holon "The Time Is Always Now"

Country: Norway
Genre(s): Progressive Rock, Folk, Pop
Label: Autumnsongs Records
Format: CD, vinyl, digital
Release date: August 12, 2016
Tracklist: 
1. The Belly Of Being (9:43)
2. The Times They Are A-Taming (7:04)
3. Dancer In The Sky (5:00)
4. Falling (10:42)
5. Time To Go (10:06)
6. Two Grains Of Sand (5:45)
7. The Time Is Always Now (11:11)
8. A Drop Of Me (8:42)

Total time 68:13

Line-up: 
Ronny Pedersen - Guitars, Lead Vocals (1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8), Backing Vocals (2), Bass guitar (1, 5, 7, 8), Sitar, Programming
   With
Rhys Marsh (Kaukasus, Mandala, Opium Cartel) - Lead Vocals (2, 5), Backing Vocals (1, 3, 6, 7, 8), Pedal Steel, Bass guitar (2, 3, 4, 7, 8), Mellotron, Rhodes, Piano, vocoder modulation (7), various keys and all things bowable
Geir Anfinn Halland Johansen - Drums
Silje Leirvik - Lead Vocals (4), Backing Vocals (1, 2, 6, 7, 8)
Kari Harneshaug - Lead Vocals (3, 6)
Ketil Vestrum Einarsen (Kaukasus, Jaga Jazzist, Opium Cartel) - Flute (1, 4, 8)
Lars Fredrik Froislie (Wobbler, White Willow) - Hammond solo (5)

Description/Reviews: 

 It’s a new release for Rhys Marsh’s Autumnsongs Records and fits right in with the slightly psychedelic Scandinavian prog and post-prog style of the label.  (kinesiscd.com)

The, often epic, songs on show the influence of a wide variety of genres including acoustic folk and the sophisticated side of 1960's pop, with meticulously crafted writing at its core. The songs tell the story of an individual's philosophical, spiritual and evolutionary journey towards finding their place and purpose in this world and at this particular time and are largely based on Pedersen's personal experiences (and his attraction towards the Buddhist worldview).

Media/Samples 
Two Grains of Sand
A Drop of Me

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