Mats e Morgan

The eighth studio album of this prog-rock supergroup feat. Andy Tillison, Jonas Reingold (The Flower Kings), Theo Travis (Steven Wilson Band, Gong, Robert Fripp), Luke Machin (Maschine), and Morgan Ågren (Frank Zappa, Kaipa, Devin Townsend, Mats/Morgan Band) perfectly combines all elements of THE TANGENT’s sonic palette. While the album’s sub-title “The Music That Died Alone – Volume 2” alludes on their debut opus, musically references to Earth Wind & Fire, Isaac Hayes, Steely Dan and Tower Of Power melt with the band’s trademark “Canterbury in exile“ approach whereas the symphonic orchestration of its predecessor “Le Sacre du Travail” was abandoned in favour of a more traditionally rocking basis. The surreal artwork was created by Ed Unitsky.

Various Artists - Zappa's Universe, A Celebration of 25 Years of Frank Zappa's Music (1993) {Verve 513 575-2}
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© 1993 Verve / PolyGram | 513 575-2
Jazz / Rock / Soul / Experimental Rock / Acappella

ZAPPA'S UNIVERSE–a tribute to the work of the guitarist-composer, who was too ill to attend–contains the first recorded live version of "Jazz Discharge Party Hats," the first recorded live instrumental version of "Nite School," the first recorded dual-vocal group version of "Elvis Has Just Left The Building" and the first recorded a capella versions of "The Meek Shall Inherit Nothing" and "Heavenly Bank Account." "Sofa" won the 1994 Grammy Award for "Rock Instrumental Performance."

One of the foremost Scandinavian progressive rock bands to emerge in the 1970s, Kaipa took root in the Swedish city of Uppsala. Initially the project of keyboardist Hans Lundin and bassist Tomas Eriksson, the band soon grew to include drummer Ingemar Bergman and singer/guitarist Roine Stolt, the latter of whom would eventually go on to form The Flower Kings. While Kaipa's membership would fluctuate wildly in later years, this is the lineup responsible for their 1975 eponymous debut and its follow-up, Inget Nytt Under Solen, which arrived a year later. By 1978, founding member Eriksson had departed and was replaced by the first of two different (and unrelated) bassists named Mats Lindberg. Stolt hung on for 1978's Solo, though he too eventually departed, leaving the vocals to newcomer Mats Löfgren for 1980's Händer…