Friday, February 28, 2014

Jonathan Kelly - Twice Around The Houses (1972 RCA)


Quite nice folk music, but... i'm not yet sure what to say after the but?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFHM5msfP9o

Claire Hamill - October (1973 Island)




https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hAVgGt2yV8I

Ethos - Ardour (1976 Emi/Capitol)



First i thought this is synth-prog and Bach-based four handed mellotron finger practice for Wakeman's twin brothers. But then i realized the truth. Yes, Ethos is somehow even cleverer than yes. They are not trying to be nothing more than they are and that lift them above the average and even higher. I have to confess i had a slight prejudice: Ethos may be one more a kind of a poort man's Yes, but NO! They really make it! And finally if there are some yesish moments to be heard, they cleverly overdo it to the jazz area. I now have to say this Ardour is very, very clever album. If you like Fire Ballet, no i don't mean anything from Stravinsky, you surely like this Ethos too. They sound much like King Crimson, when they ewere "Red" too on this "The Dimension Ran" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykTobW9m7bI

Bob Brown - Willoughby's Lament (1971 Stormy Forest)



Wow! The first side makes me think this is one hidden gem again. Hidden and hidden... maybe all Americans know Bob. I did not but now i do, at least a bit. The other side of his begins with a more countrish flavour than  the first but then he continues where the first side ended. Beautiful music! All compositions are his and good and there are no tracks just to fill the empty space. "For Pamela" reminds me slightly of that English guy...what was his name?...that orange bicycle man...yes...Will Malone.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZhvZ3sthXtI

Jasper Wrath - S/T (1969 Sunflower/mgm)




Sounds very good., nice and softly streaming progressive psych rock. Is not at all as esoteric as the the cover art may imply. Nothing on this makes me uneasy. I have to listen this more before any  final statements.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-GCfxpynXQ