Kaipa is a Swedish symphonic/art-rock band from Uppsala, formed in 1973. During the band’s first two years they performed as Ura Kaipa, issuing a single under that name on Four Leaf Records. Between 1975 and 1978, the band released three albums on Decca, followed by two additional albums during the early 1980s on Polar and […]
Tantra was a Portuguese symphonic-rock band that made the 1977/78 Epic albums Mistérios e Maravilhas and Holocausto, followed by the 1981 release Humanoid Flesh. Members: Manuel Cardoso (guitar), Armando Gama (keyboards, 1975-81), Américo Luis (bass, 1975-81), Pedro Luis (keyboards, 1975-81), TóZé Almeida (drums, 1975-81) Inception Tantra formed in 1975 in Lisbon, where guitarist Manuel […]
Ivory was a German symphonic-rock band that released the 1979 album Sad Cypress on Jupiter Records. Members: Christian Mayer (vocals, guitar), Ulrich Sommerlatte (keyboards), Thomas Sommerlatte (keyboards), Goddie Daum (guitar), Charly Stechl (bass, flute), Frederik Rittmüller (drums), Thomas Carl (drums) Background Ivory formed in 1976 as Caressing Hands: a merger of two Munich student groups, […]
Rousseau was a German symphonic-rock band that debuted with the album Flower in Asphalt on Steyrer Disco in 1980, followed by two further titles on SL Records and Musea between 1983 and 1988. Members: Rainer Hofman (keyboards), Dieter Beerman (bass), Jörg Schwarz (guitar, lead vocals), Ali Pfeffer (drums) Background Rousseau formed in 1978 in Marl, […]
Imán Califato Independiente was a Spanish symphonic-rock band that made a 1978 self-titled album on CBS, followed by the 1980 release Camino del Águila. Members: Manuel Rodríguez (guitar), Kiko Guerrero (drums, percussion), Iñaki Egaña (bass, 1976-79), Marcos Mantero (keyboards, 1977-86), Urbano Moraes (bass, 1979-86) Background Imán Califato Independiente formed in Southern Spain, where four Andalusian […]
Taï Phong was a French symphonic/art-rock band that released three albums and six singles between 1975 and 1979 on Warner Bros. Members: Khanh Maï (vocals, guitar), Taï Sinh (bass, vocals, acoustic guitar, keyboards, 1972-77), Less (keyboards, 1972), John (guitar, vocals, 1972), Philippe (drums, 1972-73), Jean-Jacques Goldman (vocals, guitar, violin, 1973-80), Jean-Alain Gardet (keyboards, 1973-77), Stephan […]
Rictus was a French symphonic-rock band that released three albums on assorted labels between 1981 and 1988. Members: Roland Brultey (keyboards, backing vocals), Jean-Claude Schmidt (vocals), Daniel Aizier (guitar), Daniel Corbont (bass), Jean-Marie Wisselmann (drums), François Corbont (drums), Agnès Brice (bass, backing vocals), Stephen Durand (guitar, backing vocals), Loïc Mahé (drums, backing vocals), Jean-Luc Machurey […]
Dragonfly was a Swiss symphonic-rock band that made a 1982 album, self-released on Highfly. Members: Markus Husi (Hammond organ, clavinet, synthesizer, grand piano), Marcel Ege (electric guitar, acoustic guitar), Erich Isler (keyboards, 1975-77), Martin Weiss (drums, 1975-77), Stephan Kraushaar (bass, 1975), Klaus Mönnig (bass, bass pedals, backing vocals, 1975-77, 1979-82), René Bühler [aka Renato Capello] […]
