
Founded in Barcelona, Spain in 1974 - Disbanded in 1979
ICEBERG from the middle of the 70's were easily one of *the* best Progressive bands to come from Spain. This Spanish band ICEBERG came (like Manuel from Fawlty Towers) from Barcelona and consisted of: Max Sune (guitar), Josep Mas Kitflus (keyboards), Primi Sancho (bass) and Jordi Colomer (drums), Angel Riba (voice) could only be heard on the first record. Their style was definitely jazzier but with continuous conversations between the guitars and keyboards in a mixture of fusion and symphonic sounds. The band mixed RETURN FOREVER or THE MAHAVISHNU ORCHESTRA's crazy and energetic music and SANTANA's more latin one.
ICEBERG made four studio-albums entitled: "Tutankhamon" ('75), "Coses Nostres" ('76), "Sentiments" ('77) and "Arc-en-Ciel" ('78). Their final release was the live-LP "En directe" from '79. Their debut album "Tutankhamon" (eleven tracks) is their most 'symphonic': tasteful songs with many shifting moods, ranging from fluent with biting and howling, wah-wah drenched guitar solos to dreamy with floods of choir-Mellotron and tender Fender Rhodes piano. The vocals are often passionate and the interplay between guitar and keyboards is flowing. The other albums contain splendid jazzrock/fusion music with spectacular guitar - and keyboard work. Try for "Coses Nostres" or "Sentiments" as they're a bit better than "En Directe" or "Arc-En-Ciel" though any of these are fantastic. "Coses Nostres" is a very strong release from the ultimate Spanish fusion ensemble. An absolute must if you can find any of the albums.
1. Tebas 00:00
2. Prologo 01:29
3. Sacerdotes de Amon 04:39
4. Amarna 07:34
5. Lying on the sand 10:32
6. Amenofis IV 15:58
7. Himno al sol 19:05
8. La muerte 23:45
9. Close to God 28:02
10. Too young to be a Pharaoh 32:10
11. Tebas (reprise) 35:44
Total Time: 37:11
Line-up / Musicians
- Ángel Riba / vocals, saxophone
- Joaquín "Max" Sunyer / electric guitar
- José "Kitflus" Mas / electric piano, organ, synthesizers, Mellotron
- Primitivo Sancho / bass
- Jordi Colomer / drums