Show Date: Tue. January 18, 2000
Show #82
Brazil - volume 5



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Playlist:
# Artist Song (click to play) Album Year CD label
1 Vesania Freiraticos Vesania 1999 Record Runner
Instrumental progressive with a metal edge. An obvious influence is Rush. It also sounds as if the band is familiar with Discipline's _Unfolded Like Staircase_ album. This also reminds me of the Gordian Knot album which is also an instrumental guitar tour-de-force. This is a real album if you are looking for some hard-driving edgy progressive.
 
2 Mutantes Pitagoras Tudo Foi Feito Pelo Sol 1974 Gala
This is Mutantes other "prog" album, as opposed to their earlier pop/ psychedelic/tropicalia albums. In addition to the Yes influences, you can easily ascertain a Gentle Giant influence, as well. It is pretty good prog, but, not great. The vocal style is real goofy sometimes.
 
3 Nilton Gappo Planetary Walk Secret Gardens 1999 Sonopress
Here is a solo album by the guitarist of Bacamarte. He plays all of the instruments. It is a nice instrumental progressive/fusion/world music album. The CD also has one of those multimedia tracks that made my computer crash with the blue-screen of death this morning, but, other than that it is a pretty good album.
 
4 Verdaguer Charara Humahuaca 1994 Record Runner
Very nice mostly instrumental progressive. The music is often very complex and always lyrical. The melodies are usually carried by the flute or a combination of flute and guitar. Comparable to Marco Antonio Araujo or Kenso.
 
5 Calix Danta com Devas ? 1999? un-released?
From Michel Vale Ferreira:
In 1994, flute player Renato Savassi, classical guitar student Marcelo Hipólito e two more more classmates invited guitarist Sânzio Brandão to enter in a already exotic band called Vivências. They won several festivals and changed their name to Cálix. The band now is:
Renato Savassi - Flute, acoustic guitar, bandolim, vocals.
Sânzio Brandão - Guitars, voice.
André Godoy - Drums, percussion, voice.
Rufino Silvério - Keyboards
Marcelo Cioglia - Bass and voice.
They have release a single with four songs (Novidades, Dança com Devas, No More Whispers, Caxinguelê) and are planning to release their album this semester. Live, they play, among others: Can You Understand? (Renaissance, with a guest vocal by the André Godoy's girlfriend or Vlad); Aqualung, Locomotive Breath, Living In The Past, Life Is A Long Song (Jethro Tull, is their main influence); Carmina Burana (closing section); Goodbye Blue Sky (Pink Floyd) and others.
Non-official website: Calix
E-mail: devas@cdlnet.com.br
 
6 Recordando o Vale das Macas Remembering Apples Valley II As Criancas da Nova Floresta II 1993 Progressive Rock Worldwide
I may be mistaken, but, my understanding is that this is a 90's re-recording of a progressive album from the 70's. In any case, this is an excellent refined symphonic album of original compositions. Comparable to Marco Araujo, Quaterna Requiem, and Mia.
 


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