"Synesthesia", the album, is an acoustic instrumental project combining the guitar artistry of Navid Nikbakht and David Martone to create a unique and individual recording. Nikbakht and Martone each bring their own individual set of influences to this group, which also includes producer/percussionist Christoph Bracher. Using elements of Latin, Asian, Jazz and Rock, "Synesthesia"'s self-titled album has already found many fans worldwide. Canadian born David Martone has been heavily influenced by Classical and Progressive Rock music and has two electric instrumental projects out "Shut Up 'N Listen" and "Zone". Iranian born Nikbakht defines his music as "world fusion". Concentrating on acoustic instruments, Navid's varied musical background is apparent in all that he does. Elements of Latin, Moorish, Jazz, Gypsy as well as his native Persian music can be heard through out this project. Nikbakht and Martone met in 1992 while attending Berklee College of Music in Boston and quickly found a common platform to launch their own unique version of world music. On this project they are joined by top musicians from India, Jamaica, Germany, UK and Iran.
01 - Inquisitive Heart 02 - Shatki 03 - Conference of the Birds Part II (for A.F.) 04 - Blue 05 - Intersense 06 - Prelude in C# minor 07 - Sultan Ghalbam 08 - Abadan 09 - Voluptuous Vulcan
Navid Nikbakht: Guitars David Martone: Guitars B.K.Chandrashekhar: Violin Gary Crosby: Bass Farnoosh Behzad: Keyboards Hossain Farjami: Vocals Christoph Bracher: Percussions
Le Silo, are a 3-piece band from Japan, that play a widely influenced blend of demanding prog rock, which mostly takes the form of RIO and avant-jazz, with punk-rock stylistics, which is not only captivating, but well played. By no means is their sound entirely original, but the musicianship is of a high quality and they do indeed have some very excellent and surprising moments too. Their punk stylistics are evident and with Miyako's links to Yoshida Tatsuya, then it is obvious they are influenced by Ruins and Koenjihyakkei and most likely Boredoms and Happy Family as well. Non-Japanese bands they are likely influenced by, include Univers Zéro, Present, French TV, Samla Mammas Manna and Miriodor. Originally starting life as Miyako (presumably named after Miyako Kanazawa), a punk orientated band; they eventually changed their style and their name to Le Silo, (some of their tracks have French titles too), presumably in honour of the French and Belgian bands that most likely influenced them. The members of the band - Yoshiharu Izutsu (guitar and voice); Michiaki Suganuma (drums and voice) and Miyako Kanizawa (piano) - released their debut album "8.8" in 2004 on the Tutinoko label in Japan. Miyako is also a member of Koenjihyakkei (keyboards and voice) alongside Ruins and Daimonji drummer Tatsuya Yoshida, who also produced "8.8".
If you enjoy the Japanese avant-prog scene and bands such as Ruins and Koenjihyakkei, you'll enjoy Le Silo. If you enjoy bands such as Univers Zero, Present, Sammla Mannas Manna, Guapo, Ahvak and Absolute Zero, you'll also likely enjoy Le Silo. Also liking zeuhl will help you with your chances of liking them also. They are definitely recommended for those who want something different to the norm.
01. Le Soleil (3.54) 02. Enormous Trees With the Holy Spirits #1 (2:23) 03. Oiseaux (9:41) 04. The Doctor's Helicopter (3:12) 05. Le Silo (6:40) 06. Numazapa (1:43) 07. On a Magic Carpet Ride (4:08) 08. The Hard Metallic Pigeon (9:35) 09. Turkish... (5.27) 10. Enormous Trees With the Holy Spirits #2 (1:56) 11. Twisting Waist (5:42) 12. Pendule de la Vie (5:41)
Ballroomquartet is a unique Belgian band with an exceptional sound and unusual instrumentation. The eccentric combination of classical and traditional instruments with electronics and effects creates a dancy, original and filmic atmosphere. On stage, they're always in for musical experimentation. Energy, virtuosity and sensitivity are the key words. Their two full-albums, Surfing Sufi (2004) and Soundmanifest (2007), got some very good press reviews. End of November 2009 they will release their new full-album in a production of Blixa Bargeld from Einstürzende Neubauten. This band has an exceptional live reputation! You should check them out!
