Radio Waves 66

2007-06-28T01:52:00.000+02:00

RE-UPLOADS !
(More coming soon !)

Bergendy - Ötödik Sebesség (1974)

2007-06-27T14:24:00.000+02:00

Piramis - Piramis (1980)
Hungarian Rock, MP3 @ 224

A compilation album that contained re-recorded tracks in english language, to reach international audiences.

2007-06-26T23:27:00.000+02:00

Michal Urbaniak - Constellation
(Live Recording at the Warsaw Philharmonic May 1973)
Polish Jazz/Fusion, MP3 @ 224

Michal Urbaniak was born on the 22nd June 1943 in Warsaw and has a central role in the development of jazz/fusion in the 70s in Poland. He's playing violin and saxophone.
He started his music education during high school in Lodz and continued from 1961 in Warsaw in the violin class of Tadeusz Wronski. He taught himself to play the saxophone. First performing with a dixieland band, later with Zbigniew Namyslowski and the Jazz Rockers, with whom he performed during the Jazz Jamboree Festival in 1961. After this, he was invited to play with Andrzej Trzaskowski and toured in the USA in 1962 with his band The Wreckers. After the band split up he moved to Scandinavia from 1965 to 1969 with his wife Urszula. Returning to Poland he formed his self-named Michal Urbaniak Group. They recorded their first international album "Parathypus B" in 1970. During the Montreux '71 Festival he was awarded by the Barklee College of Music in Boston. After many triumphant concerts in Europe and the USA, in May 1973 he played for the last time for a Polish audience and emigrated with his wife and vocalist Urszula Dudziak to the United States. In 1974 he formed the band "Fusion" that also adapted polish folk elements into his music.
He performed with famous artists like Weather Report, Herbie Hancock, Chick Corea, George Benson, Billy Cobham, Lenny White, Wayne Shorter, Marcus Miller, Quincy Jones and Ron Carter. In 1985 he was invited to play during the recording of "Tutu" by Miles Davis. Davis is reported to have said on this occasion: "Get me this fucking Polish fiddler !" He is playing on the track "Don't Lose your Mind".

Urszula Dudziak was born on the 22nd October 1943 in Bielsko-Biala, Poland. She was married to Michal Urbaniak. She is gifted with a remarkable five-octave vocal range. She has worked with artists like Lester Bowie, Bobby McFerrin or Jay Clayton. She also released solo albums from 1972 onwards.

Wojciech Karolak was born on the 28th May 1939 in Warsaw, Poland. In 1958 he started his career in the band "Jazz Believers" playing alto saxophone. Also a member in the band was Krystof Komeda, who later composed the soundtrack for Roman Polanski's movie "Rosemary's Baby" in 1967. His next career station was in The Wreckers (among Michal Urbaniak) playing tenor saxophone now. In 1961 he switched back to piano. 1962 he formed his own band. In 1964 he was the first musician to release a Jazz LP in Poland with his band "Kurylewicz Quintet" (LP "Go Right").
He left Poland in 1966 and moved to Sweden and played in Rock and Blues groups, as he said to make enough money to buy an appartment and a Hammond B-3 organ, which he did in 1973.

Constellation
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2007-06-26T17:20:00.000+02:00

COLOR - ÚJ SZINEK (1982)
Hungarian Progressive, MP3 @ 224

Color
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2007-02-16T10:43:00.000+01:00

SEBESTYÉN MÁRTA

She was born on the 19th August 1957 in Budapest, Hungary. She learned how to sing before she even knew how to speak. Márta speaks seven languages fluently !
Her mother, Ilona Farkas, a music teacher and collector of folksongs, was a pupil of Kodály Zoltán (a famous hungarian composer). At the age of 6 she already recorded an album. She quited her studies at the Budapester Art Academy in 1975 to spend more time with singing. She began to sing at the "Táncház" (House of Dance). A movement used as a form of protest against the cultural oppression of the Communist government. Students, musicians and dancers began to explore their hungarian musical roots. This movement became very popular to the whole generation of students and intellectuals of Budapest. Though she said in an interview that she only sang the songs because of their beauty and not because of political reasons. She was impressed by the power of the music that pulled people together. Around 1980 she joined the music group "Muzsikás", with them she recorded albums through the years. In the beginning of the 1990's she gave worldwide concerts with them.

