New Prog Releases: April 2018

Monday, April 30, 2018

3RDegree "Ones & Zeros: Volume 0"

Country: USA
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Format: CD, digital
Release date: April 30, 2018
Tracklist:
1. Re1nstall_0verture (3:56)
2. Connecting (4:53)
3. Olympia (5:15)
4. The Future Doesn't Need You (5:49)
5. Unintended Consequence (3:34)
6. Perfect Babies (4:42)
7. Logical Conclusion (6:40)
8. Click Away! (15:27)
9. Ones & Zeros (7:25)

Total Time 57:41

Line-up:
George Dobbs: lead & backing vocals, keyboards, percussion, violin
Robert James Pashman: bass guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
Patrick Kliesch: acoustic & electric guitars, keyboards, backing vocals
Robert Durham: drums, percussion
Eric Pseja: electric guitar, backing vocals
Bryan Zeigler: electric guitar, backing vocals
With
Aaron Nobel : drums, percussion (7)
Sheuh-Li Ong : theremin (3)
Moorea Dickason : co-lead vocal (5)
Jay Friedman : additional violin (8)
Ava Penelope Pashman : spoken voice (6)

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3RDegree "Ones & Zeros: Volume 0"

Peter Gee "The Bible"

Country: UK
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Format: CD, digital
Release date: April 30, 2018
Tracklist:
1. Creation
2. Adam And Eve
3. The Fall
4. The Flood
5. The Stars In The Sky
6. Jacob’s Ladder
7. The Dreamer
8. Exodus
9. Crossing The Sea
10. The Law
11. Walls Of Jericho
12. Samson And Delilah
13. Called In The Night
14. King Of Israel
15. David And Goliath
16. Wisdom
17. The Prophets
18. A Voice Crying Out
19. Daniel And The Lions’ Den
20. Prepare The Way Of The Lord
21. Saviour Of The World
22. The Kingdom Of God
23. The Cross
24. Resurrection Day
25. Spirit
26. The Road To Emmaus
27. The Gospel
28. Revelation

Line-up:
Peter Gee (Pendragon): instruments
With
Josh Brown: vocals
Becky Brannigan: vocals
Hayley Oliver: vocals
Steve Christey (Jadis): drums
Rhiannon Davies: violin
Daniel Bristow: trumpet
John Taylor: narration

Description/Reviews:

This album is the first full blown concept album and the most ambitious work that Peter Gee has ever written, over a total of 69 minutes, the 66 books of the Bible told through rock music and narration, and includes many of the main characters contained within the scriptures.
"The Bible" contains a stunning array of musical styles from the progressive "Revelation", "The Kingdom Of God" and "The Prophets" to rock anthems "The Fall" and "The Law", from the haunting female vocal pieces "Adam And Eve" and "The Gospel" to the acoustic "Samson And Delilah" and "Exodus", from instrumentals "Jacob’s Ladder" and "Walls Of Jericho", to the groove based "Crossing The Sea" and "Spirit", and yet the whole album has a wonderful power and unity to it.

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Peter Gee "The Bible"

This album is the first full blown concept album and the most ambitious work that Peter Gee has ever written, over a total of 69 minutes, the 66 books of the Bible told through rock music and narration, and includes many of the main characters contained within the scriptures.
"The Bible" contains a stunning array of musical styles from the progressive "Revelation", "The Kingdom Of God" and "The Prophets" to rock anthems "The Fall" and "The Law", from the haunting female vocal pieces "Adam And Eve" and "The Gospel" to the acoustic "Samson And Delilah" and "Exodus", from instrumentals "Jacob’s Ladder" and "Walls Of Jericho", to the groove based "Crossing The Sea" and "Spirit", and yet the whole album has a wonderful power and unity to it.

