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11-27-2022, 07:20 AM
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ESTHESIS
ESTHESIS a French group since 2019 , now comes out with the second album " Watching Worlds Collide" a group led by multi-instrumentalist Aurélien GOUDE an excellent album where many tracks could be considered the best and for this reason I reserve the right to change my choice , the great ability of the group to have managed to create a music that blends progressive rock and jazz elements in perfect balance should be underlined , however a emerging group to keep under control in the next albums ... for now good .... very good ABOUT ESTHESIS ....ESTHESIS Biography from Progarchives.com A French project ESTHESIS were born as a brainchild of a multi-instrumentalist Aurélien GOUDE (keyboards, vocals, guitar, bass) inspired by 70s British rock especially progressive rock, or metal, pop etc., in collaboration with three musicians : Baptiste DESMARES (lead guitar), Marc ANGUILL (bass), and Florian RODRIGUES (drums). Their first ep titled "Raising Hands" was released in January 2019, followed by their second creation / full-length album "The Awakening" out on November 14, 2020. Hi friends 2022 Work in Progress..ive These are my best tracks of 2022 Track Title-Group or Artist-Album The Chosen Ones-LALU-Paint the Sky Land of Green (part 1)-KARFAGEN-Land of Green and Gold Jagannath-SIMON PHILLIPS-Protocol V Alda-BREIDABLIK-Alduorka Mrs Tibbets-JETHRO TULL-The Zealot Gene Living For A Better Day-TIME HORIZON-Power Of Three A Needle Tree-KARCIUS-Grey White Silver Yellow and Gold No Still Moment-LIGHTHOUSE SPARROWS-Aerials Little Pretty-STEVE VAI-Inviolate The Elephants of Mars-JOE SATRIANI-The Elephants of Mars Wilderness Excursion-KAIPA-Urskog Changing Worlds-THE JOHN IRVINE BAND-Psychopomp In 256 Zeichen-TANGERINE DREAM-Raum Scissors-GHOST OF THE MACHINE-Scissorgames Die Before You Wake-BEN CRAVEN-Monsters from the id The Changes-THE TANGENT- Songs From The Hard Shoulder The Myth of the Mostrophus-RYO OKUMOTO- The Myth Of The Mostrophus The Odd Land Of Nod-PROPORTIONS- The Odd Land Of Nod Harridan-PORCUPINE TREE- Closure/Continuation Heroic Materials-COSMOGRAF- Heroic Materials The Continuum-DJAM KARET-Island In The Red Night Sky Der Hauch Des Lebens-KLAUS SCHULZE-Deus Arrakis Under The Microscope-ARENA-The Theory of Molecular Inheritance Better Life-DAVE KERZNER -The Traveler It's Love-GLASS HAMMER -At the Gate Confusion-PYMLICO-Supermassive Anthem to the Phoenix Star-THE SAMURAI OF PROG-Anthem To The Phoenix Star Omega Lights-GALAHAD-The Last Great Adventurer Il Mondo Di Fronte-ALIANTE-Destinazioni Oblique The Machinery-INNER PROSPEKT-Grey Origin Aurora Australis-DEREK SHERINIAN-Vortex 57th Street-ESTHESIS- Watching Worlds Collide 57th Street-ESTHESIS https://esthesis.bandcamp.com/track/57th-street Place Your Bets -ESTHESIS https://esthesis.bandcamp.com/track/place-your-bets GOOD LISTENING Last edited by nicola : 03-10-2023 at 01:41 AM. 
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12-01-2022, 11:22 AM
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JEAN MICHEL JARRE
ABOUT JEAN MICHEL JARRE ....JEAN MICHEL JARRE Biography from Official website JEAN-MICHEL JARRE FIRST CAME TO INTERNATIONAL FAME WITH HIS NUMBER ONE HIT ALBUM « OXYGENE » WHICH WENT ON TO SELL OVER 18 MILLION COPIES WORLDWIDE. Composer, performer, producer. Visionary, innovator, cultural ambassador. Any list of Jean-Michel Jarre’s countless factettes would inevitably come short of his actual significance in music history. “JMJ” is a living legend and often referred to as the “Godfather of Electronic Music”. When Jarre launched his landmark- debut album “OXYGENE” in 1976, he opened a new chapter in music history. The record has sold over 18 million copies and laid the foundations for his exceptional career. Jarre’s pioneering work gave birth to a veritable cult and the fastest-growing trend the music industry has ever stood to witness: the rise of electronic music. Jean-Michel Jarre’s music always followed his firm conviction that progress could only ever be achieved through daring deviations from the norm. Born to famous film music composer and director Maurice Jarre, JMJ studied harmony and counterpoint, became a student of the great musicologist Pierre Schaeffer and began drawing his own creative conclusions from his mentor’s “musique concrète”. Boldly balancing between the spheric-abstract and the very direct melodic foundations of his music, Jarre managed to evoke the poetry of encounter and connection: between people, between handmade and high-tech, between organic and artificial, between wisdom and vision. Jarre’s visionary creative output is perpetually linked to his innovative exploration of new technological trends. From the first modular and polyphone synth and drum-machines to digital keyboards, plug-ins and apps, JMJ is always one the forefront to use them. He was the one to popularize the laser