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March 03, 2005
Dream Theater
The New Album
On Friday February 25th 2005, Dream Theater wrapped up recording on
their latest album. Mixing will be begin on Monday February 28th and
the record will be delivered to the label in Mid-March. A release is
expected for sometime around May/June through Atlantic Records.
Dream Theater began writing and recording their latest album last
November at the world famous Hit Factory studios in New York City.
(everybody from Michael Jackson, John Lennon, Bruce Springsteen,
Madonna, Britney Spears, U2, Mariah Carey, REM, etc. etc. have all
recorded at the legendary studio) As has been reported in the media
several weeks ago, the famous recording studio is closing down upon
the completion of Dream Theater's recording session.
This album will hold the distinction of being the VERY LAST album
ever recorded at the Hit Factory in NYC. (the first was Stevie
Wonder's "Songs In The Key Of Life") After the Dream Theater
sessions ended on Friday night, the lights were turned off and doors
were locked to the world famous studio - ending an era in the music
industry....
www.dreamtheater.net
YtseJam Records -
The Official Dream Theater Bootlegs
Now available for pre-order:
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WHEN DREAM AND DAY REUNITE - available on both CD and DVD!
The entire legendary performance of WDADU and the encore from the
March 6th 2004 show in Los Angeles, as well as an Audio Commentary
by Dream Theater, rehearsal and soundcheck footage and a 70 minute
documentary on the original WDADU told through live footage and
interviews with the band circa 1988/1989.
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THE NUMBER OF THE BEAST
Iron Maiden's classic album performed in its entirety by Dream
Theater on October 24th 2002 in Paris, France.
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IMAGES AND WORDS 1989-1991 DEMOS (2 CD set)
A complete documentation of the period leading up to Dream Theater's
breakthrough sophomore album. Including vocalist audition demos from
1990.
Please visit
YtseJamRecords.com
to hear audio samples from the new CD's and view the trailer from
the DVD!
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The Tangent
First up is the news that there will be a release of a LIVE ALBUM in
the near future. This is to be released as a limited edition CD. The
single CD contains 80 minutes of the Tangent captured live on
multitrack, onstage at the Colos-Saal in Aschaffenburg on Nov 3
2004. NOT ALL the tracks played that night are present (it was a 2
hours plus show!!), but tracks include the full "In Darkest Dreams"
, "The Canterbury Sequence" and "The World That we Drive Through"...
amongst others. The album will be released as a kind of official
bootleg on PROGJAM records, and will only be available on mail order
or at concerts. It represents the last night of an amazing tour, and
probably the last time that that particular lineup of the band (Tillison/
Baine/ Stolt/ Csorsz/ Reingold) would play together. "The first
chapter ended on a high note" says Andy, "and you can hear the fun
we were having on the recordings... "
The
Tangent on tour with a new line-up
Andy
Tillison - Keyboards, Vocals.
Jonas Reingold - Bass guitar
Sam Baine - Keyboards
Theo Travis - Sax & Flute
Krister Jonsson - Guitars
Jaime Salazar - Drums
www.thetangent.org
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InsideOut Music
INSIDEOUT WEBSHOP ONLINE!
Message from InsideOut Music:
Hi music lovers,
We all have been waiting for this to happen for almost a year.
Now it's achieved: the InsideOut Webshop is launched today!
At last, you can buy directly from us online.
Please check out the following site:
www.insideoutshop.de
Besides new releases and entire backcatalogues, you can always find
interesting 'special offers'.
New Releases
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Russell Allen´s Atomic Soul - same
First solo album by the Symphony X vocalist!
release on 25.04.2005
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Magellan - Symphony for a Misanthrope
release on 18.04.2005
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James LaBrie - Elements Of Persuasion
New solo album by the Dream Theater vocalist!
release on 29.03.2005
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Evergrey - A Night To Remember
Live 2004
release on 14.03.2005
www.insideout.de
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For Absent Friends
Hans
van Lint, singer of “For Absent Friends” has been asked as guest to
sing with the famous French rock band “Ange”. This show will be on
the fanclub day of Ange on October 15th in Le Havre in
France.
Hans
van Lint will perform the song “Billy” and he’s the first one from
abroad who will have this chance.
For
Absent Friends is recording a new album now, containing the track
“Billy” in a new arrangement. This arrangement was the reason for
the French band to invite Hans for their show.
http://come.to/faf
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The Gathering
There’s a great new release to announce for The Gathering!!!
Finn,
son of Anneke van Giersbergen and Rob Snijders was born on February
20th and weighs 7 and a half pound.
