Stormy Six

Heading from Italy, Stormy Six was one of the original artists in the RIO movement in the late 70's. Other bands in this movement included Henry Cow, Univers Zero, Samla Mammas Manna and Etron Fou Leloublan. Stormy Six started as an ordinary folk rock band before dragging more experimental and complex stuctures into their music around 1975. Their 1977 release "L'Apprendista" is considered by many their most satisfying release musically, balancing prog, folk and avant-garde perfectly in a playful and surprisingly accessible way. Very similar to Gentle Giant at times as well.