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's Minimoog solos and synthesizers are present on all tracks of this CD. The album has some classical moments and even hard rock passages. The lyrics are in Portuguese and deal with several themes, such as existentialism, nature, science fiction, and mysticism. Musea invited the band to perform at a compilation, which came later as ''Le Melleur du Progressif Instrumental''. This CD was edited in the end of 1995 with several European bands and Apocalypse representing Brazil with the song "Notre Dame".

Track listing

# Ao Cair No Espaço # Terra Azul # Magia # Fantasia Mística # Notredame # Nascente # Na Terra Onde as Folhas Caem # Lágrimas # Corta # Paz da Solidão # Sob a Luz de Um Olhar

Personnel

: Synthesizer, Piano, organ, moog * Ruy Fritsch: Electric and acoustic guitars * Chico Fasoli: Drums, percussion * Chico Casara: Lead Vocal, Bass guitar

References

1995 albums Apocalypse (band) albums {{Brazil-album-stub