EXPERIMENTAL QUINTET

Back in 1970s, those of us living in Bucharest, all working as journalists, had heard about some students from the Conservatory in Cluj playing in a band in a unique formation – Experimental Quartet, a band that won quite a number of prizes at student music festivals. At that point, I hadn't had the chance to listen to their music. A work colleague of mine who used to send me recordings from Radio Cluj sent me a piece played by those guys and I was electrified. I started a national crusade promoting them; their song “Memories from the future” stayed for 54 weeks in the most influential top at that time in Saptamana Magazine and also on the Radio. Despite being a mysterious band, I managed to invite them to Saptamana Gala in 1974, where I introduced them together with Aurel Gherghel. I think those were their golden years – with read more...