Prog-Rock Tribute Bulgaria

[Crimsoncrow]

Hello by myslef! I want to introduce you one project which is honored to some classics prog-bands. And this is the first video. Soon will be more.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tx5OTarZNy8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tx5OTarZNy8

[Top Cat]

Hi Crimsoncrow, welcome to PE. I'm relatively new here myself, but just wanted to thank you for sharing your cover of this classic Genesis song.
Sounds great, very well done, and I wasn't sure about a female covering the vocals on this classic, but she sounds great.
Thanks again for sharing, and I wish your group much success. :):up

[Crimsoncrow]

Hi Top Cat! I am absolute rookie here. :) Thanks for the nice words and for attention! Soon we will introduce and another prog classics - we all are in big love with this style of music. Later in the year I will introduce my author's music project and all the reviews will be very helpful for the band!
I have checked link to your Soundcloud page- admiration and respect for all the music that you share!

[moecurlythanu]

Is that Armando Gallo with the blue knit hat on? ;)

Well done.

[JKL2000]

Is that Armando Gallo with the blue knit hat on? ;)


Pretty sure it's not! Did he always wear a blue knit hat?

This is a very nice version - well done!

[Buddhabreath]

Very well done, look forward to something original. Glad to see this music has some life in Bulgaria! :up

[Crimsoncrow]

Is that Armando Gallo with the blue knit hat on? ;)

Well done.

:) Withe special time machine, we have returned back a long time and enter him in this production like drummer and backing vocalist.
You made it my week smiling. Thanks!

[Crimsoncrow]

Pretty sure it's not! Did he always wear a blue knit hat?

This is a very nice version - well done!

Thanks a lot for the attention! It's very improtant and encouraging for us to see and collect comments from people with special understanding and respect about prog-rock!

[Crimsoncrow]

Very well done, look forward to something original. Glad to see this music has some life in Bulgaria! :up

Thank you for the nice words! Bulgaria is a little country, but here are people who are very big fans of progressive rock. Unfortunately the rock music is an uderground movement in our country, but this encourage the musicians to be indipendent artist and to make music without any attention on conjuncture.

[Crimsoncrow]

Hello, again! Here is another cover by our project. I hope that you will enjoy!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=8&v=f7XvI48b1sE
Our producer, the multiinstrumentalist George Varamezov by accident was introduce here and like singer. :) We admire his courage!

[mozo-pg]

The Musical Box cover is really nice! I'll check out the Tull later on. I like everything about the first clip though.

[Top Cat]

Hello, again! Here is another cover by our project. I hope that you will enjoy!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=8&v=f7XvI48b1sE
Our producer, the multiinstrumentalist George Varamezov by accident was introduce here and like singer. :) We admire his courage!

Great cover here, and George looks like he's having a lot of fun and does a great job as well as capturing Ian's playfullness. :)
Good to see you again Daniel. :up

[Crimsoncrow]

The Musical Box cover is really nice! I'll check out the Tull later on. I like everything about the first clip though.

Thanks a lot for the nice words and for the attention!

[Crimsoncrow]

Great cover here, and George looks like he's having a lot of fun and does a great job as well as capturing Ian's playfullness. :)
Good to see you again Daniel. :up

I am also glad to see you again, Richard! :) For all of us this project is a lot of fun and spring of very possitive emotions. George is very calm person in real life, but he is absolutely devoted to the music and on the stage and on the studio field his emotionality arise. :) We know very well that Ian Anderson is inimitable and idea to make that cover was only to give our honour to the band Jethro Tull.

[mozo-pg]

Thanks a lot for the nice words and for the attention!

No, thank you! The Tull song is equally impressive. It's hard to get the vocals but yours were bang on. The musicianship is stellar. I look forward to the next installment.

[progeezer]

WOW! As both a musician and the father of 2 adopted Romanian children, it makes me very happy to see that eastern Europe has such superb talent!

Bravo!:up

[Crimsoncrow]

WOW! As both a musician and the father of 2 adopted Romanian children, it makes me very happy to see that eastern Europe has such superb talent!

Bravo!:up

Thanks a lot for the nice words! And respect for your decision to adopted orphaned children from Eastern Europe!
For the good and quality music there are no borders and we have been growed up with the music of Yes, Gentle Giant, King Crimson, Genesis, Jethro Tull, ELP, Van Der Graaf Generator, Kansas and so many other bands...... For me personally the meeting with the music of this bands, Led Zeppelin, Mahavishnu Orchestra and Frank Zappa created big impact in my life! :)

[Crimsoncrow]

And another cover made by us - "South Of The Sky" Yes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hz0t0--VMxk&t=0s&list=PL4Z5MXVKjp3HnQXOWlsWt-XqCnlj2XtVl&index=2

[Top Cat]

EXCELLENT!! Lots of energy and the vocals are fantastic. I love it... is this part of a future collaboration cd to be released Daniel?

