Rock On! Wednesday, 5 March 2025 – Marsupilami, Maxophone, Bachdenkel, Titus Groan & Aardvark

Psychedelic, heavy, prog and more innovating sounds spanning the late 60s and the early 70s – Dan’s pick of the week: Marsupilami (Arena ), Maxophone (Maxophone), Bachdenkel (Lemmings (And Other Songs of Alienation)), Titus Groan (Titus Groan) & Aardvark (Aardvark).
Marsupilami was een Engelse progressieve rockband die actief was in het begin van de jaren 1970. Hun naam was ontleend aan een beroemd Belgisch stripfiguur van de Belgische tekenaar André Franquin. In 1969 toerde de band met Deep Purple en speelde op de opening van het Isle of Wight Festival toen King Crimson zich terugtrok. Ze brachten twee albums uit, Marsupilami (1970) en Arena (1971), op Transatlantic Records.
Prog Archives review: “But one thing they sure had in common with the vintage Italian acts on their second and final album `Arena’ in 1971 (after a superb organ-heavy proto-prog flavoured self-titled debut the year before) was an energetic, unpredictable heavy sound jam-packed with filthy keyboard danger, thrashing drums, mangled guitar intensity and a deranged and coarse singer full of charisma!… Read more...