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L’àngel de la dansa

GuerssenAdmin — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 23:00:00 +0000

Their fourth album was released in 1978 and it is one of their most successful as well.

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Un gran dia

GuerssenAdmin — Thu, 03 Nov 2005 23:00:00 +0000

Key duo from the catalan folk scene, result of the union between Ia Clua (from “2+1”) and Jordi Batiste (one of the leading forces of Máquina! together with Enric Herrera), after the later one’s return from military service.
“Un Gran Día”, the duo’s first album, was recorded at the end of 1972 with the help of such outstanding musicians as Manel Joseph (ex “2+1”, Ia’s early band)), Joaquín “Max” Suñé (Vértice, Tapiman, Iceberg and a neverending etc ) & Albert Batiste (Musica Dispersa).
The result is an amazing & varied musical tapestry, best heard in the record’s first side, a long suite covering from orchestral folk-pop with some psych leanings (“Un Gran Día”, “Max”) to straight in-your-face hard rock (“Sleeping Rock”) via typical early 70’s prog rock (“Oliba”) or uncathegorisable experiments which defy all rules (“Reprise”) and show perfectly the freaky stage reached by the catalan scene in it’s early years (as a matter of fact, the record is sung in english and catalan…)
This CD release features one bonus track as well (same as on the vinyl release on the great Wah-Wah label), and has 12-page booklet with lyrics and photos.

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Música Urbana

GuerssenAdmin — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 22:00:00 +0000

This Catalan outfit was founded by two original Maquina! members, Enric Herrera and Luigi Cabanach, in 1975, together with Carles Benavent and Joan Albert Amargós, who actually wrote all these compositions. This is their debut album, from 1976, originally on the Edigsa-Zeleste label. Brilliant jazz-rock and one of the top names in the so called “Rock Laietà” scene formed in Barcelona at the time.

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Om

GuerssenAdmin — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 23:00:00 +0000

Rare Catalan experimental progressive jazz-rock. Their sole album, though this was the group backing Pau Riba in his Dioptria album.

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D’oca a oca i tira que et toca

GuerssenAdmin — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 22:00:00 +0000

Brilliant Catalan band from the Zeleste era in the mid 70’s, Orquesta Mirasol (later Mirasol Colores), released these three albums, all blending jazz-rock with salsa and Catalan rumba.

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