[Crimsoncrow]

EXCELLENT!! Lots of energy and the vocals are fantastic. I love it... is this part of a future collaboration cd to be released Daniel?

Thank you, Richard! This project, which includes the covers of some of the favorite prog rock bands, will only present itself through the YouTube videos. There are plans in the near future to bring some of these covers to live performances.

[tommy_n_chucky]

Thread fork: Bulgarian prog? (http://www.progressiveears.org/forum/showthread.php/18385-Bulgarian-prog?p=801783)



The first two albums by Formation Studio Balkanton (aka F.S.B.) are fairly decent, and especially FSB 2 from 1979. They were a state-constructed act with members culled from conservatory circles in Sofia by a local party cultural committee, and their debut (Non-Stop) contains uncredited covers of tunes by Patrick Moraz and Gentle Giant next to self-composed songs. But alas their second one is the better release, and the ones after that are, uh, not recommended.



FSB - Live [Full Concert] (2011)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02ZJB3c2q5I

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02ZJB3c2q5I



•01. Пак ще се прегърнем
(м. Александър Бахаров, т. Михаил Белчев)

•02. Не така
(м. Румен Бояджиев, Константин Цеков, т. Даниела Кузманова)

•03. Изповед
(м. Румен Бояджиев, Константин Цеков, т. Даниела Кузманова)

•04. Пътуване
(м. Румен Бояджиев, Константин Цеков, Александър Бахаров, т. Даниела Кузманова)

•05. Нищо не взимай с теб
(м. Румен Бояджиев, Константин Цеков, т. Живка Шопова)

•06. Няма как
(м. Румен Бояджиев, Константин Цеков, т. Виктор Самуилов)

•07. Както преди
(м. Румен Бояджиев, Константин Цеков, т. Живка Шопова)

•08. Иде вятър
(м. Румен Бояджиев, Константин Цеков, т. Калин Донков)

•09. Параграф
(м. Румен Бояджиев, Константин Цеков, т. Даниела Кузманова)

•10. Зимна къща
(м. Румен Бояджиев, Константин Цеков, т. Калин Донков)

•11. Случва се
(м. Румен Бояджиев, Константин Цеков, Александър Бахаров, т. Даниела Кузманова)

•12. Отговор
(м. Румен Бояджиев, Константин Цеков, т. Добри Жотев)

•13. Протегнах две ръце
(м. Румен Бояджиев, Константин Цеков, т. Евтим Евтимов)

•14. Обещание
(м. Румен Бояджиев, Константин Цеков, Александър Бахаров, т. Владимир Башев)

•15. Не бързай слънчо
(м. Стефан Кънев, т. Николай Кауфман)

•16. Епизод от романтичен филм
(м. Румен Бояджиев, Александър Бахаров, т. Михаил Белчев)

•17. А там не бяхме
(м. Румен Бояджиев, Константин Цеков, т. Живка Шопова)

•18. Религия
(м. Румен Бояджиев, Константин Цеков, т. Даниела Кузманова)

•19. Обичам те до тук
(м. Румен Бояджиев, Константин Цеков, т. Георги Константинов)

•20. Празник
(м. Румен Бояджиев, Константин Цеков, Александър Бахаров, т. Даниела Кузманова)

•21. Високо
(м. Румен Бояджиев, Константин Цеков, т. Евтим Евтимов)


BONUS EGG:


I first discovered F.S.B. about 10 years ago in Vegas after running into some bulgarians. Found an old YT song that was popular back in their day which is a remake of a Le Orme song from the album Smogmagica:

FSB - Sled 10 godini
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lhg4-L5rFgI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lhg4-L5rFgI

Le Orme - Smogmagica - Amico Di Ieri
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPW4xcWXLE8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPW4xcWXLE8


FSB* ‎– Обичам Те Дотук / I Love You Up To Here
Label: UBP International ‎– UBP-042
Format: CD, Album, Remastered
Country: Bulgaria
Released: 2001
Genre: Rock, Pop
Style: Pop Rock, Prog Rock

Discogs link (https://www.discogs.com/FSB-%D0%9E%D0%B1%D0%B8%D1%87%D0%B0%D0%BC-%D0%A2%D0%B5-%D0%94%D0%BE%D1%82%D1%83%D0%BA-I-Love-You-Up-To-Here/release/3127292)

Looks like a crowd pleaser with shouting fan girls..:D

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHqSDyWwTI4

Anyone know if FSB can be found online streaming (Bandcamp, Spotify, et. al) or in CD/Vinyl shops let me know.

P.S. I answered my own question after going through the YT link:


Румен Бояджиев
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwealqPFnWZuqIsrmHeDtpg

Rumen Boyadjiev
Sofia, Bulgaria
https://soundcloud.com/RumenBoyadjiev

Website: http://fsb.bg/en/tour.php
Twitter: https://twitter.com/RumenBoyadjiev