LPCDreissues: Looking forward to the past

1 - Adolescencia (4'26) 2 - Global Network (5'08) 3 - Distance (4'54) 4 - Bird Eyes View (5'22) 5 - Ryu-Hyo (5'03)
ASTURIAS is a band from the first generation of the Japanese Progressive rock scene, and its two studio albums received cirtical acclaim in the late Eighties. These a vein near Mike OLDFIELD and CAMEL, with beautiful melodies and atmospheres. Published as a joint-venture between the Poseidon and Musea labels, "Bird Eyes View" (2004) offers five acoustic pieces with an original line-up: piano, guitar, glockenspiel, violin, clarinet, and female voice on one track. Here's an exquisite music, delicate and refined, with joyful and sensible atmospheres. The musicians are virtuosos, and this subtle chamber music sometimes recall DEBUSSY's or SATIE’s most melodious pieces, with also a more modern approach on rythms. Not to be missed !