Grauzone were formed in Berne, Switzerland in 1980. This was their only album, (extended in a CD rerelease). Post punk Neue Deutsche Welle, lead vocals by Stephan Eicher ...
Flame dream were a Swiss progressive group, this was their debut with Yes harmonies and mellotron touches ... Gate to Calatea ...
Peter Wolf - vocals, woodwinds Roland Ruckstuhl - keyboards Urs Waldispühl - guitar Urs Hochuli - bass, vocals Peter Furrer - drums, percussion
The band could have been compared to Genesis during the Peter Gabriel
era (similar vocals, flutes and keyboards) with influences of Van Der
Graaf Generator (dark climates and sax) and Gentle Giant (syncopated
structures), however it was by no means a clone! The compositions were
characterised by the stress on the keyboards and the virtuosity of the
keyboards wizard playing tunes, always melodic and often melancholy,
on top of a very dynamic and complex rhythm section, the whole stuff
embroidered by superb flute and sax parts. The sound was characterised
too by the absence of guitars, and by the singer's peculiar colour,
often reminding Peter Gabriel and Phil Collins... ezhevika.blogspot.co.uk ...
AGAMEMNON was a German band that
recorded their only release back in 1980. There is some speculation
that the band is actually from Switzerland, as that is where the
original LP was privately released. Either way, AGAMEMNON S/T is
keyboard dominated space/psych/prog music. The lyrics are in German. It
is reminiscent of Minotaurus, Epidaurus and in some parts Kyrie Eleison.
This album features the first two stories from the mythologic Greek
hero. It is divided into 2 main tracks as Parts I and II . (Progarchives.com)