In 1995 two french gentlemen, Eric Mouquet and Michael Sanchez, better known as "Deep Forest" were listening to records from all over the world. They phoned each other one day and said they'd found something wonderful, and then they realized they both were listening to the same songs. It were the songs of Sebestyén Márta. They were very impressed and sent her a demo tape, asking her what she thinks about it. Her reaction, taken from an interview, was: "It was really shocking to me and strange to my ears. But I tried to forget about being a folk singer and listened to it the way a young teenager would listen. There are so many ways to reach an audience, so I let them use it and we became friends". "People sometimes like to use my voice in pop music, it is never my idea. When I am able to do what I want to do, to say what I want to say, it is always through folk music. Ordinary people who listen to music on the radio all day to not know it is all lie. It is noise, the noise of money. I pity people who have grown up never having heard honest music. Mixing music with business is not for me".
So her voice can be heard on Deep Forest's album "Boheme". One of the songs, "Marta's Song" also appeared on Robert Altman's "Pret-a-Porter" soundtrack.
In 1996 another international success, in the movie "The English Patient" a traditional Hungarian song can be heard under the opening credits, "Én csak azt csodálom" (Lullaby for Catherine). Another of her songs used in the movie is "Szerelem szerelem" (Love, Love).
She also sang for the Japanese emperor and the Spanish King. She also received every prize a Hungarian artist can receive. Her repertoir also includes folk songs from Ireland, Greece, Bulgaria, Bosnia or even Indian Hindu songs.

2007-02-16T10:32:00.000+01:00

SEBESTYÉN MÁRTA - DÚDOLTAM ÉN (1987)
Hungarian Folk, MP3 @ 192

Dúdoltam én

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2007-01-01T23:48:00.000+01:00

BLUE EFFECT & JAZZ Q PRAHA - CONIUNCTIO (1970)
Czech Prog/Jazz Rock, MP3 @ 224

Blue Effect
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2007-01-01T05:29:00.000+01:00

LOCOMOTIV GT - A LOCOMOTIV GT ÖSSZES KISLEMEZE (1971-1984)
Hungarian Prog, MP3 @ 224

01-Ha volna szived (1971)
02-Boldog vagyok (1971)
03-Érints meg (1971)
04-Segits elaludni (1973)
05-Hej,gyere velem (1973)
06-Csak egy szóra (1972)
07-Csavargók angyala (1973)
08-Szeress nagyon (1972)
09-Mindig csak ott várok rád (1973)
10-Miénk ez a cirkusz (1979)
11-Veled,csak veled (1979)
12-Annyi mindent nem szerettem még (1979)
13-Pokolba már a szép szavakkal (1979)
14-Kinn is vagyok,benn is vagyok (1984)
15-Segits nekem (1984)
16-Már nem vigyázol ránk (1984)

Pt.1 Pt.2
(No split archives ! Unzip individually !)
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2007-01-01T03:39:00.000+01:00

Re-Upload

Locomotiv GT-Locomotiv GT (1971)
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2007-01-01T01:15:00.000+01:00

BENKÖ LÁSZLÓ - BENKÖ LEXIKON (1982)
Debut solo album of Omega-keyboarder
Hungarian Electronic, MP3 @ 224

This debut can't be compared with the Omega releases, it is fully electronic music. Only synthesizers and drum-computers.
Fans of Kraftwerk should check it out !

Benkö
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2006-12-31T23:29:00.000+01:00

KONCZ ZSUZSA - SZERELEM (1970)
(feat. Illés)
Hungarian Folk-Rock, MP3 @ 224

Her second album.

Koncz
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2006-12-31T22:14:00.000+01:00

ZALATNAY SAROLTA - ÁLMODJ VELEM ... (1972)
(feat.Locomotiv GT)
Hungarian Rock, MP3 @ 224

Zalatnay Sarolta - vocals
Presser Gábor - organ, piano, vocals
Frenreisz Károly - bass, flute, saxophone
Barta Tamás - guitars
Laux József - drums, percussion
Adamis Anna - lyrics

Zalatnay
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2006-12-31T16:56:00.000+01:00

OMEGA - AZ OMEGA ÖSSZES KISLEMEZE 1967-1971
Hungarian R 'N' B/Psychedelic, MP3 @ 224

A collection of Prog-rockers Omega's early singles, R 'N' B and psychedelic back
in those days, but around 1970/71 you can hear the progressive elements already.

Disc 1
01-Nem új a nap alatt semmi (1967)
02-Nem szeretlek (1967)
03-Nem vagy szép (1967)
04-Magbántottál (1967)
05-Azt mondta az anyukám (1967)
06-Rózsafák (1967)
07-Ismertem egy lányt (1967)
08-Szeretnék visszamenni hozzád (1967)
09-Halott virágok (1967)
10-Nem tilthatom meg (1968)
11-Volt egy bohóc (1968)
12-Régi csibészek (1969)
13-Naplemente (1969)
14-Petróleumlámpa (1969)
15-Gyöngyhajú lány (1969)

Disc 2
01-Tizezer lépés (1969)
02-Udvari bolond kenyere (1969)
03-Ballada a fegyverkovács fiáról (1970)
04-Sötét a város (1970)
05-Ülök a hóban (1970)
06-Szomorú történet (1971)
07-Hütlen barátok (1971)
08-Régvárt kedvesem (1971)
09-200 évvel az utolsó háború után (1971)

