Kolibri Winterserenade 1985 Germany, Prog Folk
Kolibri - Winterserenade 1985 (Germany, Prog Folk)
Kolibri´s second album is a much bolder and interesting work than their debut, albeit less melodic. First of all there are no vocals, it´s an all instrumental record where there is more originality and, yes, it´s more progressive. Both main soloists Ingo Höricht (guitar, violin) and Hans Kumfert (bass, classical guitar, transverse flute) plus new member Torsten Ribbe (transverse flute) are much more creative and the most important new element in their musical pot is a jazzier sound (they even included the classic Dave Brubeck song Take Five on this LP). Everything here is totally acoustic except for the bass parts. There is very little percussion to spice up a bit some parts of a few tracks.
Nothing to write home about it, of course, but it is a valid statement and a pleasant listening all along. It is only a shame they did not explore their obvious talents a little more. With a wider instrumentation they would probably make a bigger impact on the prog scene (like having some keyboards and a rhythm section, but I´m just guessing). Anyway, an interesting and well made album that should please anyone who enjoys good instrumental prog folk.Review by Tarcisio Moura
Timeless sounding, all instrumental prog fusion from mid-1980's Germany, which alternates between moments of subdued pastoral folky fusion and a starker, more neo-classical approach.
It might sound a little cold or distant on first listen, but further explorations reveal a truly beautiful LP which is miraculously untainted by the trends of the day.
Of course, the mono-prog fanatics who want to hear Genesis or Yes styled "fireworks" type dynamics and flash in each and every album they listen to will shrug this off as "marginally interesting" - so I guess it should be said this is for the more open-minded out there, with a tolerance for folkier/jazzier, all acoustic material.Esotericlibrary Dec 05 2023
1. Tanz Der Kolibris (0:00)
2. Winterserenade (3:25)
3. La Nuage (10:10)
4. Aprilwetter (20:00)
5. Take Five (27:24)
Ingo Höricht / guitar, violin
Hans Kumfert / bass, classical guitar, transverse flute
Georg Lejeune-Jung / guitar
Alfons Meisenfeider / bouzouki, guitar, bass
Torsten Ribbe / transverse flute
with
Olof Roter / percussion