July 30, 2020

Mister Paperrock Orchestra ‎– Il Brutto Anatroccolo (1978, LP, Italy)


Formazione:
Luigi Perrella (voce)
Giulia Crocini (voce)
Liana Bontempo (voce)
Ilario Bontempo (chitarra)
Lucio Burolo (tastiere)
Licio Granata (basso)
Pino Fontana (batteria)
Fulvio Novak (percussioni)

Qquesto LP venne pubblicato nel 1978 dallo studio di registrazione S.R.M. di Udine, ed ha avuto solo una limitata distribuzione locale, con una tiratura di sole 100 copie.
Un album a tema, concepito come una opera rock con parti cantate a più voci, ha testi basati sui problemi della società contemporanea, e musicalmente mescola influenze di vari tipi, da canzoni acustiche al funky, all'hard rock, con alcuni momenti di ispirazione più progressiva. La copertina è costituita da due fogli staccati di cartoncino in una busta di plastica, e con un inserto con i testi.
Tutti i brani dell'album furono firmati dal chitarrista Bontempo e dal sassofonista degli Andromeda Eddy Meola, e il bel disegno di copertina è del cantante Luigi Perrella. (italianprog)


Il brutto anatroccolo
Il brutto anatroccolo, del 1978, è una sorta di opera rock, una denuncia della società italiana di quegli anni.
A sentirlo oggi fa un pò tenerezza eppure nei testi si possono trovare spunti di forte attualità: "Sono stato spinto in giro, sembrava così naturale. Sono stato fermato e wanted , mi hanno pure bastonato" (Sembrava così naturale); "Sono contenta di aver inserito figli tre! La pecora nera, il brutto anatroccolo, si sa chi è! Ti volevo inserire, ti avevo già trovato un lavoro, ma tu sei diverso, non sei come loro" (Marcia Funcky); "Oggi abbiamo qui un farabutto, un giovane non laureato, senza lavoro, un emarginato" (Il Processo). E così via.

I Mister Paperrock Orchestra hanno registrato questo album dal 21 al 26 di luglio a Udine e il gruppo era formato da Ilario Bontempo (chitarre), Licio Granata (Basso), Pino Fontana (Batteria), Lucio Burolo (Tastiere), Luigi Perrella (Voce solista che ha disegnato la splendida copertina), Giulia Crocini (Voce), Fulvio Novak (Percussioni) e Liana Bontempo (Voce).
L'onda del rock progressivo stava passando per lasciare spazio a quella punk e la musica dei Mister Paperrock spazia dal rock acustico al funk, da quello hard, con notevoli pezzi di chitarra, a quello "leggero": "Persuasione" ricorda vagamente Rino Gaetano.
Il disco non è indispensabile, diciamolo, ma la copertina, estremamente delicata, scollata e divisa in due parti distinte, forse per risparmiare sui costi, è veramente originale e i testi sono una bella presa per i fondelli anche per chi aveva scelto di vivere in una certa maniera cosiddetta "alternativa"...
(unpercento.blogspot.com)

July 25, 2020

Ennio Morricone ‎– Come Un Girotondo (1977, LP, Italy)

In 1978 Roberto Faenza directed Forza Italia!, a ferocious satire on the power of the Italian Christian Democrat party covering thirty years of Italian political history. The film was withdrawn from the theatres on the day Aldo Moro, President of the Christian Democrats, was kidnapped, and remains banned for over 15 years. Aldo Moro being the one who will end his life recommending (in his handwritten memoirs found in the den of the Red Brigades in via Monte Nevoso in Milan) to see the film 'if one wants to realize the recklessness of his fellow party members.

Ennio Morricone ‎– Ideato, Scritto E Diretto Da Ennio Morricone (1970, LP, Italy)



Lato A
A1. Belinda May
A2. Presentimento
A3. Una Signora Perbene
A4. Doricamente
A5. Ritratto D'Autore
A6. In Un Filo D'Erba
Lato B
B1. Lontano
B2. Alla Serenita
B3. Amore Come Dolore
B4. Una Fotografia
B5. In Un Sogno Il Sogno
B6 L'Ultimo

Composer, Arranger, Conductor  ‎– Ennio Morricone

July 24, 2020

Various ‎– Rē Records Quarterly Vol. 2 No. 3 (1988, LP, England)


A1. John Oswald Klangfarbenprobe (Episodes Excerpt) 2:00
A2. Roberto Musci & Giovanni Venosta Warsong (For Lovers Only) 2:40
A3. Luciano Margorani Ridens / Orbiston Parva 3:06
A4. Tone Dogs Brave It 4:05
A5. David Myers Engine Of Myth
A6. James Grigsby Warheads 5:25
A7. When Under Xmas Tree 4:00
B1. Kampec Dolores Tango 3:46
B2. La 1919 Tra Le Due Inghilterre 3:35
B3. Grigsby/Laner Pageant For Blinking Signal 1:25
B4. J. Lachan Flaubears Dancing 4:40
B5. Miriodor Moyen-Age 11:00


Track A4 recorded at Dogfish Studio, Newburg, Oregon. Mixed at Pace Interactive Technology, Portland, Oregon.
Track A6 recorded live on March 10, 1987 at Japan America Theatre, Los Angeles.
Track A7 recorded at Cluster Studio, Oslo.
Track B3 recorded Jan. 31 at Rotary Totem, Los Angeles.
Track B4 recorded at 'The Forest' (Skog Skattegard, Sturefors, Sweden), July 1987.