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Sunday, April 29, 2018

Dzung "Cánh cửa thần kỳ"

Country: Vietnam
Genre(s): Instrumental Progressive Metal/Rock
Format: digital
Release date: April 29, 2018
Tracklist:
1. Hai chín ba mươi (05:00)
2. Một giấc chiêm bao (05:34)
3. Mặt trời tháng sáu (05:37)
4. Phiên chợ chiều mưa (04:29)
5. Cao ốc vô danh (05:29)
6. Cánh cửa thần kỳ (05:22)

Total Time 31:31

Line-up:
Dzung - Guitar, programming
With
Vinh Cóc - Bass
Anh Tú Nguyễn - Guitar (1)
Hà Laze - Guitar (2)
Tùng JohnCr - Guitar (4)
Trần Hoàng - Keyboards (5)
Ân Boiledwater - Guitar (6)

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Dzung "Cánh cửa thần kỳ"

Oberon "The Sleep Produces Monsters" EP

Country: Italy
Genre(s): Instrumental Hard Rock, Stoner, Retro Prog
Format: CD, digital
Release date: April 29, 2018
Tracklist:
1. Time To Sleep (pt.1) (5:15)
2. Nightmares With Open Eyes (1:55)
3. Visions (4:48)
4. Obsession (2:14)
5. Strange Shadows (3:05)
6. Time To Sleep (pt.2) (7:16)

Total Time 24:33

Line-up:
Yuri Crescenzio: Electric guitar
Giacomo Zanardo: Bass guitar
With
Gilberto Ongaro: Organ, synth and electric piano
Alberto Baretta: Drums

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Oberon "The Sleep Produces Monsters" EP

Kai Rüffer Fractal Band "I"

Country: Germany
Genre(s): Instrumental Jazz-Rock, Fusion
Format: CD, digital
Release date: April 29, 2018
Tracklist:
1. New Hope (6:52)
2. Valse (6:11)
3. Mindless (5:26)
4. You're Gone (4:32)
5. Part Of Anything (3:53)
6. Spanish Etude (3:10)
7. Journey To Kingsland (4:54)

Total Time 34:58

Line-up:
Kai Rüffer - bass
Winfried Rimbach-Sator - piano, keys
Justin Hombach - guitars
Steffen Uhrhan - drums

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New Hope
Mindless
Deezer

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Kai Rüffer Fractal Band "I"

Dyed In Grey "Anguish And Ardor"

Country: USA
Genre(s): Instrumental Progressive Metal
Format: digital
Release date: April 29, 2018
Tracklist:
1. A New Obsession (3:01)
2. Carry The Ghost (7:37)
3. Drag The Hollows (5:58)
4. The Inquisitor (5:18)
5. Tars (5:36)
6. The Traveler (6:50)
7. Omnipresence (7:00)
8. Reservoir Of Discord (6:28)
9. Slain From The Foundations Of The Earth (6:02)
10. At The Mountains Of Madness (4:12)
11. Empyrean Continuance (12:01)

Total Time 70:03

Line-up:
Adam Edgemont - Guitar
Rob Dukarm - Guitar
Paul Loew - Bass
Travis Orbin - Drums

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4 tracks

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Saturday, April 28, 2018

Tim's Favourite "We, The Willing"

Country: Belgium
Genre(s): Progressive Alternative Metal
Format: digital
Release date: April 28, 2018
Tracklist:
1. The Capital Lie (5:38)
2. The Day Free Will Was Disproven (6:30)
3. Darlings We Probably Should Have Killed But Didn't Have The Guts To Do So (2:28)
4. Galilei Was A Believer (Dicussion Closed) (6:26)
5. No Means No (8:52)
6. A Legacy (4:49)
7. Narrative (8:12)
8. Cashdance (5:46)
9. This Lot (6:19)
10. The Unbearable Lightness Of The New Atheism (5:26)
11. (W)hole (4:23)
12. Requiem For A Dream (8:50)

Total Time 73:39

Line-up:
Jan Pauwels - Vocals, guitars
Elie De Backer - Drums
Gorik Van Droogenbroeck - Bass

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Tim's Favourite "We, The Willing"

Golgatha "The Ascendant"

Country: USA
Genre(s): Progressive Metal/Rock
Format: digital
Release date: April 28, 2018
Tracklist:
1. Witness (4:16)
2. Sons Of Fire (2:54)
3. Muse (4:05)
4. Indigo (5:14)
5. Unity (3:45)
6. The Patriot (4:09)
7. Slave To Fortune (4:35)
8. Hollowman (4:44)
9. Ascendant: Eternal (9:39)
10. Ascendant: Forsaken (7:42)
11. In Oblivion (3:59)
12. Pascal's Wager (3:25)

Total Time 58:27

Line-up:
Zack Goodenough - Vocals
Alex Goodenough - Guitar, Bass
Hunter Kyle - Guitar
Reid Poffenbarger - Drums

Description/Reviews:

The Ascendant is an exploration of the human condition. Each song represents an aspect of humanity, including emotion, the soul, life, and death. The Ascendant is a representation of all of us and none of us simultaneously.