Disc 1 Disc 2
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2006-12-31T03:57:00.000+01:00

SYRIUS - MOST-MÚLT-LESZ
A Collection of unreleased material from 1970-72
Hungarian Progressive/Jazz Rock, MP3 @ 224

Formed in 1962. Syrius moved to Australia in 1970, where they recorded most of their material. Their first LP "Devil's Masquerade" was recorded and released in Australia in 1971, one year later also released in their home country Hungary, but only in a limited amount of copies. After returning to Hungary the band hoped to be able to release more albums, which sadly turned out problematic. Their 33 minute suite "Széttört Álmok" was never officially released, only live performances were aired on radio. In 1976 the band finally released another album called "Széttört Álmok", but the title track in not the suite track ! This collection offers a complete live performance from 1970 of the original track, among a few english recordings the band made in Australia in 1971.

English recordings, Australia 1971
1.Take 2 Signature (Syrius)
2.I'm a Man (London/McDaniel/Morganfield)
3.Manic Depression (Hendrix)
4.Fixin' a Hole (Lennon/McCartney)
5.Who is the Clown (Syrius)

Live recording, Budapest, Hungary 1970
6.Széttört Álmok (Broken Dreams)
a) Elfáradtam (I am tired)
b) Földalól jövö ének (Singing coming from the Underground)
c) A vámpir (The vampire)
d) Örvény (Maelstrom)
e) Virágtánc (Flowerdance)

Rehearsal, Bercsényi Klub, Budapest, Hungary 1972
7.Most,Múlt,Lesz (Present,Past,Future)

I added a bonus track, which originally didn't appear in this collection,
a live Frank Zappa coverversion of "What's the Ugliest Part of your Body ?",
recorded on the 27th August 1973 in Hungary.

Part 1 Part 2
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2006-12-30T19:15:00.000+01:00

COLOR - COLOR (1978)
Hungarian Progressive, MP3 @ 224

Another interesting progressive band from Hungary, sadly underrated.
As far as I know they only realeased 2 albums, "Color" ('78) and "Uj szinek" ('82).
I will post the second album soon too.

Color

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2006-12-30T16:59:00.000+01:00

BLUE EFFECT - MEDITACE (1970) (+BONUS)
here it is again, many people asked for a re-upload.

part 1 part 2

2006-12-18T20:44:00.000+01:00

MERCY DEE WALTON - PITY AND A SHAME (1961)
US Blues, MP3 @ 224

Born in Waco, Texas on August 30, 1915, young Mercy Dee heard many
powerful and seasoned piano players. He heard them at "10c. house
parties" which would take place most every week-end out in the country.
Someone whould hire a piano player and find an empty house, charge 10c.
admission and the party was under way. Others would bring food and sell
it together with beer and moonshine. The piano player amde perhaps $1.50
for playing all night but as Mercy Dee says: "A dollar was a great thing
in those days". These parties would start on a friday night - go on all
day saturday and all that night until sunday. Usually during the course
of a week-end you could hear four or five different piano players. One of
these players was a man named Delois Maxey and he left a strong influence
on Mercy Dee. He never made any records but everyone around Waco knew him
as one of the best piano players.

Mercy Dee came to California before the second World War and moved around
from Los Angeles through the Central Valley to Oakland and San Francisco,
playing mostly for the farm workers who knew his kind of blues. After the
War, with large numbers of independent small record labels appearing like
wild-flowers all over the country, an enterprising Chinese-American named
Chester Lu contracted Mercy Dee to make some records. Spire was the name
of his label and the two discs by Mercy Dee were the extent of his
catalogue. But the records got around and other newly-founded labels
specializing in "Rhythm and Blues" heard of Mercy Dee and soon his records
were appearing on two or three different labels. When his hit records of
"One Room Country Shack" broke all over the country, Mercy Dee became a
full-time musician and entertainer.

Mercy Dee Walton died in 1962.

Mercy Dee Walton

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2006-12-18T20:36:00.000+01:00

BLIND SNOOKS EAGLIN - THAT'S ALL RIGHT (1961)
US Blues, MP3 @ 224

Sometimes billed as "Ford", more often as "Snooks", blind singer-guitarist
Fird Eaglin Jr. has been a profilic New Orleans rhythm and blues recording
artist for over three decades. His early sides, however, were more in a country
blues vein. At this 1961 session, he moved easily from moaning the down-home
"I'm a Country Boy" to shouting the Ray Charles R&B hit "I Got a Woman".
Wheter drawing his material from anonymous folk sources, the delta blues of
Big Boy Crudup and Tommy McClennan, the city blues of St. Louis Jimmy, Tampa
Red and Washboard Sam, or more contemporary jukebox favourites, Eaglin, in the
words of recordist Harry Oster, "transforms them all into something
characteristically his own".

