Fusion Obscurities
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Topic: Fusion Obscurities
Posted By: deafmoon
Subject: Fusion Obscurities
Date Posted: October 08 2018 at 06:43
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For me as a musician from the 70's, there's a special place in my heart for Jazz Rock Fusion. I found most of the musicians to be high caliber players and the music to incorporate the experimental nature I like. Of course there was a lot of dribble and masturbatory shred, which I shun. But the fact that this was not radio friendly fare, I think made it attractive to me. I gravitated to it like a moth to a flame. Anyway 47 years after hearing Tony Williams Lifetime, I am still finding music I never heard before. No not all of it is new, just new to my ears. I thought I'd share some stuff I've been digging lately. If you like tasty fusion, maybe you'll like it too. Peace all. Scope II by Scope Make Your Choice by Individual Choice Gallileo by Kehell Contemporary Past by Ominox Recuerdos De Mi Tierra by Mezquita Dreamer by Caldera Babel by Max Sunyer Harmonia Maudit by FUGU Neural Code by Neural Code Camino Del Concierto by Guadalquiver ------------- Deafmoon |
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Posted By: Fischman
Date Posted: October 08 2018 at 06:48
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Cool post Thanks for the recs. |
Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: October 08 2018 at 07:37
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Yeah thanks for the recs. I too love a lot of obscurities found inside the fusion moniker. I also have a hard time with musicians that are all chops and no sauce, which is why I never really 'got' Mahavishnu Orchestra yet by the same token absolutely adore the surrounding albums made by many of the same musicians (Mwandishi, Weather Report, Miles fusion period etc etc). As for obscurities? Clivage - Mixtus Orbis Warm Dust - s/t Association PC - Sun Rotation Secret Oyster - Sea Son Transit Express - Priglacit Et Cetera - Knirsch Morpheus - Rabenteur Dzyan - Time Machine Hiro Yanagida - Hirocosmos McLuhan - Anomaly ------------- “The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.” - Douglas Adams |
Posted By: presdoug
Date Posted: October 08 2018 at 09:08
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Obscure fusion is definitely my thing. Here are some examples Brainstorm-Smile Awhile Dzyan-Time Machine Giger Lenz Marron-Beyond and Where The Hammer Hangs Manfred Schoof Quintet-Resonance Kristian Schultze Set-Recreation Passport-Looking Thru Gunther Fischer Quintet-Combination Dedalus-Dedalus Il Baricentro-Sconcerto Terje Rypdal-What Comes After Isotope-Illusion |
Posted By: Fischman
Date Posted: October 09 2018 at 10:34
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Not sure if it qualifies as truly obscure, but I love Miroslav Vitous. From the era of this post, Mountain in the Clouds is a true gem. Reaching much more forward, 2003's Universal Syncopations is also stellar.
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Posted By: Hrychu
Date Posted: October 09 2018 at 10:44
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Masayoshi Takanaka - Rainbow Goblins ------------- “On the day of my creation, I fell in love with education. And overcoming all frustration, a teacher I became.” — Ernest Vong |
Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: October 09 2018 at 13:39
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Not sure how 'obscure' some of these are but they are a few of my favorite ones..... Ain Soph- Mysterious Forest, Hat and Field DFA-4TH Finnforest Kenso Nucleus The Web ------------- One does nothing yet nothing is left undone. Haquin |
Posted By: Cosmiclawnmower
Date Posted: October 09 2018 at 14:58
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Something old (and Swedish!)  Something contemporary  ------------- |
Posted By: dwill123
Date Posted: October 09 2018 at 16:31
Posted By: Boboulo
Date Posted: August 25 2020 at 06:58
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Soncna Pot - "Zarek" (1978) |
Posted By: Droxford
Date Posted: August 25 2020 at 12:14
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Wow this is fabulous. Thank you ever so much for sharing. Will have to check this band out. Soncna Pot - "Zarek" (1978) |
Posted By: AFlowerKingCrimson
Date Posted: August 25 2020 at 15:05
| Wow, I can't believe no one has mentioned Iceberg yet. |
Posted By: Boboulo
Date Posted: August 25 2020 at 19:43
Tihomir Pop Asanovic (featuring Josipa Lisac) - "Ostavi trag" (1974) |
Droxford wrote:Posted By: Boboulo
Date Posted: August 25 2020 at 19:44
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Leb I Sol - "Marija" (1978) |
Posted By: Boboulo
Date Posted: August 28 2020 at 06:15
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Smak - "Tegoba" (1977) |
Posted By: Droxford
Date Posted: August 30 2020 at 13:02
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Interesting selection Boboulo , thank you for posting and giving some insight into the music of former Yugoslavia. Enjoyed them all, probably the leb i sol track was my personal favourite, reminded me of Santana around the time of 'Caravanserai' . Intrigued how Fusion and Prog got to reach former Yugoslavia . Did a scene just evolve from the Jazz scene without too much Western influence ?