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Golgatha "The Ascendant"

The Ascendant is an exploration of the human condition. Each song represents an aspect of humanity, including emotion, the soul, life, and death. The Ascendant is a representation of all of us and none of us simultaneously.

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Entransient "The Weight of Things"

Country: USA
Genre(s): Progressive Rock/Metal
Format: CD, digital
Release date: April 28, 2018
Tracklist:
1. Sirens (7:49)
2. Weaker Hearts (4:49)
3. Vacant (3:51)
4. Amber (5:55)
5. Muses and Men (5:08)
6. The Weight of Things (11:13)
7. Against the Waves (3:56)
8. Burning Bridges (7:12)
9. Whirlwind (5:17)

Total Time 55:10

Line-up:
Scott Martin: Lead Vocals, Keyboards, Guitars
Nick Hagen: Guitars, Keyboards
Doug Murray: Guitars, Vocals
Matt Schrauben: Bass
Jeremy Hyde: Drums, Percussion

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Entransient "The Weight of Things"

Pharaoh Overlord "Zero"

Country: Finland
Genre(s): Psychedelic, Stoner, Space Rock
Label: Ektro Records elektro-136/ Hydra Head Records hh666-225/krypt 122
Format: CD, vinyl, digital
Release date: April 27, 2018
Tracklist:
1. Revolution (8:44)
2. Maailmanlopun Ateriana (6:14)
3. Meanwhile (6:02)
4. Lalibela Cannot Spell Zero (8:59)
5. Satavuotiaiden Salaisuus (4:13)
6. I Drove All Night By My Solar Stomp (7:39)

Total Time 41:51

Line-up:
Janne Westerlund (Circle): Guitars, Bass, Vocals
Jussi Kangas: Guitars, Vocals
Julius Jääskeläinen (Circle): Guitars
Pekka Jääskeläinen (Circle): Guitars
Jussi Lehtisalo (Circle): Bass, Guitars, Vocals
Tomi Leppänen (Circle): Drums
With
Antti Boman (Demilich): Vocals
Hans Joachim Irmler (Faust): Organ

Description/Reviews:

Musically the band bring the usual tasty blend of psych-kraut-space rock grooves. The propulsive chug of ‘Maalimanlopun Ateriana’ is spattered by outburts of acid yellow 80’s synth that pop up now and then across the record. It’s light on its feet and the quicker, restlessly motorik numbers alternate with a couple of more laid back, wide eyed dreamers. The atmospheric ‘Meanwhile’ finds us orbiting serenely while Boman reports back from the planet below. It doesn’t sound like he has great news. On the chilled out, nocturnal ‘Satavuotiaden Salaisuus’ he contents himself with a series of low growls and groans. Either side of it the wonderfully titled ‘Lalibela Cannot Spell Zero’ and ‘I Drove All Night by My Solar Stomp’ seem cut from the same cloth of expanding, driving, kraut metal, heading for the horizon flattening all in their path.

Read the full review by Jared Dix at echoesanddust.com

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Revolution
Maailmanlopun ateriana
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Pharaoh Overlord "Zero"

Musically the band bring the usual tasty blend of psych-kraut-space rock grooves. The propulsive chug of ‘Maalimanlopun Ateriana’ is spattered by outburts of acid yellow 80’s synth that pop up now and then across the record. It’s light on its feet and the quicker, restlessly motorik numbers alternate with a couple of more laid back, wide eyed dreamers. The atmospheric ‘Meanwhile’ finds us orbiting serenely while Boman reports back from the planet below. It doesn’t sound like he has great news. On the chilled out, nocturnal ‘Satavuotiaden Salaisuus’ he contents himself with a series of low growls and groans. Either side of it the wonderfully titled ‘Lalibela Cannot Spell Zero’ and ‘I Drove All Night by My Solar Stomp’ seem cut from the same cloth of expanding, driving, kraut metal, heading for the horizon flattening all in their path.

