Best rock-jazz fusion you have never heard.
Friday, April 2, 2010
Shango - Trampin' (1970 Dunhill
Santana-style bluespsych rock from California. It's hard to say why this group did not break through. Maybe because of lack of promototion. This is much better that one could imagine by the cover "art". I'm sad to say that it is created by one of my favourite cover artists Cal Schenkel, who made many Zappa's album covers too.
J. D. Blackfoot - The Ultimate Prophecy (1970 Mercury)
This is music from Ohio Cleveland by J.D.Blackfoot aka Benjamin Franklin Van Dermot. The music is mostly acid-prog-psych tinged rock with some country flavour. Angel on the first side has some Radiohead sounds. At least it sounds to me like that. The Ultimate Prophecy begins the other side and kicks the music on good run. Album was one of those which did not make well when first released, but has later gained some kind on cult reputation among progheads and others. The whole other side of the album is excellent. Worth digging up!
Thursday, April 1, 2010
The Love Generation - Groovy Summertime (1967 Imperial Liberty)
Paa-paa-pa-pop-po-paa-pa-paa-pa-pop-popop-paa... Sunshine pop from Californian hay barns.. oops... hay fields. "Walk with me and you will see what our lives were meant to be just a touch of love will make us free..." Sunny!
Andy Zwerling - Spiders In The Night (Kama Sutra)
One of my favourite ones and one of the hidden pearls or even lost gems. This album should be more known world wide. Music is folk pop accompanied by his guitar. Songs are classy.
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Diane Hildebrand - Early Morning Blues And Greens (1969 Elektra)
When I listen to Jan's Blues, the first song of the album I get some recalls from Nick Cave's and Kylie Minogue's: Where the wild roses grow. From Rea Who Died last Summer, begins like Leonard Cohen's Susan... Very classy singer-songwriter folk. This one of those albums which should without any doubt have got more attention.
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
HP Lovecraft - Same (1968 Philips)
This Chicago area band HP Lovercraft's second album is one of the best american psych-proto prog albums ever. It is said to be orchestral psychedelic rock. I agree. I like it a lot. Check out the relation to band named Bangok Flying Circus. Bangor is top too.
Monday, March 29, 2010
Sunday, March 28, 2010
The Artie Kornfeld Tree - A Time To Remember (1970 Dunhill)
This is man's one and only album. Artie was a multidoing man of rock, producer, composer etc. and the one who was doing up legendary Woodstock happening. This album is from the time after Woodstock and does not wake up great feelings, but it quite good stuff anyway. Cover Art is excellent- At least I like this kind on American style ones. Music is mostly very dood with original camp fire feeling.
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