Psychoyogi – Consumption Wheel (2011, CD, England)

" a set of songs that intrigue, bemuse, amuse and fascinate, musically taking their cues from jazzy prog rock influences such as Zappa, King Crimson and the Canterbury set, but adding enough of their own flair and imagination to present something wonderfully unique"

Re-Up #28

Acustica Medievale ‎– Acustica Medievale (1982, LP, Italy) post
Absolute Zero ‎– A Live In The Basement (1992, CD single, Usa) post

Ensamble Musical De Buenos Aires – La Biblia (1974, LP, Argentina)

A1 Introducción
Orchestrated By – Ensamble Musical De Buenos Aires
Piano – Carlos Cutaia, Gustavo Beytelmann
A2 Génesis
Guitar – Claudio Gabis
Orchestrated By – Ensamble Musical De Buenos Aires
Voice – David Lebon
A3 Moisés
Bass – David Lebon, Osvaldo Favrot
Drums – Carlos Goler, Juan Rodríguez
Guitar – Claudio Gabis, Osvaldo Favrot
Orchestrated By – Ensamble Musical De Buenos Aires
Organ – Billy Bond
Synthesizer – Claudio Martinez
Voice – Billy Bond, David Lebon, Rinaldo Rafanelli, Sui Generis
A4 Las Guerras
Bass – David Lebon
Drums – Juan Rodríguez
Guitar – Claudio Gabis
Harmonica – Claudio Gabis
Orchestrated By – Ensamble Musical De Buenos Aires
Piano – Charly Garcia
Voice – Alejandro Medina, Billy Bond
B1 Profesías
Acoustic Guitar – Kubero Díaz
Bass – Rinaldo Rafanelli
Drums – Oscar Moro
Electric Guitar – David Lebon
Orchestrated By – Ensamble Musical De Buenos Aires
Piano – Carlos Cutaia
Voice – Billy Bond, David Lebon, Rinaldo Rafanelli
B2 Libros Sapienciales
Acoustic Guitar – Gustavo Klein, Osvaldo Favrot
Bass – Alejandro Medina
Drums – Juan Rodríguez
Lead Guitar – Poli Martínez
Orchestrated By – Ensamble Musical De Buenos Aires
Organ – Charly Garcia
Rhythm Guitar – Poli Martínez
Voice – Carlos Goler, Claudio Martinez, Fernando Bergé, Osvaldo Favrot, Rinaldo Rafanelli
B3 Cristo
Acoustic Guitar – David Lebon, Miguel Cantilo
Bass – David Lebon
Drums – Juan Rodríguez
Effects – Billy Bond
Electric Guitar – Claudio Gabis
Orchestrated By – Ensamble Musical De Buenos Aires
Organ – Charly Garcia
Violin – Jorge Pinchevsky
Voice – Billy Bond, David Lebon, Raul Porchetto
B4 Apocalípsis
Bass – David Lebon
Drums – Juan Rodríguez
Guitar – Claudio Gabis
Orchestrated By – Ensamble Musical De Buenos Aires
Piano – Charly Garcia

Round House – Jin-zo-Ni-N-Gen (人造人間) (1978, CD, Japan)

Tracklist:
1 Jin·Zo-Ni·N·Gen 3:49
2 Tour Of The Deep Ocean 15:38
3 A Last Judgement 3:41
4 Out Of 3-Dimension 7:11
5 Shisha-Goya No Asa 15:13

Musicians:
Bass – Yoshiaki Uemura
Drums – Hiroshi Natori
Guitar – Masayuki Kato, Yoshinobu Fujii
Keyboards – Kiyoharu Someta

There was a time in the late 1970s that Japan's progressive rock scene was completely underground, with little to no formal product output to show for it. This was before the "Our 80's" as Marquee Magazine labeled it a decade later. When I started collecting Japanese progressive rock in the 1980s heyday (for Japan that is), the two premier names in the business were Kenso and Bi Kyo Ran. Round House is clearly cut from the same cloth, where both fusion and King Crimson influences are apparent. A complex instrumental fusion, that never loses focus on melodic composition. The group is a quintet made up with dual guitar leads, and plenty of electric piano.

