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DallasBryan 
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Posted: December 30 2004 at 17:17 |
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for the Mahavishnu, Zappa, Weather Report, Miles
Davis crowd!
Embryo - Rocksession on Brain records(germany)
Embryo was only on Brain for a short time. They
were originally on the legendary Ohr label, but then
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Dan Bobrowski
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Posted: December 30 2004 at 19:58 |
I need more info on this one. An expensive import.  Where's Dick? He's the main man when it comes to jazz rock fusion.
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DallasBryan
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Posted: December 30 2004 at 20:38 |
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22.49 at amazon music.
if you aint got this one then you dont know jazz rock
fusion!
a classic and a must for the genre
also check out Passport - Registration O(song), this
is pre Dark Side of the Moon in Germany and
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DallasBryan
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Posted: January 04 2005 at 13:52 |
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anyone experienced this?
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Posted: January 04 2005 at 16:09 |
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yes, good
a good jazz rock progressive effort
for sure their best album
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DallasBryan
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Posted: January 07 2005 at 21:01 |
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OK Gong, Soft Machine, Mahavishnu heads dont you
want to meet your match?
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Posted: January 08 2005 at 08:14 |
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Embryo is a good band, but don't exagerate...
as usual, Bryan...
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Posted: January 08 2005 at 08:16 |
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Put Zappa/Waka jawaka beside and you will cry, Bryan.
I've listen to it yesterday
It was the original vynil in good condition
on a real great hifi system
you can't imagine what it is
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Posted: January 08 2005 at 08:21 |
Their first OPAL is defenitely their best effort. long psychedelic/jazz sessions that keep you insane!  ...the rest is just above the average
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DallasBryan
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Posted: January 08 2005 at 10:52 |
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Youre right ollie, just trying to point my american
compadres towards some of the better output from
europe as most of our input is from US or UK. Not
trying to beat down that crowd, but open up the
american minds to the contine
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Posted: January 08 2005 at 11:48 |
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Ok that's good Bryan.
You make good job
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Sean Trane
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Posted: June 12 2008 at 04:04 |
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Embryo's first six albumls were absolutely great jazz-rock/fusion with just enough ethnic influences to make them stand out from the rest of the JR/F
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let's just stay above the moral melee
prefer the sink to the gutter
keep our sand-castle virtues
content to be a doer
as well as a thinker,
prefer lifting our pen
rather than un-sheath our sword
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BaldFriede
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Posted: June 12 2008 at 05:34 |
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Embryo are a top band, else artists like Charlie Mariano or Mel
Waldron, both top-notch jazz musicians, wouldn't have played with them
repeatedly. It was never their aim to play mere jazz-rock though, and they are definitely in the wrong department there and should be moved. Calling Embryo's music "jazz-rock" is way off the mark.
And you are all definitely NOT Embryo experts, else you would consider "Embryo's Reise" their best work.
Edited by BaldFriede - June 12 2008 at 05:36
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 BaldJean and I; I am the one in blue.
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Posted: June 13 2008 at 05:35 |
Been listening a lot to Embryo in my studio lately. I think their two
first jazzy psychrock albums are among the best the best in its genre.
I only got their first six first + Embryo's Reise, and think Father, Son.. is a little weaker than the rest. Rocksession is a very fine, even great jazzfusion album, but one of the least uniquesounding of the ones I got. Reise is probably my overall favorite, and Road to Asia and Farid are two of the most successful fusions of eh... jazzrock and middle-eastern music I know of. Christian Burchard's also one of my favorite percussionists.
Got a Roman Bunka solo Mein Kopf ist ein Schlafendes Auto. You can really hear that the 80's have started, mostly in a good way. Great fun! And the Bunka/Burchard Kenneth Wells 73-74 project Sadja (never officially released). Eight great improvisations. All short and thight. First track's a real floorfiller.  Sadja.
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Over land and under ashes
In the sunlight, see - it flashes
Find a fly and eat his eye
But don't believe in me
Don't believe in me
Don't believe in me
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BaldFriede
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Posted: June 13 2008 at 05:49 |
 Rocktopus wrote:
Got a Roman Bunka solo Mein Kopf ist ein Schlafendes Auto. You can really hear that the 80's have started, mostly in a good way. Great fun!
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The album title actually is "Dein Kopf ist ein Schlafendes Auto". It is one of my very favourite albums; the solo he does in "Heartbeats" is simply fantastic. Bunka is a great guitar player; his name should be known a lot better.
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BaldJean and I; I am the one in blue.
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Posted: June 13 2008 at 05:53 |
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Sean Trane
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Posted: June 18 2008 at 05:17 |
BaldFriede wrote:
Embryo are a top band, else artists like Charlie Mariano or Mel Waldron, both top-notch jazz musicians, wouldn't have played with them repeatedly. It was never their aim to play mere jazz-rock though, and they are definitely in the wrong department there and should be moved. Calling Embryo's music "jazz-rock" is way off the mark.
And you are all definitely NOT Embryo experts, else you would consider "Embryo's Reise" their best work.
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Reise is not really reflecting their better period I would say.... Which is definitely their ethnic jazz-rock period of Steig Haus, We Keep On etc.....(ie: 72 until 76)
The Reise album came after trips all over the mid east and Himalaya, released in 79. It's excellent (the only one I would recommend past Bad Heads
BTW: I'm listening at For Eva right now.... Mal Waldren , Burchard, Meid and more. >>> standard jazz ala Lionel Hampton.....
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let's just stay above the moral melee
prefer the sink to the gutter
keep our sand-castle virtues
content to be a doer
as well as a thinker,
prefer lifting our pen
rather than un-sheath our sword
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Rocktopus
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Posted: June 18 2008 at 06:38 |
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Listening to their second Embryo's Rache. Can't argue for it as their best or most essential, but every track its a pure joyous pleasure. Reminds me of Out of Focus two first. Same (naive & revolutionary) political flutedriven jazzy prog. Catchier though.
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Over land and under ashes
In the sunlight, see - it flashes
Find a fly and eat his eye
But don't believe in me
Don't believe in me
Don't believe in me
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Alberto Muņoz
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Posted: June 23 2008 at 15:31 |
Embryo's Reise is a really good one also.
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EMBRYO Rocksession
There is nothing more to say .. wait .. I saw him live in the 70s for several times - amazing!
