Apocalypse (Apocalypse album)
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Apocalypse was founded by Eloy Fritsch and friends in order to participate in a student festival in 1983, and after some changes in the lineup, the progressive rock band Apocalypse offered the first work, full of energy. The trio of musicians signed with Acit Records in 1990 and traveled to Porto Alegre
to record their first release. The material on Apocalypse was wrote mostly by keyboardist Fritsch. Fritsch's songs were generally longer and more elaborate and featured mystical lyrics which reflected his intense interest in Science Fiction, Cosmos and Nature. Some of these classically-inspired compositions remain favorites of the band's faithful especially Miragem and Caçador de Máquinas. At the time of their first self-titled LP release, they interrupted the traffic in their town’s main street and gave a concert for over 2.000 people. Their Portuguese version for Marillion’s “Lavender” soon became a hit at the local radio, which led to a successful tour in the south of the country.
Porto Alegre
Porto Alegre is the tenth most populous municipality in Brazil, with 1,409,939 inhabitants, and the centre of Brazil's fourth largest metropolitan area . It is also the capital city of the southernmost Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. The city is the southernmost capital city of a Brazilian...
to record their first release. The material on Apocalypse was wrote mostly by keyboardist Fritsch. Fritsch's songs were generally longer and more elaborate and featured mystical lyrics which reflected his intense interest in Science Fiction, Cosmos and Nature. Some of these classically-inspired compositions remain favorites of the band's faithful especially Miragem and Caçador de Máquinas. At the time of their first self-titled LP release, they interrupted the traffic in their town’s main street and gave a concert for over 2.000 people. Their Portuguese version for Marillion’s “Lavender” soon became a hit at the local radio, which led to a successful tour in the south of the country.
Track listing
All tracks by Eloy Fritsch except were noted- "Eu Brilho em Você" – 3:06
- "Luzes da Vida" – 3:26
- "Sozinho, perdido dentro de mim" (Chico Casara, Fritsch) – 4:08
- "Caçador de Máquinas" – 3:02
- "Sentinela" – 4:37
- "Lavender" (Derek William Dick, Mark Kelly, Ian Mosley, Steve Rothery, Pete Trewavas) – 2:38
- "Miragem" – 4:20
- "Momentos perdidos" (Casara, Chico Fasoli, Fritsch) – 3:00
- "Virada do Século" – 2:30
- "Só você" (Casara, Fritsch) – 3:05
- "Sombra do meu ser" – 5:05
Personnel
- Eloy FritschEloy FritschEloy Fernando Fritsch is the keyboard player and main composer of Brazilian progressive rock band Apocalypse and as a solo artist he creates cosmic New Age music.-History:...
– Electronic keyboards, vocoderVocoderA vocoder is an analysis/synthesis system, mostly used for speech. In the encoder, the input is passed through a multiband filter, each band is passed through an envelope follower, and the control signals from the envelope followers are communicated to the decoder...
, pianoPianoThe piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
. - Chico Fasoli – drumDrumThe drum is a member of the percussion group of musical instruments, which is technically classified as the membranophones. Drums consist of at least one membrane, called a drumhead or drum skin, that is stretched over a shell and struck, either directly with the player's hands, or with a...
s, percussion - Chico Casara – lead vocal, bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....