November 09, 2019

Sensation's Fix ‎– Sensation's Fix (1974, CD, Italy)


Tracklist:
1. Astride a Vibration (3:20)
2. Cosmic Fuel (1:30)
3. Muddy Candy (3:20)
4. Galatic Interference (2:15)
5. Fall of Senstaions On Earth (3:15)
6. Dust of Nothing (2:00)
7. Wave 243 (2:43)
8. Broad Mindedness (3:18)
9. Concentric Circles (2:40)
10. The Leaven Appeared in the Sky (2:58)
11. S.N.S.T.N. F.X (2:00)
12. Vertical Motion (2:15)

Music By – Franco Falsini

Listening today to the music produced by Sensations’ Fix, a project founded and directed by Franco Falsini in ‘70s, can’t just leave anyone indifferent. Already in the mid-‘60s, Falsini was full-time involved in musical activities: a tireless traveler and experimenter, an artist with uncommon curiosity and intuition, after having lived for some time in the United States and England, he finally established again in Italy where he gave shape to Sensations’ Fix and signed a contract with Polydor for the release of six records in five years. Often associated with the sound of Tangerine Dream and the so-called German ‘cosmic couriers’, Sensations’ Fix were much more than mere clones of something already existing.

“Sensations’ Fix” is – together with “Portable Madness” and “Fragments of Light” – one of the three titles published in 1974, a collection of short psychedelic compositions, in which glimpses of ‘cosmic’ music can already be noticed; those elements would soon become a trademark in the group’s repertoire. The twelve compositions present here were part of demos that Falsini had sold to the record company, which decided to publish them in the form of a not-for-sale LP, which had “music especially recorded for radio and television” written on the back cover: in practice, sketches of musical ideas had been ‘transformed’ into ‘library music’ and collected in an extremely rare vinyl that sells today for hundreds of euros. (lightintheattic.net)

Kenso ‎– Kenso (1980, CD, Japan)


Workshop De Lyon ‎– Anniversaire (1988, LP, France)


Tracklist:
A1. Vers Le Mont (3:43)
A2. Dopo Il Fulmine/ 1ère Partie (4:44)
A3. Dopo Il Fulmine/ 2ème Partie (4:22)
A4. Anniversaire (3:50)
B1. En Scène ! 4:39)
B2. Pyramidion 7:59)
B3. Morts, Tueries (3:54)

Musicians:
Alto Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone – Maurice Merle
Alto Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone, Clarinet, Bass Clarinet – Louis Sclavis
Bass Guitar, Vocals – Jean Bolcato
Drums, Vocals – Christian Rollet


より自由な表現を求めて、音楽家のみならず料理人や大道芸能まで巻き込みながら進化を続ける南仏発祥の想像的民族音楽探求協会ARFI。その中心機能を果たしてきたWorkshop De Lyonが前作から7年ぶりに発表した88年の作品。Maurice Merle、Louis Sclavis、Jean Bolcato、Christian Rolletと、主要メンバー勢揃い。めくるめく変幻を見せながら焦点は一切ぶれないアンサンブルの緻密さ、出し抜けに走り出すスピード感、演劇的ヴォルテージ、どれをとってもこの時点のARFI最高到達点。スタジオやコンサートホールから音楽が溢れだして街角に雪崩れ込んでいくこの感じ!大傑作!

Wayne Horvitz ‎– The President (1987, LP, Usa)



Tracklist:
A1. Goes Round And Round (4:09)
A2. Please Take That Train From My Door (4:31)
A3. From Town To Town (2:49)
A4. One Bright Day (4:02)
A5. Cadillac Ranch (4:08)
B1. Gravity Fails (3:35)
B2. The Bean (3:01)
B3. The Donna Song (4:07)
B4. Short Of Breath (4:41)
B5. Early Risers (3:22)

Musicians:
Bass, Tuba – Dave Hofstra
Drums, Drum Programming, Keyboards – Bobby Previte
Guitar – Bill Frisell, Elliott Sharp
Keyboards, Drum Programming, Harmonica, Producer, Engineer – Wayne Horvitz
Performer [Emulator Drums Operation] – Jim Mussen
Tenor Saxophone, Rhythm Guitar – Doug Wieselman

Composed By – Bobby Previte (tracks: B4), Robin Holcomb (tracks: B3), Wayne Horvitz (tracks: A1 to B2, B5)

November 01, 2019

Tullio De Piscopo ‎– Concerto Per Un Film: "L'Arma" (1978, LP, Italy)



Lato A
A1. West Side Story Medley (Maria - Tonight - America) (6:18)
A2. Black Star (Dal Film L'Arma) (4:58)
A3. Temptation (5:15)
A4. Cavalcata Delle Valkirie (4:05)
Lato B
B1. Tarantella P' O' Scugnizzo (6:29)
B2. Vesale (4:19)
B3. Accattateve O'mbrello (Dal Film L'Arma) (5:40)
B4. Mbriachete Tu (Dal Film L'Arma) (4:54)

Musicisti:
Sante Palumbo, Stefano Pulga, Franco Graniero – Tastiere
Sergio Farina – Chitarra Elettrica e Acustica
Alberto Radius – Roland Guitar Synthetizer, Chitarra Acustica
Julius Farmer – Basso Elettrico, Piccolo Basso
George Aghedo – Bongos e Congas
Tullio De Piscopo – Batteria, Congas, Syntyshare, Timpani e Percussioni
Giorgio Balocco – Sax Soprano, Tenore, Sax Alto, Flauto, Ottavino
Sergio Fanni, Umberto Moretti – Trombe
Rudy Migliardi, Cesare Settantotto – Tromboni
Michele Berrino, Adolfo Strappo, Giuseppe Ferreri – Corno Francese
Gianni Zilioli – Marimba

Surya - A L'Ouest De La Grosne - Bresse Sur Grosne (1978, 3xCDr, France)


CD1
1. Automatic Man (9:16)
2. unknown (6:05)
3. Aura (16:28)
4. unknown / bass solo (12:32)
5. Aura (6:31)
6. Stakau / drum solo (15:13)

CD2
1. piano & violin duo / unknown (13:38)
2. Patty (12:01)
3. Aspiring Answer (6:13)
4. Patty (10:56)

CD3
1. unknown (9:36)
2. unknown (6:11)
3. unknown (11:01)
4. unknown (5:51)
5. unknown (16:12)
6. unknown (7:47)


Musicians
Didier Lockwood; violin
Francis Lockwood: fender piano
Luc Plouton: keyboards
Jean My Truong: Drums
Sylvin Marc: Bass

D'après Calyx, la date précise serait le 23 July 1977