LP ORCHESTRA NJERVUDAROV - CON LE ORECCHIE DI EROS - EMI Italiana No 3C064-18139

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Orchestra Njervudarov, " Con le orecchie di Eros " 

Label: EMI Italiana / Cat. No 3C064-18139

Release: 1979

Record: ex 

Cover: ex

LP und Cover in einwandfreiem Zustand!

LP and Cover in excellent condition!

Tracklisting:

Line up:

• Bruno Mariani: Elektrische und akustische Gitarren, ROLAND Gitarre, Synthesizer, Percussion
• Roberto Costa: Bassgitarre, Kontrabass, Crumar Synthesizer, Polymoog, Posaune
• Piergiorgio Bonafe: Saxophone, Klarinette, Flügelhorn, Flöte
• Piero Baldassari: Elektrisches und akustisches Klavier, Polymoog
• Adriano Pedini: Schlagzeug, Vibraphon, Flöte, Percussion

Orchestra Njervudarov was formed in Bologna, though some of the members were from the Marche. The band nucleus existed since mid 70's under the name Frogs, playing a jazz-rock inspired from Soft Machine and Weather Report. The new name was chosen not long before the album release in 1979, and the group had a limited live activity. Con le orecchie di Eros, the only recorded release by Orchestra Njervudarov, is an album with a very strange story, being well known by name to many italian prog fans throughout the words, though few of them had heard it, making it a sort of legendary (and difficult to find) record. Released in 1979, probably in a limited quantity, by EMI, and badly promoted, the album is an unusual mix of Canterbury-inspired instrumental jazz prog (not unlike Picchio Dal Pozzo's albums), Zappa-esque sounds and atmospheres and even a touch of ironical new wave like in the long-titled Rapporto Njervudarov sulla teoria degli opposti estremismi (to be honest, this is the only track to sound totally out of place in the entire album, with crazy lyrics in the same vein as some "demential" italian punk bands of the late 70's).The LP has some very good and intense moments, though it's not particularly representative of the typical italian prog sound. Bass player Roberto Costa has long collaborated with Lucio Dalla and other italian pop artists like Luca Carboni and Luca Barbarossa. Even guitarist Bruno Mariani has briefly played with Lucio Dalla, as well as with Ron, Samuele Bersani, Ornella Vanoni and others.Drummer Adriano Pedini still plays in the jazz field after having a long career as sessionman. A rare album, Con le orecchie di Eros has never been reissued on vinyl nor CD. It has an odd number in the EMI catalogue, as the 3C064-18139 used for this record seems to be dated 1976 like Baricentro's Sconcerto from that year (no.3C064-18152). Probably the LP was given an unused old catalogue number. No counterfeits exist nor foreign vinyl issues.

Überwältigender Gesamteindruck

Wer mag da wohl an den Schaltstellen bei Mütterchen EMI in Italien gesessen haben, der dafür Sorge getragen hat, daß dieses schier avantgardistisch anmutende Werk einiger (auch danach) in der Rock- und Jazzszene völlig unbekannter Italiener gerade noch zum Ausklang des experimentellsten Jahrzehnts der Rockgeschichte auf einem schon längst (wieder) dem Kommerz verfallenen Majorlabel erschienen ist?? Zumal im Italien der 70er sich ja einige recht bekannte Alternativlabel wie CRAMPS (mit Area) und L'ORCHESTRA (mit den RIO-Rockern Stormy Six) schon eine Namen gemacht hatten. Über Jahrzehnte hinweg hat diese Scheibe den Nimbus des Rätselhaften, denn ihre Bestellnummer taucht in den EMI-Unterlagen nie auf, und sogar in den italienischen Schriften zum Thema wurde diese Platte/Band nie erwähnt. Umso wichtiger, daß jetzt über sie geredet wird: in multiinstrumenteller Fünferbesetzung (Gitarre, Synthesizer, Bass, Kontrabass, Posaune, Klarinette, Saxophon, Flöten, Hörner, Vibraphon und Schlagzeug) schaffen die Jungs eine düstere, dissonante, recht abstrakte, rein instrumentale Klangwelt, der man sich trotz ihrer Fremdartigkeit kaum entziehen kann. In einer wunderbar transparenten Produktion vermag der "rockige" Sound der verwendeten Instrumente, allen voran das Schlagzeug, eine Brücke zu schlagen zu den merkwürdigen Melodiefetzen, die eigentlich in der Modernen Komposition zuhause sind. Der Gesamteindruck ist überwältigend.

