Under this curious name of ODRAREG hides a clever anagram, but also the name of a new musical project of Gerardo Ubieda, TEMPANO’s drummer. The Progressive rock lovers surely know this Venezuelan band whose sound and inspiration are stunning, and ODRAREG’s first eponymous album is quite close to this. Nothing astonishing there when one knows that every musician of the legendary band replied to the call of their partner ! The nine compositions show a music at the borders of fusion jazz-rock (THE MAHAVISHNU ORCHESTRA) and Progressive rock (Reminding of KING CRIMSON, GENESIS, Robert WYATT or YES), including more experimental moments and surprising sound effects. The sound of ODRAREG is astounding, so is his music: dynamic, vivid, adventurous, surprisingly modern and personal, with this undefinable Latino touch... Simply tremendous !
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