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August 31, 2005
Since I signed with Snakebite Records, I have been more than busy
with the recording of my new rock opera Room XVII. Most of the
guitars are ready and keyboards are almost done. But a lot of work
shows up when you’re working on such an album, rehearsing the vocal
parts, artwork material, backing vocals,… It’s all very nice to have
a chance to do this and it’s also a challenge.
And now a new
challenge pops up.
The new album will be released in November and will be called ROOM
XVII’.
Once again it’s a promising concept album.
This time I will use a real drummer: Fon Janssen (a.o. Mennen,
Project Fear). MADE IN CUBA - (DVD)
Classic Pictures Entertainment introduces the official DVD release
of… In April 2005, invited by the Ministry of Culture, the Cuban Music Institute and the Swiss foundation, “Association Friends of Cuba” – Rock Keyboard legend Rick Wakeman travelled to Havana, to perform a series of concerts that will forever be recognised internationally as an enormous event for the Cuban people, and a historic moment marked by the importance of one of the first and largest official Rock concerts ever to be performed on the Island. The trip was initiated by the Swiss-Cuban solidarity group which supports and sponsors a hospital in Havana specifically for children with cancer. With the intention of raising awareness for the charity Rick was happy to help in any way he could before continuing his tour to Mexico and Costa Rica. This DVD captures the spectacular performances along with a documentary on this momentous event which will undoubtedly be worthy of an entry in the chronicles of rock music history. “Made in Cuba”, the DVD will present Rick Wakeman with his band the English Rock Ensemble performing to a 5,000 capacity crowd live at the Karl Marx Theatre in Havana, Cuba. Wakeman devoted most of the concert to classic tunes from the 1970s, including songs from his "The Six Wives of Henry VIII" (’73), "Journey to the Centre of the Earth" (’74) and “King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table” (75) albums, plus a recent stage favourite from the “Out There” album called “Cathedral of the Sky” and the YES classics “Starship Trooper” and “Wurm”. A report by AP about the final concert said, “The crowd roared when he played ‘Arthur’ -- the theme song for a weekly cultural program on Cuban television titled, ‘History of Cinema.’” Band Line Up:
Rick Wakeman – Keyboards
DVD Track List Includes:
1) Journey to the Centre of the Earth Sound Options: Presented with a choice of Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS and Stereo sound options. Special Features:
The Road to Cuba: A documentary capturing the behind the scenes
action on Rick’s visit to Cuba
www.classicpictures.co.uk Israeli Alt-progressive rock band, Solstice Coil, announces work on their debut album is finished! The album, due to be released on the 21st of September was mastered by Mr. Tali Katz on the 7/8/05 and will soon be sent to the printers to be distributed in Israel and around the world. It is produced by the band without any outside interference. The album, titled 'A Prescription for Paper Cuts', is the product of two years of extensive and intense work in and outside of the studio. Included in the album are progressive rock opuses 'Selling Smoke' and 'Anyone can Be'. It will also include 16 pages of graphic art by Ofer Vishnia, including a graphic novel relating to the main concept of the album. Solstice Coil's music blends the powerful sound and emotional charge of alternative bands such as Radiohead, Muse, The Mars Volta and Porcupine Tree, with the precise compositions and arrangements of classic prog bands such as Genesis, King Crimson and Yes, as well as influenced by modern prog and prog-metal groups Dream Theater, The Flower Kings, Pain of Salvation and Anekdoten. The outcome is a 50 minutes long journey into an exquisite world of sound and melody that stimulates both heart and mind. Here is the set list for the album:
1) Photosensitivity (4:13) Source: The band's official website, containing information, photos and demos: Firebird available now!
It's
finally here! Exciting times for the band as we are now launching
this through Intact Records! We hope you listen to it loud on your
system from start to finish (over a glass or bottle of wine or
anything else that takes your fancy) and then over and over
again..:-) Source: www.gazpachoworld.com
Looking for .. Number 7 ! It should have been simple..... This is Final Conflict's ( FC's ) 20 th year. Our plan was to follow up the success of our Hindsight album with a release of a retrospective album of some of the band's earlier work . " It Should have been Simple " (working title) got under way in late 2004 and should have been completed just about now (June 2005). This release was to be followed by a number of promotional gigs and the writing of new material for album no.6.
