TAN LEJOS DEL MAR

Although not strictly prog, the songs in this album have a far more interesting combination of harmony and instrumentation than most prog folk bands, and prog bands in general. While many bands have great instrumentation (acoustic or electric), a lot of the harmonies in the prog world can become repetitive, either with the worn-out baroque harmonies or commonplace rock harmonies. Jazz-rock bands venture a bit more, but they are usually very heavy and electric, so what does someone who want ambitious harmonies with folk instrumentation? Well, for someone open minded, Brazilian folk-jazz is a great source of this kind of music (especially the musicians involved with the Clube da Esquina, Egberto Gismonti, Dori Caymmi, etc), but if you want to explore it even further, outside of that world, with other rhythms and languages, Tamarugo has a lot to offer with this album. Unfortunately this is their only one. Strongly recommended! People who like this might also enjoy ETERNIDAD, ANACRUSA..