Blind Snooks Eaglin

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2006-12-17T14:21:00.000+01:00

OMEGA - DAS DEUTSCHE ALBUM (1972/73)
Hungarian Progressive, MP3 @ 128

Hungarian Prog-legends Omega also recorded a couple of songs sung in german.
In 1972 they were discovered by the german producer Peter Hauke,
who got them a contract with the label "Bacillus" for 3 years. (The contract was extended later)
For "Bacillus" they recorded all their english albums too.
These german recordings were made in 1972/73, but this album
which is actually a compilation, was released in 1997.
Sadly only in 128 kbits, does anyone have a better copy ?

Omega - Das deutsche Album

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2006-12-17T01:06:00.000+01:00

NOSFERATU - NOSFERATU (1970)
German Prog/Psychedelic, MP3 @ 256

Contrary to other bands produced by the famous Conny Plank (Kraftwerk, Guru Guru and many others),
Nosferatu's musical career was very short and suffered of a lack of
recognition by a larger public. Almost nothing is said about their history and the only thing we have from them is a fresh, enthousiastic, atypical jazzy rock album dominated by raw, aggressive guitars and progressive "folk" arrangements. Nosferatu belongs to this kind of German bands who success to create a deep and trippy atmosphere thanks to fine moments of long instrumental solos, crossing with an original touch guitars to sax, flute and electric organs. The lyrics are sung in english and stay very strong. An enjoyable effort which can be compared with other "cult" German fusion items.
Similar bands: Dzyan, Xhol, Sameti, Out of Focus.

Michael Thierfelder - lead vocals
Michael Meixner - electric guitar
Michael Kessler - bass
Christian Felke - saxophone, flute
Reinhard Grohé - organ
Byally Braumann - drums

Nosferatu

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2006-12-16T22:56:00.000+01:00

Re-uploads

Sadly the albums were deleted from Rapidshare because they were not downloaded for a longer period.
You could support me about this problem by adding my blog to your links, I would really appreciate any help !
Of course I will add your link as well, just leave me a comment. Thanks

Kovács Kati - Kovács Kati (1973)
Locomotiv GT - Ringasd el magad (1972)
Locomotiv GT - Bummm! (1973)
Locomotiv GT - '74 USA (1974)

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2006-10-09T20:57:00.000+02:00

RE-UPLOAD !

BLUE EFFECT - MEDITACE (1970) (+ Bonus)
Czech Blues Rock, MP3 @ 224 + Artwork

Was deleted from Rapidshare, so here it is again :o)
Pt.1 Pt.2
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PART 2 RE-UPLOADED AGAIN !!!

2006-10-08T23:10:00.000+02:00

JIANG JIAN HUA - THE EARTH (1997)
Chinese Traditional, MP3 @ 224

Recorded in Beijing, the first international release and a
landmark recording by world renowned Chinese erhu player Jiang
Jian Hua. A truly exceptional artist whose finesse and skill
has moved and astonished top classical conductors and
musicians.

Jiang Jian Hua was born into a musical family in 1961 in
Shanghai. Her uncle, Tang Chujen Gui, is a master player of
the erhu and from a very young age she studied under him.
At the age of 12 she entered the "Central Conservatory of Music
in China" in Beijing where she remained until she was 22,
turning from a student into a professor. When she was 14 years
old the Japanese conductor Seiji Ozawa was visiting the
Conservatory for listening to classical chinese music. Despite
her age she was selected to perform for Ozawa. Ozawa, although
of Japanese parentage was born in Manchuria China, was very
touched by the music of his birthplace and the emotional
sensitivity of her playing. At the same age she also joined
that Shanghai Symphony Orchestra on their tour to Australia,
New Zealand and Hong Kong.
Another turning point in her life occurred in November 1976,
when one of the world's premier orchestras, the Berlin
Philharmonic, under Herbert Von Karajan, visited China for the
first time. After their concert she performed for the orchestra
at a party, she played one of the most difficult classical pieces
for violin, Pablo de Sarasate's Gypsy piece "Zigeunerweisen" and
at the end of the performance, the principle violinist was
completely astonished by her technical dexterity and her new
arrangement to suit the two stringed erhu. He invited her to
Berlin to learn the violin which she decided not to do, but to
continue playing the erhu.
In 1988, the Berlin Philharmonic invited her again to Berlin,
to play an erhu concerto with the full orchestra, conducted by
Seiji Ozawa. Herbert Von Karajan, was sick at that time, but was
much looking forward to hearing this very special performance.
Sadly Karajan died on the same day and the whole performance
turned into a tribute for the conductor.
Jiang Jian Hua is also the person who performed the erhu on
Ryuichi Sakamoto's soundtrack to Bernardo Bertolucci's movie
"The Last Emperor" in 1987. Her haunting improvisation passages
were the soundtracks most memorable moments.

