III

Originally released privately in 1978 and long sought after by collectors, "III" is the one and only album by dualguitar-driven Dutch progressive rock quartet Het Pandorra Ensemble, on which they injected a touch of anarchyinto their mix of improv and King Crimson influenced prog.In 1973, the flower power era was long gone, progressive music had turned into bombastic symphonic rock,and even Pink Floyd had transmogrified into a middle-of-the-road band. In that year Gert-Jan Blom and DolfPlanteijdt decided it was the right time to form an instrumental guitar band which would build the bridge between thesixties creativity and the punk outburst of the late seventies: Het Pandorra Ensemble. This new band called itself anensemble because they wanted to fit in with every small venue - art galleries, bars, coffeeshops, etc. Inspired by themusic of George Crumb, the impressionist compositions of Ravel, the European folklore pieces of Bartok and theuniverse of King Crimson and Mahavishnu Orchestra, Het Pandora Ensemble built up a repertoire of written piecesand free improvisation.This 2xLP vinyl reissue expands upon the original release with a full album of extensive unreleased bonus material -all sourced from the original analogue master tapes. Detailed liner notes and unpublished photos complete thepackage.The bonus tracks come from a concert taped on September 30, 1978 in Aloha, Beverwiik, NL. The recording sessionfor "III" had just been completed, and it is very clear that the studio tension of getting all the right notes on tapecompletely disappeared that night when playing live. The sound of the live tracks is a bit rough, but presents theEnsemble's immense energy on stage. Also included as bonus are sketches of new pieces that give an idea of thesecond album Het Pandorra Ensemble would never record.

Disc 1
1: Door Mekaar
2: Kanon Pittoresk
3: Ritme 7000
4: Drei
5: Karrotten

Disc 2
1: Improv "Stille Willie"
2: Kanonjam-pedaal Kwijt
3: Improv "Rockin' Rollie"
4: Die Sterveloze Melodie
5: Kaas
6: Oude & Spanische Käse
7: Karottentokkel
8: Moeder
9: Improvisation "Alpha"

Number of Discs: 2

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