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Helmet of Gnats - 2 Studio Albums (2004-2010)

Posted By: gribovar
Helmet of Gnats - 2 Studio Albums (2004-2010)

Helmet of Gnats - 2 Studio Albums (2004-2010)
EAC Rip | FLAC (image+.cue+log) - 776 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 275 MB | Covers - 11 MB
Genre: Instrumental Progressive Rock | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Ambient Records

The members of this band have a great pedigree in music. They bring their assorted talents to the group known as A Helmet of Gnats. As that name suggests music high in energy but balanced in virtuosity. A blend of Jazz with a dash of classical elements underlined by some very good in your face rock.
In 1980 guitarist Chris Fox and keyboardist Mathew Bocchino decided to form a band while in high school. This band was to play the music of such progressive giants as UK, Frank Zappa and Kansas. They called themselves Left Testicle and only played three concerts (small wonder with that name). By 1982 this band had morphed into more of a fusion cover band called "By-Product" doing covers by Return to Forever, Bruford and The Dixie Dregs. Their live shows left everyone wanting more.
The band changed their name to Helmet of Gnats in late 1982. After several line up changes at bass and drums AHoG played mostly Dixie Dregs covers. More Personnel changes left the band without a bass player. They recorded some demos using a Roland midi sequencer for the bass lines but by 1988 they had disbanded.
Chris and Matt reformed in 1990 a more mainstream band with a female vocalist. They called themselves "Doctor Curious" named after the singers gynecologist. After a short time Chris and Matt decided they wanted a return to the instrumental adventurous music they loved. They fired the signer and took back the name Helmet of Gnats. They released a self titled album in 1996 with Nicki Defala on bass and Nicki Vitiello on drums. By 2000 the band had replaced the Nicki's with Wayne Zito on bass and Mark Conese on drums. In 2004 they released their second CD Timeslip. Fans of fusion such as Return to Forever and Dixie Dregs will enjoy this band.

Helmet of Gnats - 2 Studio Albums (2004-2010)

Helmet of Gnats - Timeslip (2004)
EAC Rip | FLAC (image+.cue+log) - 359 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 124 MB | Covers - 7 MB
Genre: Instrumental Progressive Rock | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Ambient Records (CD-004)

Tracklist:
01. Almost Babylon
02. Chinese Leftovers
03. Yesterday's Brain
04. Crumbs
05. Lesser Beings
06. Misfit Toys
07. Chimps in Space

Total time: 52:54

Exact Audio Copy V0.99 prebeta 4 from 23. January 2008

EAC extraction logfile from 20. January 2011, 23:21

A Helmet of Gnats / A Helmet of Gnats II

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Helmet of Gnats - 2 Studio Albums (2004-2010)

Helmet of Gnats - High Street (2010)
EAC Rip | FLAC (image+.cue+log) - 417 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 151 MB | Covers - 4 MB
Genre: Instrumental Progressive Rock | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Ambient Records (CD-008)

Tracklist:
01. Tsunami
02. Tin Whiskers
03. Dozer
04. High Street

Total time: 01:04:21

Exact Audio Copy V0.99 prebeta 4 from 23. January 2008

EAC extraction logfile from 20. January 2011, 21:48

A Helmet of Gnats / High Street

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Read mode : Secure
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Defeat audio cache : Yes
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Read offset correction : 48
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Fill up missing offset samples with silence : Yes
Delete leading and trailing silent blocks : No
Null samples used in CRC calculations : Yes
Used interface : Native Win32 interface for Win NT & 2000

Used output format : User Defined Encoder
Selected bitrate : 128 kBit/s
Quality : High
Add ID3 tag : No
Command line compressor : G:\Program Files\Exact Audio Copy\Flac\flac.exe
Additional command line options : -8 -V %s


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Thanks to terr83

See also:
Helmet Of Gnats - Travelogue (2020)