Sintesis' debut perfectly captures Latin America's blend of simple romantic singer songwriter music with complex symphonic rock. Though isolated in communist Cuba, Sintesis managed to tap into that same mindset. Whether they obtained music similar on the black market, or were privileged to hear prog albums from Argentina and Venezuela, one cannot say. The compositions are well crafted, and the synthesizer work in particular recalls the more known UK bands from the mid 70s. Fine electric guitar as well. Female vocals in Spanish add to the allure. En Busca de una Nueva Flor remains the sole progressive rock album I own from Cuba. I enjoyed a +1 listen on this revisit.
Ownership: CD: 1997 Sol & Deneb (Mexico). Fine reissue with a short history of the band in Spanish. Features 2 bonus tracks, both from their 1981 self titled second album. I presume these to be the most progressive rock oriented songs from that album, but I've never heard it in full. This CD features unique artwork, and is the 3rd cover to do so. The second LP issue was released in Mexico, and I suspect that is the source of this CD as well.
4/6/16; 6/21/22 (new entry)
No comments:
Post a Comment