nederlanditis
Sounds like a record you quickly assume you might have missed then, back in the day. Oh no, this is contemporary. Ridiculous fun. For those who recognize the many quotes that were thrown into dice cup - fun might even be bigger. A lot of Wyatt-isms went into this. Art forgers are great artists.
Fastnbulbous
They keep the instrumental workouts fairly concise (with the exception of the 7:53 long “…On A Dark Cloud”) and have crafted some pretty memorable tunes, especially “Play With The Rebels,” which features a gorgeous chorus reminiscent of Procol Harum’s songbook if it were reimagined by the Arctic Monkeys. “ | fastnbulbous.com/bonus-psych-morgan-delt-the-winstons-sir-robin-the-longbowmen-more/Favorite track: Play with the rebels.
Mark Harding
Superb debut. Eclectic mix of Prog styles, with a Canterbury leaning. Will be following this band closely!
Favorite track: A reason for goodbye.
Get ready to jump on your chair, dear ‘progsters’, because we can not imagine any different reaction upon hearing The Winstons’ debut record, a 100% Italian trio despite their name and the kind of music here proposed. Their genre in itself is hard to classify, but that definitely has its reference point the in the Canterbury progressive rock scene and in artists such as Soft Machine, Gong, Caravan, Henry Cow, Kevin Ayers and so on.
This is a power trio of multi-instrumentalists who hide under the pseudonyms Linnon Winston, Rob Winston and Enro Winston, but that are, surprisingly, three well known characters of the Italian indie-rock panorama; their real identities are, respectively, Lino Gitto, a constant presence in multiple releases and events of the Milan scene, Roberto Dell'Era, best known as the bass player in Afterhours, and Enrico Gabrielli from Calibro 35, Mariposa and Der Maurer.
As a result of a strong long-lasting friendship and a series of concerts played together all over Italy, The Winstons was born; in a ‘70s revival period like this, they explore a genre that almost no one has dared to face, the aforementioned ‘Canterburian Prog-rock’ (but the album also contains references to beat, garage rock and psychedelia), and do so with a truly amazing mastery!
The surreal album cover is made by Japanese artist Gun Kawamura, who also wrote the lyrics of two songs on the album (“Diprotodon” and “Number Number”), sung in Japanese by Gabrielli and Dell’Era”!
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Preparatevi a sobbalzare sulla sedia, cari ‘progster’, perché non riusciamo a immaginare una reazione diversa data dall’ascolto del debutto dei Winstons, italianissimo trio a dispetto del nome e del genere di musica proposto. Un genere che di per sé è di difficile catalogazione, ma che ha come punto di riferimento il progressive rock di matrice ‘canterburiana’, quello di Soft Machine, Gong, Caravan, Henry Cow, Kevin Ayers e affini.
Siamo al cospetto di un power trio di multi-strumentisti, che si celano sotto gli pseudonimi di Linnon Winston, Rob Winston e Enro Winston, ma che altri non sono, insospettabilmente, tre longevi esponenti della scena indie-rock italiana; Rispettivamente si tratta infatti di Lino Gitto, presenza costante in molteplici release ed eventi della scena milanese, Roberto Dell’Era, ai più noto in qualità di bassista degli Afterhours, ed Enrico Gabrielli di Calibro 35, Mariposa e Der Maurer.
Da una forte amicizia di lunga data e da una lunga condivisione dei palchi di tutta Italia nasce dunque la creatura The Winstons, che in un periodo di revival settantiano come quello odierno esplora un territorio in cui quasi nessuno ha osato addentrarsi, quello già citato della scena di Canterbury (e non solo, nell’album non mancano riferimenti al beat, al garage rock e alla psichedelia), e lo fanno con una padronanza di mezzi davvero sorprendente!
La surreale copertina del disco è realizzata dall’artista giapponese Gun Kawamura, autore anche dei testi di due brani dell’album (“Diprotodon” e “Number Number”), cantati dagli stessi Gabrielli e Dell’Era nella lingua del Sol Levante!
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released January 6, 2016
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Copie fisiche dell'album in formato CD papersleeve sono disponibili a questo link / Physical copies in papersleeve CD format are available at this link:https://btf.it/prodotto/the-winstons-same-cd/
This might be the least folky of the Wobbler releases and I wasn't sure about it at all.
After a few listens however I'm loving the inventiveness and the endless melodies, all driven along by Kristian Hultgren's wonderful percussive bass. PartTimeZombie
The new live EP by Ryan W. Stevenson's project reminded me, that this debut album must have been gone down the wishlist... If instrumental Canterbury stuff is your thing, this should be a no-brainer. Firmly rooted in the past (late 60s, 70s), nevertheless with a fresh sound. Guests incude The Tangent's Andy Tillison and Soft Machine's Theo Travis. Carsten Pieper
Every day until a Covid vaccine is found, Temporary Residence makes one of its records Name Your Price. Today’s is a classic from EitS. Bandcamp New & Notable Apr 13, 2020
This release makes me think of early delving from folk groups into jazz territory, with some Canterbury thrown in, The quartet really captures an era without falling into sentimentality, sounding like a lost soundtrack some mod 60s film at times. Airy, spiraling, effected vocals blend with what sound like vintage keyboards, guitars, bass, drums and flute for a lysergic trip back in time. Nickie Harte Kelly