As you will appreciate this has been a blow to everyone concerned as Chris's input into songwriting, engineering, production and artwork is invaluable. He has been able to contribute at a much reduced level this year and we hope this will increase very soon. Work on "It Should have been Simple" has inevitably slowed due to Chris's illness. FC is a family, a democracy, a team, and can only function well with contributions from all of its members. We all want Chris to contribute, but the protracted nature of his illness has meant that we are having to find creative ways to keep up his level of involvement. We have not yet turned up at his bedside with amps and guitars but we will do what it takes to get this album finished. Much of the basic recording of the " It Should have been Simple " album (drums /bass / rhythm structures, guides, etc.) was completed early this year with Chris. FC has continued to work on recording and mixing the other parts, as well as writing new music, in anticipation of Chris being able to assist with the production and mastering of the album. In addition to the 8 revisited tracks, the album will feature the prophetically named title track " It should have been simple ". This all-new track is a creative journey travelling the 20-year history of the FC story and is the dessert to a veritable banquet of Progressive Rock that we hope you will all savour very shortly. " It Should have been Simple " will be out this year and it will include full input from all members of the band. FC-Music August 2005. Bob's Body Leaves Us Message from www.moogmusic.com : ASHEVILLE, N.C. — August 21, 2005 — Bob died this afternoon at his home in Asheville, N.C. He was 71. Bob was diagnosed with brain cancer in late April 2005. He had received both radiation treatment and chemotherapy to help combat the disease. He is survived by his wife, Ileana, his five children, Laura Moog Lanier, Matthew Moog, Michelle Moog-Koussa, Renee Moog, and Miranda Richmond; and the mother of his children, Shirleigh Moog. Bob was warm and outgoing. He enjoyed meeting people from all over the world. He especially appreciated what Ileana referred to as "the magical connection" between music-makers and their instruments. A public Memorial Celebration is planned for The Orange Peel for noon, Wednesday, August 26th. Fans and friends can also direct their sympathies or remembrances to www.caringbridge.com/visit/bobmoog. Bob's family has established The Bob Moog Foundation dedicated to the Advancement of Electronic Music in his memory. Many of his longtime collaborators including musicians, engineers and educators have agreed to sit on its executive board including David Borden, Wendy Carlos, Joel Chadabpe, John Eaton, David Mash, and Rick Wakeman. For more information about the foundation, contact Matthew Moog at mattmoog@yahoo.com. We'll miss you Bob. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Moog Tour
The next leg of PT's Deadwing European tour campaign is now almost
entirely in place (just Italian shows to be confirmed). The
forthcoming tours of both North Amercia and Europe will include
substantially different material to the tours earlier this year,
including songs new to the live repertoire. There will be several
new films by Lasse Hoile, and PT now also have their own full time
dedicated lighting designer. Dave Dickinson will be working closely
alongside Lasse in creating a new and stronger visual aspect to the
band's shows. Dave has previously worked as LD for artists as
diverse as Jimmy Eat World, Kasabian, D12, The Wildhearts, 50 Cent,
and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra! Opening act at all the UK shows (and on the east coast in the US) will be legendary guitar player Robert Fripp. Opening act for the rest of the European shows has yet to be confirmed. Re-releases
The
final release date for the digipack edition of the 2CD Stars Die
anthology is 26th September. In this scaled down version of the
original box set edition, the Dann Chinn essay charting the history
of the band will not appear, though the individual track notes
remain. SW has also taken the opportunity to substitute the tracks
Fadeaway and Up the Downstair with the recently recorded definitive
versions with live drums by Gavin Harrisson. In the meantime SW is currently in the studio working on new stereo and 5.1 surround sound mixes of Porcupine Tree's 1999 album "Stupid Dream", which has been unavailable for some time.
www.porcupinetree.com Message from Pendragon: The first and second part of the Pendragon "Believe" progumentary is on the website to download, we're gonna do about 8 sections over the next few weeks, we'll let you know when each new instalment is going up. Also, we have a sneak preview edit of Two Roads which is a section from The Wishing Well from "Believe".and a radio edit of "No Place For The Innocent" The new album is now available on the website We're once again doing a Dragon Deal where you get a Long Sleeved T.shirt and Believe Cd for a special price! Ok, thanks for all your support by the way regarding the 'non DVD'situation , you were all incredibly understanding and really brilliant about it !
