Auracle - Little City Slickers ℗ 1979
Auracle was an American Fusion band that existed from 1977 to 1979. The sextet released two albums on Chrysalis Records .
The band members met while studying at the Eastman School of Music . Auracle impressed at the Notre Dame Collegiate Jazz Festival and received a record deal with the Chrysalis label, which was actually heavily oriented towards Prog Rock . As a producer for the first album, Glider (1978), an experienced producer was won in Teo Macero . The music on the album with its complex own compositions, the energetic game and the vibraphone sounds is independent, but also reminds of Frank Zappa and Return to Forever . The second album, City Slickers(1979), was more pop-affine and made concessions to the disco sound . Both albums were well received by the critics. The band toured Europe as well. Some of the musicians, first John Serry, started solo careers in 1979. A third album, which was to appear on the MCA label Headfirst in 1982 , was not realized.