The performances on this album were made with the China Broadcast
Chinese National Orchestra conducted by Wu Hou Yuan and the
Youth Chinese Music Ensemble of Central Conservatory of Music in
China conducted by Wang Fu Jian. Recorded in March 1996 at
China Record, 2nd Studio in Beijing.

Jiang Jian Hua
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2006-10-08T20:59:00.000+02:00

MASAMI TSUCHIYA - RICE MUSIC (1982)
Japanese Avantgarde/Wave, MP3 @ 224

Rice Music is Masami Tsuchiya's (ex-Ippu Do) debut solo album.
A multi-instrumentalist who plays guitar, bass, drums,
synthesizers, percussion, koto, yokin and sings on this album.
The cover might be misleading because Masami is male.
(In a stewardess costume ?) But anyway this kind of look wasn't
strange in the 80's. Just remember David Sylvian's Wave band
"Japan" whose members Mick Karn (bass) and Steve Jansen (drums)
appear as guest musicians on this record. Just as Bill Nelson
(guitars) and Percy Jones (bass). Also remarkable: a young Ryuichi
Sakamoto performing all instruments (besides the guitars, which
is played by Masami himself) on the track "Kafka".
This album has lots of traditional Japanese elements mixed with
electronics.
The lyrics are mainly in Japanese, but also some english passages
or even songs.
Oh and Masami Tsuchiya is not to be confused with the person of
the same name, who was sentenced to death due his role in the Sarin
gas attack on the Tokyo subway in 1995.
Masami Tsuchiya
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2006-10-08T19:54:00.000+02:00

KOVÁCS KATI - KOVÁCS KATI (1973)
Feat.LOCOMOTIV GT & ADAMIS ANNA
Hungarian Rock, MP3 @ 224

Kovács Kati's third album, on which she is backed by Locomotiv GT.
The songs were penned by LGT members, the lyrics are by Adamis Anna.
If you liked the LGT albums I posted here before then you
should check this one out as well.Three of the tracks were later
re-recorded by LGT on their albums.
Kovács Kati 1973
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2006-10-08T02:35:00.000+02:00

SYRIUS - SZÉTTÖRT ÁLMOK (1976)
Hungarian Prog/Jazz Rock, MP3 @ 224

Released on CD in 1999 with 3 Bonus Tracks
A percussion loaded album, really fun to listen to !
Syrius 1976
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RE-UPLOADED !

2006-07-30T17:45:00.000+02:00

2006-07-29T04:49:00.000+02:00

EAST - RÉSEK A FALON
(1983)
(HUNGARIAN PROG ROCK)
MP3 @ 192/224

The 3rd album from one of hungarys
leading prog-rock bands.
József Tisza (vocals), János Varga
(guitars), Péter Móczán (bass),
Géza Pálvölgyi (keyboards) and
István Király (drums).

http://rapidshare.de/files/26931820/East-R_sekafalon.rar

Thanks to Gábor from MagyaRock blog who uploaded this !
Credits goes to him ! Check out his blog !

2006-07-29T04:31:00.000+02:00

SPLENDEUR DES INSTRUMENTS
JAPONAIS (2002)
3 CD BOX SET
MP3 @ 192

Each of the three CDs in this set is devoted to an
important Japanese instrument:
The SHAMISEN, a long-necked lute with three
strings, arrived in Japan from China at the end
of the sixteenth century. Is is used for popular
music, as well as for theatrical forms.
The works on this recording presents the
many styles of music that are played on
the SHAMISEN.
The SHAKUHACHI, an end-blown notched
flute with five finger-holes, was imported to
Japan from China in the eighth century.
Typical of the SHAKUHACHI is the fact that
it enables the player to imitate other sounds,
such as animal and insect noises and the
sighing of the wind.
The KOTO, which arrived in Japan from China
at just before the beginning of the eighth century,
is a long zither with movable frets. Its body is
made of kiri wood (Paulownia imperialis) and
the most common type has thirteen strings, but
there are also instruments with seventeen, twenty,
or even thirty strings. The father of modern koto
playing was Yatsuhashi Kengyo (1614-1685), one
of whose compositions is heard on this album.
The finest exponents of each of these three
instruments demonstrate the beauty of their
repertoires - music full of the serene atmosphere
we associate with the Land of the Rising Sun.

http://rapidshare.de/files/27389273/Disc1.rar.html
http://rapidshare.de/files/27393272/Disc2.rar.html
http://rapidshare.de/files/27397553/Disc3.rar.html

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2006-07-16T05:25:00.000+02:00

SONGS OF KOREA -
HAN PYUNG SOOK /
JEA KYUNG WHANG
with KOREAN FOLK
CHOIR
MP3 @ 224, Vinyl Rip

Couldn't find any information about
this recording (again recording /
releasing date unknown).
The backcover of the record offers
this information:
HAN PYUNG SOOK, a graduate of
Kunitachi Music College in Tokyo,
Japan, returned to her homeland to
become the leading Soprano of the
Korean Opera in Seoul. She is also
president of the Opera Society there.
Since 1947, Miss Han made over 150
appearances for service men.
As "Carmen", she gave twenty-five
performances at the Municipal
Theatre to audiences totalling more
than 60.000 people. Her operatic
appearances included many roles
at the Nichi Gekki Theatre in Tokyo.

