One of the best fusion albums of the 70s. Definitely influenced past times RTF in addition to Mahavishnu, but nevertheless a audio of their own. Both keyboardist Josep Mas in addition to guitarist Max Sunyer are virtuoso talents, able to ascendence attending amongst their solos, similar those aforementioned bands. I honey the retro audio of Mas keyboards, but Sunyers musical note is screechy, in addition to fifty-fifty the remasters bring non helped him. It's virtually the songs though. H5N1 Sevilla in addition to Ball de les Fulles are incredible. H5N1 cutting higher upward the residue of a real consistent record.
For 1977 this is a pretty impressive fusion album. I'm genuinely pretty surprised how much to a greater extent than cohesive this endeavor feels, non only compared to Icerberg's previous album, but for the entire spectrum of fusion artists of that menstruum inwards history. While R.T.F was producing wretched albums similar "Musicmagic", Iceberg genuinely summarized the strongest moments of the mid-seventies fusion scene amongst this enthusiastic album here. H5N1 focused endeavor of latin influenced jazz-fusion where guitar & keyboards are having duels inwards the frames of skilled composition spiced upward past times dynamic rhythms. Mysterious in addition to mellow textures changing roles without getting besides pompous nor frantic. I genuinely similar this one.
After their surprising 2 get-go records, released inwards an unknown plain to Castilian fans in addition to musicians equally jazz-rock fusion, Iceberg returns amongst an fifty-fifty amend record: Sentiments. The base of operations of their music is similar to Coses Nostres: a footling jazz, a footling stone in addition to a footling symphonic, but this fourth dimension compositions are much amend in addition to focused. Still songs are instrumental in addition to quite long, but this fourth dimension the band manages to compose to a greater extent than enterprise music, able to maintain your attending through the tracks.
It is a compassion that -at to the lowest degree inwards the CD- i of the electrical guitar tracks is faulty, becoming besides noisy inwards a pair of songs. I bring no see if this happened inwards the original LP or this happened inwards the digital remastering only.
Other than that, in that location are 3 or iv fantabulous tracks, but H5N1 Sevilla is a symphonic stone monument that Transatlantic would bring been glad to sign 25 years later.
Madrid would travel i time again the urban amount to have the talents of the remaining Iceberg quartet, equally the grouping moved on to a 3rd work.Angel Riba, who had cutting whatever instrumental ties amongst the band, nevertheless served them equally a managing director in addition to was propably the i who arranged the see of the grouping at the Sonoland Studios.The album was titled ''Sentiments'' in addition to was released inwards 1977 on CFE.
Iceberg would straight off acquaint their sharpest in addition to most dense album in addition to so far, nevertheless containing the occasional Latin Fusion echoes, but performed inwards a frenetic in addition to convincing way.More mature than on ''Coses nostres'', their smoky performances remind me of Italians ARTI E MESTIERI, the tracks are fast-paced amongst impossible-to-follow interactions in addition to breaks into dramatic solos in addition to bombastic parts.They never forget to throw inwards the appropriate laid-back, Latin-spiced melodies, to a greater extent than apparent during the guitar solos, in addition to the album keeps the listener stuck on his headphones until the real end.Now, in that location is something called ''composition'' inwards music and, yes, they did it pretty good inwards that department too, fifty-fifty if the album is dominated past times the solos in addition to interplays.And that's because every greenback hither seems to travel appearing inwards the proper place, the executions are perhaps besides excessive, technically superficient in addition to fairly virtuosic, but the volume of breaks leads to to a greater extent than down-to-earth passages amongst atmospheric in addition to melodic injections.Fantastic guitar travel past times Sune in addition to Josep Mas had eventually travel i of the notable figures of Castilian Fusion amongst his electrified keyboard playing.And a exceptional scream to Jordi Colomer, who's drumming is coming out of a seminar, flawless, enterprise in addition to real technical.
Very prissy Castilian Fusion.Rich inwards interplays, melodies in addition to atmospheres, containing lovely Latin tunes in addition to closed to amazing solos.Strongly recommended.
Tracks Listing
1. Sentiments (1:50)
2. Andalusia, Andalusia (5:37)
3. H5N1 Sevilla (5:13)
4. Ball De Les Fulles (5:30)
5. Magic (6:23)
6. Joguines (3:00)
7. Alegries Del Mediterrani (9:17)
Total Time: 35:50
Line-up / Musicians
- Jordi Colomer / drums, percussion
- Josep "Kitflus" Mas / acoustic & electrical pianos, synthesizers
- Primitivo Sancho / bass
- Joaquim Max Suñe / acoustic & electrical guitars
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