After the split of Las Antorchas Victor Motta Aviles and band mate Omar Cortes Gaviño teamed up with Victor's brother Guillermo and continued as Antorcha. They played a sort of Acid-Rock but developed a style of their own. Actually not my kind of music but I like their anarchistic attitude and they receive extra points for the demented sound on few of their tracks. After a handful of E.P.'s they finally released an album in 1976. Shortly after they called it quits and 30 years later VAM Records (VAM 001-CD / 2006) put out a CD with all the tracks from their 45's plus "Mira" from their cassette-only release from 1976.
Tracklist: - Canción No. 1 - Nada - Amiga - En El Jardín Del Edén - Grass - Going Down - La Tierra - Crisalida - Sodomáquina - Inconclusa - Mira - Bracero - Intento No. 2 - Quiero Vivir Personnel: Omar Cortes Gaviño (bs, vcls) [ABC] Victor Manuel Motta Aviles (keyb'ds, rhythm gtr, vcls) [ABC] Guillermo Motta Aviles (keyb'ds, lead gtr, vcls) [ABC] Mario Salazar Hernández (organ, vcls) [B] Antonio Salcedo (drms, vcls) [C] Band origin: Mexico City (Mexico)
This is actually the October Cherries from Singapore but after the departure of guitarist Peter Diaz they renamed themselves as Truck for only one record. "Surprise, Surprise" is a pretty good pop album with slightly psychedelic vibes, best compared to The Beatles "White Album" era. "One Fine Day", "Broken Chair", "This Is Our Love Song", "Dreamseller" and "Lay Down Your Love" were previously released on the October Cherries "Dreamseller" LP but appeared here as new versions. I'm not sure if Benny Siew and Richard "Bib" Khan were still involved but singer/bassist Jay Shotam and new guitarist Chris Vadham were definitely on board. Originally released on Baal Records and re-issued on Guerssen (Guerssen GUESS 019 / 2004).
Tracklist: - Surprise, Surprise - These Words I Sing For You - One Fine Day - Earth Song - Broken Chair - This Is Our Love Song - Dreamseller - Take Me Ohio - Lay Down Your Love - Love Blooms All Over Me Personnel incl.: Jay Shotam (lead vcls, bs) Chris Vadham (lead gtr) Bal Shotam (Jeremyh Star [vcls]) Band origin: Singapore
A group of Sioux Indians from Albuquerque/New Mexico. This album collects their early work in the sixties as they were known as the Lincoln Street Exit (nevertheless it was released under their then known name Xit). It contains their great acid punk-rocker "Sunny Sunday Dream" as well as some unreleased material. "Half A Man" for instance is a cool late sixties rocker, "Open Doorway" and "She's Upon Her Way" are pretty much in the sunshine-pop mould whilst "Orange Benevolence" and "Forever Or Not At All" are melancholic soft-rock ballads. Only the boring "Soulful Drifter" (their last 45 as Lincoln Street Exit) and the standard bluesy numbers "Mississippi Riverboat Gamblin' Man" and "St. Louis Mama" are a waste of time. All in all much better than their "Drive It" album. This is the re-release from 1996 (Sound Of America Records SOAR-145-CD).
Tracklist: - Half a man - Open doorway - Yellow man of Paris - She's upon her way - Orange Benevolence - Mississippi Riverboat Gamblin' Man - Sunny Sunday dream - Soulful drifter - St. Louis Mama - Forever or not at all - She's my everything Personnel incl.: Tom Bee (drms) [ABC] R.C. Garis Jr. (ld gtr, vcls, keyb'ds) [AB] Lee Herrera (drms, vcls, perc) [ABC] A. Michael Martin (vcls, gtr) [A] Mac Suazo (bs) [ABC] Tyrone King [B] Jomac Suazo [C] Obie Sullivan [C] Chili Yazzie Band origin: Albuquerque (New Mexico/US)
Discographie: Albums: 1. (A) Drive It! (Mainstream S/6126) 1970 2. (B) Plight Of The Red Man (Rare Earth R 536 L) 1972 3. (C) Silent Warrior (Rare Earth R 545 L) 1973 4. (A) Entrance (Canyon C 7114) 1974 5. ( ) Relocation (Canyon C 721) 1978
[1. as Lincoln St. Exit]
45's: 1. Who's Been Driving My Little Yellow Taxi Cab/ Paper Place (Lance 109/110) 1966 2. The Bummer/Sunny Sunday Dream (Ecco ER 1001) 1967 3. Whatever Happened To Baby Jesus part 1 /part 2 (N/K) 196? 4. Mississippi Riverboat Gamblin' Man/St. Louis Mama (Souled Out 104) 196? 5. Soulful Drifter/Time Has Come, Gonna Die (Mainstream 722) 1969 6. Open Doorway/Orange Benevolence (Audio Recording acetate) 196? 7. Nihaa Shil Hozho (I Am Happy About You)/End (Rare Earth 5044) 1972 8. Reservation Of Education/Color Nature Gone (Rare Earth 5055) 1973 9. I Need Your Love (Give It To Me)/Movin' From The City (Motown 1304) 1974 10. Renegade/Cement Prairie (Motown 1320) 1974
Rare, original and hard to get music is the demand of that blog here. If a record is still available through mailorders I won't post it (but I make exceptions if I get the feeling the dealers force up the prices). Enjoy the music and... ...leave comments (or leave me alone).
After the split of Las Antorchas Victor Motta Aviles and band mate Omar Cortes Gaviño teamed up with Victor's brother Guillermo and continued as Antorcha. They played a sort of Acid-Rock but developed a style of their own. Actually not my kind of music but I like their anarchistic attitude and they receive extra points for the demented sound on few of their tracks. After a handful of E.P.'s they finally released an album in 1976. Shortly after they called it quits and 30 years later VAM Records (VAM 001-CD / 2006) put out a CD with all the tracks from their 45's plus "Mira" from their cassette-only release from 1976.