This record presents traditional
Korean folk songs (not operas).
Infos about the pieces read the txt
file in the archive.

http://rapidshare.de/files/25962618/SOK.rar.html

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2006-07-16T04:24:00.000+02:00

ANCIENT CHINA MELODIES
MP3 @ 320, Vinyl Rip

Ancient China Melodies was performed by the
Grand Chinese Orchestra conducted by Cheng
Si-Sum. Sadly I do not have any information
about the recording/releasing date (the sleeve
and label doesn't mention anything either).
Lyrichord doesn't have this album in their online
catalogue anymore, also seems like this has not
been re-issued on CD.
The album contains 3 pieces, for more information
about them please read the sleevenotes which I
added in a txt file to the archive.
Ripped from vinyl, so no crystal-clear quality,
yet enjoyable and recommended for lovers of asian
folk and symphonic music !

http://rapidshare.de/files/25959903/ACM.rar.html

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2006-07-14T21:43:00.000+02:00

V'MOTO ROCK -
V'MOTO ROCK II. (1980)
(HUNGARIAN POP/ROCK)
MP3 @ 224, Vinyl Rip)

http://rapidshare.de/files/25852900/V_Moto_Rock.rar.htm

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Again requested by Johnny.

V'Moto Rock was formed in 1977 by songwriter/singer/bass player Ferenc Demjén. He already had successful carreer behind him with bands like Dogs (1967/68), Meteor (1969) and Bergendy (1970-77).
V'Moto Rock played more mainstream pop/rock. The band broke up around 1988. Demjén was (and is still) a very successful solo artist. He wrote songs for many hungarian artists and appeared as a guest musician.
To be honest I don't really like the sound of this band, the keyboards can be kinda annoying. I only post this because it was requested. But ok maybe others like it too :-)

2006-07-14T16:11:00.000+02:00

PIRAMIS -
PIRAMIS I.
(1977)
(HUNGARIAN ROCK)
MP3 @ 224, Vinyl Rip)

http://rapidshare.de/files/25829095/Piramis.rar.html

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As requested by Johnny.

The Band was formed in 1975 by Lajos Som (bass, ex-Neoton, ex- Taurus) who decided to form a hard rock band after seeing Black Sabbath live. He found followers in Miklós Köves (drums) and János Závodi (guitars)(both ex-Non-Stop), Péter Gallai (lead vocals, keyboards) and 2nd lead vocalist Sándor Révész (ex-General), whose voice sometimes remind me of Robert Plant. Though the band played hard rock, this album contains
a 10 min. long instrumental piece that can be filed under progressive.

2006-07-12T00:47:00.000+02:00

LOCOMOTIV GT -
USA '74
(HUNGARIAN ROCK)
MP3 @ VBR

http://rapidshare.de/files/25590038/LGT_USA.rar.html

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Recorded at ABC Studios in Los Angeles 1974, produced by Jimmy Miller.
Jimmy Miller also contributed lead vocals on the song "Angel of Hobos".
This is actually not much progressive. It is a "funky" rock album.
Remastered from the original tapes in 1987 and released in 1988.

2006-07-11T23:28:00.000+02:00

LOCOMOTIV GT -
MINDIG MAGASABBRA
(1975)
(HUNGARIAN PROG ROCK)
4th album
MP3 @ 192
(My favourite LGT album)

http://rapidshare.de/files/25551537/LGT4.rar.html

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2006-07-11T16:09:00.000+02:00

LOCOMOTIV GT -
BUMMM ! (1973)
(HUNGARIAN PROG ROCK)
3rd album
MP3 @ 192

http://rapidshare.de/files/25546034/LGT3.rar.html

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2006-07-11T14:57:00.000+02:00

LOCOMOTIV GT -
RINGASD EL MAGAD (1972)
(HUNGARIAN PROG ROCK)
2nd album
MP3 @ 192

http://rapidshare.de/files/25540672/LGT2.rar.html

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2006-07-10T21:55:00.000+02:00

LOCOMOTIV GT -
LOCOMOTIV GT (1971)
(HUNGARIAN PROG ROCK)
The Debut album
(as promised below).
MP3 @ 224

http://rapidshare.de/files/25478545/LGT1.rar.html

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2006-07-10T21:20:00.000+02:00

