Wednesday 26 February 2020

Michael Danna and Tim Clement, Canada 1977 (no download)







Although this duo released a few albums, I believe this is the only bone fide progressive work, and it's really a beauty, recalling Genesis and all the other greats of symphonic progressive like the softer, gentler Italian albums (e.g. Paese dei Balocchi), or, at times, the gorgeous French artists Didier Bonin who so skilfully combined electric guitar plus electronics in a very moody atmospheric whole.  There is a little mellotron here and there, which is always, always a one-way ticket to heaven.  Sometimes a female vocalist sings on top of gentle acoustic guitar plus chamber instruments (faked on keyboard I think), reminding me of the beautiful German album Hoelderlin's Traum or you could even say parts of the Comus LP (I mean the first masterpiece one obviously).


People Left Behind:




You can also listen to all the song samples on apple, here which is what I did.

No download, out of respect for the artists.
Note that you can purchase it digitally from the apple store, or, like me, buy the physical CD from the production company, which is presumably the artists themselves:
http://www.oasisproductions.com/music.html






16 comments:

  1. If you like modern classical/ambient works, you would do well to seek out North Of Niagara https://www.discogs.com/Danna-Cl%C3%A9ment-North-Of-Niagara/master/293166

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  2. https://www.discogs.com/Elmo-Whiggett-Autographed-Copy/release/7113257 can you help me with this one Julian ?!
    Many Thank´s ...https://youtu.be/u5MKfgbhSv0 ;https://youtu.be/dXQYuNVWIR8?list=UU3Oq_hsL2yRyz2VSchhnIMw

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  3. also https://www.discogs.com/Ian-McDougall-Oliver-Gannon-Three/release/5153390 ;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xgLtdraA_Tg&list=UU3Oq_hsL2yRyz2VSchhnIMw&index=148

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    1. found, should be able to rip and share soon! stay tuned
      thanks for the suggestion

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  4. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfs05r9PH8A&list=UU3Oq_hsL2yRyz2VSchhnIMw&index=151 this is beautiful ...

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  5. the channel of "dispair" rsrrs (fortunately we have
    some great ups on you tube and great taste for great music) https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3Oq_hsL2yRyz2VSchhnIMw , check it out Julian ,only "gems" here ...Many thanks for all, once again never to much saying it ...

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  6. Very cool and beautiful , thank you very much !

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  7. Hi,
    Pity it's impossible to listen full album.

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  8. Hi
    On the same theme of the seasons, there is also trilogy of Ian Lynn : Forgotten summer, Early snow and celebration.
    http://www.filefactory.com/file/17iuziz9yaz9/3783.rar

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    1. Damn Phil nice mention. Over the last ten years I picked up all three Ian Lynn discs and all three are great. Synthy/Rhodes enriched fusion but not over the top as in Return to Forever just really melodic, groove laden Brit fusion plus he had Polish vocalist Basia on I believe Early Snow singing background vox.

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  9. ouch, I just bought them too for ripping in the future

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  10. Purchased the cd direct from the label
    Excellent album.

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