harp, he used the Houston skyline at a gigantic outdoor concert in 1986 as a projection surface for the first-ever large-scale laser-mapping performance and set up a live video connection to the MIR astronauts in space during his epic Moscow spectacle in 1997. His millennium concert in Egypt was the first concert ever to be streamed live on the internet. Jarre was also the first to release an entire album in 5.1. Sound and the first artist to use 3D audio technology for music. Jarre, a three time Guinness World Record holder for largest outdoor performances, was always keen to present his music in one-off events and turning them into unforgettable experiences for those present. Jarre came up with the idea to create a whole new form of live experience: gigantic and flamboyant high- tech performances. Spectacular shows with massive sound engineering and futuristic laser and light projections : free outdoor concerts that incorporated their iconic urban and natural surroundings into unforgettable multi-sensory experiences. Jarre set up these concerts in the most specular open air venues around the globe: Whilst Jarre is at the forefront of artists using new technology for music, his art was always accompanied by deep reflections on the role of technology for the future of our planet. The famous 1976 Oxygene cover that showcased the polluted mother earth in form of a skull, the Equinoxe cover by artist Michel Granger which was both fascinating and disturbing, added to the most iconic cover artworks of all time: countless rows of mysterious and utterly faceless “watchers” seemed to stare right at whoever looked at the image : an early vision of technology constantly watching us. Just recently the cover art for Equinoxe Infinity caused a stir. It was released in two versions. One visual depicts a utopian future, where mankind coexists peacefully with nature and technology. The other one paints a dystopian picture of fear and distortion, where dark Artificial Intelligence has taken over the world. Optimistic in nature and yet critic in spirit, Jarre always raised awareness for questions around nature and technology— and became a globally renowned expert on the topics. He was honoured with the Stephen Hawking Medal for Science Communication, collaborated with Edward Snowden, tested Artificial Intelligence for music compositions and is constantly invited to share his thoughts in speeches and forums. The UN appointed Jarre UNESCO spokesperson for Environment and Education, and in 2013 he was elected President of the Confederation of Societies of Authors and Composers (CISAC) in Washington. Jarre’s expertise is in demand, his input highly valued. AWARDS & RECOGNITION 2021 - insignia of Commander to the Legion of Honour 2019 - Commandeur de la Légion d’Honneur. 2017 - Stephen Hawking Medal for Science Communication. 2013 - President of CISAC – succeeding the late Robin Gibb. 2013 - Steiger Award Germany. 2012 - Doctor Honoris Causa -University Alcala de Henares, Spain. 2011 - Officier de la Légion d’Honneur. 2010 - SACEM Grand Prix des Musiques Electroniques. 2010 - MOJO Livetime Achievment Award. 2008 - Doctor Honoris Causa, Mendeleev Russian University of Chemistry and Technology. 2007 - Eska Music Awards Special Award. 2006 - Polish Television Academy's "Super Wiktor" award for his concert in Gdansk, commissioned by Nobel Prize winner, Lech Walesa. 2006 - Gdansk's Person of the Year 2005 Award. 2005 - HCA Ambassador for the Hans Christian Andersen 2005 Bicentenary Festival. 1998 - IFPI Platinum Award. 1997 - Again, a new Guinness World Record entry for the biggest concert audience ever with 3.5 million sharing Moscow's 850th anniversary. 1994 - Victoire de la Musique for his album Chronologie. 1993 - UNESCO Spokesperson and Goodwill Ambassador for Tolerance and Youth, contributing to the awareness of two key UN projects “Water for Life” and “Education for All”. 1993 - Jarre becomes the only French and one of few international artists to have sold-out a pan-European 1993 - stadium tour, from Wembley to Manchester, from Barcelona Olympic to Nep Stadium in Budapest. 1990 - New Guinness World Record for the largest concert audience ever, Paris La Defense: A City in Concert. 1990 - Minor planet 4422 is named “Jarre” in honour of him. 1987 - New Guinness World Record, again for the largest live concert audience ever, Rendez-Vous Houston, USA. 1987 - "European Person of the Year" by People magazine. 1986 - Instrumental album of the year, at the Victoires de la Musique, for Rendez-Vous. 1986 - Musical show of the year, at the Victoires de la Musique, for the Rendez-Vous Houston concert. 1985 - Instrumental album of the year, at the Victoires de la Musique in France, for Zoolook. 1984 - Grand Prix du Disque - L'Académie Charles Cros for Zoolook. 1981 - The first westerner to perform in The People’s Republic of China. 1981 - Honorary member of the Beijing Conservatory of Music. 