New Prog Releases: Stewart Bell "The Antechamber Of Being (Part I)"

Thursday, October 23, 2014

Stewart Bell "The Antechamber Of Being (Part I)"

Country: UK
Sub Genre: Progressive Rock
Format: CD, digital
Release date: October 23, 2014
Tracklist:
1 – Decoherence (13:22)
(i) Nothing – part 1 (Ex Nihilo Nihil Fit)
(ii) – Cupboard Of Fear – part 1
(iii) – First Lesson
(iv) – Second Lesson
(v) – The Gift of Lucid Dreaming
2 – A World Without Limits (8:31)
(i) – Revelation
(ii) – Adventures Of An Oneiranaut
(iii) – Awaken In Your Dreams
3 – Projections (10:31)
(i) – Hypnagogic Portal
(ii) – Entanglement – part 1
(iii) – Parallel Girl
(iv) – False Awakening
(v) – Cupboard Of Fear – part 2
(vi) – Entanglement – part 2
4 – The Breach (5:20)
(i) – Why?
(ii) – The Shooting Star Child – part 1
5 – The Antechamber Of Being (16:11)
(i) – Nothing – part 2 (Outwith Time)
(ii) – Dream Signs
(iii) – Cupboard Of Fear – part 3
(iv) – Bellilin
(v) – Nothing – part 3 (Outwith Space)
(vi) – The Gift of Lucid Dying
6 – Convergence (9:02)
(i) – Entanglement – part 3
(ii) – The Shooting Star Child – part 2
7 – Full Circle (10:59)
(i) – Cupboard Of Fear – part 4
(ii) – Awaken In Your Death
(iii) – Nothing – part 4 (HΨ = 0)

Line-up:
Stewart Bell (Citizen Cain) - keyboards, drums, vocals
With
Phil Allen (Citizen Cain) - guitars, vocals
Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Ayreon) - vocals
Simone Rossetti (The Watch) - vocals

Bekah Mhairi Comrie - vocals
David Watters: bass

Description/Reviews

The much anticipated debut solo album from Citizen Cain’s main composer and keys player Stewart Bell is a prog rock opera featuring five vocalists.
The story is based on his own experiences as a lifelong lucid dreamer and follows the adventures of a young boy as he masters the ability to control his dreams. This epic concept album chronicles the key events in his life, the weird synchronicities, strange experiences and profound questions that naturally arise when one grows up living in the twin worlds of dream and real.
This new work sees Stewart continue the musical path he has embarked on over the last 25 years with Citizen Cain, although this time he has taken the reins, not just with the compositions, but also with the lyrics, concept, vocal melodies and entire production.
The first in a trilogy “The Antechamber Of Being” will appeal not only to existing Citizen Cain fans but also to a much wider audience as Stewart delves into elements of prog metal, experiments with new soundscapes and brings his unique storytelling gift to the lyrics, in which he also shares his extensive knowledge of lucid dreaming.