:09
2. Claudette (Live 2011) 13:29
3. Valigie di terra (Live 2012) 15:29
4. Dopo l'uragano (Live 2012) 11:57

Musicians
Pietro Pellegrini / organ, synths
Giorgio Santandrea / drums on "Claudette"
Guido Wassermann / guitar, vocals, keys on "Claudette"
Andrea Guizzetti / piano, synths, vocals
Fabio Rigamonti / bass, vocals
Claudio Falcone / lead vocals, percussion
Alessandro "Pacho" Rossi / drums, percussion (except on "Claudette")
Special Guest:
Mietek Glinkowski / violin on "Dopo L'uragano"

Oktober ‎– Uhrsprung (1976, LP, Germany)

Side A
1. Familie (5:42)
2. Schule (6:00)
3. Betrieb (8:31)
Side B
1. Staat und Solidaritätslied (8:46)
2. Der Traum des Schmieds (7:57)

Musicians
Kalla Wefel / bass, guitars, vocals
Peter Robert / organ, synthesizer, string ensemble, spinet
Carl-F. Dörwald / vocals, flute, percussion
Klaus-Peter Harbort / drums, percussion
Hans-Werner Schwarz / guitar, percussion
Birger Holm / choir
Axel Ratsch / percussion, choir
Philippe Ressing / choir

Toto Blanke ‎– Spider's Dance (1975, LP, Germany)

Tracklist:
A1. Lady's Bicycle Seat Smeller ‎– 7:00
A2. Intermission ‎– 6:58
A3. Rocbaron ‎– 2:45
A4. Toto ‎– 6:22
B1. Spider's Dance ‎– 4:33
B2. Prelude ‎– 0:58
B3. Slight Touch Of Hepatitis ‎– 14:28

Musicians:
Composed By – J. Kühn (tracks: A2, A4), T. Blanke (tracks: A1, A3, B1 to B3)
Drums – Gerry Brown
Electric Bass – John Lee
Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar – Toto Blanke
Electric Piano – Joachim Kühn
Soprano Saxophone, Flute – Charly Mariano

Semiramis ‎– Frazz Live (2017, CD, Italy)

Tracklist:
1. Bottega Del Rigattiere (9:45)
2. Luna Park (4:54)
3. Zoo Di Vetro (8:20)
4. Per Una Strada Affollata (8:20)
5. Dietro Una Porta Di Carta (7:06)
6. Frazz (6:57)
7. Clown (6:48)
8. Morire Per Guarire (8:46)
9. Mille Universi (5:20)

Musicians:
Acoustic Guitar – Giampiero Artegiani
Drums, Vibraphone, Backing Vocals – Paolo Faenza
Electric Bass – Ivo Mileto
Electric Guitar – Antonio Trapani
Keyboards, Synthesizer, Backing Vocals – Maurizio Zarrillo
Lead Vocals, Acoustic Guitar – Vito Ardito
Piano, Organ, Synthesizer, Programmed By – Rino Amato


After 44 years from the Lp “Dedicato a Frazz” they performed the whole album with the addition of spoken parts narrated by Giampiero Artegiani which introduced each track creating an emotional atmosphere. New members Vito Ardito on vocals, Antonio Trapani on guitars, Ivo Mileto on bass, Rino Amato on keyboards joined the original founders Paolo Faenza on Drums, Maurizio Zarrillo on Keyboards and Giampiero Artegiani on Acoustic Guitar.

The band show a great energy and freshness with a really thrilling performance, the show finished with a new song “Morire per Guarire” with the narration part by Giampiero Artegiani “La Fine non Esiste” . In the CD there is another new song called “Mille Universi” that returns to Progressive World a Great and inspired Band!

Vega ‎– Andaluza (1978, LP, Spain)

Tracklist:
A1. Triana ‎– 3:54
A2. Zona Rosa ‎– 5:52
A3. Origen ‎– 5:05
B1. Arco Iris ‎– 3:30
B2. Andaluza ‎– 5:30
B3. Lamentos ‎– 6:02

Musicians:
Bass – Guty López
Drums – Larry Martín
Guitar – Enrique Carmona, Tomás Vega
Percussion – Pedro Ample
Piano, Organ, Synth [Mini Moog] – Rafael Guillermo
[Strings] – Julián Llinás (tracks: A1, B2)


VEGA were one of several Andalusian and Spanish bands who flourished in the mid- to late seventies by making music that blended flamenco, folk and jazz at times with English progressive tendencies, often resulting in a colorful and rich fusion sound. Acts like TRIANA, CAI, MEZQUITA and AZAHAR would establish themselves as the preeminent players on these scenes, along with the more contemporary counterparts like LOS CANARIOS and ALAMEDA.

In this vein VEGA combined Andalusian instrumentation (and sometimes traditional arrangements) with a less well-defined progressive bent, emphasizing instead a heavy flamenco influence and the showcased guitar work of band leader Tómas Vega. Vega had been a member of the earlier Spanish band LOS GRIMMS, and would also, along with bandmate Jorge Pardo, lend his name to a couple DOLORES (Pedro Ruy Blas) records in the same timeframe.

The group released three albums in three years, each accompanied by one single. The first two are heavily imbued with flamenco-driven fusion compositions, while the final release 'Sol de Oscuridad' seemed to be more intended as an attempt at commercial success with vocals and repetitive, less original arrangements. The band was already in its death throes by the time the third album released.

VEGA were a minor player in an ample line of Spanish and Andalusian prog bands of the seventies and eighties. While their contributions don't generally rank among the greatest acts of that segment, they are worthy of recognition and inclusion in these ProgAcrhives.

Vega ‎– Jara (1979, LP, Spain)

Tracklist:
A1. Jara ‎– 3:38
A2. Monterrubio ‎– 6:04
A3. Hornada ‎– 6:03
B1. Castuera ‎– 5:12
B2. Punta Umbría ‎– 7:53
B3. Apacible ‎– 2:53

Musicians:
Alto Saxophone – Jorge Silvester
Bass – Miguel A. Chastang
Congas, Percussion – César Berti
Congas, Percussion – Rubén Dantas
Flute – Fernando Bravo
Piano – Luis Fornés
Guitar – Tomás Vega

Vega ‎– Sol De Oscuridad (1981, LP, Spain)

Tracklist:
A1. Sortilegio ‎– 7:30
A2. Sol De Oscuridad ‎– 7:45
A3. Lagoon ‎– 1:40
B1. Si Ahora No ‎– 4:13
B2. Luz Verde ‎– 7:10
B3. Amaneciendo ‎– 6:15

Musicians:
Backing Vocals – J. Torres, P. Abraira
Bass – J. Quiles
Drums – J. Sánchez
Guitar – T. Vega
Keyboards – J. L. Torres, Richard Krull
Percussion – Rubem Dantas, T. Vega
Saxophone – J. Pardo

Samla Mammas Manna ‎– Samla Mammas Manna (1971, CD, Sweden) - Samla/Zamla 2008 Box-Set

Volume 01 (on obi's spine) of 'Samla / Zamla Box' from Arcàngelo (Cat.# ARC-3017)

Samla Mammas Manna ‎– Måltid (1973, CD, Sweden) - Samla/Zamla 2008 Box-Set

Volume 02 (on obi's spine) of 'Samla / Zamla Box' from Arcàngelo (Cat.# ARC-3017)