1979 - Guinness Book of World Records entry for the largest concert audience ever (La Concorde place - Paris). 1978 - Midem award. 1976 - Jarre’s debut album Oxygene hits number in worldwide & becomes the best selling French album of all time 1976 - Grand Prix du Disque from L'Académie Charles Cros, for Oxygene 1976 - "Personality of The Year" by People magazine (U.S.) 1971 - Jarre becomes the first composer to introduce electronic music into thesanctuary of the Paris Opera House. Hi friends 2022 Work in Progress..ive These are my best tracks of 2022 Track Title-Group or Artist-Album The Chosen Ones-LALU-Paint the Sky Land of Green (part 1)-KARFAGEN-Land of Green and Gold Jagannath-SIMON PHILLIPS-Protocol V Alda-BREIDABLIK-Alduorka Mrs Tibbets-JETHRO TULL-The Zealot Gene Living For A Better Day-TIME HORIZON-Power Of Three A Needle Tree-KARCIUS-Grey White Silver Yellow and Gold No Still Moment-LIGHTHOUSE SPARROWS-Aerials Little Pretty-STEVE VAI-Inviolate The Elephants of Mars-JOE SATRIANI-The Elephants of Mars Wilderness Excursion-KAIPA-Urskog Changing Worlds-THE JOHN IRVINE BAND-Psychopomp In 256 Zeichen-TANGERINE DREAM-Raum Scissors-GHOST OF THE MACHINE-Scissorgames Die Before You Wake-BEN CRAVEN-Monsters from the id The Changes-THE TANGENT- Songs From The Hard Shoulder The Myth of the Mostrophus-RYO OKUMOTO- The Myth Of The Mostrophus The Odd Land Of Nod-PROPORTIONS- The Odd Land Of Nod Harridan-PORCUPINE TREE- Closure/Continuation Heroic Materials-COSMOGRAF- Heroic Materials The Continuum-DJAM KARET-Island In The Red Night Sky Der Hauch Des Lebens-KLAUS SCHULZE-Deus Arrakis Under The Microscope-ARENA-The Theory of Molecular Inheritance Better Life-DAVE KERZNER -The Traveler It's Love-GLASS HAMMER -At the Gate Confusion-PYMLICO-Supermassive Anthem to the Phoenix Star-THE SAMURAI OF PROG-Anthem To The Phoenix Star Omega Lights-GALAHAD-The Last Great Adventurer Il Mondo Di Fronte-ALIANTE-Destinazioni Oblique The Machinery-INNER PROSPEKT-Grey Origin Aurora Australis-DEREK SHERINIAN-Vortex 57th Street-ESTHESIS- Watching Worlds Collide Sex In The Machine-JEAN MICHEL JARRE-Oxymore Sex In The Machine-JEAN MICHEL JARRE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3iYpkxG90Q Epica-JEAN MICHEL JARRE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dAe...L94IPOHjBKoodo Epica-JEAN MICHEL JARRE & BRIAN ENO https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JO3TybnKdRA GOOD LISTENING Last edited by nicola : 12-01-2022 at 11:45 AM.
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12-06-2022, 03:54 PM
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STEPHAN THELEN
ABOUT STEPHAN THELEN Stephan Thelen biography Born May 12th 1959 (Santa Rosa, California, USA) He lives and works in Zürich, Switzerland as a musician, composer, producer and mathematician. He has two sons (Diego, born 1984 and Sancho, born 1987) and lives with his wife Katharina and her daughter Anna (born 1999). Education: Studies in classical guitar; Guitar Craft Seminars with Robert Fripp (founder and guitarist of King Crimson) during the 1990s; studied mathematics at the University of Zürich (PHD in 1990) Musical activities: plays or played guitar and electronics in various bands and ensembles in and around Zürich that concentrate on music at the fringes of rock, jazz, experimental and classical music. (Sonar, Radio Osaka, License to Chill, Broken Symmetry and Root Down). Many CD Productions (No No Diet Bang, Peter Schärli Sextet, etc.). Many Theatre-, Dance- und Filmproductions. Stephan has been releasing solo albums since 1998. Since 2004 he has been concentrating more and more on compositions for modern Classical Chamber Music and since 2010 on work with the minimal-progressive band SONAR. Bio from Stephan's website. Hi friends 2022 Work in Progress..ive These are my best tracks of 2022 Track Title-Group or Artist-Album The Chosen Ones-LALU-Paint the Sky Land of Green (part 1)-KARFAGEN-Land of Green and Gold Jagannath-SIMON PHILLIPS-Protocol V Alda-BREIDABLIK-Alduorka Mrs Tibbets-JETHRO TULL-The Zealot Gene Living For A Better Day-TIME HORIZON-Power Of Three A Needle Tree-KARCIUS-Grey White Silver Yellow and Gold No Still Moment-LIGHTHOUSE SPARROWS-Aerials Little Pretty-STEVE VAI-Inviolate The Elephants of Mars-JOE SATRIANI-The Elephants of Mars Wilderness Excursion-KAIPA-Urskog Changing Worlds-THE JOHN IRVINE BAND-Psychopomp In 256 Zeichen-TANGERINE DREAM-Raum Scissors-GHOST OF THE MACHINE-Scissorgames Die Before You Wake-BEN CRAVEN-Monsters from the id The Changes-THE TANGENT- Songs From The Hard Shoulder The Myth of the Mostrophus-RYO OKUMOTO- The Myth Of The Mostrophus The Odd Land Of Nod-PROPORTIONS- The Odd Land Of Nod Harridan-PORCUPINE TREE- Closure/Continuation Heroic Materials-COSMOGRAF- Heroic Materials The Continuum-DJAM KARET-Island In The Red Night Sky Der Hauch Des Lebens-KLAUS SCHULZE-Deus Arrakis Under The Microscope-ARENA-The Theory of Molecular Inheritance Better Life-DAVE KERZNER -The Traveler It's Love-GLASS HAMMER -At the Gate Confusion-PYMLICO-Supermassive Anthem to the Phoenix Star-THE SAMURAI OF PROG-Anthem To The Phoenix Star Omega Lights-GALAHAD-The Last Great Adventurer Il Mondo Di Fronte-ALIANTE-Destinazioni Oblique The Machinery-INNER PROSPEKT-Grey Origin Aurora Australis-DEREK SHERINIAN-Vortex 57th Street-ESTHESIS- Watching Worlds Collide Sex In The Machine-JEAN MICHEL JARRE-Oxymore Through The Stargate Peter Schwalm -STEPHAN THELEN-Fractal Guitar 3 Through The Stargate Peter Schwalm -STEPHAN THELEN https://stephanthelen.bandcamp.com/t...er-schwalm-mix GOOD LISTENING
