Jupiter Fungus (Greece) for Eclectic Prog

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   Jupiter Fungus comes from Piraeus—Athens, Greece. It's a duo consisting of Ares Papatriantafillou (keyboards, vocals) and Fotis Xenikoudakis (flute, whistle). They started working together as a prog-rock duo in 2022. 

On November 1, 2024, Sound Effect Records released the duo's debut album, "Garden Electric." It has four lengthy tracks that range in length from about 10 to more than 13 minutes.

"Garden Electric" mixes subgenres into stuff that is clearly influenced by the 1970s yet keeps a modern vibe. On this album, the above-mentioned Ares and Fotis are accompanied by George Emmanuel (electric guitar), George Papageorgiou (acoustic guitar, bass, glockenspiel), and Nick Vell (drums).

With "Garden Electric," Jupiter Fungus is creating one of the best new records on Athens' progressive music scene, which is indeed vibrant these days. The album is available on download, CD, and gatefold LP with astonishing artwork.

Official website: https://www.jupiterfungus.com/
Bandcamp: https://jupiterfungus.bandcamp.com/album/garden-electric
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lpv-DU3DNklmPR_M8j8bl205F5T-MtXDk
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Jupiter-Fungus/61565638902798/

Garden Electric (2024) 

Album review by Progressive Rock Journal: https://progrockjournal.com/review-jupiter-fungus-garden-electric/

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Starshiper Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: September 08 2024 Location: Englantic Status: Offline Points: 286	Post Options Post Reply Quote Starshiper Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Jupiter Fungus (Greece) for Eclectic Prog Posted: 9 hours 16 minutes ago at 00:27
	Jupiter Fungus comes from Piraeus—Athens, Greece. It's a duo consisting of Ares Papatriantafillou (keyboards, vocals) and Fotis Xenikoudakis (flute, whistle). They started working together as a prog-rock duo in 2022. On November 1, 2024, Sound Effect Records released the duo's debut album, "Garden Electric." It has four lengthy tracks that range in length from about 10 to more than 13 minutes. "Garden Electric" mixes subgenres into stuff that is clearly influenced by the 1970s yet keeps a modern vibe. On this album, the above-mentioned Ares and Fotis are accompanied by George Emmanuel (electric guitar), George Papageorgiou (acoustic guitar, bass, glockenspiel), and Nick Vell (drums). With "Garden Electric," Jupiter Fungus is creating one of the best new records on Athens' progressive music scene, which is indeed vibrant these days. The album is available on download, CD, and gatefold LP with astonishing artwork. Official website: https://www.jupiterfungus.com/ Bandcamp: https://jupiterfungus.bandcamp.com/album/garden-electric YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lpv-DU3DNklmPR_M8j8bl205F5T-MtXDk Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Jupiter-Fungus/61565638902798/ Garden Electric (2024) Album review by Progressive Rock Journal: https://progrockjournal.com/review-jupiter-fungus-garden-electric/

yam yam Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Collaborator Crossover Team Joined: June 16 2011 Location: Kerberos Status: Offline Points: 6271	Post Options Post Reply Quote yam yam Report Post Thanks(1) Quote Reply Posted: 1 hour 59 minutes ago at 07:44
	Listening now, and this is indeed a damn fine album! I added the remaining supported links to the album on Awesome Prog, where the artist can be found at: https://awesomeprog.com/artists/24689. I'd personally be tempted to throw this over to the Symphonic Prog team in the first instance rather than Eclectic. I'm getting a strong Jethro Tull vibe from the music - especially in the first two tracks due to the extensive use of flute - and we have that particular band in Prog Folk - but any vocals in this album are few and far between apart from in the first half of the final track 'Thoughts of Revenge', and the lush keyboards that are prominent for a good proportion of the album certainly give the music a symphonic feel in the main to my own ears. I guess there's the one somewhat heavier passage towards the end of track three 'Past Ground', and 'Thoughts of Revenge' has a Deep Purple/Uriah Heep feel to it to begin with since the flute is nowhere near as prominent in the mix until the second half of the track, but this album is certainly going into Symphonic Prog in my own personal collection. The digital album is a steal on Bandcamp at €1 EUR or more, since it's worth far, far more than that. A tremendous debut I must say!