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Index is a Brasilian four piece formation that was
founded in 1998. After 3 studio-albums entitled Index (1999),
Liber Secundus (2001) and Identitade (2005), the band has
released a live DVD in 2008, that year recorded in their
country featuring guest musicians Kléber Vogel (from Quaterna
Réquiem) on violin and Rafael Gubert (from Akashic ) on
vocals. -
Index their (mainly instrumental) sound is a very pleasant
and melodic blend of jazzrock, jazz, rock, classical and
symphonic rock: the one moment dreamy delivering soaring
flute play, sensitive electric guitar with delicate use
of volume pedal and mellow organ work, the other moment
a mid-tempo with rock guitar and fat synthesizer flights
or swinging with jazzy piano. The interplay is awesome,
the rhythm-section plays adventurous and we can enjoy lots
of strong solos on guitar and keyboards along bass (in Maximus
and Instantes) and drums (very dynamic in Quaterna Réquiem).
To me the sound of the flowing guitar and ‘churchy’ Hammond
organ evokes the mellow side of ‘Dutch pride Focus’ in tracks
like Eduardo, Corações Do Mundo and Quaterna Réquiem, wonderful
and very compelling. In two tracks Index have invited guest
musicians: in the strong and varied Guernica Em Nova York
it’s singer Rafael Gubert and in Quaterna Réquiem it’s violinplayer
Kleber Vogel, member of famous Brasilian progrock band Quaterna
Requim, he delivers excellent work and gives a strong classical
undertone to the music. He also contributes in the bonus
track Fogos De Santelmo with his version of JP Ponty his
song Rhythm Of Hope, very beautiful in a great jazz rock
atmosphere! The other extras on this DVD are a discography,
photo album and the making of this DVD. -
A fine DVD to discover, especially if you like jazzrock.
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