One of the best fusion albums of the 70s. Definitely influenced past times RTF together with Mahavishnu, but all the same a audio of their own. Both keyboardist Josep Mas together with guitarist Max Sunyer are virtuoso talents, able to ascendance attending amongst their solos, similar those aforementioned bands. I honey the retro audio of Mas keyboards, but Sunyers musical note is screechy, together with fifty-fifty the remasters accept non helped him. It's most the songs though. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 Sevilla together with Ball de les Fulles are incredible. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 cutting higher upward the balance of a really consistent record.
For 1977 this is a pretty impressive fusion album. I'm truly pretty surprised how much to a greater extent than cohesive this endeavour feels, non but compared to Icerberg's previous album, but for the entire spectrum of fusion artists of that menses inwards history. While R.T.F was producing pitiable albums similar "Musicmagic", Iceberg truly summarized the strongest moments of the mid-seventies fusion scene amongst this enthusiastic album here. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 focused endeavour of latin influenced jazz-fusion where guitar & keyboards are having duels inwards the frames of skilled composition spiced upward past times dynamic rhythms. Mysterious together with mellow textures changing roles without getting besides pompous nor frantic. I truly similar this one.
After their surprising 2 start records, released inwards an unknown patch to Castilian fans together with musicians every bit jazz-rock fusion, Iceberg returns amongst an fifty-fifty ameliorate record: Sentiments. The base of operations of their music is similar to Coses Nostres: a picayune jazz, a picayune stone together with a picayune symphonic, but this fourth dimension compositions are much ameliorate together with focused. Still songs are instrumental together with quite long, but this fourth dimension the band manages to compose to a greater extent than corporation music, able to maintain your attending through the tracks.
It is a compassion that -at to the lowest degree inwards the CD- 1 of the electrical guitar tracks is faulty, becoming besides noisy inwards a couplet of songs. I accept no catch if this happened inwards the original LP or this happened inwards the digital remastering only.
Other than that, at that spot are 3 or 4 splendid tracks, but Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 Sevilla is a symphonic stone monument that Transatlantic would accept been glad to sign 25 years later.
Madrid would last 1 time to a greater extent than the metropolis to have the talents of the remaining Iceberg quartet, every bit the grouping moved on to a tertiary work.Angel Riba, who had cutting whatsoever instrumental ties amongst the band, all the same served them every bit a director together with was propably the 1 who arranged the see of the grouping at the Sonoland Studios.The album was titled ''Sentiments'' together with was released inwards 1977 on CFE.
Iceberg would right away acquaint their sharpest together with most dense album together with so far, all the same containing the occasional Latin Fusion echoes, but performed inwards a frenetic together with 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 together with breaks into dramatic solos together with 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, together with the album keeps the listener stuck on his headphones until the really end.Now, at that spot 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 together with interplays.And that's because every complaint hither seems to last appearing inwards the proper place, the executions are perchance besides excessive, technically superficient together with fairly virtuosic, but the majority of breaks leads to to a greater extent than down-to-earth passages amongst atmospheric together with melodic injections.Fantastic guitar travel past times Sune together with Josep Mas had eventually travel 1 of the notable figures of Castilian Fusion amongst his electrified keyboard playing.And a exceptional holler to Jordi Colomer, who's drumming is coming out of a seminar, flawless, corporation together with really technical.
Very prissy Castilian Fusion.Rich inwards interplays, melodies together with atmospheres, containing lovely Latin tunes together with but about amazing solos.Strongly recommended.
Tracks Listing
1. Sentiments (1:50)
2. Andalusia, Andalusia (5:37)
3. Influenza A virus subtype 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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