December 16, 2023

A. Riccardo Luciani/ Marco Melchiori – Inchiesta Sul Mezzogiorno (1980, LP, Italy)


Tracklist:
A1 Malinconia Meridionale 4:45
A2 Contrade Del Sud 3:20
A3 Problemi Del Sud 2:45
A4 Folklore Del Sud 1:50
A5 Latifondi Meridionali 2:31
A6 Aranceti E Ciminiere 2:30
A7 Meriggio Estivo Nel Sud 3:40
B1 Acciaierie Del Sud 4:50
B2 Industria Meridionale 3:00
B3 Quartiere Moderno Del Sud 2:35
B4 Lamentazione 2:40
B5 Paesaggio Vulcanico 2:55

Music By – A. Riccardo Luciani (A1 to A7), Marco Melchiori (B1 to B6)

Axon-Neuron – Dreamstate (2015, CDr, Usa)


Tracklist:
1. Bloom (5:55)
2. Machina (5:52)
3. Whole (4:35)
4. Soñar (8:51)
5. No Más (5:24)
6. Maelstrom (4:20)
7. The Fountain (6:10)
8. The Stars (4:59)
9. Danseuses De Delphes (3:14)

Musicians:
Sandra Kung / vocals, piano
Jeremey Poparad / 9-string guitar, Roland guitar synth, composer, producer
Joe Leaman / Rhodes electric piano
Matt DeRubertis / bass
Elliot Wallace / drums
String Orchestra:
Violins - Allison Lint, Flora Nevarez
Violas - Allison Lint
Cellos - Mark Allan Schulz, Hannah Thomas-Hollands
Double Bass - Matthew DeRubertis, Frank McGill

Labyrinthus – Labyrinthus (1978, 2xLP, Italy)





LP 1
A1 Fiction!
A2 Parla Il Mostro
A3 Great Discoteque!
A4 The Wager (Part One) La Scommessa
A5 Dream Of Life
A6 Treni Treni...
A7 Theseus Song
A8 Factory Of Happiness
A9 Cosa Vuoi?
B10 Knowledge Is...
B11 Policemen
B12 Work's Labour Lost (Faticare)
B13 Gifts Of Labyrinth
B14 Desires In The Light-City
B15 Paradise Suite
B16 Anger And Amphetamine
B17 MINOS!
B18 Oh What A Wonderful City!
B19 Minotaurus

LP 2
C20 Tutto Era Così Vicino
C21 Labyrinth Nazi March
C22 The Wager (Part Two)
C23 Turn Around
C24 Turkish Bath
C25 She Is Very Beautiful
C26 POWER
C27 Apotheosis Of Labyrinth (Labyrinthango)
D28 Time Of Destruction
D29 Big Grave
D30 Successss!!!
D31 Light Of God
D32 Baptism Of Fire (I Vendicatori)
D33 Ariadne Song
D34 Dionysos
D35 Fiction!

Musical play written by Gianni Munter Damiani
Music by Roberto Bachiocchi, Ninni Carucci, Corrado Castellari, Sergio Conte, Gianni Damiani, Dedalo, Paolo Donnarumma
Music arranged and directed by Giuseppe Pirazzoli


Misconosciuto lavoro ideato dal compositore e regista Giovanni Damiani, Labyrinthus è l’unico esempio in Italia di opera disco. Racconta il mito del Minotauro traslato nella modernità, con un migrante ad affrontare il labirinto delle difficoltà per sopravvivere. Un tema decisamente avanti per l’epoca messo in scena in un incredibile doppio album con super-musicisti del miglior giro italiano del tempo, nel quale la disco music si mischia con una miriade infinita di altri generi.

Bonfire – Bonfire Goes Bananas (1975, CD, Netherlands)



Tracklist:
1 Delirium 3:14
2 Contrast 5:10
3 Vuurstaal (Part II) 3:10
4 Chinese In Europe (Part I) 3:17
5 Circle 6:29
The Sage Of The Running Nose (18:50)
6a Running Nose
6b Cabaret
6c Third Eye
6d Cabaret Again
6e Running Nose II
Bonus Tracks
7 Contrast (Single Version) 3:38
8 Circle (Single Version) 2:48
9 There's Always A Reason 5:15
10 Ohne Worte 5:14

Musicians:
Bass, Gong – Kees Den Hoed (1 to 8)
Drums, Wind Chimes – Cees Meerman (1 to 8)
Guitar, Flute – Eugene Den Hoed (1 to 8)
Keyboards, Vibraphone, Grand Piano, Recorder – Frank Witte (1 to 8)
Bass – Michel Van Schie (9-10)
Drums – Jaap De Weyer (9-10)
Guitar – Harald Heynen (9-10)

Android Trio – Other Worlds (2021, CD, Usa)



Tracklist:
1 Anger Dance 5:07
2 Concentric Lines 4:11
3 Extra Terrestrial Folk Dance 5:18
4 Miscellany B 4:23
5 Serial Tune 4:19
6 Fanfare 3:41
7 Secular Athletes 3:22
8 Open Air 2:53
9 Cryptosaur 4:47
10 Take Me 5:40
11 Water Song 4:37
12 Quark 5:07

Musicians:
Bass, Guitar – Eric Klerks
Drums, Percussion, Synth, Sequencer – Andrew Niven
Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar – Max Kutner
Guest, Baritone Saxophone – Jessica Lurie
Guest, Guitar, Keyboards, Sampler, Producer – Mike Keneally
Guest, Keyboards, Organ – Jonathan Sindelman
Guest, Trumpet – Daniel Rosenboom
Guest, Vibraphone – Gregg Bendian

