Darryl Wayโs WOLF โ Canis Lupus (1973) FULL ALBUM! โ๐
After two successful years and three seminal albums, violinist Darryl Way departed Curved Air in search of a tougher, heavier sound. Gathering a trio of little known musicians around him -- future Soft Machine guitarist John Etheridge, vocalist/bassist and future Caravan member Dek Messecar, and future Trace and Marillion drummer Ian Mosley, Darryl Way swiftly inked a deal with Deccaโs Deram imprint.
The bandโs debut, Canis Lupus, was produced by King Crimsonโs Ian McDonald, who also provided his own piano skills to โChanson Sans Paroles,โ one of a clutch of stellar instrumentals on the set. Here the band create a series of shifting moods, incorporating classical, rock, and jazz elements into the piece. Wayโs swirl of genres and tension between structure and improvisation was the key to their sound and the album. Entire sections of โThe Void,โ for example, feature arpeggios soaring above R&B, with stately almost pomp rock passages haunted by Messecarโs dreamy