Various ‎– Rē Records Quarterly Vol. 2 No. 2 (1987, LP, England)


Tracklist:
A1. 5UU'S In Life's Hands – 4:35
A2. Robert Wyatt Chairman Mao – 6:19
A3. John French Yeah Mom – 3:47
A4. Arturo Meza From Suite ''Koradi'' – 12:22
B1. Intellectual Cabaret Suite (Resume 84-86) – 11:48
B2. Jocelyn Robert Christi Crucifixi Ultima Verba – 5:28
B3. Hunk Ai Dance – 5:22
B4. Henry Kaiser The Barking Dogs Versus The Minimalists – 3:42

Track A4 recorded at Midi & Area Studios, Mexico Cit, August - September 1985
Track B1 recorded November 1986 by Radio Novi Sad.
Track B3 recorded at Huset, Arhus, 6 June 1986.

Various ‎– Rē Records Quarterly Vol. 2 No. 1 (1987, LP, England)



Tracklist:
A1. Blitzoids - Puptent – 3:45
A2. Ur - Imperialism Of The Future – 4:38
A3. Henry Kaiser & Michael Maxymenko & Bill Frisell - The Same Thing – 5:50
A4. Iva Bittova & Pavel Fajt - Wedding – 4:52
A5. Anthony Moore - Plains Of Hungary – 11:00
B1. John Oswald - Parade – 11:10
B2. Joseph Racaille - Pegase – 1:14
B3. This Heat - Nivelles – 5:48
B4. David Thomas & The Accordion Club - The Egg & I – 3:31
B5. David Thomas & The Accordion Club - It Happened To Me – 2:33

Track A1 recorded October 1986 at Looney Tunes, Lombard.
Track A2 recorded June 1986 at The Forest, Skog Skattegard.
Track A3 recorded live 23rd June 1986 at the Vancouver Jazz Festival.
Track A5 recorded August 1973 in Hungary, part of the film "Monkey's Birthday" by David Larcher.
Track B1 recorded at the Western Front Lodge and EDAM Dance Studios, Vancouver, to accompany a choreography by Jennifer Mascall.
Track B2 recorded February 1986 at the Frigo Palace.
Track B3 improvised 7th March 1981 at Nivelles.
Track B4 & B5 recorded for BBC Radio 1's Saturday Live Show.

Editus ‎– Ilusiones (1994, CD, Costa Rica)



Editus is a Costa Rican group that produces latin/jazz music. Their first album was in 1994 named Ilusiones. They worked with the Panamanian artist Rubén Blades on his grammy award winning album "Mundo" in 2002.

Eclectic Maybe Band ‎– Reflection In A Mœbius Ring Mirror (2019, CD, Belgium)



From Brussels, Belgium, ECLECTIC MAYBE BAND is an Eclectic Prog band founded by Guy SEGER, bassist of the band UNIVERS ZERO. This band is made up of some top rate musicians, namely Roland BINET (flute, tenor saxophone), Joe HIGHAM (electronics, soprano saxophone, doudouk), Michel DELVILLE (electric guitar), Catherine SMET (keyboards) and Guy SEGERS (bass, samplers). Vocalist Carla DIRATZ also joins the band on their second album along with a huge list of additional musicians.
The band uses in-studio and live session jams, and enhance them with extensive post production contributions. The music utilizes a mix of progressive genres to arrive to their potpourri of styles, all of which are created from improvisational sessions, making the music unique and exploratory, and offering music that is sure to please everyone, especially the hardcore progressive fan.
Fans of RIO and Eclectic Prog bands will find something to love in this music, including fans of UNIVERS ZERO, ART ZOYD, Frank ZAPPA, HENRY COW, and John ZORN. (progarchives)

Bob Bell ‎– Necropolis (1988, LP, Canada)


Bob Bell (8) – Necropolis (LP, RE) – Spindizzy Records
Bob Bell Necropolis. Canadian private press mega-rarity/obscurity from the artistically schizophrenic Bob Bell. Recorded in 1978, Bell splits the difference between his love of basement psych splatter/pummel and squalling free jazz ramble, the former occupying side A with a stunning four part suite of wasted guitar scuzz and churning Krautrock-like drama with an akin to German Oak, Roland Kirk, Albert Ayler, DNA, Melt Banana (minus the vocals) and Guru Guru. The latter represents Bell as a saxophonist on side B, and the music itself translates into a 15-minute free-jazz exploration.

