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TDATS 41 is a collection of tracks from Eastern Europe. Since making this one I have also covered Poland in vol 101 and Serbia in vol 120. I had some assistance from a couple of online friends for this one, so thanks to bonistik for Ruja & Юрий Морозов, and thanks to Lalena87 for Smak! It was a lot of fun finding these bands and hearing their often distinctly east-european slant on all things hard n' fuzzy.
01. Krzysztof Klenczon (Poland) - Nie Przejdziemy Do Historii (1971)
02. Phoenix (Romania) - Filip si Cerbul (1975)
03. Ruja (Estonia) - Tütarlaps Kloaagis (1972)
04. Skorpió (Hungary) - Hosszú Az Út (1973)
05. Igra Staklenih Perli (Serbia) - Gusterov Trg (1979)
06. Modrý Efekt & Radim Hladík (Czech Republic) - Armageddon (1973)
07. Pop Mašina (Serbia) - Svemirska Prica (1973)
08. Piramis (Hungary) - Boldog Ember (1977)
09. Smak (Serbia) - Biska 2 (1975)
10. Юрий Морозов (Russia) - Блюз пустой комнаты (1978)
11. Locomotiv GT (Hungary) - A Semmi Kertje (1972)
12. Omega (Hungary) - Late Night Show (1976)
Krzysztof Klenczon was the lead guitarist in one of Poland's most famous rock bands, Czerwone Gitary (The Red Guitars), his solo track here is a work of quirky joy with super fuzz verses and a fun chorus. Phoenix's track is a cool mixture of prog and hard rock while Ruja play some great Sabbathian doom. Диана Експрес (eng: Diana Express) from Bulgaria play us a cute little bit of keyboard-heavy Deep Purple worship which has no guitar but does not suffer a bit from it. Skorpió are a band that I used back on vol. 13, they are another great example of the unconventional direction a lot of the bands take on this volume. They are heavy on the organs, and make a melodic glam rock sound that's weighty and tight into the bargain.
Igra Staklenih Perli enter with an eerie electronic intro which slowly morphs into driving space rock and next up, "Modrý Efekt & Radim Hladík", are a successful Czech prog band that still play today. Pop Mašina, along with Юрий Морозов (eng: Yuri Morozov), are a couple more artists that show an accomplished love for Tony Iommi's mob. Smak, from Serbia, play a hard-grooving instrumental and the comp concludes in a Hungarian haze; Piramis, Locomotiv GT and Omega are more good examples of hard rock with the unusual and plainly non-western feel that makes them so refreshing.
Thanks!
Rich.
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ReplyDeletewicked comp, man, didn't know there were so many cool bands in hungary. Krzysztof Klenczon was another great surprise.
ReplyDeleteYou are right-Cris Klenczon Was An Outstanding Polish Rocker of The 60s & 70s-1st-as a founding member of Red Guitars(Czerwone Gitary),say beat band in the 60's-then as a founding member of 3 Crowns(Trzy Korony-A Polish Mountain Peak-btw)-hard rock in its embryo form in 1970 Poland-outstanding-!!!-Check These Recordings-Wonderful in Both Genres-It's apity so few Polish (well-just 1)recordings you can find here
Deleteklenczon was outstanding
Deleteyou'll never be the same after you've seen Miles Davis at Jazz Jamboree 1983 in Warsar,weeks after Jaruselski's Martial Law tanks returned to barracks
DeleteGreat choice of album art, as usual! Can't wait to give it a listen!
ReplyDeleteLove the Hungarian stuff. Thanks for your work and uploading! xx
ReplyDeleteThank you for this compilation! Omega and Lokomotiv GT were popular in Bulgaria but I haven't heard of the others. Actually Diana Express used a guitar in their recordings but as the piano man has always been a dominating figure... If somebody needs more Diana Express or Omega I can provide some lossless quality
ReplyDeleteAll i can tell is i´ve never hear about any band from this comp. Completely new for me.
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