Elegant Simplicity "Kicking the Olive Branch"

Country: UK
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Label: Proximity Records (ESCD 20170602-01)
Format: CD, digital
Release date: June 2, 2017
Tracklist: 
1. Timely Reminder (3:47)
2. Dying Shadows (5:20)
3. Lovotics (5:53)
4. Inconsistent Echoes (4:31)
5. Mood # 12 (7:50)
6. Quantum Spin (4:47)
7. Kicking The Olive Branch (20:06)

Total Time 52:14

Line-up: 
Steven McCabe – Guitars and Keyboards
Brandon Meeks – Bass
Maurizio Antonini – Drums
William Stewart – Violin
Nathan Madsen – Sax
Noam Goldstein – Flute

Description/Reviews: 

7 brand new tunes, including the epic title track, fusing funk, classic rock, progressive rock and other stuff into a seamless melodic whole.
Harder rocking than any previous release, this has some cool guitar moments, sweet mini-moog madness and some fantastic sax and violin moves.

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Elegant Simplicity "All Life is One"

Country: UK
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Label: Proximity Records
Format: CD, digital
Release date: October 2, 2015
Tracklist: 

1. Master of Shadows (10:24)
2. Falling to the Ground (07:32)
3. All Life is One (09:08)
4. Love is Transferred (06:14)
5. Tin Rattler (07:44)

Line-up: 
Steven McCabe – Guitars and Keyboards
Nathaniel Graham – Drums
William Stewart – Violin
Nathan Madsen – Sax
David Lipari Jr – Vocals
Allen Bruce Ray – Native American Flutes
Hendrick Valera – Flute
Jair-Rohm Parker Wells, Damjan Kapor, Justin Bassman – Bass Guitar

Description/Reviews: 

Track by track self-description:

1. Master of Shadows. An energetic (and long) instrumental opener featuring lots of twists and turns. A great sax solo and a killer guitar break at the end. Not to mention the smooth Moog melody and the generally organ-tastic vibe!
2. Falling to the Ground. A song, based on a true story, about a guy who believed he was alone and friendless in the world. So distraught by this, he eventually killed himself by jumping off a tall building. The irony, of course, was that at his funeral he was surrounded by his friends and loved ones. Not a cheerful song by any stretch, but it features a sublime violin solo from William and a nifty bit of axe work from myself in the final coda!
3. All Life is One. A lengthy instrumental piece with lots going on. William’s violin introduction is gorgeous. And it’s also got some great sax work from Nathan.
4. Love is Transferred. A mid tempo rock song with a quirky chorus about the confusion of love: yes, the dreaded four letter word itself! Lovely guitar melody and the end section featuring Native American Flutes (played by Allen Bruce Ray) is simply beautiful.
5. Tin Rattler. This powerful instrumental piece is about charity or, as I like to call it, tin rattling! There is a very serious message behind the piece, though, which would take forever to explain. Regardless, the song features my first ever excursion into playing guitar with a wah-wah pedal. On top of that, there is a fabulous violin solo and a groovy Moog coda. The perfect finish!

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Elegant Simplicity "Unforgiving Mirror"

Country: UK
Sub Genre: Neo-Prog
Label: Self-released
Release date: November 4, 2013
Tracklist: 

1. Unsettled (04.13) 
2. Feels Like A Lifetime (10.06) 
3. Flurry (03.17) 
4. Un-Apology (05.14) 
5. Unforgiving Mirror (18.25) 
6. Passing Place (06.20)

Line-up: 
Steven McCabe: Guitars,Keyboards
Ken Senior: Vocals
Christopher Knight: Drums

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