KinesisCD

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This long-lived Chilean band, whose roots are in the 1960s, are along with Los Jaivas the most important Chilean rock band. Congreso pioneered the integration of Andean folk into sophisticated progressive rock and fusion. The CD of [i]Pájaros de... See full review

These exceptional Venezuelan musicians first made their mark in the progressive rock world at the end of the 1970s, became pop stars in their own country during the next decade, then were rediscovered by prog fans in the late 1990s with the reissue of... See full review

The first three Espiritu albums are classic Argentine progressive rock albums. On their debut Crisálida and their second Libre y Natural, Espiritu were very influenced by Yes.

CD reissue of a very rare privately released LP from 1980. This is a very good 1970s-style progressive rock album featuring lovely female vocals, choir, and lots of flute in addition to keys, guitars, bass, and drums.

This 73-minute CD includes both albums by Argentine progressive rock band Horizonte: their 1978 self-titled debut and Señales Sin Edad (1979). “Horizonte at times are a dead ringer for Los Jaivas in that, unlike Crucis, Bubu, or El Reloj, they... See full review

O Terço were one of the pioneering symphonic prog bands in Brazil, their best work being 1975’s Criaturas da Noite, a classic of Brazilian progressive rock. After their first period of activity, roughly 1970-1982, O Terço disbanded, then... See full review

Quantum’s 1983 debut is one of the top Brazilian progressive rock albums, instrumental, in a flowing Camel-like style with touches of fusion. This CD reissue adds one bonus track.

“This outstanding Brazilian instrumental five-piece recorded only this... See full review

This is the CD reissue of one of the classics of Brazilian progressive rock. First released in 1976, Terreno Baldio’s debut contains a complex, Gentle Giant-like music sung in Portuguese, also bearing some resemblance to early PFM. Note that in 1992,... See full review

An Argentine band who, as you might guess, began as a Rush-influenced band. On their first album Alterando las Divisiones they are a trio, with both guitarist and bassist doubling on keyboards. They later added a keyboardist to the lineup.

An Argentine quintet that includes violin. Tierra en Trance is an instrumental conceptual work with poetic narrations in Spanish. Their musical style is an unusual mixture of progressive rock with certain new age styles and passages of ethnic music. See full review

Orion is the fourth album by this Brazilian soft symphonic prog band. Here Haddad (the name of the family) is a duo of brothers plus a guest musician. Nothing earth-shattering, just very enjoyable with excellent vocals and well-crafted melodies... See full review

Brazilians Violeta de Outono appeared in the mid-1980s and rescued the psychedelic essence of the 1960s and the floating atmosphere of the 1970s. Well, that’s what the press release said. For the first part of their career, their primary influence was... See full review

This is the first album by a symphonic band featuring guitar, mandolin, flute, violin, keys, bass and drums. The music is very accomplished, sometimes close to Jethro Tull, though when the violin takes center stage, it’s closer to Jean Luc Ponty.... See full review

As distributor Rock Symphony described it: “A complete surprise from Brazil, Nilton Gappo is a multi-instrumentalist who on his first solo album plays everything - drums, bass, guitars, keyboards, etc. The result is astonishing, light-years away from... See full review

This CD reissues the band’s original 1977 LP As Crianças da Nova Floresta plus the two sides of their 1982 single. This was one of the most sought-after Brazilian progressive rock albums. The booklet has a detailed history of the band, with... See full review

Quaterna Réquiem were one of the best Brazilian symphonic prog bands. Their 1990 album Velha Gravura is their first, reissued on CD in 1992 with two bonus tracks. The lineup at this stage was keyboards, violin, guitar, bass, and drums. The... See full review

The 70-minute Livre is Quaterna Réquiem’s first live CD, recorded in December 1997. The music is taken from both Velha Gravura and Quasimodo and is highlighted by the 23-minute title track from Velha Gravura for which... See full review

The label’s description (translated from Portuguese): “It is a musical poem about the life of the great mystical personage of the 12th century. The “Poverello” (The Poor Man) was also known as the “Bard of God”, as he was intensely connected to music... See full review

Alpha III is a pseudonym for Amir Cantusio Jr., a Brazilian keyboardist who released many LPs during the 1980s under difficult conditions. His output has varied between electronics and progressive rock. The Aleph was recorded in 1986. It is... See full review