SILENT DANCE (2CD)

ALBUM REVIEW
Originally released in 1974 on the BASF label they only made one album and then disappeared but this is definitely an obscure classic of the 70s Italian progressive music scene. A concept album with two long tracks mixing killer heavy rock with classical influences. Fans of King Crimson, ELP and Le Orme will dig it. Original artwork and housed in a mini gatefold LP style package with two inserts (concept story and band info). (Freak Emporium)...Soaring violin and guitar weaving around delicately passionate female vocals, underpinned by driving rhythmic complexity, Solstice were an unlikely band to succeed in 1980s Britain. Yet audiences revelled in the band’s performances at all the major festivals and sell-out tours, on which they made the legendary Marquee club their home. This remastered definitive edition release includes a bonus disc featuring all of their early demo recordings, as well as the BBC Friday Rock Show Session from 1983, released here for the very first time.