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Today’s addition is another very interesting album from Mexico:

0.720 Aleacion – “0.720 Aleacion”

Only album by Mexican band 0.720 Aleacion, an acoustic quintet playing a very unique Fusion of Mexican folklore and Jazz. Using violin, flute, guitar, bass and drums, as well as a plethora of ethnic instruments, they create a magic amalgam, which works wonderfully. The album includes 17 short tracks, all quite different from one another, with quirky rhythms and strange melodies, intertwined with jazzy improvisations. The overall effect is strange and surprising, often sounding avant-gardish one moment and folksy the next. Definitely worth investigating for fans of unusual music. This CD reissue of the original album includes music recorded as soundtrack to a video production.

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Jazzis Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: January 28 2006 Location: Israel Status: Offline Points: 650	Posted: January 11 2008 at 10:14
	ALBUM Today’s addition is another very interesting album from Mexico: 0.720 Aleacion – “0.720 Aleacion” Only album by Mexican band 0.720 Aleacion, an acoustic quintet playing a very unique Fusion of Mexican folklore and Jazz. Using violin, flute, guitar, bass and drums, as well as a plethora of ethnic instruments, they create a magic amalgam, which works wonderfully. The album includes 17 short tracks, all quite different from one another, with quirky rhythms and strange melodies, intertwined with jazzy improvisations. The overall effect is strange and surprising, often sounding avant-gardish one moment and folksy the next. Definitely worth investigating for fans of unusual music. This CD reissue of the original album includes music recorded as soundtrack to a video production. https://www.jazzis.com/shop/default.asp?item=102411 JAZZIS WEB SHOP Normal activity. HAVE FUN!
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Jazzis Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: January 28 2006 Location: Israel Status: Offline Points: 650	Posted: January 10 2008 at 04:09
	ALBUM Today’s addition is a great album from Cuba, a country with such a wonderful music tradition: Sintesis – “En Busca De Una Nueva Flor” 1^st album by the Cuban group Sintesis. Although the country is well known for its wonderful contributions in music (Jazz, Jazz-Rock, Afro-Cuban Music), there is little evidence about Prog activity in Cuba, hence this is a most welcome opportunity to get to know the scene. The album is an absolutely delightful mixture of Folk, Prog and Fusion, completely unique and fascinating. Both the vocal and instrumental performances are great, with delicate vocal harmonies and beautifully melodic instrumental parts. I had a hard time classifying this album and finally decided on Jazz-World Fusion, but fans of Folk-Prog will find this right up their allay as well. The group will change their musical direction several times on their next releases. This CD reissue of the LP includes as bonus tracks two pieces from the band’s second album “Aqui Estamos”. Great stuff! https://www.jazzis.com/shop/default.asp?item=102410 JAZZIS WEB SHOP Normal activity. HAVE FUN!
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Jazzis Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: January 28 2006 Location: Israel Status: Offline Points: 650	Posted: January 09 2008 at 03:48
	ALBUM Today’s addition is yet another Prog album from Mexico: Cronico – “Delirium Room” 1^st album by a new Mexican Prog band Cronico, which consists of four male instrumentalists and a female vocalist, something that is always welcome in Prog. The album includes four instrumental and six vocal tracks, which present two quite distinctive sides of the band. Emerson, Lake & Palmer pyrotechnics mostly influence the instrumental stuff, whereas the vocal tracks are closer to contemporary Prog efforts. Four of the vocal tracks have English lyrics, which is a mistake in my opinion, as the singer sounds much better in her native tongue, but obviously the group is looking for fans beyond the borders of their country. All together a most impressive debut, with plenty of splendid moments, great solos and some really excellent music. The sound quality and production are both excellent. I look forward to hear their next album. https://www.jazzis.com/shop/default.asp?item=102409 JAZZIS WEB SHOP Normal activity. HAVE FUN!
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Jazzis Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: January 28 2006 Location: Israel Status: Offline Points: 650	Posted: January 08 2008 at 04:46
	ALBUM Today’s addition is another Prog album from Mexico: José Luis Fernández Ledesma – “Designios” Mexican composer / multi-instrumentalist José Luis Fernández Ledesma was a founding member of the legendary Prog group Nirgal Vallis, which was active in the late 1980s. Since that group disbanded in 1990, he was most prolific as a composer and recorded many of his works, this one being his 14^th solo project. Although the music includes mostly new compositions, two of the Nirgal Vallis compositions are re-visited and expanded, revealing their full glory. The music is a dense and complex Symphonic Prog, based on Classical forms and incorporating traditional Mexican folklore. Ledesma plays a plethora of instruments, including various guitars and keyboards, as well as many exotic instruments from all over the world. The vocal parts, which are almost operatic in scope, are performed beautifully by Margarita Botello. Many guest musicians participate, providing the composer with an orchestral cast and creating impressive sound vistas. This is majestic music, which requires repetitive listening to be fully appreciated. There is so much going on at each given moment that it takes time to digest all of it, but the overall effect is truly impressive. Most warmly recommended to serious listeners who are ready to make an effort in order to enjoy their music. https://www.jazzis.com/shop/default.asp?item=102408 JAZZIS WEB SHOP Normal activity. HAVE FUN!