LOCOMOTIV GT

Locomotiv GT was formed January 1971 in Budapest by ex-OMEGA member Gábor Presser (vocals, organ, piano) and Károly Frenreisz (bass, saxophones, flute) (ex-METRO), both leaving their bands because they want to play a new kind of music. Tamás Barta (ex-HUNGARIA) on guitars. Presser can convince OMEGA drummer József Laux to join his new band, Laux's wife Anna Adamis (lyric writer, also from OMEGA) becomes the fifth member in LGT. OMEGA found in László Benkö (organ, synthesizers) and Ferenc Debreceni (drums) new members and the classic 2nd line-up was born, which still remains the same. The change in the band also opened new directions, their sound became more harder and they recorded remarkable progressive rock albums. But that's another story, back to LGT...
They give their debut concert in July 1971, in September their first single was released ("Boldog vagyok" / "Ha volna szived"). In November they perform at the "World Popular Song Festival" in Tokyo, Japan. A month later their debut LP "Locomotiv GT" is out. They gain international success, Mai 1972 performing at the "Great Western Express Festival" in England. Autumn '72 the second album "Ringasd el magad" was released. This was the last album with Frenreisz, he is leaving to form a new group (SKORPIO, a band that will play more hard rock), he was replaced by Tamás Somló who gives his debut with the band on the 3rd album "Bummm (1973). In 1974 the band is touring in the USA, in Los Angeles they record an album, which was only released in 1988. Their 4th hungarian album "Mindig magasabbra" (1975) was recorded after another line-up change: Barta is leaving, new guitar player is János Karácsony. 1976 release of the double album "LGT V." which contains fake live recordings on the fourth record side (studio recordings overdubbed with applause). In the same year Laux is moving to the US, the new drummer is János Solti, who plays on the 1977 album "Mindenki másképp csinálja-Zene". This last line up (Presser, Somló, Karácsony & Solti) will remain until the end of the 90's. As far as I know the band is still active (not sure about the current line-up)and each member released solo albums. The music style is hard to discribe since they mixed many music styles. The early works are more progressive, but different to the sound of OMEGA.
I will post the early albums here so make your own oppinion ! Please leave your thoughts, doesn't matter if they're positive or negative. Thanks !

2006-07-10T17:44:00.000+02:00

BERGENDY - ÖTÖDIK SEBESSÉG (1974)
(HUNGARIAN PROG/JAZZ ROCK)
MP3 @ 224, Vinyl Rip)

Formed in the early 60's by the brothers
István and Péter Bergendy. Back then the
band played jazz/swing but also rock 'n'
roll. 1969/1970 the band decides to play
more rock (influenced by Chicago, Yes
and Deep Purple). 1971 finally their debut
album was released. The Band is still
active. This is their 3rd album.

ATTENTION ! Ripped from vinyl, don't expect excellent quality !
Anyway recommended !

http://rapidshare.de/files/25446955/Bergendy.rar.html

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2006-07-10T11:07:00.000+02:00

SYRIUS - DEVIL'S MASQUERADE
(HUNGARIAN PROG/JAZZ ROCK) (1972)
(MP3 @ 224, Vinyl Rip)

A short biography: Syrius was formed in 1962,
performing Beat Music. In 1966 they won the
first price at the "Pol Beat" Festival with their
song "Fekete patkány" (Black rat). In 1967
their single "Tranzisztori" becomes a bit hit,
which also wins prices at various Beat Festivals.
In 1970 they're performing at the Montreaux
Jazz Festival. Same year they get invited to
Australia by the producer Charlie Fischer.
They recorded most of their material in Australia
(just as this album). Syrius disbanded in the
late 70's.

ATTENTION ! This album was ripped from an
original 1972 record, which is sadly in a bad
condition, but doesn't "jump".
Anyway I really recommend this album !

http://rapidshare.de/files/25432512/Syrius.rar.html

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2006-07-10T00:47:00.000+02:00

THE GRATEFUL DEAD
BONUS DISC TO THE BIOGRAPHY
"AN AMERICAN ODYSSEY" BY
ROCK SCULLY (1996)
MP3 @ 224

TRACKLIST:

American Studios, North Hollywood, 14.Nov.1967
1. Dark Star (2.46)
Pacific recording, San Mateo, 5.Sept. 1968-11.March 1969
2. St.Stephen/The Eleven (12.23)
3. Dupree's Diamond Blues/China Cat Sunflower (6.30)
4. Mountains of the Moon (4.21)
5. Barbed Wire Whipping Party (2.21)
Pacific High Recording, San Francisco, Feb.1970
6. You got to Know (4.29)

http://rapidshare.de/files/25404678/GrD.rar.html

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2006-07-09T05:24:00.000+02:00

