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February 03, 2005 ProgAID was set-up in the wake of the terrible earthquake and Tsunami disaster that tragically struck on the 26th December 2004. The sheer destruction and loss of human life was of a scale that shook the world. We have therefore decided to co-ordinate the recording of a CD single to help raise as much money as possible for those that need it. The song, titled 'All Around The World', will be recorded on the 29th and 30th January 2005, and since the decision was made, we have been overwhelmed by the generosity of so many great musicians who have agreed to give their time to appear on the single. The list grows daily and currently includes:
Neal Morse Once recorded, the single will go on sale, which is expected to be late February 2005, and all proceeds will go to the charities that can help the victims of the Tsunami disaster. Regular updates, including the amount of money raised, will be posted at the ProgAID web site at www.progaid.com, so please visit for the latest news. The full list of musicians participating on the single will also be listed within the "Who's Who" section of this site. We thank you for supporting this release and please spread this news to as many people as possible!
Best Regards "Jethro Tull are extremely busy with Ian Anderson in particular being locked away in his home studio for the whole of this month working on new material as well as mixing the live tapes of his December concert in Mannheim, Germany, with orchestra. This is for a DVD and CD release that is expected in March or April." Source: www.randm.co.uk (website of Jethro Tull’s record company)
The CD release of “Nothing Is Easy”, Jethro Tull at the Isle Of
Wight in 1970, was released on November 8th, 2004. A DVD
release is currently in preparation for release in the first quarter
of 2005. If you keep an eye on the website (www.eagle-rock.com)
it will appear in the “coming soon” section once a date has been
finalized. The next batch of 'Digitally Remasters Versions' scheduled to be released by EMI Music are 'Broadsword And The Beast', 'Under Wraps' and 'Crest Of A Knave' all are down for release on 18th April 2005. Then July 2005 will see the release of 'Rock Island', 'Catfish Rising' and 'Roots To Branches' remasters. (thanks to Rob) The progressive rock band Sanity from Leerdam (NL) releases the DVD ‘Live At 22’, an integral registration of the gig from november 20th in Twentietoe, Tiel. An extra CD is included with the audio recordings of the same concert.
The gig was filmed with five cameras and a 24 track audio studio was hired for the sound registration. The produced it themselves and the members of All Too Human co-produced the recordings. The mix was done in the studio of Junkie XL while Peter van ’t Riet (Symphony X, Ayreon, After Forever, Epica,…) did the mastering of the sound. Lorian is proud to announce that they are back in the symphoworld, starting in january 2005. They used the last half year to select new musicians to play their symphorock. Lorian has a frontlady now, yes a female vocalist and a new bass player who completes the line up. The sound of Lorian will still emphasise on the melody and atmosphere. The members will be presented to the fans in January and the website will be updated.
Voiceprint Music will soon announce a major archive project in
conjunction with Rick Wakeman's personal archive, spanning his
entire career. "It will go well beyond what we started with the
Treasure Chest," Voiceprint's director Rob Ayling said recently. He
went on to say, "This project is very exciting and possibly the most
comprehensive ever undertaken by such a well known artist such as
Rick". More details will be available from Voiceprint as the project
progresses.
The Syn's new studio album, provisionally titled "Synchronised" --
(which features Chris Squire on bass on the incredible new track,
"Cathedral of Love") -- is tentatively scheduled for release in
February 2005. "Synchronised" will be welcomed with a fabulous
launch party at the Cafe Royal in London, and we fully expect the
European music media to be present for this spectacular event, which
will also formally introduce The Syn's current line-up.
JOHN HACKETT John Hackett's new rock album 'Checking Out of London' is now available for PRE-order (release date 7th February). The album also features Steve Hackett, Nick Magnus & Tony Patterson (ReGenesis). JOHN HAS KINDLY AGREED TO SIGN ALL PRE-ORDERS!!!
For more info, audio samples & PRE-ordering, go here: Acoustic Tour Steve Hackett returns to the concert circuit in Spring 2005. This time however the strobe lights and bass pedals get left behind as his acoustic trio takes to the stage for an ‘unplugged’ show of beautifully crafted pieces for acoustic guitar, flute and keyboards. Hackett will be accompanied by his brother, John, on flute and keyboardist Roger King.
For more dates go here: http://www.stevehackett.com/acoustic2005/acoustic2005dates.html Steve Hackett Steve has a new classical album for orchestra & guitar due for release this Spring. Further info to follow... Revelation Project (http://www.revelationproject.com/) a progressive band out of Western New York has the beginning of March slated for their self-titled first release. Purchases may be made on their web site and pre-orders will begin next week. RP was first heard on last year’s CPR vol. 1 compilation with the relentless “Glory”. “Glory” is included along with thirteen other tracks on this conceptual project. Audio clips are available on their site.
An intriguing, boundary setting but especially humoristic band.with
references to King Crimson, Primus, Zappa and Tool. Progressive or
nothing new? Judge for yourself. Do you like solid rock, full of humor and are you looking for something special for your pub, club, venue or your festival? Book Cloon and you’re in for a superb evening.!!
http://www.cloon.be Next gig @ Charlatan, Gent, with The Van Jets… Feb 16 2005. After having worked as a trio on the two latest albums Secrets and Playgrounds using Olov Andersson (Grand Stand, Spektrum) as a semi-member, the band felt it was time to recruit a permanent keyboard player. After checking around a bit they found that the right man was just around the corner. Cross new keyboard player is - Göran Johnsson! Yes! It's the same Göran Johnsson, who first was the bassist/vocalist of Grand Stand and then turned up as the fine drummer of Spektrum and now is the new keyboardist of Cross. For more info please check the Cross Website at: |
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