12/29/2023 0 Comments Watermark sense by clodagh![]() ‘We’ offers superb early seventies-style heavy prog with constant surprising diversions, whilst ‘The Road To Agartha’ focuses on the ethnic side of the band’s repertoire and is slightly more ponderous, though it builds up a substantial head of steam. Whereas Kaleidoscope was intermittently very good, Different Realities is consistently excellent – and much more ambitious, consisting of two lengthy suites. Janet Jones Simmonds (lead vocals), Anna Sandberg (tambourine, recorder, rauschpfeife, backing vocals) Siena Root (Sweden): Different Realities (Transubstans TRANS043, CD, 2009) As such, there’s nothing original or even particularly distinctive here, but anyone who likes the early seventies ambience will find it in spades here. This is a grab-bag of late sixties and early seventies style – mostly bluesy, vaguely hardish rock sometimes hinting towards Stone The Crows, though they divert into ethnic territory on ‘Bhairavi Dhun’ and full-blown prog on ‘Reverberations’. Siena Root (Sweden): Kaleidoscope (Nasoni Nasoni049CD, CD, with digipak, 2006) See also Bando, Caryl A’r Band, Gorffenwydd, Injaroc, Nia Ben Aur As a footnote, the entire band performs in the excellent Nia Ben Aur project, released on Sain almost simultaneously with this album. The cast of guest musicians reads like a who’s who of Welsh rock, whilst leader and principal songwriter Caryl Parry Jones would go on to a prolific recording career with Bando, Injaroc and as a soloist. Musically, it is often as close to pop and rock as to folk, with many tracks having a low-budget symphonic feel, and one being Suzi Quatro-style boogie rock. Performed by five young girls in their late teens, Teulu Yncl Sam creates an eerie and otherwordly atmosphere, heightened by the lush yet slightly dissonant harmonies and Welsh language lyrics. Sidan (UK): Teulu Yncl Sam (Sain 1017, 1975)Ĭarly Parry Jones (joint lead vocals, guitar, piano), Sioned Mair (joint lead vocals, guitar), Gaenor (joint lead vocals, guitar), Gwennan (joint lead vocals), Meinir Evans (joint lead vocals) Both baroque and slightly jazzy, it’s perhaps a bit bombastic – but then again, it’s never particularly pretentious. This low-budget instr classical progressive album (including an ELP-style interpretation of a Bach piece) starts off ponderously but quickly improves to offer some lively and ornate material. Sicher (Switzerland): Sicher (No label EGO C4, 1981) There are only two constants: a solid seventies sound with good organ and flute work and a high standard of songwriting and performance, making for a consistent and enjoyable album. In fact, it has no definable style, covering a gamut of progressive rock moods from prog-metal to jazz/rock and lighter sympho-prog, sometimes resembling a compilation of different artists and bands (particularly with different lead vocalists featuring on a number of cuts). This album by the former Opus Avantra drummer and a large cast of friends bears no resemblance to his earlier band (or to most other releases on Black Widow). ![]() Paolo Siani & Friends Featuring Nuova Idea (Italy): Castles, Wings, Stories And Dreams (Black Widow BWRCD 131-2, CD, with digipak and booklet, 2010)
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