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Sky - Vol.2 (1980/1993)
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MP3 CBR320 | ~ 167 Mb 
Genre: Instrumental, Rock, Classical | Label: Elap Music | Catalog#: 16031CD

“Sky was a British instrumental group that specialised in fusing a variety of musical styles including light rock, progressive rock, classical and jazz. The group's best known members were classical guitarist John Williams, bass player Herbie Flowers (a former member of Blue Mink and T.Rex), and Francis Monkman, a founder member of progressive rock band Curved Air.
In 1980, Sky recorded and released their second album, Sky 2 - a album which repeated on and built upon its predecessor's success (becoming the tenth highest selling album in Britain that year). The album included Monkman's side-long rock suite "FIFO" (a piece inspired by computer processing, on which Monkman played electric guitar in addition to keyboards) and four classical pieces including three established chamber music pieces (played entirely straight) and the band's souped-up electric treatment of Bach's "Toccata and Fugue in D Minor". The latter was released as a single (under the name of "Toccata") and reached number 5 in the national pop charts, giving the band the opportunity of performing on Top Of The Pops.”

Track List:

01. Hotta [07:48]
02. Dance Of The Little Fairies [03:35]
03. Sahara [06:57]
04. Fifo [17:16]
05. Tuba Smarties [03:22]
06. Ballet - Volta [02:48]
07. Tristan's Magic garden [04:11]
08. El Cielo [04:27]
09. Vivaldi [04:04]
10. Scipio (Parts 1 and 2) [11:08]
11. Toccata [04:42]