Bo Hansson - Magician's Hat (1974, Remastered 2004)
Bo Hansson - Magician's Hat (1974, Remastered 2004) (Lossless)
Catalog 7243 8 66134 2 4 | EAC Rip | FLAC+CUE+LOG | 56:12 | 335 Mb | No Art
Psychedelic Rock, Downtempo, Ambient, Prog / Art Rock
Catalog 7243 8 66134 2 4 | EAC Rip | FLAC+CUE+LOG | 56:12 | 335 Mb | No Art
Psychedelic Rock, Downtempo, Ambient, Prog / Art Rock
Tracklist:
01 Big City (Extended Version) 11:29
02 Divided Reality 6:19
03 Elidor 1:35
04 Before The Rain 1:30
05 Fylke 1:52
06 Playing Downhill Into The Downs 1:44
07 Findhorn's Song 1:37
08 The Awakening 2:46
09 Wandering Song 3:15
10 The Sun (Parallel Or 90º) 7:14
11 Excursion With Complications 3:29
Bonus Track
12 City (Original Version) 7:24
13 Waltz At Dawn 5:53
Swedish instrumentalist Bo Hansson was probably more surprised than anyone when his 1972 masterwork, "Lord Of The Rings", became a runaway success. Yet despite - or perhaps because of - its lack of bombast, pomp and grandeur, this burnished collection of perfectly honed and haunting tunes (recorded on a four-track, folks!) perfectly encapsulates Professor Tolkien's epic. Bo had a difficult task on his hands to come up with a worthy follow-up; that he did so, with the mighty "Magician's Hat", is no less astonishing than its predecessor's success. Magician's Hat is more jazzy and dense, with a greater emphasis on the players where "Rings" had almost been a one-man band. Standout tracks are "The City", included here in original and extended versions, with its lonely saxophone beginning morphing into a swirl of time signatures and patterns, and "The Sun", where Hansson demonstrates his prowess on the electric piano without being in any sense show-offy. His musicians provide superb and sympathetic back-up - praise be, no progsters they - and it is a crying shame, even 30 years on, that this record failed to repeat the success of the Ring. The re-mastering is a treat, the sleeve notes generous, and there is a bonus track in the shape of the neat little coda, "Waltz At Dawn", slated for inclusion on the original album. Best of all, the packaging - and that magnificent front cover - have been beautifully preserved. A treat for the wee small hours.
Review, amazon.co.uk
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