substratum

1 - With A Sweet Whistle To My Ears (6'21)2 - It's Only Your Memory Playing Just The Thought Of A First Love (2'36)3 - Substratum (1'47)4 - In The Morning Sun (3'26)5 - Good Old Time (2'36)6 - The Disgusting Story Of The Captain Bloom (I. Part One: Song To Ivan - Period) (7'00)7 - The Disgusting Story Of The Captain Bloom (II. Part Two: Letter To A Friend) (7'39)8 - The Disgusting Story Of The Captain Bloom (III. Part Three: Captain Bloom) (2'39)9 - The Disgusting Story Of The Captain Bloom (IV. Part Four: Lilliput's Safari) (2'16)

Along with "Substratum" originally being released in 1973 and being reissued by the label Musea, the five Swiss-born musicians that constitute COUNTRY LANE offer the listener an unrecognizable jewel in melodical Progressive rock from the early seventies. This music authoritatively executed is comparable to that produced by its Anglo-Saxon references, such as DEEP PURPLE and URIAH HEEP in those years. One may equally recall FAIRPORT (without violins) or the Belgian group WATERLOO (without flutes)...