WOW! What is this?!

An amazingly rare album from Italy! Orchestra Njervudarov "con le orecchie di eros" it's a very curious and intresting recording from 1979. Actually the name of the band has been chosen only for the LP recording, the real name is actually Frogs. A very nasty quintet made by some great musicians and most of them seems still in musical scene, for example Roberto Costa made some arrangements for some famous musician for example Lucio Dalla, Ron, Gianni Morandi and even Luciano Pavarotti, same thing for Bruno Mariani. Adriano Pedrini it's a music professor and seems he is keeping teaching for some musical school in Italy. The album itself it's incredible, there is a lot of jazz, canterbury and avant garde chamber music influence, it's hard to describe the sound of this group. Take Picchio dal Pozzo and blend it with Universe Zero music, then add Area rhythms and passage and fill everything with some dark but immense and wide atmospheres. It's the best i can do for describe this album quickly for give an idea of this LP. The album opens with Tot Stelle Reflex, a fast and very complex song! A great way to open an LP! You can sure notice a great work of bass and drums lines, simply fantastic! The instruments in this songs are like a puzzle, every part it's studied to attach to the other, and create a great mosaic of sounds and atmosphere! The ending also it's amazing too! Next is Spleen Codice Notturno. This one it's more linear and smooth respect to the last one, it have more jazzy tunes and it's less complex. The sax fill most of the song creating some nice atmospheres. The keys are ok too, overall this song is also ok. Una baldoria verticale begins with a drum riff and slowly the other istruments comes in with some difficult and complex patterns. The piano creates great passagess which are totally freaked. Most of the songs seems jazz improvised, but at last you can hear some nice guitar passage which slowly end the songs. Another great song is Tristessa, which is one of my favourite here. It start with a smooth introwith synth and piano. The other instruments follow in creating some good atmosphere with. Also this track it's more linear respect the other one. It got some good taste of chamber music, remind me a bit Univers Zero or Henry cow in this one. The we have Rapporto Njervudarov sulla teoria degli opposti estremismi which is one of very highlight of this LP! Surely if you're not italian you cannot understand or enjoy this track, beacouse it's joke track joking disco music and early punk. I think they have done this beacouse a lot of times italians talk english without kwnowing the words they are singing, infact a lot of times you can hear something like "PEOPLE DANCING" or "mmm... SEXY" without any counsistancy or meaning. The punk part it's also cool too, maybe the funniest part of this track and again it's full of nonsense and here you can hear something like "I've discovered america, iv'e invented the warm water" or my favourite "I ALWAYS DO THIS GRIND VOICE"! This song, for its consistancy remind me a lot Elio e le storie tese if you know what i'm talking about. You don't have to be serious to enjoy this song, just have some fun! Now the LP become serious again, and we have Toujours l'amour, another outstanding and complex track like the first one, with a good use of synthsiezers, nice guitar phrases, great passage and tempo changing!.. as the first song it's hard to describe something like this, it's something that you have to hear! Last track it's Il montaggio delle attrazioni / Sinfonia Erotica and again it's another strange avant grade song! it's the longest song so far but i don't know where Il montaggio delle attrazioni ends and Sinfonia Erotica begins... Maybe when the piano begin improvising... i don't know! Anyway it's again something very original with complex passages and immense atmosphere! It's been hard to describe this album, a reason more to hear this album, becouse i haven't been clear so much! (and my english it's not good...) Orchestra Njervudarov's "con le orecchie di eros" it's an excelent album and i ask my self why there isn't still a cd release or a vinyl reissue?! This is a very courious record and deserve to be heard by many progressive rock fans! The only reason why i don't give this album 5 stars it's beacouse it's hard to find and maybe it not worth as other R.I.O. albums. But i personally recomand this album becouse it's original and unique, maybe a lost classic! Recomand to every R.I.O., jazz, chamber rock and canterbury scene fan!

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