Read the full review by Jared Dix at echoesanddust.com

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Revolution
Maailmanlopun ateriana
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La Bottega del Tempo a Vapore "Viaggi InVersi"

Country: Italy
Genre(s): Progressive Metal/Rock
Label: Revalve Records RR99
Format: CD, digital
Release date: April 27, 2018
Tracklist:
1 - Flashback
2 - Goccia di tenebra
3 - Urla e perdonami
4 - Tempo inverso, Pt. 1
5 - Tempo inverso, Pt. 2
6 - Dama di spade
7 - Mestieri

Line-up:
Angelo Santo - Voice
Alessandro Zeoli - Guitar
Luca Iorio - Bass
Giuseppe Sarno - Keyboard
Gabriele Beatrice - Drums
Alfredo Martinelli - Story Writer

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Urla e Perdonami

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La Bottega del Tempo a Vapore "Viaggi InVersi"

Friday, April 27, 2018

Tetractys "A Mysterious Place On Sight"

Country: Chile
Genre(s): Progressive Metal
Format: digital
Release date: April 27, 2018
Tracklist:
1. Orion Anomaly (8:32)
2. Gravity (6:50)
3. Bootes Void (6:28)
4. Kic (5:36)
5. Iapetus (5:22)
6. Life And Consciousness (5:15)
7. Underlying Geometry (11:55)

Total Time 49:58

Line-up:
Danilo Estrella: Drums
Juan Escobar: Bass, Vocals
Héctor Bravo: Guitars

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Tetractys "A Mysterious Place On Sight"

Finally George "Life is a Killer"

Country: Germany
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Format: digital
Release date: April 27, 2018
Tracklist:
1. Tears Of A Million Lies (5:43)
2. Walk With Me (7:07)
3. She (6:55)
4. Ghost (6:09)
5. Remember Me (7:40)
6. I'll Be There (7:01)
7. Time Stands Still (5:40)
8. Way Home (4:58)
9. Human (6:35)
10. Life Is A Killer (6:58)

Total Time 64:46

Line-up:
Finally George - Vocals, Guitars, Bass, Keyboards
Todd Sucherman (Styx) - Drums & Percussion
Erlend Krauser - Guitar Solos on 2 & 8, Additional Guitars on 1,3,4,8
John Engehausen - Guitar Solo on 4
Ralf Bittermann - Guitar Solo on 6
Fiete Felsch - Flute on 7
Matthias Pogoda - Piano on 10
Detlef Bösche - Hammond A-100 on 4,5,8,10

Description/Reviews:

Finally George is the epitome of flawlessly arranged and recorded prog-rock pop music – endlessly deep tracks that ache with the pain of separation. With addictive walls of sound that repeatedly build up to monumental proportions.
Sophisticated melodies, held together by forceful arrangements, are melded with harmonious vocals, heavy-metal guitar riffs, opulent keyboards, cinematic strings and epic choruses.
The result is a prog-rock album with numerous melodious pop elements, mastered by no less a figure than Grammy Award winner Tim Young – the icing on the cake of such a visionary project.

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Finally George "Life is a Killer"

Finally George is the epitome of flawlessly arranged and recorded prog-rock pop music – endlessly deep tracks that ache with the pain of separation. With addictive walls of sound that repeatedly build up to monumental proportions.
Sophisticated melodies, held together by forceful arrangements, are melded with harmonious vocals, heavy-metal guitar riffs, opulent keyboards, cinematic strings and epic choruses.
The result is a prog-rock album with numerous melodious pop elements, mastered by no less a figure than Grammy Award winner Tim Young – the icing on the cake of such a visionary project.

