Montevideo, 1978, by request

Artist page here.  Features the guitarist Ulf Wakenius.  The album / group are Swedish and was recorded in 1978 but released in 1980.  The sweet fusion sound of Travelling in Life gives you an idea of the music, which leans towards the Latin sound:

Overall, these guys remind me a lot of Swedish Entrance, posted here before--remember them? (So late in the game everyone always sounds like someone else we have encountered already...) A lot of thoughtful, spacy passages on the synths mixed in.  For example, Meeting with Alpha and Omega:

Unfortunately, one of those 30 minute albums.  But, enjoyable albeit smooth and light fusion.  Thanks for requesting / pointing this out. Back to the Bibiloni next.

The Slipstream Group with 2 Forest of Evil LPs (1978, 1981), by request, FLACs limited time only

 

More library music again, by request.  Discogged here, I note that the musicians involved are databased instead on this page (Frank Reidy, Eric Allen), and they put out a few more library records earlier.

Overall, this is typical of what you'd expect based on the blurb 'Cue music for horror, drama, suspense and mystery played by the Slipstream Group': that is, background soundtrack type music for horror movies, with usually a repetitive sound or pattern that is not developed further.

So, from the first album, Chase the Devil:

From the second, Marked Man, with its slightly Goblin-esque sound:

Some Joan Bibiloni by request, Part 1: Joana Lluna (1982) FLAC, Una Vida Llarga i Tranquila (1984)

 

Lovely photo inside the gatefold on the bottom.

Joan Bibiloni:

Spanish guitarist (born in Manacor - Mallorca, 1952), has played with some of the best musicians since the 80's: Jon Anderson, Larry Coryell, John Cage, Celia Cruz, Kevin Ayers... He is also a writer and producer (Marina Rossell, Antonio Vega...).
Co-founder of "Blau" label in 1982.

His first album from 1982 sounds like a toned down Egberto Gismonti, that is, less progressive, less classical-influenced, and more commercial and accessible.  The title track gives you a clear idea:

The 1984 work starts out quite inauspiciously with the digital drum machine and echoey synth chords, but it calms down quickly and for the most part turns out to be quite similar to its predecessor.  In fact, an acoustic track called Doble Volta sounds almost transcendentally ethereal and beautiful:

Some Trevor Bastow Library Music: 1976 Double Exposure, 1978 Rhythm Stick, 1980 The Video Age, 1980 Kinetic Vision

 

Trevor Bastow:

British composer, and multi-instrumentalist. Brother of Geoff Bastow and Phil Bastow.

Born: 20th February 1945, in Spen Valley, Yorkshire, England.

Died: 15th June 2000, in Lambeth, London, England.

You can see from his discography he was highly prolific, although almost entirely in the sphere of library music, but I didn't venture into the danger territory of the later 1980s or even the earliest 1980s, it might be there are treasures there I wouldn't know.

Winds of Change, from Double Exposure (1976) is so sweet, so innocently a part of those naive, open-minded seventies:

Looks like this was his first album, made in conjunction with brother Geoff.

The gorgeous electric piano sound of Shades, so percussively crisp and tight, absolutely takes me to heaven every time I hear it, especially on top of that funky rhythm section, on Rhythm Stick (1978)

Simple chords, but I'm sure you'll agree it's the overall sound that makes it.  I wish the whole album was that good, but then it would've been a library masterpiece we would've encountered before, I think.  No matter, worth it for that one selection.

From the Video Age (1980), Autocue:

Lovely stuff.

VA - Undergroove [Bruton BRL 6] (1980) [FLAC limited time only]

 

Information on this Bruton library here.  Always a surprise to encounter a library with really good material especially, as I always say, so late in the game here.

I think to give you an idea of the treasure chest in this LP, listen to Paul Hart's Undergroove:

Information on Paul Hart here.  Weird and Wonderful also by him is just that and in addition really beautiful to my ears:

We can even find our old favourite Frank Ricotti on here, with The Runner:

I just can't believe that crazy-ass dissonant electric guitar riff that pops up in there after the piano verse-- unbelievable.

A wonderful find and surprising to me that I never encountered it before.