Secret Oyster 1976 Straight To The Krankenhaus

Genre: Progressive Rock
Rate: 256 kbps CBR / 44100
Time: 00:41:51
Size: 76,60 MB



The Secret Oyster progressed in massive steps from their first album to this one in a three year period. Straight To The Krankenhaus is a tautly constructed exploration of the jazz/rock genre and an album layered with a sweet toned guitar, tons of fluid and wild saxophone playing juxtaposed with the then up and coming synthesizer, string synth, sounds of the day which would draw comparisons with such acts as Nucleus, latter day Karl Jenkins led Soft Machine or even touches of Weather Report albeit with a more sharper guitar driven edge and a more direct formula in musical structure.

The band merge their dual emphasis of dark progressive layers with laid back rhythms into an hypnotic groove more confident on Straight To The Krankenhaus than on their previous releases. The sound on the album is as accessible as anything released by many of the fusion acts who were breaking the mainstream barrier at the time during the seventies, it could be even argued that the Secret Oyster could even have had more to offer the genre had they reached a bigger audience, but unfortunately the band broke up after this release. Straight To The Krankenhaus now remains an obscure album as is much of, if not all, the Secret Oyster's work. (http://www.progarchives.com)



Tracklist:

01 - Lindance 01:13

02 - Straight To The Krankenhaus 02:45

03 - My Second Hand Rose 04:14

04 - High Luminant Silver Patterns 05:35

05 - Delveaux 07:52

06 - Stalled Angel 03:58

07 - Rubber Star 04:17

08 - Traffic & Elephants 06:12

09 - Leda & The Dog 05:45





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Secret Oyster 1974 Sea Son

Genre: Jazz-Rock
Rate: 320 kbps CBR / 44100
Time: 00:49:27
Size: 113,10 MB



This is a lost classic from these relatively unheard of Danish jazz fusion/psychsters. A very tight unit that at times sound like the Mahavishnu Orchestra albeit more laid back, especially the violin on track two "Mind Movie", and the build up on "Pajamamafia" is very Birds of Fire era 'vishnu. The Secret Oyster could also put together some great pieces of music some times very hypnotic as is the case with said mentioned "Mind Movie" with a looping riff over some nice guitar work from Claus Bøling. Soft Machine also come to mind occasionally but the songs the Oyster produce really stand up on their own though the sound would be the same time zone as during 1973-'74 the Soft Machine added a guitarist to their line up, and as much as I like the Soft Machine, I find Sea Son a much more listenable and working experimental album as opposed to Softs or Bundles as these two records were more akin to Jazz/rock fusion more than the earlier Soft Machine work but lacked the bite, raw energy or innocence of the earlier work.

Sea Son is certainly a fresh and engrossing album with plenty of raw action. All round The Secret Oyster put together a fine collection of tracks on their second album which then is all the more surprising that they have remained almost an obscure unit (though signed to the mighty CBS who virtually looked after the majority of jazz and jazz related acts) when at that time during the early to mid seventies the fusion genre took flight and many acts used it very successfully, some arguably with a lesser talent and craft than the Secret Oyster, but such is life. I had come across their name in conversation a few times over the years and the albums kept alluding me and I began to wonder was it just a myth or something. I don't know if these are available on CD but they should be searched out, they are quite collectible on vinyl. Certainly a must and especially for those who are fans of the fusion era. Very rewarding music that deserves attention. (http://www.progarchives.com)



Tracklist:

01 - Oysterjungle 03:02

02 - Mind Movie 09:17

03 - Pajamamafia 06:13

04 - Black Mist 03:42

05 - Painforest 05:33

06 - Paella 08:28

07 - Sea Son 05:26

08 - Alfresco Part I 05:39

09 - Alfresco Part II 02:07





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