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12-07-2022, 05:37 AM
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DAAL
ABOUT DAAL ....DAAL Biography from Progarchives.com Formed in Bergamo, Italy, in 2008 DAAL is an Italian duet. It's a project by Davide GUIDONI and Alfio COSTA. They're both experienced musicians on Italian Prog rock scene - Guidoni is a drummer who had been working with Taproban, The Far Side, Gallant Farm, Nuova Era, Ozone Player and others. Costa (Tilion, Prowlers, Colossus project, Dark Session) plays keyboards - mostly vintage ones, as well as some softsynths. It's not surprising their music is rich in lush textures, with emphasis on a multitude of layers; a heritage of Italian Progressive Rock movement is evident, as well as various other influences. A curiosity is their nod to a Swedish progressive rock scene. interesting Italian duo of this new album that below I propose a review found on the site www.progrockjournal.com and with which I totally agree. from the album I chose the first track "Journey Trought The Spiral Mind part.1" review from www.progrockjournal.com DAAL is an Italian duo made up of expert musicians Alfio Costa and Davide Guidoni, active with this Instrumental Prog project since 2008. The new album “Daedalus” was released on May 13, 2022 via Ma.Ra.Cash Records and contains 6 long tracks. duration at which Ettore Salati on guitar and Bobo Aiofi on bass are played. The opening track “Journey Trought The Spiral Mind part.1” is the longest in duration, exceeding 14 minutes and is the first part of this suite ending with the final track. A long intro with effects and noises begins the piece, which develops with an intertwining of piano and guitar to which deep bass lines and percussion drumming are added. For most of the time the track moves in a more experimental territory, with extensive use of effects and noises and avant-garde sounds. In the end it takes on more progressive traits, always with an intricate touch, and then closes. With a solid rhythmic session and a granite intertwining between heavy guitar riffs and keyboards opens “Icarus Dream,” also extracted as a single to anticipate the album. A good mix between keyboards and guitar, a tight rhythm and tempo changes with valuable inserts at times Experimental in other more Symphonic ones. An excellent piece of Instrumental Prog, full of ideas and with a solid and elaborate sound. “Painting Wings” opens with dreamy keyboard melodies, which characterize the long introductory part, which lasts over 3 minutes. With a change they develop a Prog theme with a sumptuous Hammond a Symphonic imprint that reminds us of the sounds of the past. Granitic and engaging, it is enriched by tempo changes and valuable keyboard works, to conclude in the second part with a more Experimental section. A first Experimental part characterizes the long suite “Labyrinth 66,” and then in the second part develops a very elaborate Prog with Jazzy traits. Enriched by the textures of the guitar, which offers an interesting solo inspiration, duet with the keyboards for the whole second part. A track with two faces, the first with decidedly more Experimental effects and noises, the second with a Jazzy Prog Rock, solid and full of quality ideas. The shorter track on the album “In My Time Of Shadow” begins with a piano melody, which evolves into a vintage Sinfonic Prog sound. Rich textures of keyboard and guitar, a softer rhyming session, long instrumental plots as in the best tradition of the genre, enhancing the compositional and executive technique of the band. The album ends with the second part of the suite “Journey Trought The Spiral Mind part.2” which unlike the first one has a pompous Prog sound. With continuous tempo changes and a fine blend of guitar and keyboards, he brings the sounds of the past into a modern and personal context. A pleasant listening from start to finish, with the band skilled in mixing Classic Prog passages with other more Experimental ones. The long instrumental plots allow to enhance the personal technique of the artists both in the compositional and executive phases. A listening recommended to all lovers of instrumental prog, with references to the ’70s, brought to the present day with their own personal touch. Hi friends 2022 Work in Progress..ive These are my best tracks of 2022 Track Title-Group or Artist-Album The Chosen Ones-LALU-Paint the Sky Land of Green (part 1)-KARFAGEN-Land