Hi Folks !
I started this blog just a few days ago after I discovered some real fine music here (Chris Goes Rock, Ezhevika Fields, 8 Days in April, Prog not Frog, Chocoreve and Cities on Flame). And I guess there are many more great blogs around here ! I hope you will find here something interesting too. I will add more albums soon so check back ! Oh and please leave a comment if you like (or don't like) something.
Peace !
Karl

2006-07-08T18:55:00.000+02:00

CAN - PREHISTORIC FUTURE - JUNE 1968 -
THE VERY FIRST SESSION
(MP3 @ 224, Vinyl rip)

I think no introduction necessary about CAN. :-)

The two nameless jams (15 and 14 mins) presented here
are spontaneously composed in June 1968 at Schloss
Nörvenich, West Germany and been released in 1984
for the first time.

Holger Czukay (bass, tapes), Michael Karoli (guitars),
Irmin Schmidt (organ, piano), Jaki Liebezeit (drums,
percussion, flute), David Johnson (flute, tapes) and
guest Manni Löhe (vocals, percussion, flute).

http://rapidshare.de/files/25296025/Can68.rar.html

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2006-07-08T06:46:00.000+02:00

VARIOUS ARTISTS: FAMILY CIRCLE-FAMILY TREE

THE LOST - CHAMAELEON CHURCH - THE BAGATELLE - ULTIMATE SPINACH III - BOOM BOOM BAND
(1965-1978)

(US-PSYCHEDELIC) (MP3 @ 224, Artwork included)

The Lost was formed 1964 by Ted Myers (vocals, guitars), Willie Alexander (vocals, organ), Walter Powers (bass) while they were attending Goddard College in Vermont. They later moved to Boston and added Kyle Garrahan (vocals, lead guitars) and Lee Mason (drums). (Walter Powers and Willie Alexander joined The Velvet Underground in 1971 under Doug Yule, replacing Lou Reed and Sterling Morrison). The Lost sides here are from an unreleased collection of their Capitol recordings made between August and December 1965, with the exception of a few A & B-sides of three singles they put out in 1965 and 1966.

Chamaeleon Church was formed by Lost co-founder Ted Myers in early 1968 after The Lost broke up. He brought in Lost co-member Kyle Garrahan, the folk artist Tony Scheuren (vocals, guitars) and Chevy Chase (vocals, drums, piano). The band was located in New York and only recorded one album in late 1968 / early 1969 before disbanding. Chevy Chase later became a famous comedian/actor. (He also featured in Paul Simon's videoclip to "You can call me Al", 1986).

The Bagatelle was started as a trio by The Lost drummer Lee Mason and was expanded by the legendary producer Tom Wilson (Dylan, Zappa) into an interracial group of nine members which included flute player Steve Schrell. The Lost co-founder Willie Alexander later joined the band and recorded two songs in 1968. One of them "Everybody Knows", was already recorded with the Lost in 1965, Alexander recorded this song for the third time in 1978 with his Boom Boom Band (all three versions are included in this compilation).

Ultimate Spinach III was formed 1968 with Barbara Jean Hudson on vocals (who recorded on the first Ultimate Spinach albums already), Russ Levine on drums (he already recorded with the second Spinach group), Tony Scheuren (vocals, guitars, ex-Chamaeleon Church), Mike Levine (bass) and the great Jeff "Skunk" Baxter (lead guitars, ex-Faith). After Ultimate Spinach broke up Baxter went on to play with Steely Dan and The Doobie Brothers. Ted Myers moved to California to pursue a songwriting career before becoming an A&R Director. Two cuts from the Spinach III on this album: "Back Door Blues" (with Baxter on vocals), a song Ted Myers originally wrote and recorded three years earlier for The Lost and the song "Happiness, Child" (with Tony Scheuren on vocals), which Ted originally also wrote for The Lost, demo-recorded it with Chamaeleon Church and finally master-recorded with Ultimate Spinach III.

http://rapidshare.de/files/25250244/FCFT.part1.rar.html
http://rapidshare.de/files/25251724/FCFT.part2.rar.html

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2006-07-08T03:22:00.000+02:00

THE BLUE EFFECT (MODRY EFEKT) - MEDITACE (+ BONUS) (1970)
(CZECH PROG/BLUES ROCK) (MP3 @ 224, Artwork included)
Formed November 1968 by Radim Hladik (guitars),
Vladimir Misik (vocals, flute, percussion),
Jiri Kozel (bass) and Vlado Cech (drums).
"Meditace" is the CD Re-Issue of the LP "Kingdom of Life" plus the single "Slunecny Hrob"/"I've got my Mojo Working" and the "Blue Taxi" EP. (Most of the songs are sung in english).
Fans of early Jethro Tull should definite check this out !
Corrections/additional info about this band is very welcome !!!

RE-UPLOADED ... CHECK OCTOBER ARCHIVE !