Gruppo Di Improvvisazione Nuova Consonanza - The Feedback & Seguita

The Feedback

Seguita

Gruppo Di Improvvisazione was Ennio Morricone's jazz/avant-garde/classical group throughout the 60s and early 70s. The group's style changed in the early 70s from Stockhausen-esque possessive soundscapes to dry drum breaks with screaching trumpets and guitars. "The feed-back" is considered highly as an Italian avant-garde classic. 'The feedback' showcases Ennio Morricone sounding off a flat trumpet that fits perfectly with the cold and cacophonous intermingling of instruments. "Seguita" is from 'Gli Occhi Freddi Della Paura' (Cold Eyes of Fear) a dramatic action movie Morricone soundtracked in 1971. The song spawns images of tall, dark men in black suits running through damp streets and narrow alleys. I haven't seen the movie so perhaps my mental image isn't too far from Morricone's theatrical intention.

La Kabala - El Cumbanchero & Miami Beach

El Cumbanchero

Miami Beach

La Kabala was a funk group from Peru who performed early Santana-style music, but with more sincerity, swing, and with better keyboards. This record is pretty rare

Jean Cohen-Solal - Concerto Cyliq

Concerto Cyliq

A theme song for alien visitations
Apprehending knife fights in Paris
and secretly yappin diamonds from a rich Parisian

The Bayan Mongol Variety Group - Bayan Mongol

Bayan Mongol

Thanks to Waxidermy for informing the world about this track. It's a Mongolian rock record! When was the last time you thought about Mongolia? Ghengis Khan? Maybe you have an image of Julia Roberts riding horses in the lush countryside, like I do? I dunno. When I played this for a friend he asked, "Mongolia? What? is that a country?" Supposedly this was released in 1981 but recorded sometime in the late 60's, it certainly sounds like it. I'm not sure what the rest of the album sounds like, simply because it's nearly impossible to find and nobody has posted any other tracks from it. Hopefully they will in the future and then I can post them for you. "Mongolian psych-funk" ooooooohhhhhhhhh, get steamy.

San Ul Lim - It was probably late summer

It was probably late summer

S. Korean psychedelic rock that makes dudes drop turds with ease

Ronnie Von - Voce De Azul

Voce De Azul

Ronnie Von is still a huge star in Brazil. Known now for his work on reality T.V. shows and other commercial work. In the late 60's he released several great psychedelic albums. Prior to his psych-sound, he recorded mostly Beatles covers and some other cheesy stuff. The four albums released from 1967-70 are largely considered classics in the genre, fortunately he was able to have a period of success making great music.

Phirpo y sus Caribes - Feliz Porque Regreso A Casa (Happy Cause I'm Going Home)

Happy Cause I'm Going Home

Caetano Veloso - Nine out of Ten & It's a Long Way

Nine out of Ten

It's a Long Way

"Nine out of ten movie stars make me cry. I'm alive. Know that one day I must die. I'm alive."

I usually attempt to post rarer songs, but hopefully these will get a pass!
Caetano Veloso as many know, is a huge musical figure in Brazil. Along with Gilberto Gil, he pioneered the Tropicalia movement that fused psychdelic-rock with samba and bossa nova elements. For most Brazilians, posting this song is probably the equivalent of an American posting a Bob Dylan song, considering he's called the, "Bob Dylan of Brazil."

"Transa" was the album that made him largely recognized after the Tropicalia explosion.
It was the first album he made upon his return home from exile in England, hence the title. This album has a bittersweet appeal - sparse arrangements, beautiful melodies and mournful lyrics. It contains very little residue from his early recordings that were full of heavy percussion, fast rhythms and aggressive political lyrics. His political opinions can still be heard, similar to his self-titled (Irene) album recorded a year prior while in prison. His political opinions continue to to be hidden, or perhaps exposed, through metaphor such as "The Empty Boat"and the leading track from Transa, "You Don't Know Me." His tone is somber and distant. Veloso's hostility is held within poetic imagery and passive aggressive lyrics that seem to both stifle his lyrical expression and yet vividly reveal his position as a musician censored by the Brazilian government, the object of his subdued verbal attacks. He celebrates his country and mourns for it, but he knows better than to suggest any ideas for how it should change. Although Veloso didn't record in English before he was exiled, he did record several songs in English while in England. "Transa" is the album that represents his acceptance back into his own country, a return unto his family, friends and fans, so its curious that he chose to record most of the album in English. It must have been a way for him to continue pinching the tits of the Brazilian government .

Os Brazoes/Lula Cortes E Ze Ramalho/Satwa

Tao Longe De Mim

Fuzzy sunshine from Os Brazoes (1969)























Trilha De Sim (1975)























Satwa

An acid folk project from Lula Cortes recorded around the same time as he was making music with Ze Ramalho

Ersen - Done Sevdigim

Done Sevdigim (1974 Turkish Psych)

Dude has serious swagger

Blue Phantom - Equilibrium, Compression & Distillation

Equilibrium

Compression

Distillation

Tasty stuff from a band that did a lot in 1971 and very little after. It's a popular record for psych nerds to collect and the first two pressing (Italian and British) sell for about $100-200. The music is somewhere between Ennio Morricone-style Italian soundtrack music and traditional fuzzed out psych-garage music - fuzzy soundtrack music? The songs that I posted have the most cinematic stylings from the album, some of the other songs sound like they were made with a psych rock-cookie cutter that was collectively shared within Europe in the early 70s. Not a good look. Fortunately most of the album is good looking. Like a young Burt Reynolds.

Sabu Martinez - Nus & Afro Temple

Nus
From Winds & Skins 1978

Afro Temple
From "Afro Temple" 1973

DON'T SLEEP MY SALMON