July 19, 2020

Various ‎– Rē Records Quarterly Vol. 1 No. 4 (1986, LP, England)

ReR Megacorp Re Records Quarterly Vol. 1 No. 4 vinyl LP album (LP record) UK W50LPRE620503
Tracklist:
A1. After Dinner After Dinner - 2:07
A2. After Dinner A Walnut - 3:05
A3. After Dinner RE - 4:29
A4. After Dinner A Man Of Marble - 3:02
A5. After Dinner Glass Tube - 4:57
A6. Wondeur Brass L'Heure Des Louves - 5:15
B1. Strange Games  "One, Two"- 4:31
B2. Steve Moore Hermetic Discourse - 6:32
B3. Art Moulu Tréfin C'Est Bon La Viande - 4:54
B4. Adrian Mitchell The Murder Of The Poet Michael Smith By Three Men In Kingston, Jamaica - 0:40
B5. Black Sheep, The Power - 4:18
B6. André Duchesne Cantate 159 - 5:13
B7. Adrian Mitchell Staying Awake - 1:31

Tracks A1 to A5 recorded 2nd February 1986 at Musiam Square, Osaka. The tape was mixed down from 8 to 2 tracks at After Dinner's own M.U.E. Studio.
Track A6 recorded January 1986 at Studio de la Main Gauche, Montreal.
Track B2 composed and realised December 1984 at Durham University Electronic Music Studio.
Track B3 and B7: phone call at 1.00 Thuesday 5th August 1986.
Track B4 recorded at home 5th August 1986.
Track B5 recorded Spring 1985 at Quarantineweg.
Track B6 composed for "La Couleur Encerclée" a film by Serge & Jean Gagné (1984).

Various ‎– Rē Records Quarterly Vol. 1 No. 3 (1986, LP, England)


Tracklist:
A1. The Big Guns Card To Bernard - 2:42
A2. Biota Early Rest Home - 9:40
A3. Robert Wyatt Pigs - 2:40
A4. Roger Turner Sprung From Traps - 5:05
A5. Kontroll Csoport Little Red Bombardier - 4:13
A6. Adrian Mitchell Woman Of Water - 1:16
B1. Cassix Coste - 1:52
B2. Cassix Criota - 2:42
B3. Cassix Religion - 2:30
B4. Cassix The Stanislavsky Method - 1:07
B5. Cassix Tempo Di Pace, Bari - 3:52
B6. Cassix Copy Machine - 1:46
B7. Cassix Finta Di Nulla - 1:54
B8. Nazca Nadja - 4:21

Track A1 recorded at Cold Storage, London, September 11, 1985.
Track A2 composed, processed, produced and mixed in Summer 1985, at Fort Collins, USA.
Track A3 originally commissioned for the 'ANIMALS'-Film, but not used.
Track A4 recorded at Cold Storage September 27, 1985.
Track A5 recorded as a demo in 1983 in Hungary, misspelt as "Little Red Bombadier" on label.
Track A6 recorded at Cold Storage, London, March 26, 1985.
Tracks B1 to B7 recorded July 25-29, 1983 at Fortezza, Medicea, Montepulciano.
Track B8 recorded in Mexico City, 1984.

July 18, 2020

Unbeltipo ‎– Joujoushka (2004, CD, Japan)


Songs:
1. Method Of Panic (5:30)
2. D.V.Bleach (4:54)
3. Joujoushka (10:51)
4. Vertigo Banking Corporation (7:12)
5. Fake Rose Garden (Short Version) (6:38)
6. Desert For Dessert Part 1 (4:39)
7. Desert For Dessert Part 2 (1:50)
8. Bottled Juice (5:59)

Musicians
Tsuneo Imahori / guitar, programming
Mitsuru Nasuno / bass
Yasuo Sano / drums


As a matter of fact, UNBELTIPO had taken off as one of the projects by a guitarist Tsuneo IMAHORI (ex-TIPOGRAPHICA) in 1999. In their early days (early 2000s), the band formation had been unstable (except the frontman Tsuneo) with various session players on stage. Their self-titled debut album was released before the millennium.

In 2003 Tsuneo recorded some material for a 12-inch analogue EP titled "Joujoushka #1" with a progressive bass player Mitsuru NASUNO (ex-ALTERED STATES, KOREKYOJIN) and a session drummer Yasuo SANO. The three talents, amazingly together making a perfect trio, started gigs as UNBELTIPO TRIO in the following year. Since 2004 UNBELTIPO have performed on stages and released albums with the stable three-piece formation.

Palinckx & Palinckx ‎– Maartse Buien (1984, LP, Netherlands)


Side A
1. A Modern Dutch Orchestra Piece (3:32)
2. Zomaar Wat (3:54)
3. Lof Tussendoor (4:38)
4. De Markerwaard Ballade (7:49)
Side B
1. Wals Voor Moniek (4:45)
2. Drie Overpeinzingen (2:26)
3. Jazz & Epiloog (5:54)
4. De Gigant (1:31)
5. Maartse Buien (5:54)

Musicians
Bert Palinckx / bass
Frank Van Oosterhout / drums
Paul Van Kemenade / alto sax, bass clarinet
Jacques Palinckx / electric guitar
Hans Sparla / trombone