If there's a complaint, it's that the sound quality wasn't quite ready for prime time. That's not to say it's audience bootleg quality either - but some of the dynamics are clearly lost. I'd say it's at 85% - and heck I know plenty of pure studio albums even today that sound worse than that. There were very few archival releases in 1991, so Made in Japan is to be much lauded for the effort here. (ashratom)

Randy Roos – Mistral (1978, LP, Usa)

Tracklist:

A1 Stew 5:15
A2 Platypus 3:31
A3 Inward Stroke 4:30
A4 The Hunt 4:42
B1 Horizon Game 5:40
B2 Innisfree 5:40
B3 Marcel Marceau 7:44

Musicians:
Bass – Neil Stubenhaus
Drums – Louis DeAndrade
Guitar – Mike Stern, Randy Roos
Percussion – Alyrio Lima
Tabla – Pandit Shasi Noyak

Boston based Berklee graduate guitarist Randy Roos was originally in a band called Orchestra Luna, an album that used to turn up quite a bit in my crate digging days. This album is quite a bit different from that, and is a guitar fronted instrumental jazz fusion - a style that was quite popular back in those days, especially from Masters level grad students like Roos. It's the rougher edge that Roos brings forth that I find appealing, and thus scores an extra point from me. Roos is clearly a master of his instrument of choice, and overall Mistral will occasionally call out Al Di Meola circa Elegant Gypsy or Casino. I was also reminded of the German group Syncrisis, in the more fiery moments. Essential for fans of guitar fronted fusion. (ashratom)

Fred Frith - Ensemble Modern With Ikue Mori, Zeena Parkins And Fred Frith – Traffic Continues (2000, CD, England/Germany)

Trans-Millenia Consort – Spectre (1984, LP, Usa)

Tracklist:
A1 Tenement Stairwell 5:21
A2 Spacial Spectre 6:57
A3 Blood Thirst 7:22
B1 Virgin Ice 4:39
B2 Blood Celebrants 7:18
B3 Freedom At The 45th Floor 4:33
B4 Alpine Flight 7:22

Composed By, Arranged By, Performer – Pauline Anna Strom

This wonderful gem was produced in 1984 by Pauline Anna Strom, a blind electronic and experimental musician based out of San-Francisco. Strom's intention was to craft music that was capable of altering one's senses and transport them into a whole other form of consciousness. This record no doubt brings a voice to our ears when out and about in the beautiful region that is our Paris. Any newcomer to Cincinnati would be wise to keep Spectre close in order to see how it alters the experience.

Chick Corea – The Ultimate Adventure (2006, CD, Usa)

Tracklist:
1 Three Ghouls, Pt. 1
2 Three Ghouls, Pt. 2
3 Three Ghouls, Pt. 3
4 City Of Brass
5 Queen Tedmur
6 El Stephen, Pt. 1
7 El Stephen, Pt. 2
8 King & Queen
9 Moseb The Executioner, Pt. 1
10 Moseb The Executioner, Pt. 2
11 Moseb The Executioner, Pt. 3
12 North Africa
13 Flight From Karoof, Pt. 1
14 Flight From Karoof, Pt. 2
15 Planes Of Existence, Pt. 1
16 Arabian Nights, Pt. 1
17 Arabian Nights, Pt. 2
18 Gods & Devils
19 Planes Of Existence, Pt. 2

Musicians:

Acoustic Guitar, Guitar – Frank Gambale
Bass Clarinet, Tenor Saxophone – Tim Garland
Bass, Handclaps [Palmas] – Carlos Benavent
Drums – Tom Brechtlein, Vinnie Colaiuta
Drums, Handclaps [Palmas] – Steve Gadd
Flute – Hubert Laws
Flute [C-Flute], Soprano Saxophone, Handclaps [Palmas], Alto Flute – Jorge Pardo
Percussion – Hossam Ramzy
Percussion, Shaker, Voice – Airto Moreira
Percussion, Tambourine, Pandeiro, Handclaps [Palmas] – Rubem Dantas
Synthesizer, Percussion, Piano, Producer, Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes], Percussion [Electronic], Handclaps [Palmas] – Chick Corea

