Artista: Index
Álbum: Index
Año: 1999
Género: Rock sinfónico
Duración: 48:42
Nacionalidad: Brasil
Álbum: Index
Año: 1999
Género: Rock sinfónico
Duración: 48:42
Nacionalidad: Brasil
Lista de Temas:
1. Quaterna Requiem
2. Caverna
3. Serenata
4. Ciclos Das Mares
5. O Setimo Selo
6. Index
1. Quaterna Requiem
2. Caverna
3. Serenata
4. Ciclos Das Mares
5. O Setimo Selo
6. Index
Alineación:
- Jones Junior / 6 & 12 string acoustic guitars, elecric guitars
- Eliane Pisetta / hammond organ, piano, mini-Moog, synthesizers
- Fabricio Santalucia / bass
- Otaviano Kury / drums, percussion
En estas resubidas de bandas brazucas que está haciendo el Mago Sandy, no podía faltar Index, una muy buena banda de la que vamos a publicar su discografía (creo) completa. Muy buenos músicos para muy buena música progresiva Made in Brazil.
Y ya que el disco que publicamos anteriormente ("Liber Secundus") le gustó tanto a nuestro amigo Gueorgui, le entrego este primer disco de estos muy buenos músicos brasileros, donde se destacan algunos músicos de la gran banda Quaterna Requiem, esta banda ha sido reconocida internacionalmente y ha participado de numerosos festivales y presentaciones, además de proyectos varios como el levado a cabo por Colossus Project: "Decameron", que creo está por salir a la venta dentro de poco.
Veamos un comentario sobre la historia de la banda:
Formado en 1998 por Jones JÚNIOR (guitarras) y Otaviano KURY (teclados), en su primer álbum (homónimo instrumental grabado en 1999 conteniendo temas hasta entonces inéditos, compuestos en la banda QUATERNA RÉQUIEM, grupo donde Jones fue miembro fundador) INDEX desplegó fuertes influencias de las más significativas bandas de progresivo sinfónico de los '70, mezclándolas con elementos de la música renacentista y barroca, rock y jazz.Manticornio
Tras algunos cambios en su formación original, Leonardo REIS (batería, voz) y Ronaldo SCHENATO (bajo) se integraron a la banda, completando una formación que se mantiene hasta hoy día. Con ésta grabaron "Liber Secundus" en 2001, añadiendo vocales a las líneas musicales bien expuestas en su álbum debutante, dirigiendo el tema lírico al aspecto social, pero decidiendo regresar al formato instrumental desde mediados de 2002, año en el que INDEX fue capaz de presentarse en el Rio Art Rock Festival (RARF) en Río de Janeiro, Brasil, compartiendo escena junto a FOCUS. En 2003 se presentan en el BajaProg de Mexicali, México, y en 2004 sale su tercera producción, "Identidade", más maduro y efectivo.
Personalmente, este disco no me parece tan bueno como el nombrado "Liber Secundus", y no he escuchado "Identidade", pero no deja de ser un álbum interesante y que seguramente no hará mal a nadie. En este álbum se nota como grandes músicos se preparan para lo que sería un gran trabajo, éste es un buen álbum, recomendable.Renato Glaessel
Desconozco como ha sido la carrera musical de esta gente, y tengo muchas ganas de tener su último trabajo, aviso por si alguien lo puede conseguir.
Um álbum clássico certamente depende de bons músicos no aspecto técnico, isso o Index tem. Certamente depende de boas composições e arranjos, e isso o Index também tem. Mas isso somente não garante nada, afinal são inúmeros os álbuns com essas boas características. É preciso mais. É preciso algo mágico, que não se pode explicar com palavras, algo que simplesmente acontece e aqui aconteceu.
Ouvir o álbum homônimo da banda é uma viagem no sentido literal da palavra. Você vai voar, as atmosferas barrocas irão te conduzir a alguns lugares e paisagens do passado e você será encaminhado a lembranças e sensações das quais já havia se esquecido. Poucos são os discos capazes disso.
Os motivos estão em cada nota, no andamento perfeito e calculado, na perfeita interação de teclados analógicos conduzidos por Eliane Pisetta e as guitarras e violões de Jones Júnior. Algo de divino aconteceu aqui. Ser músico não é apenas tocar um instrumento, mas tocar com o instrumento.
Nesses tempos em que o progressivo parece ter se esquecido do valor de uma boa melodia, para valorizar experimentalismos sem sentido, valorizar uma técnica pasteurizada e fundir elementos à exaustão dos ouvintes para pura auto satisfação, para dizer que foi pioneiro.
Será pioneirismo copiar e re-copiar as figuras da recente vanguarda? Qual a diferença entre espelhar-se em movimentos de quinhentos ou de cinquenta anos? Certamente não produz nada de novo da mesma maneira. O importante é buscar referências com as quais se possa emocionar e emocionar os ouvintes, tão carentes dessas experiências. E isso o Index conseguiu já em seu disco de estréia e que, ao menos nesse quesito, dificilmente será superado.
Dizer que o Index é uma das melhores bandas da cena progressiva brasileira é chover no molhado. Difícil é tentar traduzir em palavras as intervenções dos teclados, das guitarras tristes, bem como da seção rítmica e harmônica e de toda a aura que envolve cada tema. Um álbum top do prog-rock Brasileiro.
