FLEUR DE LIS -Gensyn 111 (part of)

Absolutely and highly recommended for fans of (light) krautrock and prog related bands as Vanilla Fudge...

"Fleur de Lis" is a stoned progressive rock curiosity from Denmark. Something of a legend among hardcore collectors, the original pressing of their album is almost impossible to locate. It was released on the local Aalborg (Northern Jutland) label Qualisound, which in the late sixties released singles by The Hunters and The Stamping Bricks They delivered their unique album in 1972, largely made of fuzzed out improvised guitars, vintage organs and stressed pop vocals.
"Home of mind" starts with a dreamy like prelude, carries on a colourful, amazing psych song, a good mention to the guitar breaks at the end. "Home Of Minds" (8:06) rises above the remaining 7 tracks.
"Har I set" is a spacious, mysterious song for organs, voices, an almost kraut-sounding, darkness experience.
"Facing Morning" is a melodic folk ballad with hippie accents and female vocals. It had a sound strongly inspired by the US West Coast sound but with more progressive leanings.
"In love" is a fuzzy rock 'n roll trip with lot of Hammond organs and epic guitars.
"Why" is a moody, melancholic ballad written in a rather pop style.
"Bad loser" is an other melodic, sad rocking "trip", full of dreamy like organs.
"Sympathetic attitude" is a normative beat rock song.
"Wbn" is a melodic folk dreaminess, including gorgeously expressive guitars. A few conventions and many absorbing, moody songs with delicate melodies.
The completely own compositions present progressive rock of the best kind and with an interesting own style, which can convince by fine guitar-parts as well as by the congenial organ-play in addition with the fine male and female vox.
As usual with limited pressings (which were often made for demonstration purposes only), the sound quality is rather primitive. All in all the album leaves the impression of unfulfilled promise, although For completists and fans of Scandinavian underground hippie rock.
Due to the rareness of this album the music of Fleur de Lis was up to this time reserved to a very small public. But now this changes by the release of this official reissue, which contains three phantastic bonus-tracks from this period. 180 gram vinyl and limited to 500 copies, exactly like the original release.

Studio Album, released in 1972

Songs
1.Home Of Minds
2. Har I Set
3. Facing Morning
4. In Love
5. Why
6. Seen
7. Sympathic Attitude
8. Bad Loser
9. Gensyn 1
10. Gensyn 111

Musicians
- Leif Nielsen / guitar, vocals, clavinet
- Bjarne Pedersen / guitars
- Peder Pedersen / bass, acoustic guitar
- Svend Thomsen / organ
- Kaj Olesen / drums

Category:

Music

Tags:

• progressive
• folk
• krautrock
• Danish
• Fleur de Lis

[vangelisideras]

es cierto, tiene bastante de west coast, bien se dice que estas bandas escandinavas y holandesas hacen una onda mas hippie que las inglesas, por la musicalidad americana; bonita pieza musical, gracias!!

[artmaniac53]

καλημερα φιλη μου!

ναι!!! κ μενα αυτο ειναι το αγαπημενο μου απο αυτο το δισκο (το εχω σε επανεκδοση βινυλιου) γ...α ομορφο!!!

να σαι πολυ καλα!

[jazzyblue2]

....ahhhhhhh...!