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Onslow · 01-31-2021, 07:18 AM

For the "B's" , first lp in my collection would be BABIA - ORIENTE OCCIDENTE. Spain '82

70's Spain was still under the despot-rule of Generalissimo-Assholimo Franco. These were desperate times and, as you can well imagine, rock music of any sort was anything but invited. This means that , whilst prog was dead in the 80s most everywhere in the main Euro countries, it was just starting up in Spain. Spain lagged behind on the prog lp front. (As an aside: in France, deGaulle did a similar number on psych. American bases were discouraged...no, not allowed.)

Babia is a fusion-prog blend. Very tasty.Lotta instruments used.Lotta acoustic going down.EARLY newage when newage was not a total whore.

Also, partially in the Eastern-influenced mode, would be the German band ,Baba Yaga. Two lps, quite disparate from each other, were released. "Same" having a more protoprog sound and "Collage" '74 being the more Krautrock-psychedelic of the two. Maybe Ashra Temple moves.On the second lp the leader (Ingo....I forget the last name) brings in an Iranian santur player so,along with the sitar, this lp has more Eastern flavour.

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Onslow Groupie Join Date: Dec 2020 Posts: 42	For the "B's" , first lp in my collection would be BABIA - ORIENTE OCCIDENTE. Spain '82 70's Spain was still under the despot-rule of Generalissimo-Assholimo Franco. These were desperate times and, as you can well imagine, rock music of any sort was anything but invited. This means that , whilst prog was dead in the 80s most everywhere in the main Euro countries, it was just starting up in Spain. Spain lagged behind on the prog lp front. (As an aside: in France, deGaulle did a similar number on psych. American bases were discouraged...no, not allowed.) Babia is a fusion-prog blend. Very tasty.Lotta instruments used.Lotta acoustic going down.EARLY newage when newage was not a total whore. Also, partially in the Eastern-influenced mode, would be the German band ,Baba Yaga. Two lps, quite disparate from each other, were released. "Same" having a more protoprog sound and "Collage" '74 being the more Krautrock-psychedelic of the two. Maybe Ashra Temple moves.On the second lp the leader (Ingo....I forget the last name) brings in an Iranian santur player so,along with the sitar, this lp has more Eastern flavour. Last edited by Onslow; 01-31-2021 at 10:02 AM.