Alpha III "Ruinas Circulares"

Alpha III
Ruinas Circulares
Faunus (Brazil) 1987
529.404.068 (LP)
sleeve : EX+(slightly wear on corner, still good.)
media : EX-/EX-(some light surface noises.)

The third album by Brazilian progressive rock group Alpha III, released in 1987. The album is a masterpiece of mind-tripping electronic music in the vein of German and French electronics, with the extensive use of synthesizers such as the Yamaha DX-7 and Korg Poly 800. A1 is a pleasant introduction with bubbling synthesizer sounds before moving into a kraut-electronic symphonic sound, A2 is a fantastic contrast between thin touch machine rhythms and melancholic FM synthesizer sounds, and B5 is a resonant synth soundscape. It is symphonic electronic music with a touch of the fantastic, as the artwork on the sleeve suggests, with uplifting and dramatic pieces reminiscent of Egberto Gismonti.