The Flying Caravan (SPA)

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The Flying Caravan (SPA)

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The Flying Caravan - I Just Wanna Break Even (2CD) (2021) (Wormholedeath Records Edition 2023)

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Year : 2021 (Wormholedeath Records Edition 2023)
Style : Progressive Rock
Country : Spain
Audio : 320 kbps + all scans
Size : 233 mb


Bio:

Born in Alicante in 1970, Antonio started playing the guitar at the age of 13 with Mark Knopfler as his main musical influence and assimilating the fingerpicking style as his own.Since the age of 18, he has been learning modern technique and harmony with different guitar teachers. As an avid record collector, he devours all types of music from bands and styles he gets acquainted.With his first band, Yeomen, he performed live for the first time while gaining influence from bands like Camel, Jethro Tull, Kansas, Pink Floyd, Genesis, Yes and musicians such as Andy Latimer, Martin Barre, David Gilmour or Bill Nelson.Antonio was one of the founding members of the group Numen in 1992 with whom he recorded two albums, “Samsara” (1998) and “Numenclature” (2014), as well as the DVD “Numenclature-Un viaje en progresivo”.Since 2000 he has been a member of the bands Malatesta Bier Band, Whiskey con Yoda, The Worms and Kamikaze Sound Express with whom he has played a variety of styles.From that year onwards, he focused on the idea of developing his own compositions to record a double album. When Juanjo Sánchez (Keyboards), joined the project in 2004, all ended up as The Flying Caravan.However, the turning point for the project took place when Izaga Plata (Vocals), joined it. It was then when she and Antonio developed the voice melodies and the lyrics for the record.With the entry of Pedro Pablo Molina (Bass), Lluís Mas (Drums) and the return of Juanjo, the project became established. The band recorded then their first double, “I Just Wanna Break Even” in Altea between March and August 2017 with the help of some good friends and great musicians.The recording of The Flying Caravan was made in the studio of the Miguel Hernández University, in Altea, with Daniel Montiel as the sound engineer, audio mixing and mastering process, with Lluis Mas in his studio in Alicante, and with Antonio Valiente and Lluis Mas as the producers of the album.The album cover has been drawnedby the outstanding illustrator Mario Domínguez.After a two-year lasting production, during which keyboards and percussions were added, the album was finally released on January 11 2021 displaying the collaboration of Manolo Salido (sax), Juan Carlos Aracil (flute) and Jorge Aniorte (vocals).The influence of bands like The Flower Kings, Karmakanic, Transatlantic, Be Bop Deluxe and musicians such as Roine Stolt, Neal Morse and Jonas Reingold becomes evident with the sounds of progressive and classic rock being present throughout the six tracks of the record and thus creating the proper atmosphere for the development of the band´s music.The double album achieves very positive reviews and a great appreciation in the circuit of world wide progressive rock broadcasters. Numerous radio programs, fanzines and specialized websites positioned this record between the best works in 2021.Izaga Plata and Juanjo Sánchez have been obliged to leave the group due to work reasons as they couldn´t combine the tasks in the band with their work.In december 2021, Julia Novecento joins the band as a singer and keyboardist so as to develop the new musical pieces of the future new album which will be released in 2023.In July 2022 José Antonio Hernández joins the band as a new keyboard player for the line-up.

Album:

Progressive rock band THE FLYING CARAVAN has signed a contract with Italian record label Wormholedeath to world-wide release their double album “I Just Wanna Break Even”. The influence of classic bands like Camel, Pink Floyd, Kansas – and new prog like The Flower Kings, Karmakanic and Transatlantic or musicians such as Roine Stolt, Neal Morse, and Jonas Reingold becomes evident with the sounds of progressive and classic rock being present throughout the recording creating the proper atmosphere for the development of the band’s music.If there’s a prize for a band bringing back that Seventies sound in its purest – then it must surely go to The Flying Caravan.Think about legendary progressive rock double albums for a moment. What comes to mind? The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway? Tales From Topographic Oceans? The Wall? All of those are examples of bands at the peak of their powers, stretching themselves beyond the standard 45-minute mark. With those albums still today being talked about reverently, there’s something surprising, if not shocking, to see a brand-new progressive band dare to release a debut double album. It almost smacks of arrogance!However, you’ll be surprised by the quality and maturity of the compositions and the seemingly endless flow of original ideas. The almost two hours running time of both discs pass by in a flash.The album can be considered in two blocks, split between the two long epics (definitely of Tales From Topographic Oceans proportions!) and the four shorter tracks that open the album.Well, calling them shorter may give the wrong impression that they are minor pieces but in fact none of them are shorter than six and a half minutes and none of them you would describe as simple pieces. An instrumental entitled Get Real opens proceedings with a gentle jazz rock groove, reminding me of the mood of Camel’s debut album. The second part of the track loses some of the jazzy feel and gets into some more aggressive (but not heavy) riffing with some great dueling between guitar (Antonio Valiente) and organ (Juanjo Sánchez). Valiente’s solo playing (here, and often later) recalls Andy Latimer – with impact and emotional beauty being to the fore at the expense of any flashiness.The next song, titled after the band, is infectiously energetic and cheerful, full of fast-paced acoustic guitars and 70’s-tinged Moog. This track introduces Izaga Plata on vocals. Her English diction is not quite perfect, but she makes up for it with a strong voice and a pleasant tone.Next up is Upstream To Manonash that opens with an impressive wave of symphonic keyboards, acoustic guitars and drums, almost like a modern-day Epitaph. The vocal section that follows is gentle, supported mostly by picked electric guitar and organ, before leading to a beautifully restrained guitar solo. Plata returns for the strong but not over-emphasized climax of this brilliantly constructed song. This ability to create impactful music without any kitchen-sink histrionics is a hallmark of the group.The last of the opening quartet is called Love’s Labour Mislaid – a great title, one of many clever linguistic twists among the song titles here. The song opens and closes with ethereal vocalizing while the highlight of the main section is the anthemic chorus, emotionally sung by Plata and reminiscent of Mostly Autumn at their best.The first of the lengthier pieces is the seventeen-minute The Bumpy Road To Knowledge. ‘Epic’ is certainly the word to describe the Floydian three-minute opening with synths and ocean sounds (hinting at life emerging from the primordial sea), a wailing guitar theme and then mysterious organ over a pulsing bass. This intro is followed by a leisurely vocal section which gradually increases with intensity, climaxing in a fine guitar solo. This is then unexpectedly followed by an excellent lengthy sax break (from guest artist Juan Carlos Aracil) before a second guitar solo and then a gentle coda closes the piece.A Fairy Tale For Grown-Ups is explicitly split into seven distinct parts over its massive thirty-six minute duration. Two of the pieces are instrumentals – Part 1 Northern Lights shows the same sort of infectious variety they displayed in Get Real, while Part 5 Moonlight Labyrinth is an enjoyable extended jam over a funky groove.The centrepiece, at least in length, is the near ten-minute Part 3 S.A.D. (Solitude Affective Disorder) which belies its title by being ridiculously cheerful thanks to a wash of Styx-like keyboards and its energetic momentum from layered acoustic guitars. My favorite piece in the suite is Part 5 The World Had Turned Over (And I Couldn’t Hold On). An ethereal vocal line over a sparse accompaniment gives the piece the same sort of mysterious feel that Zeppelin created in No Quarter. This vocal line is punctured three times by a warm guitar refrain from Valiente. It’s very simple but so very effective.The band might just modestly ‘wanna break even’ but they certainly deserve to hit the jackpot with this release. It is a quite remarkably mature and varied prog feast.

Line-Up:

Izaga Plata (vocals)
Pedro Pablo Molina (bass)
Antonio Valente (guitars)
Juan J Sanchez (keyboards)
Lluis Mas (drums)
Manolo Salido (sax)
Juan Carlos Aracil (flute)
Jorge Aniorte (additional vocals)

Tracklist:

CD1:

01. Get Real
02. Flying Caravan
03. Upstream To Manonash
04. Love’s Labour Mislaid
05. The Bumpy Road To Knowledge

CD2:

01. A Fairy Tale For Grown-Ups:
– Northern Lights
– Change Of Revue
– S.A.D. (Solitude Affective Disorder)
– The World Had Turned Over (And I Couldn’t Hold On)
– Moonlight Labyrinth
– Second Thoughts
– The Sum Of Your Fears
02. The Bumpy Road To Knowledge (Alt. version)


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