A band from Portugal with a strong Moody Blues influence. Their output spans nearly a dozen Singles/EPs and two albums, the first in the soft-rock/pleasant psych mould, the latter with a more symphonic Prog vibe (I would recommend the first). This release (World Psychedelia WPC 68490 / 2005) contains the best from their 45's and if you like the music of their english contemporaries then you will be rightly served here. Not every track is a winner but songs like "Os Faunos", "Balada Para D. Inês", "Dona Vitória" and especially "Ode To The Beatles" are quite worthwhile.
Tracklist: - A Lenda De El-Rei D. Sebastião
- Os Faunos
- Gente
- Balada Para D. Inês
- Partindo-Se
- Dona Vitória
- Nas Terras Do Fim Do Mundo
- Meu Irmão
- Domingo Em Bidonville
- João Nada
- As Trovas Do Vento Que Passa
- Epílogo
- Back To The Country
- Ode To The Beatles
- Uma Nova Maneira De Encarar O Mundo
Personnel: António Moniz Pereira (gtr) [ABCDE]
Jorge Moniz Pereira (bs) [A]
José Cid (keyb'ds, vcls) [ABCDE]
Miguel Artur da Silveira (drms) [ABCD]
Mário Rui Terra (bs) [B]
Tózé Brito (bs) [CDE]
Mike Seargent (gtr) [E]
Guilherme Inês (drms) [E] Band origin: Estoril (Portugal)
Discographie: Albums:
1. (B) Quarteto 1111 (Columbia 8E 062-40037) 1970
2. (E) Onde, Quando, Como, Porquê Cantamos Pessoas Vivas
(Decca SLPDP 5016) 1974
45's:
1. (A) Meu Irmão/Ababilah (Columbia/EMI ) 1968
2. (B) Nas Terras Do Fim Do Mundo/Bissaide
(Columbia/EMI 45 ML 245) 1969
3. (B) Génese/Os Monstros Sagrados
(Columbia/EMI 8 E 006-40035 M) 1969
4. (B) Todo O Mundo E Ninguém/É Tempo De Pensar Em Termos
De Futuro (Columbia 8E 006-40080 M) 1970
5. (D) Back To The Country/Everybody Needs Love, Peace
And Food (Columbia 8E 006-40088 M) 1970
6. (D) Ode To The Beatles/1111
(Columbia 8E 006-40140) 1971
7. (D) Sabor A Povo/Uma Nova Maneira De Encarar O Mundo
(Columbia 8E 006-40250) 1972
E.P.'s:
1. (A) A Lenda de El-Rei D. Sebastião/Os Faunos/
Fantasma «POP»/Gente (Columbia/EMI SLEM 2289) 1967
2. (A) Balada Para D. Inês/Partindo-se/
Vale da Ilusão/Dragão (Columbia/EMI SLEM 2304) 1968
3. (B) Guarda Nocturno/Perspectiva/Tempo de Inocência/
Dona Vitória (Columbia/EMI SLEM 2325) 1968
4. (B) João Nada/Estrada Para A Minha Aldeia/Domingo Em
Bidonville/Epílogo (Columbia/EMI E 016-40059) 1970
After the split of Las Antorchas Victor Motta Aviles and band mate Omar Cortes Gaviño teamed up with Victor's brother Guillermo and continued as Antorcha. They played a sort of Acid-Rock but developed a style of their own. Actually not my kind of music but I like their anarchistic attitude and they receive extra points for the demented sound on few of their tracks. After a handful of E.P.'s they finally released an album in 1976. Shortly after they called it quits and 30 years later VAM Records (VAM 001-CD / 2006) put out a CD with all the tracks from their 45's plus "Mira" from their cassette-only release from 1976.
Tracklist: - Canción No. 1 - Nada - Amiga - En El Jardín Del Edén - Grass - Going Down - La Tierra - Crisalida - Sodomáquina - Inconclusa - Mira - Bracero - Intento No. 2 - Quiero Vivir Personnel: Omar Cortes Gaviño (bs, vcls) [ABC] Victor Manuel Motta Aviles (keyb'ds, rhythm gtr, vcls) [ABC] Guillermo Motta Aviles (keyb'ds, lead gtr, vcls) [ABC] Mario Salazar Hernández (organ, vcls) [B] Antonio Salcedo (drms, vcls) [C] Band origin: Mexico City (Mexico)
This group had some commercial success in Greece with their melodic hippie folk-rock full of acoustic guitars, bongos and vocal harmonies. Their first album Anphrope (recorded as a quintet with an unidentified female vocalist) was the best of the two with some tasty fuzz guitars, bouzouki and sitar. While this came out in a sleeve made out of sacking, their second included 12 pages of comics with Poll-members starring as super heroes. Dag Erik Asbjørnsen in "Scented Gardens Of The Mind"
Although I'm not very impressed by early '70s music from Greece I must say that this is a very pleasent album full of nice melodies and a psychedelic vibe all over the place. The album was re-issued on CD in 1994 (Polydor 523 638-2).
Tracklist: - Poll Means Love - Φοβοι Μου - Ψαχνω Να Βρω Το Φιλο Μου - Στην Πηγη Μια Κοπελα - 2.000 Λογοι - Παρασκευας Για Ανθρωπους - Και Μιλωντας Για Ανθρωπους - Ο Γερος - Χρωματα - Piccadilly Circus - Γιατι Εχει Μακρια Μαλλια - Σημερα Κι Αυριο - Πεστε Μου Τι Θελω/Ροll Σημαινει Αγαπη/Ποιος Θα Δειξει - Ηγενια Μας [bonus] - Ελα Ηλιε Μου [bonus] - Ανθρωπε Αγαπα [bonus] Personnel: Nasia Sandi (vcls) Kostas Touras (gtr, vcls, keyb’ds, kazoo, perc) Robert Williams (gtr, piano, vcls) Stavros Logarides (bs, vcls, gtr, piano, kazoo, perc) Kostas Papajoan (drms, perc) Band origin: Athens (Greece)
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A band from Portugal with a strong Moody Blues influence. Their output spans nearly a dozen Singles/EPs and two albums, the first in the soft-rock/pleasant psych mould, the latter with a more symphonic Prog vibe (I would recommend the first). This release (World Psychedelia WPC 68490 / 2005) contains the best from their 45's and if you like the music of their english contemporaries then you will be rightly served here. Not every track is a winner but songs like "Os Faunos", "Balada Para D. Inês", "Dona Vitória" and especially "Ode To The Beatles" are quite worthwhile.