of Green and Gold Jagannath-SIMON PHILLIPS-Protocol V Alda-BREIDABLIK-Alduorka Mrs Tibbets-JETHRO TULL-The Zealot Gene Living For A Better Day-TIME HORIZON-Power Of Three A Needle Tree-KARCIUS-Grey White Silver Yellow and Gold No Still Moment-LIGHTHOUSE SPARROWS-Aerials Little Pretty-STEVE VAI-Inviolate The Elephants of Mars-JOE SATRIANI-The Elephants of Mars Wilderness Excursion-KAIPA-Urskog Changing Worlds-THE JOHN IRVINE BAND-Psychopomp In 256 Zeichen-TANGERINE DREAM-Raum Scissors-GHOST OF THE MACHINE-Scissorgames Die Before You Wake-BEN CRAVEN-Monsters from the id The Changes-THE TANGENT- Songs From The Hard Shoulder The Myth of the Mostrophus-RYO OKUMOTO- The Myth Of The Mostrophus The Odd Land Of Nod-PROPORTIONS- The Odd Land Of Nod Harridan-PORCUPINE TREE- Closure/Continuation Heroic Materials-COSMOGRAF- Heroic Materials The Continuum-DJAM KARET-Island In The Red Night Sky Der Hauch Des Lebens-KLAUS SCHULZE-Deus Arrakis Under The Microscope-ARENA-The Theory of Molecular Inheritance Better Life-DAVE KERZNER -The Traveler It's Love-GLASS HAMMER -At the Gate Confusion-PYMLICO-Supermassive Anthem to the Phoenix Star-THE SAMURAI OF PROG-Anthem To The Phoenix Star Omega Lights-GALAHAD-The Last Great Adventurer Il Mondo Di Fronte-ALIANTE-Destinazioni Oblique The Machinery-INNER PROSPEKT-Grey Origin Aurora Australis-DEREK SHERINIAN-Vortex 57th Street-ESTHESIS- Watching Worlds Collide Sex In The Machine-JEAN MICHEL JARRE-Oxymore Through The Stargate Peter Schwalm -STEPHAN THELEN-Fractal Guitar 3 Journey Trought The Spiral Mind part.1 -DAAL-Daedalus Journey Trought The Spiral Mind part.1 -DAAL https://daal.bandcamp.com/track/jour...al-mind-part-1 GOOD LISTENING Last edited by nicola : 03-10-2023 at 03:20 AM.
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12-12-2022, 05:20 PM
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CRIPPLED BLACK PHOENIX
ABOUT CRIPPLED BLACK PHOENIX ....CRIPPLED BLACK PHOENIX Biography from Progarchives.com Founded in Bristol, UK in 2004 From the organization in 2004 till today, CRIPPLED BLACK PHOENIX have been an unsettled rock project around the key drummer Justin GREAVES (also of Electric Wizard, Iron Monkey, Teeth of Lions Rule The Divine) with lots of his band mates. Through much experience in some outfits Justin had harboured his own soundscape and enthusiasm for 'macabre stoner/doomy progressive rock', which could let every collaborator go the same steady way regardless of such an unsteady formation of the project. CRIPPLED BLACK PHOENIX made Justin's ideas more concrete - encouraged especially by Dominic AITCHISON the Mogwai's bassist - and released their debut album 'A Love Of Shared Disasters' from Invada Records, managed by Portishead?s Geoff Barrow, in 2006. Repeating the band segmentation and fusion as before, CRIPPLED BLACK PHOENIX now go ahead in stage and studio, for gigging many times around Europe and releasing a box set 'The Resurrectionists/Night Raider' and the selection of this box '200 Tons Of Bad Luck' in 2009. Hi friends 2022 Work in Progress..ive These are my best tracks of 2022 Track Title-Group or Artist-Album The Chosen Ones-LALU-Paint the Sky Land of Green (part 1)-KARFAGEN-Land of Green and Gold Jagannath-SIMON PHILLIPS-Protocol V Alda-BREIDABLIK-Alduorka Mrs Tibbets-JETHRO TULL-The Zealot Gene Living For A Better Day-TIME HORIZON-Power Of Three A Needle Tree-KARCIUS-Grey White Silver Yellow and Gold No Still Moment-LIGHTHOUSE SPARROWS-Aerials Little Pretty-STEVE VAI-Inviolate The Elephants of Mars-JOE SATRIANI-The Elephants of Mars Wilderness Excursion-KAIPA-Urskog Changing Worlds-THE JOHN IRVINE BAND-Psychopomp In 256 Zeichen-TANGERINE DREAM-Raum Scissors-GHOST OF THE MACHINE-Scissorgames Die Before You Wake-BEN CRAVEN-Monsters from the id The Changes-THE TANGENT- Songs From The Hard Shoulder The Myth of the Mostrophus-RYO OKUMOTO- The Myth Of The Mostrophus The Odd Land Of Nod-PROPORTIONS- The Odd Land Of Nod Harridan-PORCUPINE TREE- Closure/Continuation Heroic Materials-COSMOGRAF- Heroic Materials The Continuum-DJAM KARET-Island In The Red Night Sky Der Hauch Des Lebens-KLAUS SCHULZE-Deus Arrakis Under The Microscope-ARENA-The Theory of Molecular Inheritance Better Life-DAVE KERZNER -The Traveler It's Love-GLASS HAMMER -At the Gate Confusion-PYMLICO-Supermassive Anthem to the Phoenix Star-THE SAMURAI OF PROG-Anthem To The Phoenix Star Omega Lights-GALAHAD-The Last Great Adventurer Il Mondo Di Fronte-ALIANTE-Destinazioni Oblique The Machinery-INNER PROSPEKT-Grey Origin Aurora Australis-DEREK SHERINIAN-Vortex 57th Street-ESTHESIS- Watching Worlds Collide Sex In The Machine-JEAN MICHEL JARRE-Oxymore Through The Stargate Peter Schwalm -STEPHAN THELEN-Fractal Guitar 3 Journey Trought The Spiral Mind part.1 -DAAL-Daedalus Rose of Jericho -CRIPPLED BLACK PHOENIX-Banefyre Rose of Jericho-CRIPPLED BLACK PHOENIX https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6MJZO70F7oU GOOD LISTENING Last edited by nicola : 03-10-2023 at 03:23 AM.
