Mr Averell "Gridlock"

Country: Netherlands
Sub Genre: Avant Prog
Label: Gonzo Multimedia
Release date: May 6, 2013 (UK), May 14, 2013 (North America)
Tracklist: 

1. Lock - 0:41
2. Break the Mirror - 3:27
3. Kiss the Girl! - 5:08
4. Deliberately - 4:06
5. Boxes - 8:16
6. The Fear Of Dreaming (For Marijke) - 6:10 (a - Weakness, b - The Fear Of Dreaming)
7. 100 Presents - 0:13
8. Babel - 2:31
9. Gridlock - 3;22
10. Sightseeings - 6:59
11. Unlock - 1:31
12. Rideehoo!! - 3:57

Line-up: 
René van Commenée - vocals (2-12), synthesizer (3,6b,9) Hammond (2,6b,7,9) acoustic drums (3,6b,9,12), druming machine programming (3,9), drum loops (3), percussion (3,6b,9) dull snare (12) metals (12) sampling (8), accordeon (5), organ 94), sounddesign (1,3,8,10,11), mellotron (3,12) barrell organ book programming (6b,12), bar piano 92), Fender Rhodes (12), prepared banjo (1,11), Frog (1,11)
With
Mike Garson (David Bowie) -  grand piano (4,10)
David Jackson (Van der Graaf Generator) - double horns (3,9), saxophone (2,3,9,10)
Hugh Banton (Van der Graaf Generator) -organ (5)
Judge Smith (Van der Graaf Generator) -  euphonium (2), harmonic voices (9)
John Ellis (Peter Gabriel, Peter Hammill, The Stranglers) - electric guitar (3,0) EBow (3,9), bass (3,9)
Lene Lovich -   vocals (3,9), voice fx (3)
Stuart Gordon (Peter Hammill, Peter Gabriel, Massive Attack) - violin and electronics (6b)
Dyane Donck (Daisy Bell) -  Bass (1,6b,9,11), sounddesign (1,11)
Martijn Alsters - electric guitar (6b), sounddesign (1,11), Chiflet (12) siren (12), treatments (12), perpared piano (1,11) ReRun (1,11)
Willem Tanke -  organ (5 - middle section)
Ninca Leece - sounddesign (3)
Tammo Heikens - electric guitar (6b) bass (6b)
Lisa Weiss -  voice fx (3)

Description/Reviews: 

The album is an adventurous journey through very different kind of songs and instrumentals, but all with the typical, quite theatrical Van Commenée signature. 'Gridlock' should be listened from beginning to end and isn't just a collection of songs. Literally 'Gridlock' stands for the famous Dutch traffic jams, but also tells about the 'Gridlocks' in our lives and heads. The wonderfully produced album may take a bit of time to sink in but once it does, it becomes timeless and unique.

Media/Samples 
Entire album online

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