Naragonia - Carabel

" ...It's pure quality, beautiful dance music, played a bit introvert.

This make their music a real pleasure to listen at home and to dance on at concerts.

Fabulous interaction between the musicians, strong duets between the two accordions, sad violin, great gaita... Naragonia is one of Belgium's best kept secrets, time to conquer the world ! " Eelco Schilder (www.folkworld.de) over Janneke Tarzan

Naragonia offers you a very personal music with lots of subtle but steady energy.

Not only the dancer, but also the listener will enjoy the universe created by this two musicians. 

Their repertoire is mainly consisting of own compositions.

Naragonia was formed in 2003 on the Andancas festival in Portugal. Quickly Naragonia becomes very popular. 

Their two cd's, very much appreciated by press and media, made their succes grow fast. 

Naragonia plays since than intensively in Belgium, The Netherlands, France and Portugal. 

Naragonia played as well several times in Ireland, Brittany, Germany, Spain and Italy.

From in Belgium
Progressive Folk Rock
Naragonia - Carabel - 2010
Tracklist:
01. Lente in Laren / Jane's boots
02. Samen op de tractor
03. Tout le temps
04. Voor Ton en Heidrun / Jowan's
05. Kaspar en Stijn / The Griseldas / The chocolate bomb
06. So Fröhlich
07. Charlotte
08. Louis
09. Carabel
10. Olle's atelier / Vive Greg
11. -17°C
12. Couleur canard
13. Dansen in de keuken / Koffie en chocolat
Members.
- Maarten Decombel: mandola (1), guitar (2)
- Gregory Jolivet: hurdy gurdy (veille, draailier) (1,4,10)
- Jokke Schreurs: guitar (8)
- Philip Masure: guitar (5)
- Walter Mertens: marimba (3,12)

Godspeed!

David Cross - Testing to Destruction

David Cross played violin for King Crimson from 1972 to 1974. He was a deluxe session-man until he released his first solo album, the all-instrumental Memos from Purgatory (Red Hot, 1989), orchestrated for violin, saxophone, keyboards (Sheila Maloney) and rhythm section, whose standout is the nine-minuteMeantime. The Big Picture (Red Hot, 1992) is a much more accessible work, that returns to the song format. Testing to Destruction (Red Hot, 1994) is a band album, the violin being somewhat subdued, a progressive-rock work that fused classical, jazz and rock elements.Exiles (Cleopatra, 1998) boasts an impressive line-up of distinguished guests, but the music is rarely up to the task (Hero).

Cross also plays in Radius, a band formed in 1989 by percussionist and keyboardist Geoff Serle, after he left Research. Arc Measuring(Ear-Rational, 1988) offers adventurous progressive-rock, especially in the four lengthy jams: Waterfront, Arc measuring, Aerial view, Tougher. Sightseeing (Ear Rational, 1989), featuring Sheila Maloney on keyboards and Tim Crowther on guitar, was equally engaging. Elevation (Ear Rational, 1992) has a stronger Far Eastern feeling and more convoluted counterpoint. The tours de force are Last Train Out of Tangier, Ultramarine,Sensitized/Desensitized, Sky Dive. Radius has also released There is No Peace (Voiceprint, 1995) and Civilizations (Noisy, 2001).

From in UK

Jazz - Rock - Fusion
David Cross - Testing to Destruction - 1994
Tracks.

01. Learning Curve (6:33)
02. Calamity (8:59)
03. Welcome To Frisco (6:49) 

04. The Affable Mister G. (4:14)
05. The Swing Arm Disconnects (7:15)
06. Tripwire (4:44)
07. Cycle Logical (3:43)
08. Testing To Destruction (1:56)
09. Abo (12:22)
Total Time: 56:35

Members.

- David Cross / violins
- John Dillon / vocals and bass
- Sheila Maloney / keyboards & vocals
- Paul Clark / guitar
- Dan Maurer / drums

Godspeed!

Il Ruscello - Paesaggio Solare (Estate 1972)

Il Ruscello was formed in the Grande Città of London, in England, during the cold and intense winter of 2007-2008. The joy and enthusiasm provoked by the rediscovery of the so-called musical movement Italian Progressive Rock, deeply inspired Silvio, Giampaolo and Luca. So was born, in joy, Il Ruscello.

The three band members have known each other for many Springs, particularly Silvio and Giampaolo who are brothers. Luca and Giampaolo founded and played in the band Unyou from 1999 to 2004, gigging extensively in and around Milan and releasing two demos and an E.P. that were highly praised and critically acclaimed by the national musical press. They later moved to London, initially founding the band Zen State (active from 2005 to 2006) and later u n y o u productions, a music production and sound design company. Silvio, since his early youth, played guitar and drums in several local bands. He developed a deep interest and passion for Italian Progressive Rock and collected a considerable number of albums released in the golden years between 1970 and 1977.

In January 2008 they gathered in Room 16 Studios, in London, listening to the all-time classics from Silvio's collection and getting the right inspiration to write and record Il cielo in un ruscello, Il Ruscello's very first song that aroused the interest of Matthias Scheller, head of the AMS-Vinyl Magic record label and progressive rock connoisseur extraordinaire. In the autumn of that year, Silvio, after epochal life-changes, moved to London and the band rapidly wrote and recorded in succession: Orizzonti, Paesaggio solare (Estate 1972) (which was to become the title-track of Il Ruscello's debut album), the suite La Grande Città (split in two separate songs named La notte di una città and Il risveglio di una città) and the instrumental La quiete. These tracks became Il Ruscello's first album, evocatively titled Paesaggio solare (Estate 1972), translating to Solar landscape (Summer 1972). The album is due to be released in September 2009 by AMS-Vinyl Magic Records. 

[Bio from the band's website]

From in Italy
Rock Progressivo Italiano
Il Ruscello - Paesaggio Solare (Estate 1972) - 2009
Tracks.
01. Il Cielo in un Ruscello
02. La Notte di una Citta
03. Il Risveglio di una Citta
04. La Quiete
05. Paesaggio Solare (Estate 1972)
06. OrizzontiMembers.
- Silvio Cavallo - (Vox, Acoustic Guitar, Drums)
- Luca Harb - (Guitars, Synthesizers, Piano)
- Giampaolo Cavallo - (Electric Bass, Orchestrations)
Godspeed!