Deyss:
Giustino Salvati - keyboards
Giovanni De Vita - guitar
Sebastien Pagano - bass
Nicolas Simon - drums

Tracklist:

1. Apocagenese (Introduction) (5:40)
2. Deyssexperience (9:19)
3. Back to the Future (14:02)
4. Cheveux d'or (4:40)
5. Times to forget (7:47)
6. California 79 (14:58)
7. Untouchable Ghost (instrumental version*) (6:47)
8. Old memories (1:52)
* From Vision in the Dark album 1987

I don't understand that much of the text in the CD booklet as it's entirely written in French. What I can find out from the booklet is that this Swiss band was formed in the seventies. They released their debut album "At king" in 1985 on the French Musea label (FGBG 4017 AR). Two years later, in 1987, Musea released their follow up album
"Vision in the dark".

The music on this album though was recorded live during spring 1979.

Unfortunately the recording isn't very good so I think that if you haven't heard the band before, it might be hard to decide whether this is really good or not.

What you hear though is typical 70's instrumental progressive rock in the same vein as Camel, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Genesis, Pink Floyd and Yes with many extended soloing, rhythm changes and skilled musicians. The music is very good and I really would've wanted to hear a proper studio album with these tracks.

I think that Deyss will have a new album out later this year. I have a feeling that it will be something really great.

-Reviewed by Greger Rönnqvist-

Deyss contact:
Deyss Productions
G. De Vita
CH-1820 Territet
E-mail: deyss@bluewin.ch