RECREATION - Recreation(1971 Belgium RIO/Avant-Prog)Full Album

Описание: Recreation biography
This early 70's Belgian trio is one of the best-kept secrets from Belgium, but I am determined to shed a bit more light on them. This instrumental KB-led trio is completely different from the usual ELP clichés that one might have. They took their name from the 10AM and 2PM breaks that allow kids to roam and play on the school grounds. Jean-Jacques Falaise is clearly the leader of the trio and his KB abilities shine throughout their two albums, but he also plays a competent guitar. Francis Lonneux is the drummer and Jean-Paul Vanden Bossche is the bassist and clearly these guys had decided to include humour in their music, something that is quite common among Belgian bands. As mentioned before the music is not like ELP, but instead draws heavily from Jazz, classics but also many different other sources.

Their self-titled debut has a superb sleeve artwork depicting human bodies falling through giants KB scales and consist of just six tracks, while the second album Music Or Not Music holds 15 of them, but both albums have a similar feel not far away from Canterbury, jazz-rock and symphonic prog.

Both albums were never released on Cd until the Australian label Progressive Line released both albums on a 2 album on 1 Cd format in 2003.


Studio Album, released in 1971

Songs / Tracks Listing
1. Burning Chapel 00:00
2. Running For Life 04:12
3. Sexual Lover 08:33
4. Summer In The City 16:24
5. California Dreamin' 23:05
6. Reach Out, I'll Be There 28:49

Line-up / Musicians
Francis Lonneux / drums
Jean-Jacques Falaise / keyboards
Jean-Paul VanDen Bossche / guitars, bass