Vytas Brenner - prog folk

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   HI PROG FRIENDS, THIS IS CÉSAR MENDOZA.

I'm so glad that Vytas Brenner got included in the Archives: in fact, I've already reviewed his amazing debut album "La Ofrenda de Vytas Brenner". The only thing I'm not comfortable with is that he was given the Symphonic Prog label, when Prog Folk is more accurate. His leanings toward fusion and the heavy use of Folk instruments and rhythms in his progressive music make him fit the Prog Folk genre much, much more accurately than the already appointed one. Of course, there are elements of symphonic prog in his firs talbums, but the Prog Folk essence prevails: the inclusion of acoustic sounds is more abundant than in many Jaivas albums or in Flor de Loto (just to put a couple of examples), so Vytas Brenner is more fit in the aforesaid category.

   Kind regards.

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Cesar Inca Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: May 19 2004 Location: Peru Status: Offline Points: 4888	Topic: Vytas Brenner - prog folk Posted: January 12 2007 at 08:35
	HI PROG FRIENDS, THIS IS CÉSAR MENDOZA. I'm so glad that Vytas Brenner got included in the Archives: in fact, I've already reviewed his amazing debut album "La Ofrenda de Vytas Brenner". The only thing I'm not comfortable with is that he was given the Symphonic Prog label, when Prog Folk is more accurate. His leanings toward fusion and the heavy use of Folk instruments and rhythms in his progressive music make him fit the Prog Folk genre much, much more accurately than the already appointed one. Of course, there are elements of symphonic prog in his firs talbums, but the Prog Folk essence prevails: the inclusion of acoustic sounds is more abundant than in many Jaivas albums or in Flor de Loto (just to put a couple of examples), so Vytas Brenner is more fit in the aforesaid category. Kind regards.

Joolz Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: March 24 2006 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 1377	Posted: January 13 2007 at 06:32
	Memo: see Iván's reply in the thread "Témpano... prog folk?"

Chus Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: October 16 2006 Location: Venezuela Status: Offline Points: 1991	Posted: January 26 2007 at 14:56
	Just listening to his album "Jayeche" and it sounds like neither prog folk nor symphonic... it sounds FUSION !! (very much alike the music from Santana or Al Di Meola) needless to say his first album is more folk and at the time I was suggesting him for folk
	Jesus Gabriel

Chus Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: October 16 2006 Location: Venezuela Status: Offline Points: 1991	Posted: January 26 2007 at 16:09
	Another pointer towards his fusion phase: try "Ofrenda-En Vivo" which is a live album based on the "Jayeche" tour (if I'm not mistaken)... great part of it consists of jamming (in latin jazz fusion style); specially songs like "Avila", "Playa de Agua" (both featuring in "Jayeche" and with the same latin jazz feel of the original version) and "Cariaco" (which includes solo spots for the bass, drums and congas... also was in "Jayeche" but much shorter in the original version) .. the rest of the songs were a bit prolonged from their original versions and most of them feature latin rhythms. BTW: just realised there was no CD edition for this album as far as I know... I got it in Vinyl fortunately but it's going to be hard to find Edited by Chus - January 26 2007 at 16:22
	Jesus Gabriel

VanderGraafKommandöh Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: July 04 2005 Location: Malaria Status: Offline Points: 89372	Posted: January 28 2007 at 14:56
	Vytas Brenner is a mixed-bag of styles, but he has a lot of symphonic in his sound and we as a team felt this was the best place for him. His albums are great by the way and although his music is often folky, he's not a prog folk artist.


memowakeman Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: May 19 2005 Location: Mexico City Status: Offline Points: 13032	Posted: January 28 2007 at 15:29
	Agree with James, Brenner has the traditional folkish sound that several bands from South America show, but that doesn`t make him suitable to prog folk because the symphonic sound predominates in his music, just a personal opinion,
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Chus Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: October 16 2006 Location: Venezuela Status: Offline Points: 1991	Posted: January 29 2007 at 15:25
	It's okay to say that about bands who make mostly symphonic records... but Vytas is another case.. I'll repeat my suggestion about Jayeche, which I believe has nothing symphonic about it... I'm not saying he's all the way fusion but I think he's too eclectic to be symphonic prog (specially making albums which are pure fusion and others which are more symphonic or folk)
	Jesus Gabriel