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: 334	Post Options Post Reply Quote Starshiper Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Jupiter Fungus (Greece) for Eclectic Prog Posted: November 07 2024 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: 6313	Post Options Post Reply Quote yam yam Report Post Thanks(1) Quote Reply Posted: November 07 2024 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'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 much of the music a symphonic feel 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. 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! Edit: The digital album is €5 EUR or more on Bandcamp now...But that's still a bargain for music of this quality. Edited by yam yam - November 08 2024 at 18:08

richardh Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: February 18 2004 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 27849	Post Options Post Reply Quote richardh Report Post Thanks(1) Quote Reply Posted: 3 hours 23 minutes ago at 23:07
	I only listened to this yesterday for the first time and Ken Golden at Laser Edge (and also regular contributor to Peter Pardo's yt channel) is getting behind this. It's a very fine album. There is a lot of flute and it's very warm and welcoming. I would have liked more hammond personally so I don't think it ever goes into the realms of heavier symphonc prog for instance. There are no ELP or Yes vibes but certainly some Tull vibes and I would even slightly compare it to the Agusa Album Prima Materia that was released last year. It's quite 'informal' and a fun listen that doesn't demand too much from the listener. My only surprise is that it's coming from Greece and not from one of the Norwegian 'Retro bands'!