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12-16-2022, 11:59 AM
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EVERSHIP
ABOUT EVERSHIP ....EVERSHIP Biography from Official website Last Update: June 22th, 2022 Progressive/Art Rock band Evership is the conceptualization of composer, multi-instrumentalist and producer/engineer Shane Atkinson. Shane played in Nashville bands and as a backup musician for label artists in the late 80's and 90's. As a composer he wrote on Music Row and always having a studio running somewhere in the Nashville area, was a prolific composer with musical work spanning from commercials and film to orchestral and theater. He made two records with the 90's Alternative Rock band Curious Fools, but with the birth of his first child, he decided to leave the music business for the budding software industry. Shane says he never really stopped writing. "The music just kept coming, almost haunting me. I'd constantly wake up in the night to record song ideas. Over those years I amassed at least a hundred hours of material. But my success in software made it nearly impossible to get out. Something like Evership was bound to happen, it had to happen." Finally, in 2005, in response to a dream, he sold his big house in the suburbs, downsized, built a recording studio, and opened a commercial and film music production company to finance the album effort. It would take about ten years to make the first record; not just for the actual recording, but for raising a family, building a studio, holding down the production company and remaining business interests, and sifting through the mountain of song material. Many of the Evership songs were written long before the project started. Some were five to ten years old even then, and there is purportedly enough material for four or more albums. "I've got other material, but I wanted to do this first. Musically-speaking, Prog is where my heart is." He said while growing up, listening to bands like Led Zeppelin, Rush, Yes, Queen, Kansas and Jimmy Hotz, he had no idea it was progressive music. He just liked it. Amongst his other influences were classical composers, particularly Bach, Rachmaninov and Ravel. He has a sizable Opera collection and is a Puccini fan. Fusion music also played a role in the early years; Chick Corea, Al Di Miola, Mahavishnu Orchestra, anything that challenged him musically. "Even what I'm writing now is not intentionally Prog. It's just what comes out. These songs are life-stories, I can't tell them in three-and-a-half minutes. I was a music and literature major in school. So my lyrics tend to be classically driven as well, lending to a longer format." After deciding on material for the debut album, demos were started in 2009, but life circumstances halted production until 2013 when Shane shut the music production company down to focus on the record. Beau West, the lead vocalist, had moved to Nashville to do music, but nothing materialized for the effort. With no prospects on the horizon Beau shelved music for three years. He says, "My wife asked me if I wanted to do music anymore. My answer was "'I don't want to write, I don't want any creative control, I just want to sing.'" Little did he know that around the corner of that third year he would get exactly that. Originally, the singer Shane had keyed the music to was longtime friend and 90's band mate Jason Beddoe, who ended up needing to bow out of the project due to life circumstances. Shane says, "This was operatic, expressive music. These kinds of singers just don't exist anymore. I thought it was over. Beau was literally an answer to prayer." Shane met Beau West, the lead vocalist, through session singer Mike Priebe (who sings BGVs on the record, along with Nicelle, Mike's wife, on violin). Shane and Beau had a conversation about music that lasted hours. The two had the same musical interests and the same vision for what they wanted to accomplish. After an initial meeting to review the material, Beau was invited to the studio to sing on the most challenging vocal track, Ultima Thule. Shane says, "Beau has that rare range and tone that sounds great anywhere on the scale. He could handle anything I threw at him, and had such a great attitude as well, which was critical because so much production had already been done." Beau says, "This music is everything I'd heard whirling around in my head since I was fourteen and couldn't get it out. Shane unlocked what was already inside and I can't wait to sing every note he writes." This set course for a three year journey of finishing the recording and hence was birthed Evership. On the debut album, Shane choose to play drums, keyboards, and an assortment of more obscure instruments like the Theremin and Chapman Stick, but to sub-out most of the guitar and bass work to like-minded musician friends and family. The earliest recording, Flying Machine, was performed by Dan Smalley on classical guitar and Brandon Vestal on electric guitar. However, the classically trained Rob Higginbotham performed most of the rhythm electric, acoustic and classical guitars. Shane's brother James moved into town later in the process and performed the lead guitars, which turned out to be essential to the Evership sound. "Having my brother here reminded me of when we were young. We used to do these 'concerts'. The neighbors would