Esperanto was a multi-national art-rock/flamenco ensemble, formed in Brussels by violinist Raymond Vincent (Wallace Collection) and pianist Bruno Libert. The project yielded three albums on A&M Records between 1973 and 1975, the first featuring English-born vocalist Glenn Shorrock, formerly of the Aussie pop acts The Twilights and Axiom. He soon found fame fronting the Little […]
Wallace Collection was a Belgian psychedelic chamber-pop band that released the 1969/70 albums Laughing Cavalier and Serenade on Odeon. Both appeared as self-titled releases in select territories. Also in 1970, they recorded the soundtrack for the film comedy La Maison. Violinist Raymond Vincent subsequently recorded a solo album and co-founded the multinational symphonic-flamenco act Esperanto. […]
Raymond Vincent is a Belgian violinist and composer who recorded three albums with the chamber-pop/psych band Wallace Collection at the turn of the 1970s. In 1972, he released the solo album Metronomics on Izarra. He then teamed with pianist Bruno Libert to spearhead the multinational flamenco-rock project Esperanto, which produced three albums through 1975 on […]
Danse Macabre is the second album by multinational orchestral/art-rock ensemble Esperanto, released in 1974 on A&M. Tracklist: A1. “The Journey” (10:13) A2. “The Castle” (3:31) A3. “The Duel” (7:03) B1. “The Cloister” (5:28) B2. “The Decision” (5:57) B3. “The Prisoner” (7:20) B4. “Danse Macabre” (1:58) Credits: Bass – Gino Malisan Cello – Tim Kraemer Drums […]
