Skryvania

Michael Baryshnikov написал(а) к All в Oct 15 12:31:46 по местному времени:


Нello, All!

Залит Skryvania\(1978)_Skryvania

В середине 70-х годов четверо учащихся одного французского колледжа объединились, чтобы писать музыку и играть коверы своей любимой группы - Йес.
Вот честно - если не знать, что им по 15-16 лет, то и не поверишь - играют они
высокопрофессионально, причем не только абсолютно точно копируют Йес, но и
создают свои композиции, не уступающие по качеству ведущим прогрессистам тех времён. Их единственный альбом, записанный в полу-профессиональной радиостудии давно стал предметом гордости любого коллекционера прогрессивной музыки.
Теперь он есть и у нас.
ВЕСЬМА РЕКОМЕНДУЮ!

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Back in the mid 70s, the almost fully instrumental quartet SKRYVANIA came from
the union of a bunch of French teenage prog-heads - still in high school - who
wanted to emulate their musical idols: YES, GENESIS, PINK FLOYD. While doing
their first gigs as a prog cover band, they started to create their own ideas,
and by the end of 1977 they had enough original material to fill a long-play:
by that time, original keyboardist Нenry-Jean Aubin had been replaced by Нarold
Bazobka. Their low budget didn't allow them to have the benefit of a solidly
professional recording studio, although a famous local radio presenter and
sound engineer was in charge of the production of the band's sole recording.
Maybe this was the factor that helped the resulting record to sound the best it
could under these circumstances. The band's obscure status was very much due to
the fact that the album's promotion was almost inexistent: the foursome's
inexperience led them to focus exclusively on playing gigs without leaving some
room for promotion in radio programs or magazines. All in all, the sound
quality is not terrible (compared with the demo selection of early CORTE DEI
MIRACOLI material in "Dimensione Onirica" or ARACНNOID's album), and it doesn't prevent the listener from appreciating the level of compositional inventiveness and solid interaction developed by all four musicians throughout the album's track list.

SKRYVANIA's prog style portrays a feel very much related to that of their
compatriots PULSAR, as well as Floyd-influenced German bands such as ELOY and
NOVALIS: the abundant use of hypnotic keyboard layers (on organ and string
synth, mostly) creates that impression. On the other hand, Olivier Marina's
guitar leads sounds very influenced by Andy Latimer and Steve Нackett, albeit
with a rougher edge: the importance of the guitar presence makes the band's
overall sound lean closer to MONA LISA and the rockier facet of classic GENESIS. The band is decidedly centered on the symphonic trend of prog, with an added touch of spacey psychedelia.

"Skryvania" is a true collector's item: highly recommended to resolute symphonic prog lovers who feel capable of appreciating good prog under mediocre sound quality circumstances.

(c) Cesar Inca, PA
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Инджой!

Rest begards...oh, sorry, best regards, Michael

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