set up lawn chairs and watch." With James on guitar, the 'brother magic' (a term James coined to explain their telepathic ability to communicate musically) made the lead guitar production more organic. The Nashville bassist Jaymi "Pink Bassman" Millard (Innocent Monday, Kinetic Element, Mark Slaughter) rounded out the tracks. Once the debut album was in full swing Shane engaged the know-how of recording engineer Mark Aartun of Innerspeaker Records who cut the beginning of Flying Machine-Part 1: Dreamcarriers on Plexiglas using a rare 1940 Presto K-8 portable record cutting machine. They then re-recorded it from a Newcomb schoolhouse tube record player. "This gave me the vintage Victorian feel I was after." Finally, as a last minute production idea, Shane contacted his oldest Nashville friend and classical composer Charles Heimermann, who had been leading a professional choir made up of session singers and singers from both the Nashville Symphony Chorus and The Nashville Choir, to push the production over the top with live choir, recorded in a cathedral in Green Hills, Tennessee. The panoramic artwork was illustrated by Nashville-area artist Philip Willis. Like the music, it is immersive. The eponymous debut album Evership (CD and Digital) was released on July 1, 2016. Within a month Evership was invited to perform at the prestigious 2017 Rite of Spring progressive rock festival in Gettysburg, PA. By years-end was sited as a 2016 top-ten album of the year by scores of prominent international progressive and rock magazine outlets and radio! The vinyl was mastered by Grammy-award winning engineer Cameron Henry at Welcome to 1979 Studios and was released a year later, again to exceptional reviews. The Evership momentum continued in 2017 and the band was invited to perform in the second iteration of New Jersey's new Progressive Rock festival "ProgStock", in 2018. But after RosFest the Evership live band went through a change-up, as the members who joined Shane and Beau to support RosFest were largely part of the original album effort and moved on to other pursuits. Jaymi Millard went on to play with Mark Slaughter and was replaced by Ben Young. James moved back to Atlanta and was replaced by John Rose. Jesse Hardin, who was part of the live effort, went on to pursue his own project (Coatsworth Drive) and was replaced by Matt Harrell. Taking time to secure new members lasted into 2018. Simultaneous to getting the new band up to speed, Shane embarked on creating a second Evership record to keep up the momentum. What took 10 years for the first record, took 10 months for the second. "I was over-extended but I was compelled to keep the continuity of Evership in front of our listeners and the media. And in a way, I had to clear my head of the first run of material. There is so much more to do!" Evership II began in January of 2018 and was released on October 19th, 2018. The music received almost instantaneous international praise with a record number of reviews and sales in a short amount of time for the act. "Evership II is really the rest of what would otherwise have been on the Debut. The best way to listen to Evership II is to listen to the debut first and then go into the second. It will make more sense." The sophomore record retains James Atkinson on most of the lead guitars, but otherwise the line-up includes most of the new live band; with Ben Young on Bass and Chapman Stick, and the classically-trained John Rose on rhythm electric, classical, acoustic and slide guitars. Beau West continues to shine on lead vocals and Shane fills out the remainder of the instrumentation, with the exception of the opening track which includes some live performance material from live drummer Joel Grumblatt and some guitar work from former bandmate Jesse Hardin. Shane also managed to incorporate a live orchestra and another session with the Charles Heimermann Chorale. The artist Philip Willis was re-engaged to create the new album artwork in the celebrated style of the first album. Portions of Evership II where performed at ProgStock 2018. In 2019 Evership released their first official music video to the opening cut; "The Serious Room" to wide praise. The band's proliferation that year caught the notice of PROG magazine and Evership was featured in an interview in issue 97 (along with Yes and Alan Parsons)! In the break after the Evership II support tour and during Codiv, Shane completed writing/curating their third and fourth albums; a two-act rock opera based on a literary work by Harold Bell Wright entitled 'The Uncrowned King'. The same Evership II band lineup performed the recording and the unique photography of Rory White graces the covers for an altogether different and catching "storybook" effect. The single 'Allthetime' was released April 23nd to great fan and industry acclaim, appeared on PROG magazine's CD Sampler (Issue #119) and aired internationally on terrestrial and internet radio. The album 'The Uncrowned King - Act 1' was released on May 21st, 2021 and garnered many Best Album of 2021 from reviewers and fans! The epic music video to 'The Tower' aired on November 24th of that year. 