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OFFICIAL VINYL REISSUE OF ARCO IRIS – LOS ELEMENTALES (Fuerzas Magicas de la Naturaleza)

OUT NOW! https://pqr-disquesplusquerel.bandcamp.com/album/los-elementales-fuerzas-magicas-de-la-naturaleza B and name : Arco Iris A l bum t i tl e :  Los Elementales- Fuerzas Magicas De La Naturaleza Forma t : Vi n y l LP (180 g r . , gatefold s l ee v e, with original insert, in 4 colors: blue, red, orange, silver) Other specifications: Strictly limited pressing of 400 copies, 100 numbered copies per color. C a t. no : P Q R - 018 File under (or nearby) : Los Jaivas, Weather Report, Rayuela, Iceberg, Aucan, Soft Machine Los Elementales- Fuerzas Magicas De La Naturaleza was composed and originally released in 1977, at the apex of Arco Iris’ prolific musical career. A well-deserved successor to Agitor Lucens, it is their most prog-oriented masterpiece, a veritable distillation of years of uniquely carved and meticulously executed psych/folk/jazz tunes that earned them their reputation among Argentina’s cultural pantheon’s finest. If nature ever spoke genuinel...

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OFFICIAL VINYL REISSUE OF ETERNIDAD – APERTURA

OFFICIAL VINYL REISSUE OF   ETERNIDAD – APERTURA   B and name : Eternidad A l bum t i tl e :  Apertura Forma t : Vi n y l LP (180 g r . , gatefold s l ee v e) Other specifications: Strictly limited pressing of 300 copies C a t. no : P Q R - 008 File under (or nearby) : Celeste, Locanda delle Fate, Quella Vecchia Locanda, Arco Iris, Pacifico, Horizonte, Aucan      First ever official vinyl reissue of this highly collectable one-off gem by the Argentinean progsters Eternidad. Originally recorded   and released in 1977,   around the same period as Bubu’s and Alas’s masterpieces, Apertura thrives with harmonious nostalgia against a blissful sonic canvass.   Here, you’re in for a treat in the artfully carved mellow side of prog where the sun always shines and good vibes lurk in every corner. In between dreamy folk openings and secret passages and the typical multilayered instrumental dialogues that evolve gradually into roaring and soarin...

1ST OFFICIAL VINYL RE-RELEASE OF ALAS-PINTA TU ALDEA

                                                            ALAS – PINTA TU ALDEA        https://pqr-disquesplusquerel.bandcamp.com/album/pinta-tu-aldea   B and name : Alas A l bum t i tl e :  Pinta Tu Aldea Forma t : Vi n y l LP (180 g r . , 300 g r . full-color s l ee v e) Other specifications: Strictly limited pressing of 300 copies C a t. no : P Q R - 009     File under (or nearby) : Rodolfo Mederos, Arti e Mestieri, Cybotron, Weather Report, Zao, Etna, Carpe Diem, Shylock, Kandahar, Recreation   First official re-release of this one-of-a-kind gem by Argentinean progmeisters Alas, in a strictly limited edition of 300 copies, with a newly designed (and band-approved) back cover. Pinta Tu Aldea, recorded in 1977, and formerly relea...

OFFICIAL VINYL REISSUE OF KRACQ – CIRCUMVISION + Bonus CD

OFFICIAL VINYL REISSUE OF   KRACQ – CIRCUMVISION + Bonus CD   Order it now at Bandcamp https://pqr-disquesplusquerel.bandcamp.com/album/circumvision R e l ease da t e : 20 July 2 022 Labe l : P Q R - Di s q ues p l us q u e réel B and name : Kracq A l bum t i tl e :  Circumvision Forma t : Vi n y l LP (180 g r . , with insert + bonus cd ‘Rare and Unreleased’) Other specifications: Strictly limited pressing of 300 copies C a t. no : P Q R 006, P Q R 007 File up, up and away : Caravan, Silver Apples, Van der Graaf Generator, Henry Cow, Richard Strauss, Ligeti, Pierre Henry, King Crimson, Frank Zappa, Soft Machine, Ravel, Bartol. The re-release of yet another diamond in Europrog’s chamber of obscurities has been brewing for quite some time. Circumvision, the sole progeny of Dutch progsters’ Kracq, is a typical case of atypical music genius that emerges at the vanishing point where diverse musical backgrounds coales...

KRACQ Interview with George Rossolatos

  Kracq are: Jos Hustings (JH) Twan van der Heijden (TVDH) Cees Michielsen (CM) Bert Vermijs (BV)     GR: Can you give us a biographical account of how the band first started, and lead us through its major milestones up until its dissolution?   KRACQ: Twan and Cees searched for a keyboard player and met Bert. They formed King’s Ransom. Around the same time Jos (aka Carmine Queen) was up to something new and placed an advertisement in OOR that he was looking for musicians. Bert came to visit and the rehearsal was love at first sight. After a few more than successful rehearsals and reassuringly well received live gigs, we decided to go for an album that was going to be published by the foundation Jos was involved with (Pop Promotion Foundation). We concentrated fully on the album and when it was released we set the sails for Britain because we had the feeling that we were more than a Dutch Band and we proved right. We had a very good review in the So...