Track Side 1:

1. Naked Death (15:38)

2. Tumbleweed (3:54)

3. Promise (5:42)

Track Side 2:

1. Emryonic Fusion (24:08)

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Catapilla was A British group acting short TimeThe early seventies. The founder of Theband was saxophonist and keyboardist Robert Calvert. The band Recorded Two very interesting albums released by Vertigo. Their debut album contained A mix ofHEAVY rock and jazz. Album characterized by guitar passages interspersed with lots of instruments keyboards, organs and saxophone

The great attraction was The vocalist Anna Meek, has ATo use it. Sometimes fragments of TheThe colosseum,VAN DER GRAAF GENERATOR ,Soft Machine otherNUCLEUS .

The flagship track of TheFirstlp Catapilla (Vertigo 6360 029) 1971' is twenty-five-minute "Embryonic Fusion" -The quintessenceof style group, pure poetry progressive rock.
After recording their debut album some musicians left The band . Other members-founders Robert Calvert and Anna Meek, Graham Wilson co-opt new instrumentalists and proceeded To record TheSecond Album ,Catapilla - "Changes" released in 1972 original UKFirst pressing Vertigo 6360 074 Production: Colin Caldwell, cover art by Martin Dean,Recorded at Marquee Studios, London..housed inA spectacular die-cut gatefold cover!.

Scary covers, too. A giant die-cut catterpillar gnaws its way through The cabbage leaves. Will they come FOR You too? The lettering is perhaps A bit too tolerantly chosen. Too much trouble To design your own letters? The Inside shows The backside ofThe caterpillar, which is prolonged even intoTheInsideofThe cover whereThe disc has its place. Interesting idea!

This lp is rare and very very hard ToOneofThe most mysteriousof AllesThe innovative acts signed by progressive Vertigo Swirl label inThe early seventies. This short-lived progressive rock band made an unforgettable impression upon TheFaceofMUSIC before their exit into obscurity. It's A wonder how Aof theirTime and who were literallyOneofThePioneers of an entire generationofMUSIC could be so unrecognized. Now its Time To give credit were it so rightly due.

Plate was also curious, as debut The style group remained TheSame only slightly enriched it even elementsof psychedelia and experimentalMUSIC . It features The powerful vocals of Anna Meek that have been variously described by critics as 'elegant' and even 'witch-like'.

Her voice is complemented On Aof extended performances byThe playing the saxophoneof leader Robert Calvert (who is notTo be confused withThe singer and poet Robert Calvertof Hawkwind fame). Catapilla's style veers between avant-garde jazz-fusion and experimental acid rock and there is plenty of ROOMFOR experimentsOn tracks Exorcising and often wordless vocals by MeekSTILL dominateThe soundscapes, as do Calvert's ubiquitous saxes, frequentlyTwo atThe Time .

No concessions To sales figures anywhere in sight, TheMUSIC aims at spiritual cleansing. A lot of echo, Aof overdubs andLong ,Long tracks governThe style. At times this leads To gaps in The tension, but when it gels it's downright chilling. Best features are The silent passages after wild orgies ofSound , that work like sanctuaries after some cosmic ordeal, likeThe endofReflections

Also noteworthy: The STRANGEof slow hard rock and Eastern melodiesOn Thank you ChristFOR George, momentsof savage guitar lines are calmed by vocals that seemTo float overThe top ofA soothing saxophone whileThe complexityof it all pullsYou into another dimension.


They both clock in at over twelve minutes each. Regardless of TheofThe songsYou are left wantingFOR more as well asThe unexpected tranquilityof The closing track. Unique Sounds that make FORLISTENING . Vocalist Anna Meek and saxophonist Robert Calvert play off of each other and ride Theof ever changingSound . Prog rock enthusiasts get A glimpse ofPINK Floyd andROXYMUSIC could have derived some ideasFrom . Meek's eerie vocal rants and Calvert's poignant and atmospheric saxophone are everything Graham Wilson (guitar), Ralph Rolinson (keyboards), Carl Wassard (bass), and Brian Hanson (drums) needed To launch ASound that is all at once mysterious as it is aurally exciting.

This lp entailed four ambitious songs ofHelpTo lendingA hand in settingThe defaultFOR what whatTo become A new genre. The colorful gatefold sleeve, which has A picture ofA caterpillar peeping overA leaf as it enjoys itsMeal , opens and there isA maggot squirting. This image is A point ofToTheMUSIC , its very symbolic. Progressive rock is very much like The process ofRebirth .

The caterpillar goes into A cocoon and emerges as A beautiful butterfly. They couldn't have chosen A better ANALOGYTo explainThe musical process. Its Time FORUs AllesTo investigateThe impact that groups like Catapilla has hadOnThe history and developmentof prog rock. Despite this, The album went almost unnoticed. In part, it was because The year 1972 was full ofof skirt


Catapilla did not have A suitably resilient impresario and good promotion. To The Lack of adequate amounts ofThe group soon ledTo its dissolution. To this lack of proper quantities of ConcertThe group soon ledTo its dissolution. Most of TheofThe group leftTheMUSIC business and today their names are known onlyToThe A stunned fans.


Robert Calvert joined Hawkwind and FORHIS musical career. The fact remains that Catapilla, is more appreciated team today - over 40 years after its debut, than in The years of its activity.
by Adamus67 (therockasteria.blogspot.de)

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