Dragon - Kalahen (1977/2011)

Free Music Archive

Golden Pavilion

• Art rock
• Hard rock
• Heavy prog
• Progressive rock
• Psychedelic rock
• Experimental rock

Outstanding tracks:

Children Are Playing Game

Les Hommes Bleus

America

Red Light

Gino Pertot - Jew Nails (2010)

Free Music Archive

Golden Pavilion

• Singer-songwriter
• Psychedelic rock
• Progressive rock
• Art rock
• Chamber pop
• Baroque pop
• Blues
• Experimental rock

Art Boys Collection - Stoned Wall (1972/2011)

Golden Pavilion
Free Music Archive

9.2

/Art rock, Acid rock, Psychedelic rock, Psych-folk, Soul rock, Progressive rock, Proto disco/

Comment: Art Boys Collection was an Austrian (1969-1975) sextet who offers a delicious set of the blend of psych-folk, art rock, psychedelic rock, and progressive rock. Walter Holz`s organ-driven vibes are on the ball, variegating a bunch of (at times heavily jamming) guitars and sublime vocal mannerism round it. The chords and moods are craftily fixed there, resulting in as a spectacular whole. This 12-track issue reminds of the Canterbury scene, and 60`s angelic introspective folk ensembles a la Dulcimer. But not such obscure artists only. It takes on The Beatles, Queen, and even Motown`s proto-disco vibes as well. In a foreign country, and Jesus said had big potential to blow off the charts. This amazing album was initially recorded in 1972.

Panta Rei - Panta Rei (1973/2011)

Free Music Archive

Golden Pavilion

9.2

/Avant-rock, Fusion, Progressive rock, Classic rock, Experimental rock, Psychedelic rock, Blues, Improvised music/

Comment: The eponymous album by a Swedish septet was firstly issued on the Harvest Records in 1973. Obviously influenced by then-progressive and fusion rock by the side of the Canterbury sound, on the other side, the Swedish combo used to rely on strong blues gears either (by this angle of view it can be compared to Grateful Dead, for instance). The last track The turk - as the title hints at - exploits the Orient-based influences. However, all of that is wrapped up in dynamical improvisations and effortless progressions, however, at times reaching out dizzy heights. Moreover, Panta Rei used to grow during its course and with each following listening time. In a word - classic.

Yves Rakotomalala - Ce matin encore (1981/2010)

Free Music Archive
Golden Pavilion
Arachnid Records
Lastfm

7.8

/Folk, Singer-songwriter/

Comment: A set of 12 tracks sung in French and English were originally released in 1981, though later being some times re-issued (most lately at Golden Pavilion and Free Music Archive). Cute folk songs wherein one chord is soothingly followed by another, where acoustic sounds are mixed up with electric ones, indeed, having all premisses for some commercial success on the album which physical copies have apparently been very rateable in the circles of old folk music completists.