Name: 1972-1985 - Katebegiak
Brand: Various

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ELCD1007

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Includes 96 Page Book

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Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2022-09-02

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Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

Shellshock

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Standard:20

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9788413601540

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1 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

EL1007

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8436007086808

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2 / Extended format: No / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No / black

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Various

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Rest of World

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Elkar

1972-1985 Katebegiak - Prog-Rock, Psych-Folk and Jazz-Rock Music from the Basque Country.

The album Katebegiak, contains 13 tunes on CD with book from Haizea, Izukaitz, William S. Fischer, Magdalena, Enbor, Itoiz, Koska, Itziar, Errobi, Lisker, Amaia Zubiria and Pascal Gaigne, Gontzal Mendibil and Taldea and Urria, and the CD-Book edition adds an extra bonus track by the great unknown artist Juan Arkotxa. Complied by Mikel Unzurrunzaga Schmitz aka DJ Makala. Music produced in the 70's in the Basque Country got trapped between two earth shattering artistic currents; Ez Dok Amairu in the 60s and Basque Radical Rock in the 80's, and unfortunately, most of the lovely discs and tunes created at that magical time have been pushed to a remote (and sometimes even despised) corner of our collective memory. 60's and 80's music currents are almost opposite, and both work as magnetic poles with a very strong power of attraction, and maybe also as a burden for any of the later artistic currents. 60's generation of artists searched within their rich and ancient cultural roots to acknowledge and update them, in proud, hopeful and unforgettable folk songs.

The 80's one on the other hand, worked in a flammable environment in constant social and political conflict and found in punk the perfect way to express their anger and weariness for so many unfulfilled promises and the lack of opportunities into short, noisy, direct and corrosive songs, technically sparse but full of energy and expressive power. Most of the "classic" names engraved in our memory come from one or the other like Benito Lertxundi, Mikel Laboa, Lourdes Iriondo and Xabier Lete or Kortatu, Hertzainak, Zarama, Las vulpes, Eskorbuto or Cicatriz. 70's generation and their music work somehow as the "missing link" ("katebegia" in Basque) between the two. They loved folky tunes and don't forget their ancient roots, but they also look outside for inspiration and experimentation.

CD and 96 page book (in Basque-Spanish-French-English).

1972-1985 - Katebegiak

Music GB