The INDEX band, founded by guitarist Jones Júnior (ex-Quaterna Réquiem), blends Classic Symphonic Prog with some south american music influences and nice accoustic passages. Vintage keyboards bring a classic prog feel to the music.Progarchives
Their (debut?) album is purely instrumental, blending different styles of '70 prog like CAMEL and ELP. For fans of instrumental jazz-prog! "Liber Secundus", the second album, is typically classical style of progressive rock with various references made to the founder bands of this genre such as YES, GENESIS and RENAISSANCE. Interesting combination overall.
Formed in 1998, INDEX were led by guitarist Jones Junior (ex-QUATERNA REQUIEM) and drummer Otavian Kury and released their self-titled debut independently just a year after their formation.''Index'' had great success in countries like Italy,France,Korea,Argentina and USA with its elaborated symphonic rock sound.Following QUATERNA REQUIEM's traditional progressive rock,INDEX delivered six well-executed,sophisticated compositions lying somewhere between CAMEL's Canterbury/symphonic prog and E.L.P.'s classical/baroque-ish approach to rock.Definitely this album has its moments,based on Jones' superb Latimer-like guitar work and Pisetta's beatiful keys,a cross between PETER BARDENS and KEITH EMERSON.After bands like TEMPUS FUGIT,DOGMA or QUATERNA REQUIEM,INDEX are another talented act,who belong to the 90's Brazilian symph highlights.Judge for yourself by grabbing this nice treasure,which I honestly liked from the very first listen.Psarros
With their 1999's eponymous album, Index debuted as a Brazilian recording act in Brazil: their style is essentially symphonic, delivered with a stylish feel that relates it to Quaterna Réquiem (where Index leader Jones Junior took part in as the guitarist in the Velha Gravura line-up). In fact, this album's first track bears that band's name as a title, which makes me think that this was originally piece intended for the band lead by keyboardist Elisa Wiermann. Another curiousity is that the album's closing track is titled after teh current band, which also makes me think that the idea is to point at the present as a reality. Anyway, Index's sound is a very polished symphonic trend, with a dominant melodic drive and a tight sense of ensemble. Main influences seem to be classic Yes and Camel, plus references to compatriot bands Bacamarte and Quantum. All six compositions comprised in teh album's repertoire combine dynamics and control: these two factors are crucial for the elaboration of appealing epic tones and solemn ambiences. 'Quaterna Réquiem' starts with a slow piano motif, very much in the romantic vein. This prelude goes on with a second section led by Junior's classical guitar, which goes to Baroque places. Once the whole band settles in at last, the listener finds that the progressive splendour had been anticipated by the piano and classical guitar's alternate sections. 'Caverna' bears a similar spirit, although it is noticeable that the constrats between the more serene and more pompous passages has been an important focus in the arrangements' department. 'Serenata' begins with a classical guitar serenade, soon followed by a duet of piano and electric guitar, which eventually finds teh whole instrumentation softly going for an increasingly extroverted undertone (moderately, of course). 'Ciclos das Mares' digs deeper in this classicist trend: the keyboard orchestrations remind me of Bach. The acoustic guitar introduces some folkish elements that fuse sarabande and Creole music; when the electric guitar takes its turn, it states a few Gilmouresue lead phrases, very lovely indeed. If the three previous pieces had focused on a controlled complexity, 'Ciclos das Mares' brings a manifestation of pure serene beauty. 'O Setimo Selo' is the longes tand most enthusiastic piece in the album: most of its timespan is occupied by an agile, catchy jam. 'Index' is the extroverted closure that reiterates the opening track's colorful mood. Special mentions go to teh bardens-like Mini-Moog flourishes and the Howe-meets-Gilmour guitar lines. Truth is that the lack of violin is the only element that keeps these last two tracks from being confused for pieces from Quaterna Réquiem's debut album. Anyway, Index reveals itself as an important instrumental symphonic prog band from square one. All lovers of symph prog that wnat to take notice of what's going on in South America regarding this geographical area shouldn't overlook this band or this album.Cesar Inca
First album of Brazilian band INDEX being mainly a reincarnation of QUATERNA REQUIEM is a full instrumental one as mentioned already in their biography. The music on here is dominated by (female!) keyboard player Eliane Pisetta and blends perfectly elements of CAMEL and their previous band. But as well guitarist Jones Junior, who he played on "Velha Gravura", Quaterna's first album is doing a great job here, especially in "Serenata" on acoustic guitar. Really hard to name any outstanding track, since the whole album is just fantastic. All compositions have perfect playing times between 7 and 10 minutes, are very versatile and intricate never becoming tedious at any moment. Just as an example "Ciclos Das Mares" brings in a slight baroque touch by introducing a wonderful string arrangement followed by classical guitar before the full band sets in and Junior plays a great solo on electric guitar. Despite some similarities (only in style) to mentioned band they created definitely their very own sound and I've to say I don't miss vocals at any part of the album. I listened to it already quite often and I find it with each repeated listen even more fascinating. Thus if you love instrumental music and you like to get value for money you should go to buy this one immediately.Dieter Fischer
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