Tyondai Braxton – Central Market (2009, CD, Usa)

Tracklist:

1 Opening Bell 5:02

2 Uffe's Woodshop 3:11

3 The Duck And The Butcher 5:25

4 Platinum Rows 10:25

5 Unfurling 3:38

6 J. City 6:17

7 Dead Strings 8:41

Musicians:

Guitar, Bass Guitar, Kazoo, Synthesizer, Piano, Harpsichord [Electric], Electronics – Composed By, Producer – Tyondai Braxton

Cello – Brian Snow (1, 4, 7), Clarice Jensen (1, 4, 7)

Clarinet [Bb, Bass] – Eileen Mack (1, 4, 7)

Composed By, Producer – Tyondai Braxton

Double Bass – Eleonore Oppenheim (1, 4, 7), Kris Saebo (1, 4, 7)

Drums, Percussion – Ian Antonio

Glockenspiel, Xylophone – Hans Ennan (1, 4, 7)

Harp – Chirpenclerk Mitzwaldi (1, 4, 7)

Horn – Kate Sheera (1, 4, 7), Matt Marks (1, 4, 7)

Piccolo Flute, Flute – Kelli Kathman (1, 4, 7)

Strings – Wordless Music Orchestra (1, 4)

Trumpet – Matt Mead (1, 4, 7), Mike Gurfield (1, 4, 7)

Violin – Caroline Chin (1, 4, 7), Pauline Kim (1, 4, 7)

Violin, Viola – Brian Lindgren (1, 4, 7)

Violin, Viola, Waterphone, Conductor [Orchestra Supervisor] – Caleb Burhans (1, 4, 7)

Waterphone – Wordless Music Orchestra (7)

Wolfgang Riechmann & Streetmark – Wolfgang Riechmann & Streetmark (1979, LP, Germany)

SIDE A

1 Passage 4:25
2 Dreams 12:17
3 Tomorrow 1:11
SIDE B

Crazy Notion (7:52)
1a Crazy Notion 2:25
1b I Like You 3:40
1c All Day Long 1:47
2 Eileen 5:33
3 Sea Of Melted Lead 5:45

Musicians:
Bass – Manfred Knauf
Drums, Percussion – Hans Schweiß
Guitar, Backing Vocals – Thomas Schreiber
Keyboards, Backing Vocals – Dorothea Raukes
Synthesizer, Guitar, Vocals – Wolfgang Riechmann

Atmo – The Sea And The Dark Land (1994, CD, Italy)

Tracklist:

1. Clouds over us 06:29

2. Tell me 06:35

3. Dark land 06:17

4. Waves 04:05

5. Eyesight 06:59

6. Open your eyes 04:40

7. Clear skies 05:46

8. The sea 07:19

9. Try again 05:04

Musicians:

Mario Gulisano/ vocals, guitar, programming

Salvo Condorelli/ piano,keyboards, programming

Silvio Catania/ bass, programming

guests:

Tony Brundo/ shaku solo on "Clouds over us"

Giovanni Scaccianoce/ stick bass on "Dark land"

Antonio Moschetto/ ending solo guitar on "Dark land"

Biagio Bisignani/ drums on "Open your eyes"

Filippo Inserillo/ solo guitar on "Open your eyes"

Raimondo Marrelli/ 2nd solo guitar on "Open your eyes"

Steven Miller – Singing Whale Songs In A Low Voice (1983, LP, Usa)

Tracklist:
A1 Forgotten Parkland 5:24
A2 Simple Song 5:30
A3 Truffles In Transit 8:12
B1 The Little Bird (Passarinho) 3:40
B2 Dreams Passed By 14:33
B3 Samurai Be Bop 3:33

Musicians:

Bass – Rich Girard
Drums – Paul Van Wageningen
Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Keyboards, Producer, Arranged By, Composed By – Steven Miller
Percussion – Kenneth Nash
Piano – Art Lande
Piano, Steel Drums – Andy Narell
Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Synthesizer – Mark Isham