C?ice Reviews

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From: Mike De Lang <>
Just played C?ice - Alba Y Ocaso for the first time and It's fantastic! It's a double CD with music in the Camel-ELP vein.Lots of keyboard and guitar interplay. I especially like the 54 minute suite-Iconos with its Emerson style chops. Did anybody catch them at Baja Prog this year? I bet they were excellent!

ldgreg [ldgreg@alltel.net]
Howdy - this codice will not stay off my stereo - 2 cds of solid crush early seventies prog - the album is all in Spanish and I know nothing about this band - first cd is straight up rockin' killer prog with Mexican vocals. the second is twisted and crazed and just plain gets out there.

From: "Luna Negra S.C." <>
And, Marcelo, CODICE is a Mexican band. They are from Monterrey, NL, Mexico, Mexico and this is their very first CD. As said by Idgreg, in the style of the early seventies, for my taste close to the Italian classics mixed with a King Crimson feel to it (Lark's era).

From: "Stephen Ellis" <> Subject: The Captain's Road Music
Next up was one of my south of the border bands purchases that (thanks to my friend Bryan Miller) I've really enjoyed finding out about. From Mexico, The CD is by Codice "Alba Y Ocaso". This is a CD release, with the 2nd CD the 53 minute Icons Suite.  This is excellent music, more symphonic than Cast but not as much so as say Tempest Fugit. A wonderful blend of female and male vocals, and when she sings it send chills down my spine. Very good music that begs for more and more listens. I'll be honest, I have yet to get to disc 2 as I have liked disc 1 so much! Again, highly recommended, certainly if you like symphonic styled prog.

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