'The Uncrowned King - Act 2' was preluded by three singles: The first single 'Coronation' was released on June 22nd, 2022. The second single 'The Voice of the New Day', released July 15th, features SAGA-frontman Michael Sadler. The final single 'The Law of Ages' is accompanied by an elegant music video sensation. And finally the awaitied conclusion to the rock opera 'The Uncrowned King - Act 2' was released October 14th, 2022 to great international acclaim!Evership is in full-sail again and the journey continues strong! Hi friends 2022 Work in Progress..ive These are my best tracks of 2022 Track Title-Group or Artist-Album The Chosen Ones-LALU-Paint the Sky Land of Green (part 1)-KARFAGEN-Land of Green and Gold Jagannath-SIMON PHILLIPS-Protocol V Alda-BREIDABLIK-Alduorka Mrs Tibbets-JETHRO TULL-The Zealot Gene Living For A Better Day-TIME HORIZON-Power Of Three A Needle Tree-KARCIUS-Grey White Silver Yellow and Gold No Still Moment-LIGHTHOUSE SPARROWS-Aerials Little Pretty-STEVE VAI-Inviolate The Elephants of Mars-JOE SATRIANI-The Elephants of Mars Wilderness Excursion-KAIPA-Urskog Changing Worlds-THE JOHN IRVINE BAND-Psychopomp In 256 Zeichen-TANGERINE DREAM-Raum Scissors-GHOST OF THE MACHINE-Scissorgames Die Before You Wake-BEN CRAVEN-Monsters from the id The Changes-THE TANGENT- Songs From The Hard Shoulder The Myth of the Mostrophus-RYO OKUMOTO- The Myth Of The Mostrophus The Odd Land Of Nod-PROPORTIONS- The Odd Land Of Nod Harridan-PORCUPINE TREE- Closure/Continuation Heroic Materials-COSMOGRAF- Heroic Materials The Continuum-DJAM KARET-Island In The Red Night Sky Der Hauch Des Lebens-KLAUS SCHULZE-Deus Arrakis Under The Microscope-ARENA-The Theory of Molecular Inheritance Better Life-DAVE KERZNER -The Traveler It's Love-GLASS HAMMER -At the Gate Confusion-PYMLICO-Supermassive Anthem to the Phoenix Star-THE SAMURAI OF PROG-Anthem To The Phoenix Star Omega Lights-GALAHAD-The Last Great Adventurer Il Mondo Di Fronte-ALIANTE-Destinazioni Oblique The Machinery-INNER PROSPEKT-Grey Origin Aurora Australis-DEREK SHERINIAN-Vortex 57th Street-ESTHESIS- Watching Worlds Collide Sex In The Machine-JEAN MICHEL JARRE-Oxymore Through The Stargate Peter Schwalm -STEPHAN THELEN-Fractal Guitar 3 Journey Trought The Spiral Mind part.1 -DAAL-Daedalus Rose of Jericho -CRIPPLED BLACK PHOENIX-Banefyre Uncrowned-EVERSHIP-The Uncrowned King: Act 2 Uncrowned-EVERSHIP https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B5jE425MW9Y GOOD LISTENING Last edited by nicola : 03-10-2023 at 01:20 AM.
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Re: 2022 Work in Progress..ive
COLLAGE
ABOUT COLLAGE ....COLLAGE Biography from Progarchives.com website Formed in Poland in 1985 - Disbanded in 2003 - Reformed in 2013 This Neo Prog band from Poland was not only the most important band from this country in the 90's; It figures among the best Neo Prog bands in the world. Blending heavy keyboard background with extremelly melodical guitar and vocals, they were able to deliver an original and very interseting music. Intricate tempo changes differenciate this band from the competition amongst their style, with vocals in Polish and English depending on the album. "Moonshine" is one of the greatest symphonic progressive rock CD's of the modern era. This CD features great production, wonderful melodies and singing with superb playing-both as accompaniment and tasty biting solos and fills. WONDERFUL!!! Hi friends 2022 Work in Progress..ive These are my best tracks of 2022 Track Title-Group or Artist-Album The Chosen Ones-LALU-Paint the Sky Land of Green (part 1)-KARFAGEN-Land of Green and Gold Jagannath-SIMON PHILLIPS-Protocol V Alda-BREIDABLIK-Alduorka Mrs Tibbets-JETHRO TULL-The Zealot Gene Living For A Better Day-TIME HORIZON-Power Of Three A Needle Tree-KARCIUS-Grey White Silver Yellow and Gold No Still Moment-LIGHTHOUSE SPARROWS-Aerials Little Pretty-STEVE VAI-Inviolate The Elephants of Mars-JOE SATRIANI-The Elephants of Mars Wilderness Excursion-KAIPA-Urskog Changing Worlds-THE JOHN IRVINE BAND-Psychopomp In 256 Zeichen-TANGERINE DREAM-Raum Scissors-GHOST OF THE MACHINE-Scissorgames Die Before You Wake-BEN CRAVEN-Monsters from the id The Changes-THE TANGENT- Songs From The Hard Shoulder The Myth of the Mostrophus-RYO OKUMOTO- The Myth Of The Mostrophus The Odd Land Of Nod-PROPORTIONS- The Odd Land Of Nod Harridan-PORCUPINE TREE- Closure/Continuation Heroic Materials-COSMOGRAF- Heroic Materials The Continuum-DJAM KARET-Island In The Red Night Sky Der Hauch Des Lebens-KLAUS SCHULZE-Deus Arrakis Under The Microscope-ARENA-The Theory of Molecular Inheritance Better Life-DAVE KERZNER -The Traveler It's Love-GLASS HAMMER -At the Gate Confusion-PYMLICO-Supermassive Anthem to the Phoenix Star-THE SAMURAI OF PROG-Anthem To The Phoenix Star Omega Lights-GALAHAD-The Last Great Adventurer Il Mondo Di Fronte-ALIANTE-Destinazioni Oblique The Machinery-INNER PROSPEKT-Grey Origin Aurora Australis-DEREK SHERINIAN-Vortex 57th Street-ESTHESIS- Watching Worlds Collide Sex In The Machine-JEAN MICHEL JARRE-Oxymore Through The Stargate Peter Schwalm -STEPHAN THELEN-Fractal Guitar 3 Journey Trought The Spiral Mind part.1 -DAAL-Daedalus Rose of Jericho -CRIPPLED BLACK PHOENIX-Banefyre Uncrowned-EVERSHIP-The Uncrowned King: Act 2 Man_in_the_middle-COLLAGE-Over And Out .......an abridged version of the one featured on the album (Radio Edit) Man_in_the_middle-COLLAGE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qb2O5f5vP6o GOOD LISTENING Last edited by nicola : 03-10-2023 at 04:01 AM.
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