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  1. 10-30-2013 #1
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    OCTOBER EQUUS QUARTET 'Isla Purgatorio'

    Hello friends,

    Very soon will be released a new October Equus Quartet album called Isla Purgatorio. The music presented here is maybe more direct than the usual in October Equus (but conveniently complex), with more spaces for improvisation and more oriented this time toward a kind of avant-prog-jazz-rock.

    The members of the band are Ángel Ontalva on guitar, Alfonso Muñoz alto sax, Amanda Pazos Cosse bass and Vasco Trilla drums and percussions. The album is a octoberXart's production for Clamshell Records. We will receive the CDs the next November 15 and probably at the end of November or in the first days of December you will find copies on your favorite store.

    Here you can listen to a track from the new album:
    https://soundcloud.com/angelontalva/...uus-quartet-la

    Here's a video taken on a rehearsal:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6kQV9Vo3I58

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    The album includes 9 new compositions by Ángel Ontalva, with recording and mixes by Amanda Pazos Cosse and mastering by Amanda and Ángel. The cover, illustrations and artwork design is by Ángel H. Rodríguez Morales (Ángel Ontalva's alter ego for paintings and illustrations).

    http://www.octoberxart.com/
    http://octoberxart.bandcamp.com/
    http://www.clamshellrecords.com/
    http://angelrodriguezmorales.blogspot.com.es/
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    This sounds pretty good!
    I'll be on the lookout for this.
    Thanks!
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    Sweet. Can't wait to hear it.
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    'Medusa', a new track from the forthcoming October Equus Quartet 'Isla Purgatorio' album. Hope you like it. We will receive the CDs next Monday!
    https://soundcloud.com/angelontalva/medusa
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    Looking forward to this.
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    October Equus Quartet 'Isla Purgatorio' is at last available on CD and digital download:

    https://octoberxart.bandcamp.com/album/isla-purgatorio

    USA: Wayside, Syn-Phonic.
    Japan: Disk Union, Marquee
    Europe: Just for Kicks, Clear Spot
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    Can't wait to hear it!
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    Quote Originally Posted by ahrm View Post
    October Equus Quartet 'Isla Purgatorio' is at last available on CD and digital download:

    https://octoberxart.bandcamp.com/album/isla-purgatorio

    USA: Wayside, Syn-Phonic.
    Japan: Disk Union, Marquee
    Europe: Just for Kicks, Clear Spot
    Don't see it up on Wayside yet, will order it when it is.
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  9. 11-19-2013 #9
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    Two weeks from now I hope.
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    I have it for a while and I am enjoying it.

    Again, a very different album from the previous one. I think this one is more Avant-jazz instead of Avant-prog. Less composed and a lot of room for improvisation.
    I like it, but do not think it is as good as Permafrost or Saturnal. I wouldn't want this as a main course, but as a snack in between it does the job very well.

    Off topic: I also got Angel Ontalva's solo album Mundo Flotante. Absolutely gorgeous stuff! Do not miss this one.
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  11. 12-06-2013 #11
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    Well, for some reason the album give the impression of being less composed than the OE albums, but I would say it's 80% composed. It's a more naked album, and as it's in fact another different band (OE 'quartet') we are trying some different directions here.

    I'm glad to see that you like the Mundo Flotante album. I think that there are several good compositions, I appreciate specially 'Una para Lars' ('One for Lars', I admire his music and it's dedicated to him) and the long Suite. Our next two releases (for the next spring I hope) will be a new October Equus with septet formation that is already half recorded (with keyboards, cello and two reeds), very different from the previous, and another Mundo Flotante with a band that will include cello, hurdy gurdy, melodica, saxes and vibraphone. This one will be more oriented toward a kind of balcanic-middle East tunes with more complex arrangements than the previous volume and less jazz-rock. Right now I'm finishing the arrangements of this album.
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    Wow. All that sounds excellent! I'm especially looking forward to the septet version of OE.
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    October Equus Quartet 'Isla Purgatorio' CD on Wayside: 'A stupendous release - maybe my personal favorite of a number of great releases by them so far. Hugely recommended!' http://www.waysidemusic.com/Music-Pr...CR-spc-15.aspx
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    Quote Originally Posted by ahrm View Post
    October Equus Quartet 'Isla Purgatorio' CD on Wayside: 'A stupendous release - maybe my personal favorite of a number of great releases by them so far. Hugely recommended!' http://www.waysidemusic.com/Music-Pr...CR-spc-15.aspx
    It may not 'yet' be my favorite, but is certainly a grower!
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    Laser's Edge opinion: 'Personally I like this new direction far more than what they were doing before. Highly recommended.'

    https://www.lasercd.com/node/10586
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    Ordered today. I'm looking forward to checking it out over the holidays.
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    I've ordered it for Christmas, so I'll have to wait until then to listen to it. But everything said thus far is making me want to hear it asap.
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    It's currently on sale at Lasers Edge with 15% off.
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    <bump>

    Anyone else heared this yet?
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    Got it for Xmas, haven't listened to it yet
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    Is very good.. played a few tracks on the show a few weeks ago. Made it to No. 10 in the weekly top 30 ;-)
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