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Jazzis Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: January 28 2006 Location: Israel Status: Offline Points: 650	Posted: January 07 2008 at 03:48
	ALBUM Today’s addition is another album by the excellent Mexican Prog band Iconoclasta: Iconoclasta – “En Concierto: Teatro De La Ciudad” 6^th album by Mexican Prog band Iconoclasta and their first release recorded live. Led by composer and keyboards player Ricardo Moreno the group went through some personnel changes in the late 1980s, as well as moving away from the Symphonic Prog, that dominated their early output, towards instrumental Prog / Fusion. The double lead guitar front and powerful keyboards by the leader, supported by an excellent rhythm section, create some really hot Fusion moments, which would delight any fan of the genre. The instrumental skills of all the players are quite amazing and the power, energy and interplay on this live recording are truly inspired. Most warmly recommended to Prog / Fusion fans. https://www.jazzis.com/shop/default.asp?item=102407 JAZZIS WEB SHOP Normal activity. HAVE FUN!
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Jazzis Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: January 28 2006 Location: Israel Status: Offline Points: 650	Posted: January 06 2008 at 07:07
	ALBUM Today’s addition is an album by the excellent Mexican Prog band Iconoclasta: Iconoclasta – “Soliloquio (Expanded Edition)” 3^rd album by Mexican Prog band Iconoclasta led by composer, guitarist and keyboards player Ricardo Moreno. In addition to the leader the band also includes a second guitar player and a second keyboards player, which enables them to produce a dense and rich sound. Thy also use several guest musicians to further expand the instrumental and vocal possibilities. The music is mostly complex Symphonic Prog, sometimes crossing over to Fusion in the instrumental improvised passages. Compositions are long and complex, well developed and based on classic musical forms. The vocal parts are dramatic and often close to operatic. All together this is fascinating and rewarding music, well worth investigating. This edition includes, in addition to the original LP, the EP recorded shortly before the album entitled “Suite Mexicana”, as well as additional bonus tracks. Recommended! https://www.jazzis.com/shop/default.asp?item=102406 JAZZIS WEB SHOP Normal activity. HAVE FUN!
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Jazzis Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: January 28 2006 Location: Israel Status: Offline Points: 650	Posted: January 05 2008 at 05:27
	ALBUM Today’s addition is a live recording by the legendary Dutch Prog band Focus: Focus – “Live In South America” Composer, flutists, keyboards player and bandleader Thijs van Leer revived the legendary Dutch band Focus in 2002 with three younger musicians: Jan Dumée – guitar, Bobby Jacobs – bass and Bert Smaak – drums. The quartet recorded a new studio album (“Focus 8”) and later embarked on an extensive American tour, which covered both the North and South continent. This album is a selection of live recording captured at various locations of the South American leg of the tour. The material includes all the fabulous classic material originating from the 1970s albums and can be viewed as a “best of” review of what the original group had to offer. After all Focus managed to create some of the most memorable Prog melodies, and they are all included here (“Syliva”, “Eruption”, “Hocus Pocus”, etc.), performed with freshness and vigor. The sound quality is also surprisingly good and all together this is an excellent tribute to the glory days of this great Prog group. This is a must to all the fans of the group and an excellent introduction to the group illustrious output for those who were too young to enjoy it at the time. https://www.jazzis.com/shop/default.asp?item=102405 JAZZIS WEB SHOP Normal activity. HAVE FUN!
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Jazzis Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: January 28 2006 Location: Israel Status: Offline Points: 650	Posted: January 04 2008 at 08:30
	ALBUM Today’s addition is one more album by the legendary Italian Prog band Banco Del Mutuo Soccorso: Banco Del Mutuo Soccorso – “En Concierto: May 28, 1999 Mexico City” By the end of 1990s the Italian Prog giants Banco Del Mutuo Soccorso were back into Prog with full swing. This live album demonstrates just how great the band still is after all these years. The material includes their entire career, going back as far as their debut album and up to their latest (at that time) releases. The 1980s material gets here an up-to-date Prog treatment, so basically this is a win / win situation any way one looks at this. The instrumental work is as brilliant as always, with the keyboards setting the tone and the dramatic vocals sending a chill down your spine. For the many fans of the band this is a must and for people who are not familiar with the band (not that this is possible?) this is a great introduction. The sound quality is also superb. Grab it! https://www.jazzis.com/shop/default.asp?item=102404 JAZZIS WEB SHOP Normal activity. HAVE FUN!