Happy viewing + listening! Jay Schellen Joins Asia
Hot off their successful world tour in support of their fan and
critically acclaimed album Silent Nation, Asia have parted amicably
with drummer Chris Slade (The Firm, AC/DC). The band immediately
went down their short list of candidates to fill Slade's formidable
shoes. "Jay was always our first choice as a replacement drummer
for Asia", John Payne revealed. "He played on the demos for some of
the Silent Nation tracks and we just clicked right from the start!" Jay is a very well respected drummer in both the studio and on the stage. He has graced the ranks of such notable acts as Badfinger & Hurricane. Most recently, Jay participated in the Chris Squire/Billy Sherwood project, Conspiracy. Asia founding member Geoff Downes added "We are very happy to welcome Jay to the Asia family and look forward to creating some of our best work to date with him behind the drum kit. We would just like to add that we wish Chris all the best and he will always remain a friend of Asia." Asia also enter the studio today to begin recording their follow up to 2004’s highly successful album, Silent Nation. The album, tentatively called "Architect of Time", will be released sometime in the first half of 2006 on InsideOut Records.
www.asiaworld.org
Ogre Tones (2005)
August 07, 2005
Echolyn will be on the road again soon, promoting their new album
"The End Is Beautiful” (release date: August 23, 2005) - and they’re
starting their tour with 10 shows in Europe – the first time this
band will set foot abroad as a group in their 15 year history! Sunday, 4. September: Boardwalk, Sheffield (GB) Tuesday, 6. September: De Boerderij, Zoetermeer (NL) Wednesday, 7. September: Z7, Pratteln (CH) Friday, 9. September: Stazione Birra, Rome (I) Saturday, 10. September: Teatro Elena, Milan (I) Sunday, 11. September: AKW, Wuerzburg* (GER) Monday, 12. September: Bergkeller, Reichenbach (GER) Wednesday, 14. September: Spirit Of 66, Verviers (B) Thursday, 15. September: Lucky & Co, Rijssen (NL)
The club dates and links to buy tickets are here…. MAGENTA PRESS RELEASE – August 7th 2005 Magenta are delighted to announce that Daniel Fry will be joining the band as their new bass player. At a recent audition, Daniel, who has played in a number of previous bands, impressed everyone with his technical ability, enthusiasm and stage presence.
You may be intrigued at seeing the name Fry - he is indeed the younger brother of Magenta guitarist Chris Fry, and is sure to add yet another dimension to the already exciting Magenta live experience. With Daniel on board, Magenta can now continue to work on their new stage show, ready for live concerts later this year. With the release of the band's first DVD and their much anticipated new CD 'Home' coming soon, these are indeed exciting times for Magenta. Gig News
Magenta are to headline The Summer's End Festival on September 17th with support from
The Pineapple Thief, Galahad, Steve Thorne, Tr3nity and Also Eden.
22nd October at The Borderline in London.
29th October at The HLC in Rotherham for the CRS.
Nick:
Immigration Drama Scotches Howe-Squire-White Tour
The More Drama Tour, a North American outing combining the side
projects of three longtime Yes principals, has been canceled due to
immigration problems. The VH1 Classic-presented run was slated to
open tonight (Aug. 2) in Seattle and play more than 20 shows before
closing Sept. 4 in Cleveland.
"We're frustrated as much as the fans are but we understand the
importance of the heightened security and hope we can reschedule the
tour at some point," bassist Chris Squire says. Refunds will be made
available through point of sale outlets. New releases: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Gluttons For Punishment - Live 05 (2005)
New double live CD
www.spocksbeard.com ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
String Cheese
Incident
One of the leading US jambands, with Robert Hunter (Grateful Dead)
www.stringcheeseincident.com ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Man Made Machine (2005)
The progressive rock sensation from Sweden
www.carptree.com Saturday, 22nd October 2005
LACUNA COIL
LEAVES' EYES
Oktoberhallen : Schroverstraat, 18 - 9280 Wieze (near Aalst).Belgium Doors : 12h00 Start : 13h00 Time schedule will be announced soon. Ticket price (presales) : 35 euros (sending and reservations costs not included)
www.metalorganisation.be The Gig Of The Century in De Wielepet Monster / Ter Heijde – NGP-Concerts (NL) has obtained a band from abroad for this year’s gig. Cannon Ball (B) will perform in “De Wielepet” on September 24th. The enthusiasm of the band and the way they play the songs of Supertramp make this an event to attend. To make the evening complete, they asked Knight Area (NL) as support act. Ticket sales (in advance € 16,- at the venue € 20,-) have started. De Wielepet, Monster, 24 september 2005: Cannon Ball / Knight Area. Start: 20.30.
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