YEAR: 1978
STYLE: Progressive Rock
FORMAT: FLAC (Tracks + Log + .Cue + Scans + 5% Recovery)
SIZE: 206 Mb
COUNTRY: Spain
THE BAND:
Tomás Vega - guitars; Guty López - bass; Larry Martin - drums; Pedro Ample - percussion; Rafael Guillermo - piano, organ, mini-Moog; Enrique Carmona - guitar; Julián Llinás - string arrangements Late 1970s Andalusia was a fertile breeding ground of flamenco folk and English progressive rock, as evidenced by the success of bands like Triana. Vega was a band that was probably slightly on the fringe of this scene, as their heavily flamenco-influenced music has as much crossover with jazz as it does with prog. Nevertheless, the primary sound is that of bandleader Tomás Vega's flamenco guitar: the majority of this album consists of his beautifully fluid lead lines trading off with electric guitar and synth leads over a relatively static rhythm section. Imagine a slightly jazzier Triana without Jesus de la Rosa's distinctive vocals, and that's a pretty good starting point for comparison.
This extremely brief album, barely breaching the half-hour mark, is attractive and competent but lacking a certain fire or distinctiveness that sets the best Spanish prog apart. It's not firmly enough in the fusion world to have much in the way of energetic soloing — the instrumental work is relatively tame and controlled, though Vega's guitar work lacks nothing in the way of beauty or proficiency. But perhaps because the flamenco idiom has become such a familiar one to listeners attuned to various international musics (so condescendingly dubbed "world" music in the American retail industry), there's just nothing particularly head-turning to be found here. Nice background music, and a must for flamenco-prog fanatics, but I'd just as soon listen to Triana or, better yet, the more distinctive bands of this stripe such as Mezquita.
Track Listing:1. Triana (3:55)
2. Zona rosa (5:53)
3. Origen (5:07)
4. Arco Iris (3:30)
5. Andaluza (5:32)
6. Lamentos (6:06)
The Band:Tomás Vega - guitars
Guty López - bass
Larry Martin - drums
Pedro Ample - percussion
Rafael Guillermo - piano, organ, mini-Moog
Enrique Carmona - guitar
Julián Llinás - string arrangements
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