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Jazzis Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: January 28 2006 Location: Israel Status: Offline Points: 650	Posted: January 03 2008 at 03:19
	ALBUM Todayâ€™s addition is another album by the legendary Italian Prog band Banco Del Mutuo Soccorso: Banco Del Mutuo Soccorso â€“ â€œNudo (Live In Tokyo 97)â€ By mid-1990s the Italian Prog giants Banco Del Mutuo Soccorso were firmly back into Prog with new albums and extensive touring activity, to the delight of the fans. This album documents some of the bandâ€™s live performances in that period. Although credited to being recorded in Japan in 1997, actually only the first 6 tracks were recorded there and the rest of the album comes from earlier performances (1989 & 1995) in Italy. Regardless of the source, the band sounds absolutely brilliant here as it did at its peak in the 1970s. Superb instrumental work on keyboards and lead vocals, which were always their forte, come up here in full glory as if time was completely frozen in the last 20+ years. This is definitely a triumphant return by one of the Progâ€™s giants. Note: The album â€œNudoâ€ was originally released as a 2CD set and included a studio album on CD one and live recordings on CD two. This edition includes only the live album and the studio material is available separately as â€œNudo (Acustico)â€. https://www.jazzis.com/shop/default.asp?item=102403 JAZZIS WEB SHOP Normal activity. HAVE FUN!
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Jazzis Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: January 28 2006 Location: Israel Status: Offline Points: 650	Posted: January 02 2008 at 04:26
	ALBUM Todayâ€™s addition is another Italian Prog album, by another legendary band: Banco Del Mutuo Soccorso â€“ â€œNudo (Acustico)â€ Italian Prog band Banco Del Mutuo Soccorso were one of the pillars of the genre in the early 1970s and recorded several classic albums, which are considered some of the best to come out of this country. In the 1980s, when the popularity of Prog genre suffered a serious decline, the band switched their direction and tried to blend into the Italian Pop scene, producing several Pop oriented albums, which were received very coldly by their devoted fan base, who accused the band of selling out. By mid-1990s the band was firmly back into Prog with new albums and extensive touring activity, to the delight of the fans. This album is probably the most â€œunusualâ€ event of their entire output and includes two separate sections. The first section is a new suite (in 3 parts), which gives the album its title. Performed by the entire band it brings back the fond memories of the bandâ€™s glory days and includes all the elements of classic Italian Prog: great keyboards work and powerful vocals. The second section is a very ambitious attempt to revisit some of the bandâ€™s greatest moment in a completely acoustic â€œunpluggedâ€ version. Performed on piano, acoustic guitar and vocals only, this is a truly magical achievement. The virtuoso piano performances by pianist Vittorio Nocenzi (who also composed all the music) and the almost operatic vocals of Francesco Di Giacomo are heartbreaking and captivating from start to finish. This is definitely a triumphant return by one of the Progâ€™s giants. Note: The album â€œNudoâ€ was originally released as a 2CD set and included the studio album on CD one and live recordings on CD two. This edition includes only the studio album and the live material is available separately as â€œLive In Tokyo 97â€. https://www.jazzis.com/shop/default.asp?item=102402 JAZZIS WEB SHOP Normal activity. HAVE FUN!
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Jazzis Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: January 28 2006 Location: Israel Status: Offline Points: 650	Posted: January 01 2008 at 04:57
	ALBUM I start the New Year with the addition of a classic Italian Prog album, something always welcome on my site: Le Orme â€“ â€œElementiâ€ Italian Prog band Le Orme were one of the most important representatives of the genre in the early 1970s and recorded several classic albums, which are considered some of the best to come out of this country. The band shared the fate of most of the other Prog bands slowly disappearing from the scene by the end of the 1970s, when the popularity of Prog genre suffered a serious decline. They recorded and performed sporadically over the years, and by the mid 1990s, when Prog was back on the scene, the band formally reformed and recorded their comeback album â€œIl Fumeâ€ in 1996. But it took them another five years to come up with an album, which was a true reflection of their abilities and a formidable companion of their 1970s achievements â€“ â€œElementiâ€. This beauty as a concept album, full of great melodies and excellent instrumental work, in the best tradition of the Italian Prog. With two keyboards players the band is able to create rich layers of sound and many dramatic moments, as appropriate for the genre. The sitar and violin parts are also excellent, adding a new dimension to the music. Lead vocals are excellent as well and the magic of the Italian language suits the music perfectly. It is truly uplifting to see a great band returning to its glory. Most warmly recommended! https://www.jazzis.com/shop/default.asp?item=102401 JAZZIS WEB SHOP Normal activity. HAVE FUN!
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