Levallet, Marais, Pifarely – Instants Chavirés (1981, LP, France)


Tracklist:
A1 Song For Stu 1:45
A2 Instants Chavirés 5:35
A3 Sagittaire 8:40
A4 Warm Canto 5:35
B1 Senzative 5:30
B2 Club 3 9:55
B3 L'Année Du Singe 5:30

Musicians:
Double Bass – Didier Levallet
Guitar – Gérard Marais
Violin – Dominique Pifarely

December 09, 2023

Clearlight – Circuits Maximus (1984, LP, Usa)



Tracklist:
A Circuits Maximus 20:40
B1 Circuits Maximus (Finale) 8:24
B2 Pete's Tango (Solo) 4:28
B3 Ohm Sweet Om 5:23

Musicians:
Electronics – Jerry Hunt
Electronics [Moog Source], Performer [Woodwinds] – Pete Brewer
Guitar – Larry White
Percussion – Ron Snider

Subsignal – A Poetry Of Rain (2023, CD, Germany)



Tracklist:
1 A Poetry Of Rain 1:11
2 The Art Of Giving In 5:16
3 Marigold 5:08
4 Sliver (The Sheltered Garden) 5:52
5 Impasse 6:22
6 Embers Part II: Water Wings 6:17
7 Melencolia One 5:49
8 A Wound Is A Place To Let The Light In 5:32
9 The Last Of Its Kind 6:44
10 A Room On The Edge Of Forever 4:11

Musicians:
Bass – Martijn Horsten
Drums – Dirk Brand
Guitar – Markus Steffen
Keyboards – Markus Maichel
Vocals – Arno Menses

December 03, 2023

KOM & Agit Prop – Väinämöisen Soitto (1977, LP, Finland)


Tracklist:
A1 Alkusoitto 3:30
A2 I Osa 5:15
A3 II Osa 6:21
A4 III Osa 8:01
B1 IV Osa 7:28
B2 V Osa 6:05
B3 VI Osa 7:16
B4 Finaali 1:23

Musicians:
Bass, Liner Notes – Tapani Tamminen
Composed By, Piano – Eero Ojanen
Drums – Ari Valtonen
Guitar – Jukka Hauru
Horn – Erkki Saarela, Pekka Milonoff
Orchestra – KOM-Kvartetti
Vocals – Pekka Aarnio
Vocals – Agit Prop-Kvartetti, Martti Launis, Monna Kamu, Sinikka Sokka
Vocals [Elocutionist] – Marja-Leena Kouki

Blank Manuskript – Tales From An Island (Impressions From Rapa Nui) (2008, CD, Austria)


Tracklist:
1 Breath Of The Island
2 Voyage
3 Society
4 The Great War
5 After The War Part I
6 After The War Part II
7 The Cult Of Birdman
8 The Waiting

Musicians:
Bass, Vocals – Alfons Wohlmuth
Drums – Elias Papaioannou
Electric Guitar, Classical Guitar – Christian Breckner
Grand Piano, Synthesizer, Organ, Vocals – Dominik Wallner
Percussion – Victor De La Rosa

Quartet Music – Ocean Park (1984, LP, Usa)



Tracklist:
A1 Lorena 10:00
A2 Improvisation 4:21
A3 Blood Of The Rose 11:11
B1 New Lease For Life 8:01
B2 Windword (For Wayne Shorter) 10:07
B3 A Piece Of A Thing (For D.D.Faye) 5:03

Musicians:
Acoustic Guitar, Recorder, Guitar – Nels Cline
Bass – Eric Von Essen
Percussion – Alex Cline
Violin – Jeff Gauthier

December 02, 2023

Jacques Tom Rivest – Jacques Tom Rivest (1979, LP, Canada)




Tracklist:
A1 Dimanche 2:10
A2 La Langue De Son Pays 5:48
A3 Voyage Au Tibet 7:20
A4 Clown D'un Soir 3:40
B1 Messager Du Temps 3:43
B2 Toujours Plus Haut 3:47
B3 La Nuit 4:54
B4 Trouver Ma Liberté 4:13
B5 Laisse Toé Donc Aller 3:20

Musicians:
Bass Guitar – Daniel Mathieu
Drums, Percussion, Flute, French Horn – Serge Courchesne
Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Sitar, Piano – Richard Lemoyne
Organ, Synthesizer – Claude Lemay
Vocals, Piano [Acoustic], Acoustic Guitar, Twelve-string Guitar [Electric], Words By, Music By – Jacques Tom Rivest

Jutro – Dobro Jutro (1980, LP, Slovenia)



Tracklist:
A1. Dobro jutro (2:30)
A2. Slaba vest (3:10)
A3. Glasba vzame (2:57)
A4. Cikorija (5:30)
B1. V moji mali sobi (4:02)
B2. Boogie (3:30)
B3. Dvakrat (4:40)
B4. Po jezeru (6:22)

Musicians:
Bass – Miro Tomassini (A1, A3, A4, B3, B4)
Drums – Agim Brizani (A4, B3, B4), Pavle Ristič (A1 to A3, B1, B2)
Electric Piano, Piano [Acoustic], Vocals – Jordan Gančev
Guitar, Vocals – Zoran Crnkovič
Organ, Saxophone – Lado Jakša