LISKER – LISKER – 1979 (SP) heavy progressive

An intriguing Basque group, Lisker had an unusual formulation, featuring no keyboards but instead a sprightly flute, used as a foil for what is basically a hard rock album full of muscular rhythms, energetic drumming, and sometimes bluesy jammy lead guitar. They seem like an angry cousin of Magdalena, another (better) Basque group that also issued one album. Only a few of the soft acoustic introductions betray any folk roots, and for 1979 precious little except for the combination of instruments itself can speak for the band in terms of innovation or interest other than the historical.

Julián Alberdi (guitarra eléctrica/electric guitar)
Jesús Gil (flauta/flute)
Ernesto Gómez (guitarra acústica/acoustic guitar voz/vocals)
José Antonio Salado (batería/drums)
Javier Zabala (bajo/bass)
1. Kalean festa (5:18)
2. Amets jazarriak (6:41)
3. Bakardade tristea (6:38)
4. Garajeko melodia (7:25)
5. Eldarniotik iheska (9:06)

Rip from CD 256@ (artwork included)
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