Wednesday, April 30, 2014

Phantasia - S/T (1972 this re 2013 World In Sound)




Phantasia is a mirage. No, it's not it's a miracle. It must best one of the bestest light prog psych albums there exists and are still to be found. This album seems to be extremely rare as original copy and i wonder where they found these sharp sounds on this excellent repro. I have talked to the wind and now i have to talk to the moon too. Ifg you were a hippie yoy had to talk to everything you could not catch.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ow0xXZsaUHQ

Shaggs - Philosophy Of The World (1968)




Better than Frank Zappa? I found Shaggs when randomly browsing Fuzz Acid and Flowers. Then I went straight on YT and listened the full Philosophy of the World three times last Sunday. I found myself laughing well-wishing and feeling very good. Today on Thursday i got my own cd copy of the album. I think i understand why FZ liked this. This is where music begins. After listening tons of music, this album is a practical tool to calibrate the musical area on one's cortex. This is a bless and relief. Thank You Wiggin sisters and parents.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQqK1CjE9bA

Ruben and the Jets - For Real (1973 Mercury)




Better than Beatles? Produced and arranged by FZ. Doo-wob and elsewhere beyond apostrophe and uncle meat. I like to listen to this kind of odd mixed music FZ's fingerprint on it. Done...is.

Saturday, April 26, 2014

Froggie Beaver - From The Bond (1973 re 2000)



"Away From Home"! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cegId_Ov-WI

Chick Churchill - You & Me (1973 Chrysalis)



Churchill is ex member of Ten Years After. Gary Pickford-Hopkins sings well and souds good. Featuring Martin Barre and Cozy Powell too. I think this record may be a bit underrated. I like it. Skillful and smooth musicianship. Classy forgotten album.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZcbZThgBtM

Stevie Wonder - Innervisions (1973 Tamla)




A perfect soul album with some jazz flavour and maybe psych hints too. The opener track "Too High" is great but the whole record sounds Wonder-full. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8dK0iEzi1M

Bruce Haack - The Way-Out Record for Children (1968 re 2012)



Experimental electronic spoken music. I wonder if Frank Zappa listened to these Haack's records.

Monday, April 7, 2014

Dead End 5 - Dead Ends (1976 Finnlevy)


DE5 and their hard rock with some punk attitude stands the test of time. Every time they had a gig at the legendary "Lallis" i was there too.

Renaissance - Prologue (1972 Sovereign)


This album is mostly awful muzak. Their pianist John Tout plays Richard Glyderman style and Annie is trying to sound so ethereal. She sounds like endlessly stretching syrup. Sorry.