Spanish prog!

hahahahha.. .yeah the boss was kind this weekend... now I'm in 'research' mode... situation not helped by the emergence of the French prog thread hahahahh  So much prog.... so little time...

avestin wrote: ASFALTO (not in PA), ASTURCON, CAL, CRACK (Erik added this), IMAN CALIFATO INDEPENDIENTE (Erik's addition) Oh, and there's this band, Triana...

Triana? WHO...?

I would say Asfalto played basically rock music, with some prog influencies.

Asturcón were from the same region as Senogul, Asturias. They edited only one album and it's Asturian-prog-folk(celtic) music (here it goes another sub-genre for you, Erik!)

Cal played prog-Andaluz in the same way as Cai and Triana, but less refined.

Crack is a must-have of Spanish prog, very gentle, nice arrangements, good symphonic prog.

Iman is another very good band from the south of Spain, they also played prog-Andaluz. They edited two albums and both are worth to have if you like the style.

erik neuteboom wrote: Hello Avestin. I own Al Otro lado by Asfalto, a very pleasant album with harder-edged guitar play, lots of rocky rhythms and wonderful, varied keyboards, in my opinion their best work. Ibio made an album entitled Cuevas De Altamira, this one features beautiful folk and some awesome Mellotron waves. Harnakis is Marillion inspired neo-prog delivering very sensitive electric guitar runs. Many bands on your listen do I still have to discover! By the way, TRIANA  is a MUST !!!!!

Informative as always, mon cher Erik,

BTW - You do realize I was joking about Triana, don't you?

Hello Avestin.

I own Al Otro lado by Asfalto, a very pleasant album with harder-edged guitar play, lots of rocky rhythms and wonderful, varied keyboards, in my opinion their best work. Ibio made an album entitled Cuevas De Altamira, this one features beautiful folk and some awesome Mellotron waves. Harnakis is Marillion inspired neo-prog delivering very sensitive electric guitar runs. Many bands on your listen do I still have to discover!

By the way, TRIANA  is a MUST !!!!!

Go ahead, Andrew, I have added Alameda to this site and looking forward to reviews  ! By the way, CBS has released their first four albums (79-83) on a nicely priced 2-CD set, highly recomended!

avestin wrote: Discovering new bands and albums is a full time job. Maybe I'll quit mine and start a new life as a vagabond roaming from town to town looking for the underground record shops looking for unknown priceless gems, earning money by working some time at these shops a short period. I have a picture in my head (accompanied by a Spanish prog tune ) of me walking in a field with a hat and a straw in my mouth, towards the sunset, with a bag on my back and earphones in my ears.... OK enough nonsense and back to work.

hahahha... I have the same daydream... only with a  Rickenbacker slung across my back.

Discovering new bands and albums is a full time job.

Maybe I'll quit mine and start a new life as a vagabond roaming from town to town looking for the underground record shops looking for unknown priceless gems, earning money by working some time at these shops a short period.

I have a picture in my head (accompanied by a Spanish prog tune ) of me walking in a field with a hat and a straw in my mouth, towards the sunset, with a bag on my back and earphones in my ears.... OK enough nonsense and back to work.

DallasBryan wrote: if you want to cut corners to the best you might want to gave Gualberto's Vercuetos or Neuronium's Quasar 2C361 a try. Gualberto gives you great avant symphonics/fusion and throws in the sitar flamenco style, totally unique to the spanish scene. Neuronium's debut rivals the same period releases from Klaus Schulze and Tangerine Dream, his sound is unique and their are parts that appear to be swipped by Froese and company just after Quasar was released. Although they were based in Spain, Michael Hyugen? is Belgian, making this also the best 70's release by a native belgian.

Thanks for that, I saw another recommendation for them and I will track and listen to it.

 

if you want to cut corners to the best you might want
to gave Gualberto's Vercuetos or Neuronium's
Quasar 2C361 a try. Gualberto gives you great avant
symphonics/fusion and throws in the sitar flamenco
style, totally unique to the spanish scene.
Neuronium's debut rivals the same period releases
from Klaus Schulze and Tangerine Dream, his
sound is unique and their are parts that appear to be
swipped by Froese and company just after Quasar
was released. Although they were based in Spain,
Michael Hyugen? is Belgian, making this also the
best 70's release by a native belgian.

Edited by DallasBryan

  oh my.... just saw the Osanna CD/DVD.. and read your review of it... Osanna might take priority over Prog Andaluz... at least right now hahahhah.  The nail was seeing Gianni Leone from Ill Balletto di Bronzo was on it (YS is probably my favorite prog album outside of The Yes Album and ELP's debut)

Wonder if the DVD is compatible with U.S. players....