Danny Bonte

10 000 Russos – Distress Distress (2017)

10 000 Russos are a Portuguese experimental rock band from Porto, known for their hypnotic blend of psych-rock, krautrock and post-punk. The band was formed in 2012, but announced in 2024 that, after 11 years, they were taking an indefinite hiatus. Let’s hope they carry on!

Backseat Mafia review: “Portuguese trio 10 000 Russos marked their place as a force to be reckoned with when they released their self-titled debut LP on Fuzz Club Records back in May 2015. The album has sold out twice over and includes such stomping tracks as ‘Karl Burns’ and ‘Usvsus’. Followed by extensive touring, they have now become household names in the psych scene. (…)

The metronomic rhythms of Distress Distress create immersive soundscapes which cannot fail to captivate. Becoming masters of drone and manipulators of sound, they transcend the boundaries of psychedelia as we know it today, channelling ritualistic vibes which are interspersed into their dark, post-punk sound.… Read more...

RockOn! – Abacus – Abacus 1971

The German Rock band Abacus released their self-titled debut album in September 1971 on Polydor. Abacus evolved from the band Fashion, an unrecorded act from Hamm in North Rhine-Westphalia. They became Abacus with the arrival of English singer/guitarist Chris Williams, fresh off a stint with Grail. He joined keyboardist Chris Barutzky and guitarist/sitarist Hans Rolf ‘Charlie’ Schade in the group’s songwriting core. In 1971, Abacus played before an audience of 30,000 at the Germersheim Festival, appearing alongside Pink Floyd, ELP, and Santana.

Prog Archives: “or someone who had previously only heard this band’s later material, this album came as quite the surprise. The two-part “Pipedream Revisited” is the very quintessence of the album, bursts of symphonic organ/synthesizer and touches bordering on avant-garde weirdness in a sort of holdover psych/Krautrock framework.… Read more...

Jonesy – Keeping Up… (1973)

Keeping Up… is the second album by the British progressive rock band Jonesy, released in June 1973 on Dawn. Jonesy were an early 70’s band in the style of King Crimson but with the unusual element of electric trumpet from Alan Bown. Other band members were John Evan-Jones – guitar & backing vocals, Jamie Kaleth – lead vocals & keyboards (including some excellent Mellotron), Gypsy Jones – lead vocals, bass guitar & recorders and Plug Thomas – percussion and backing vocals.

PA: “Jonesy is one of the most overlooked and underrated progressive rock bands to come out of the early 70s. Eclectic is the best word to describe this band’s style. This CD features a lot of upfront Mellotron ala King Crimson, as well as clever pop passages backed by a string quartet in a Beatles style.… Read more...

Art Rock Show – Lazuli – Être Et Ne Plus Être (Week 6)

Dit keer stel ik u de Zuid-Franse band Lazuli aan u voor. De band werd eind de jaren negentig opgericht en brengt muziek die rock, progressieve rock en wereldmuziek mengt. Om eerlijk te zijn ik ben een fan. En opgelet: om 18.00u begint er eent tweede nieuwe show.

Alex Driessen van Prog Wereld : “Twaalf nieuwe nummers met een totale speelduur van een uur staan op “Être et ne plus être”. Zijn en ophouden te zijn, of To be and cease to be, een beetje in de richting van de fameuze Engelse schrijver William Shakespeare. De Guillaume Shakespeare van de groep heet Dominique ‘Domi’ Leonetti, niet alleen tekstschrijver maar ook componist, zanger, gitarist en bandleider binnen het muzikale collectief uit de regio van Nîmes.… Read more...