PRESENT FROM NANCY

SUPERSISTER were a Canterbury'ish 4 man act from The Hague who managed to release a few real beauties with "Present From Nancy" being one of the standout albums. Drawing on aspects of GENTLE GIANT and EGG this band get in to some real musical predicaments. The line-up: on this album was Robert Jan Stips (vocals, keyboards), Ron van Eck (bass, guitar), Marco Vrolijk (drums, vocals) and Sacha van Geest (vocals, flute). SUPERSISTER's music is quite varied and complex with an original mix of progressive, jazz, rock, classical and fusion genres never really resting. Musically this is actually shares some of the musical shifts reminiscent of the work of Frank ZAPPA. Also at times I get an early PINK FLOYD (aka "Ummagumma") vibe which may rest more in their use of percussion and keyboards. SUPERSISTER blend complex drum and fuzz bass interplay with keyboards and flutes and really create a wall of fantastic music for your mind. Surprisingly this album does not really feature any dominant guitar work and yet feels so lively and fresh. Very much recommended to all lovers of Canterbury prog.