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I definately agree with eugene on this matter. They are worthy of the genre swap. I guess sometimes bands like this tread a thin line, but for them in particular their RIO influences are more donimant.

I have only heard Nimal a few times over, and it was a little while ago so my memory might be a little shady. I used to have 'Voix De Surface' on my computer but it never really sparked too much interest. As vorge said it is quite folk influence in a very playful manor. I think this last part is where the band loses me, I'm not really a huge fan of this type of playful music. But definately give them at try, there is no doubt they are a very talented band. Just not many tastes.

Also, Assaf, there was bad news with "Kroko" I was talking about trying to find at my store. The indepant release person can in on Monday and rang up to tell me they had thrown it out! Needless to say I was a little amazed they would just throw a CD out but I guess it was just my bad luck.      
    

Edited by Black Velvet - July 30 2006 at 20:30

avestin wrote: Let me post this issue I posted in the collabs zone in here as well, since I believe you people are more than qualified and able to adress this matter:   " When the team gets back in full action after all of our missing persons (including myself) get back to work, I think we need to consider moving Ensemble Nimbus from Jazz-Rock to RIO/Avant. This band, while having some of its current affiliations characteristics, is closer in sound and spirit to the world of RIO/Avant as far as I hear it on their album I have - Garmonbozia. What do you think? "

Let me post this issue I posted in the collabs zone in here as well, since I believe you people are more than qualified and able to adress this matter:

In the few spare minutes I have lately I like to go through the different styles indexes and while strolling through the RIO genre I saw this Swiss band called Nimal

Has anyone here heard of La 1919? I still need to digest their one album but it is sounding very nice. Three relatively unknown Italian musicians plus Chris Cutler and Charles Hawyard of This Heat. Sound like a good combo?

Also, has anyone heard Bob Drake's colloboration with a Netherlander whose name escapes me, a band called AA Kismet? They are not RIO, in fact they are far from prog, but there is one song, called Slick, a short pop song thats really been sticking in my mind.

I have been meaning to post this for while now, for those interested. All this talk on Guapo has refreshed my memory on another related band.

Back while ago Chamberry asked about the band "Miasma and the Carousel of Headless Horses". For those who don't know, the band was formed around Daniel O'Sullivan (member of Guapo) alongside Dave Smith (another member of Guapo). The band is a five piece instrumental who I find too have that haunting sound which surround Guapo, but with a certain humourous twist giving the music its own unique taste.

Well the cut a long story short, when I was searching for material on both bands I ran across a live radio show they performed sometime in 2005, which is free for download I though people might be interesting this.

Miasma & the Carousel OF Headless Horses @ You of acres Hear

Enjoy and please do share your thoughts on the band!

Cygnus X-2 wrote: Zac M wrote: I have Hirohito, it's quite good, harsher and less "flowing" than the newest albums.  How did you acquire said album?

eBay for $1.50

I have Hirohito, it's quite good, harsher and less "flowing" than the newest albums. 

avestin wrote: Hey people, Thought to pop in, in between al those hectic and annoying things I have to do cause I have to relax a bit and here is where I can disconnect a bit.   I was going over Guapo's discography. I only heard (and have) Black Oni and Five Suns which I like a lot. What does everyone think of their earlier material? They seem to get low ratings here, but I don't whether to really trust those, since they  are either only one rating (usually Sean Trane, whose opinion I appreciate) or just rating without review. Plus I see there is a sort of joint album of Guapo and Cerberus Shoal who I like as well, being an experimental band too. It's called The Ducks and Drakes of Guapo and Cerebrus Shoal  but it gets poor rating from 3 people among them Chris (Syzygy). Anyone else has comments about this specific release?   I'm off now, see/read you later.

Good man!  Listen to it when you can give your whole time to listening to it, otherwise it might not affect you so quickly.

Basically shut off your mind, don't post here, don't do anything, except listen!