Anneke and Finn are feeling good and father Rob is very proud.
www.gathering.nl
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Liquid Scarlet
NEW ALBUM HALFWAY
FINISHED -
Swedish proggers Liquid Scarlet, who had a success with their
Anekdoten/Anglagard sounding debut album, is now halfway through the
recordings of the follow-up and hope to have it out sometime during
autumn 2005. Rumours are that they with their new material are
developing towards a more distinct sound of their own which is a bit
more melodic and vocal based, but yet within the realms for the
Liquid Scarlet sound.
www.liquidscarlet.com
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Brother Ape
BROTHER APE SIGNED
TO PROGRESS RECORDS -
Brother Ape
is a very fine act consisting of four very talented as well as
skilled musicians. Stefan Damicolas (vocals, guitars), who is
writing most of the material with all tracks arranged together with
the rest of the band, Peter Dahlstrom (vocals, bass, keyboards),
Gunnar Maxén (bass, keyboards, vocals) and Max Bergman (drums,
percussion).
Musically their sound is a unique blend of progressive rock and
fusion. At times chord changes are somewhat in the vein of 70's
fusion bands such as Weather Report or Brand X, but performed with
quite heavy, but also kind of sophisticated guitars rather than 70's
keyboard sounds.
They've also got one foot in the more traditional progressive rock
style with Saga, Yes, Rush and maybe also some A.C.T. influences
with the end result creating an original yet accessible sound of
their own. Dashes of Zappa's rockier style can also be found in
their music. Especially in the opening track "The Jerk".
In late 2003 they printed 500 copies of their debut album mainly
sold at concerts.
It's a very fine album, but a bit short (37 minutes) so therefore we
will soon have it re-released on the Progress Records label with a
couple of very good tracks added to it.
Release date March 28.
www.brotherape.com
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Mojo and Q
The delightful MOJO and Q Magazines have yet another Pink Floyd
feature within them
Psychedelic! How Hendrix, The Beatles & Pink Floyd Turned On A Q &
Mojo special edition. On sale from 14 March.
Included alongside The Who, The Grateful Dead, Brian Wilson, The
Small Faces etc are the 40 Trippiest Albums Of All Time, featuring
The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn, PLUS a feature on the making of
Piper… with revealing new interviews with Roger Waters and Nick
Mason.
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A Day’s Work
A
Day’s Work has recorded a demo containing 10 tracks. These
recordings are a preparation for their new full length CD that will
be recorded in May. You can listen to 3 tracks of this demo. See the
links underneath.
A
new line:
http://adw.vdploeg.org/A_new_line.mp3
Runaway:
http://adw.vdploeg.org/Runaway.mp3
Open up my eyes:
http://adw.vdploeg.org/Open_up_my_eyes.mp3
Give them your opinion on the forum of their website:
http://www.adayswork.nl
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Musea Records
The Spaghetti Epic
What
was the link between Progressive rock and "Once Upon A Time In The
West" ? Probably none, until the French label Musea and the Finnish
fanzine Colossus came to release "The Spaghetti Epic - Six Modern
Prog Bands For Six Seventies Prog Suites". As indicated by its name,
this double-album musically revisits Sergio LEONE’s famous cinema
masterpiece that highlighted the so-called spaghetti-western. Then
HAIKARA (Finland), Nicola RANDONE (Italy), TILION (Italy), LA VOCE
DEL VENTO (British band created on this occasion by the duo of
PARALLEL OR 90 DEGREES and THE TANGENT: Guy MANNING & Andy TILLISON.),
TAPROBAN (Italy) and TRION (Netherlands) appear on the menu of this
"dance with death", according to the director’s words. Obviously,
the contribution of the leading lights of the genre, mostly Italian
musicians (BANCO DEL MUTUO SOCCORSO, PREMIATA FORNERIA MARCONI, LE
ORME...), are not forgotten. This second collective work takes
further the success of the brilliant "Kalevala - A Finnish
Progressive Rock Epic" (2003), which was a triple concept-album to
which thirty groups had taken part with enthusiasm ! Taste it "al
dente"...
Until the end of March, you can get a 35% reduction for this album
on
www.musearecords.com
The Colossus of
Rhodes
After the success encountered by the KALEVALA and THE SPAGHETTI EPIC
projects, the French label Musea and the Finnish fanzine Colossus
are associated once again for a titanic piece of work: THE COLOSSUS
OF RHODES. Subtitled "The Seventh Progressive Rock Wonder", this new
double-CD is based on one of the Seven Wonders of the World. This is
also the main theme of a movie directed during the Fifties by Sergio
LEONE, an obvious link with the previous project. An
Italian-dominated international cast (LEVIATHAN, GREENWALL, SINKADUS,
MAD CRAYON, VELVET DESPERADOS and REVELATION) has been chosen for
that matter. In more than twenty minutes, every band has been given
the chance to display its own interpretation of the work. Once
again, the spirit of the masters of Seventies symphonic Progressive
rock has been faithfully observed, including the wide range of the
sounds of that era: analogic keyboards, Mellotron, no electronic
drumkit... The result is splendid, as for the booklet that is both
luxuous and complete, and enhanced by a funny black and white comic
! The sleeve is once again designed by Paul WHITEHEAD, the author of
the famous illustrations included in the first GENESIS albums.
