Lisker. 1979 Spain

Lisker's sole album is a rather simplistic, primarily instrumental album filled with fuzz guitar and flute, nice melodies, and a healthy amount of energy. From the above statement, two items are worth calling out: 1) The melodies are well thought-out, and are memorable long after the music has stopped. And 2) the guitar tone is decidedly psychedelic, which is quite the rarity for a 1979 recording. Lisker tracks close to the French band Triode in terms of overall sound. And the melodic quotient could make one state that Lisker is to the Basque Country what Gotic is to Catalonia. Plus the psychedelic influences of course. Excellent album.

Ownership: LP: 1979 Xoxoa. Gatefold. There was a time when this was highly sought after and very expensive. I obtained my original copy in a trade back in 1994 from a well known European dealer. When the CD came out, I couldn't resist trading it to a friend / dealer for 30 new CDs. Even today, I question whether or not that was a good idea. But money was much more scarce then for the UMR. However, as is often the case, I reacquired arguably even a better copy, at a cheaper price from a good friend of the UMR in late 2018. This replaces the aforementioned CD that offers nothing else. 

7/7/13; 12/9/18