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Bloodshot - Softly Stroll (Graham Jarvis/Henry Hoole) RockMa GPJ 001 - 1978 Una hipnótica canción editada durante la eclosión de la new wave a finales de los 70 por un grupo casi fantasma del que nunca he conseguido averiguar absolutamente nada.
Parece ser uno de tantos singles autoeditados en el Reino Unido, en pleno burbujeo de la mayor época del "Hagaselo Vd. Mismo". Un single tal vez demasiado progresivo para las hordas de la nueva ola... y tal vez demasiado new wave para los clanes de los peludos. Y ahí se ha quedado. En un limbo imposible. Un poco fumeta y un poco imperdible.
Con un engañoso principio acústico, "Softly Stroll" mantiene un clima magnético realzado con unos arrebatadores pianos eléctricos que consiguen crear una atmósfera única. Treinta años después, sigue poniendo en órbita a todo aquel que se deje llevar.
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Parece ser uno de tantos singles autoeditados en el Reino Unido, en pleno burbujeo de la mayor época del "Hagaselo Vd. Mismo". Un single tal vez demasiado progresivo para las hordas de la nueva ola... y tal vez demasiado new wave para los clanes de los peludos. Y ahí se ha quedado. En un limbo imposible. Un poco fumeta y un poco imperdible.
Con un engañoso principio acústico, "Softly Stroll" mantiene un clima magnético realzado con unos arrebatadores pianos eléctricos que consiguen crear una atmósfera única. Treinta años después, sigue poniendo en órbita a todo aquel que se deje llevar.
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A hypnotic song, released during the new wave boom in the late 70s, by an almost ghost band of whom I've never been able to find a single word about.
It seems one of those many singles self released in the U.K. during the bubbling of the biggest "d.i.y." time. A record maybe still too progressive for the punk and new wave hordes... and maybe too new wavish for the hairy clans. And there Bloodshot remained. In an impossible limbo. A bit smokey, and a bit safety pin.
With a deceiving acoustic start, "Softly Stroll" keeps a magnetic climate, underlined by some captivating electric pianos, creating a unique atmosphere. Thirty years on, it still may send in orbit anyone with a minimum will to do so.
http://rapidshare.com/files/192531506/Bloodshot_-_Softly_Stroll.mp3
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A hypnotic song, released during the new wave boom in the late 70s, by an almost ghost band of whom I've never been able to find a single word about.
It seems one of those many singles self released in the U.K. during the bubbling of the biggest "d.i.y." time. A record maybe still too progressive for the punk and new wave hordes... and maybe too new wavish for the hairy clans. And there Bloodshot remained. In an impossible limbo. A bit smokey, and a bit safety pin.
With a deceiving acoustic start, "Softly Stroll" keeps a magnetic climate, underlined by some captivating electric pianos, creating a unique atmosphere. Thirty years on, it still may send in orbit anyone with a minimum will to do so.
http://rapidshare.com/files/192531506/Bloodshot_-_Softly_Stroll.mp3
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I have this record too! In fact that's how I stumbled across your blog (very good incidently). Yes it is a good record and almost impossible to categorise.
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