Here's a masterpiece that will surely please the true fans of
GENESIS, YES or PINK FLOYD. Amongst others !
www.musearecords.com
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Procol Harum
Live In Copenhagen –
Special Edition Music DVD
UK Release Date:
7th March 2005
Europe Release Date:
Throughout March 2005
This DVD captures the band performing many of their most popular
tracks in Copenhagen, Denmark on 15th December 2001.
Classic Pictures are pleased to announce the release of this Special
Edition DVD package with additional 5.1 DTS sound option.
TRACK LIST INCLUDES
Bringing Home the Bacon, Pandora's Box, Holding On, Piggy Pig Pig,
Magdalene (My Regal Zonophone), Homburg, Fires (Which Burnt
Brightly), Seem To Have the Blues (Mostly all of the Time), Memorial
Drive, Grand Hotel, Wizard Man, Beyond the Pale, A Salty Dog, A
Dream in Every Home , A Christmas Camel, New Lamps For Old, As
Strong as Samson, Repent Walpurgis, Conquistador, A Whiter Shade of
Pale
BAND LINE-UP
Gary Brooker (Vocals/Piano), Matthew Fisher (Hammond Organ), Geoff
Whitehorn (Lead Guitar), Mark Brzezicki (Drums), Matt Pegg (Bass),
Keith Reid (Words)
www.classicpictures.co.uk
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Yes
35th
Anniversary Edition (DVD)
Release Dates:
UK - 7th March 2005
European Territories - throughout March 2005
Classic Pictures announce the release of the YES ACOUSTIC and
YESSPEAK Special Edition DVD Package!
With Exclusive Roger Dean Cover Design!
www.classicpictures.co.uk
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Rick Wakeman
“Journey to the
Centre of the Earth” - 30thAnniversary Collectors Edition
(DVD)
Release Dates:
UK - 7th March 2005
European Territories - throughout March 2005
Recorded Live with the Philharmonic Orchestra in 1975
Also Includes Hits from the Six Wives of Henry VIII & King Arthur &
the Knights of the Round Table
PLUS - “The Lost Journey” - The Documentary of the Tour - Featuring
Recently Discovered Unseen Footage
www.classicpictures.co.uk
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The Flower Kings
A NEW DRUMMER!!
Zoltan Csorsz is no longer drumming for The Flower Kings.
After months of discussions, anguish and hard thinking the band have
decided that Zoltan is, despite his obvious skills and virtuosity,
not the drummer the Flowerkings complex music require.
We
like to present to you Marcus Liliequist. Marcus is a 24 year old
drummer from Malmoe, Sweden, that after finishing his musical
education (same as Zoltan) have been playing and recording in
various styles, leaning mostly towards rock.
Marcus is a hard working drummer and very much in demand in sessions
and touring, but have now decided that he wanted to be in a band and
what better band is there if you want to express all passion or
weirdness than "The FlowerKings"!!??
www.theflowerkings.se
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IQ
It is with enormous sadness that we have to announce Paul Cook's
decision to leave IQ. His solid and inventive drumming has been the
backbone of the band for 23 years and it goes without saying that
Mike, Martin, Peter and John are all extremely sorry to see him go.
Cookie’s departure marks the end of a long and illustrious era for
IQ and the start of a challenging new phase.
Here are some words from Cookie himself:
"Dear all,
After what seems like a lifetime with the band, I find myself in
need of a change of life so I'm off to the highlands of Scotland to
roam about a bit and generally find myself!!! Sarah and I will be
moving to the far north to pursue a hunting, fishing and shooting
kind of life - probably.
I
wish the band and my successor all the best for the future.
Cookie"
The live dates in July will be Cookie's final appearances with IQ.
www.gep.co.uk/iq
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Magnum
DVD – News
Magnum “Live At Birmingham” (Music DVD)
Release Dates:
UK – 23rd May 2005
European Territories - throughout May 2005
Featuring a classic Live Show plus exclusive never seen before
footage & interviews
Classic Pictures have recently worked with the original band members
from Magnum to present this concert film is a breathtaking
performance recorded on December 22nd 1992 in Birmingham,
England, where Magnum laid their roots and formed in the
mid-seventies.
Featuring original members Bob Catley, Tony Clarkin and Mark Stanway,
the band perform their Greatest Hits live in front of a jam-packed
audience at The Birmingham Town Hall.
www.classicpictures.co.uk
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