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Posted By: Boboulo
Date Posted: August 30 2020 at 22:37
Misa Blam - "Bocekova balada" (1979) I
don't know if Yugoslav Underground i.e. "progressive" rock scene of the
late 60's has evolved from the Jazz scene. Though, the band Mladi Levi
were recorded this instrumental track that sounds like a proto-fusion thing, already in 1967: Mladi Levi - "Dervis i smrt" And
this is also an instrumental track by Mladi Levi, "Spominjam se
antimaterije", recorded live at the Boom Festival that was billed as "the
festival of Yugoslav progressive music", 1972: |
Posted By: Boboulo
Date Posted: August 31 2020 at 22:23
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A footage of Leb I Sol play their cover of traditional Macedonian song "Aber dojde Donke", Belgrade 1978: |
Posted By: Boboulo
Date Posted: September 02 2020 at 00:22
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Den Za Den - "Svadba" (1980) |
Posted By: Frenetic Zetetic
Date Posted: September 02 2020 at 01:50
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Always looking to absorb more fusion. Thanks for the recommendations, OP! ------------- "I am so prog, I listen to concept albums on shuffle." -KMac2021 |
Posted By: Droxford
Date Posted: September 03 2020 at 14:14
| That's great , many thanks for the further Yugoslavian Fusion videos and the background information. Would be great to see some footage of the 1972 Boom Festival 'the festival of Yugoslav Progressive music .Intrigued by what the audience and the performers would have looked like. |
Posted By: Boboulo
Date Posted: September 03 2020 at 18:04
   September - "Noc kradljivaca" (live at the Boom Festival 1976) R.M. Tocak (feat. Smak) - "Svrabez" (live at the Boom Festival 1976) |
Posted By: Mirakaze
Date Posted: September 04 2020 at 00:55
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Reuben Gingrich - Blue Island (2017) |
Posted By: dwill123
Date Posted: September 05 2020 at 13:01
Posted By: Boboulo
Date Posted: September 06 2020 at 00:47
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Izvir - "Sel je popotnik skozi atomski vek" (1977) |
Posted By: Boboulo
Date Posted: September 06 2020 at 23:03
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Predmestje - "Peklenski stroj" (1978) |
Posted By: Boboulo
Date Posted: September 06 2020 at 23:10
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Tako - "Sinteza" (1978) |
Posted By: Boboulo
Date Posted: September 07 2020 at 00:26
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Smak - "Talisman" (1981) |
Posted By: Boboulo
Date Posted: September 17 2020 at 23:33
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Furda - "Povezivanje" (1985) |
Posted By: Moyan
Date Posted: April 20 2024 at 05:58
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This superb jazz-rock record, mostly forgotten, was released in 1979 by Soonopen, a band from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The members were Peter Bombar on guitar, Len Johnson on keyboards, Bob Fetherlin on keyboards, and Bill Roslund on bass. The rhythm section and keyboards are superb, and the guitarist did some really amazing soloing. |