It's been a while since we had another King Crimson album. During this time Adrian Belew has managed to release quite a few albums and this completely instrumental 2009-offering came right after the completion of the Side-series.
Unlike the previous albums e features a steady lineup of Adrian Belew on guitar, Julie Slick on bass while her brother Eric Slick handles the drums. According to Julie Slick's myspace website the band formed in March of 2006 when they took the stage at the Knitting Factory in New York City for a performance of Frank Zappa's City of Tiny Lites. After that performance the Adrian Belew Power Trio went on a long tour which they then followed by recording this album.
e or Planet e, as it was originally titled, is roughly divided into five different sections where each one, except for c, is split into one or more sub-sections. According to Adrian Belew the compositions can be listened to as individual pieces of music, but they do interact through the overall theme that binds them together. Musically this is as close as Belew has ever managed to capture the sound of the two latest King Crimson releases on his solo album. Although unlike the cold and mechanical-sounding King Crimson compositions this release actually manages to maintain the human element which most likely has to do with the excellent rhythmic section!
The whole album is packed with some of the most elaborate playing that I've heard from Belew and I'm quite surprised to be the only one reviewing this album since it has been out since July 2009! Granted that there are a few sections that make me think that Belew is just sliding around in different scales there are always other elements of the sound that capture my attention besides the guitar work.
Rune2000 - Prog Archives
01. a (0:30) 02. a2 (3:37) 03. a3 (3:07) 04. b (6:12) 05. b2 (3:36) 06. b3 (1:21) 07. c (6:19) 08. d (6:00) 09. d2 (2:50) 10. e (0:55) 11. e2 (7:57)
Adrian Belew: guitars Julie Slick: bass Eric Slick: drums
Founded in 1981 by keyboardist Lars Hollmer and guitarist Eino Haapala this zany band was an off-shoot of Sweden's Samlas Mammas Manna whose brand of RIO made them popular in Sweden in the 1970's but kept them relatively obscure elsewhere. Von Zamla released two studio albums in their short career; Zamlaranama (1981) and No Make Up (1983). Brimming with Nordic Folk Melodies,thanks toHollmer's amazing accordion work the albums feature much less improvisational work than their earlier Sammlas work. One of the defining qualities of the band is their sense of theatre,comic theatre to be precise and this shines through both their albums. This band represents a fascinating link to some of today's more creative bands such as Birdsongs of the Mesozoic and Miriodor.
Perfect vinyl rip. Not released in CD.
01. Forge Etude (4:19) 02. Soon Series (7:36) 03. Für Munju/Indojazz (6:08) 04. Gilmit (4:37) 05. Hopeful (4:41) 06. Endango (3:52) 07. Piece of Antsong (2:45) 08. Voice Improvisation (3:52) 09. After SMRT (5:22) 10. Cancion De Bi-Mi-Mela (3:26)
Michel Berckmans: bassoon, oboe Eino Haapala: guitar, vocals Lars Hollmer: keyboards, accordion Hans Louhelainen: keyboards, melodica Wolfgang Salomon: bass, guitaron Mårten Tiselius: drums Additional musician: Kalle Eriksson: trumpet (4), percussion
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DISCOGRAPHY:
Solo albums: XII Sibiriska Cyklar (1981) Vill Du Höra Mer (1982) Från Natt Idag (1983) Joggingcharleston Singel (1984) Tonöga (1985) Vendeltid (1987) The Siberian Circus (compilation, 1992) Vandelmässa (1993) Andetag (1998) Utsikter (2000) Autokomp A(nd)more (2001) SOLA: Lars Hollmer's Global Home Project (2002) Viandra (2007)