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Tomorrow's Eve "Mirror Of Creation III – Project Ikaros"

Country: Germany
Genre(s): Progressive Metal
Label: BAZE Records / Dr. Music Records DRMR0033
Format: CD
Release date: April 27, 2018 (EU), May 25, 2018 (NA & Asia)
Tracklist:
1. Welcome To The Show (6:15)
2. Morpheus (7:07)
3. Bread And Circuses (5:07)
4. Imago (5:47)
5. The System (6:00)
6. Law And Order (8:43)
7. Dream Within A Dream (5:43)
8. Terminal (5:01)
9. Inner Sanctum (4:40)
10. Somnium Ex Machina (6:21)
11. Gods Among Each Other (7:58)

Total time: 68:42

Line-up:
Martin LeMar (Mekong Delta, Lalu, Nachtgeschrei): Vocals
Rainer Grund: Guitar
Oliver Schwickert: Keyboard
Mike LePond (Symphony X, Ross The Boss): Bass
John Macaluso (Yngwie Malmsteen, Labyrinth, Ark, TNT): Drums

Description/Reviews:

Titled “Mirror Of Creation III – Project Ikaros“, the German Progressive Metal institution TOMORROW‘S EVE start their comeback with their fifth album, which could not be more majestic, varied and bombastic and shows the band on the peak of its creativity so far. An extravagant musical journey of a special kind not only awaits fans of powerful driven forward Progressive Metal, but also fans of orchestral epics, which are refined by chaotic aggressive keyboards, but never neglect the melodies. The ‘Mirror Of Creation‘ provides complex song structures that demand the listener, but alternate recursively with catchy choruses and shallow sounds. Musically, a driving rhythm section, sensitive piano passages, acoustic guitars and extensive musical landscapes merge with the lyrical concept of the works of Edgar Allen Poe. With “Mirror Of Creation III – Project Ikaros”, the band once again succeeds in strengthening their reputation and this is evident in the eleven songs in all respects. The opener “Welcome To The Show” describes how the hall darkens and the show is starting. This shows uncompromisingly into which musical realm TOMORROW’S EVE will venture out. “Morpheus” depicts the tragedy of insomnia and the characters pursued nightmares, while “Bread And Circuses” directs to the topic of the past and raises the question if humanity will ever be able to learn from failures of the past. “Imago” illustrates that fear can be the key to insanity, privacy and individuality are just a few of the dying values. “The System”, a song that mentally raises the idea, if it would be not even more appropriate for humanity to end up wiping itself out for the sake of humanity itself. “Dream Within A Dream” describes the battle against this very mechanized system. However, the poem found in the song ensures that the endless cycle of the system can be finally revealed in “Somnium Ex Machina”.

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Bread and Circuses
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Tomorrow's Eve "Mirror Of Creation III – Project Ikaros"

Titled “Mirror Of Creation III – Project Ikaros“, the German Progressive Metal institution TOMORROW‘S EVE start their comeback with their fifth album, which could not be more majestic, varied and bombastic and shows the band on the peak of its creativity so far. An extravagant musical journey of a special kind not only awaits fans of powerful driven forward Progressive Metal, but also fans of orchestral epics, which are refined by chaotic aggressive keyboards, but never neglect the melodies. The ‘Mirror Of Creation‘ provides complex song structures that demand the listener, but alternate recursively with catchy choruses and shallow sounds. Musically, a driving rhythm section, sensitive piano passages, acoustic guitars and extensive musical landscapes merge with the lyrical concept of the works of Edgar Allen Poe. With “Mirror Of Creation III – Project Ikaros”, the band once again succeeds in strengthening their reputation and this is evident in the eleven songs in all respects. The opener “Welcome To The Show” describes how the hall darkens and the show is starting. This shows uncompromisingly into which musical realm TOMORROW’S EVE will venture out. “Morpheus” depicts the tragedy of insomnia and the characters pursued nightmares, while “Bread And Circuses” directs to the topic of the past and raises the question if humanity will ever be able to learn from failures of the past. “Imago” illustrates that fear can be the key to insanity, privacy and individuality are just a few of the dying values. “The System”, a song that mentally raises the idea, if it would be not even more appropriate for humanity to end up wiping itself out for the sake of humanity itself. “Dream Within A Dream” describes the battle against this very mechanized system. However, the poem found in the song ensures that the endless cycle of the system can be finally revealed in “Somnium Ex Machina”.

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Bread and Circuses
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Atumatu "Duma"

Country: Canada
Genre(s): Instrumental Progressive Rock, Electronica
Format: digital
Release date: April 27, 2018
Tracklist:
1. Old Continent I (9:47)
2. Picahielo (5:05)
3. Magnetic Mountain (6:05)
4. Paean Of Praise (4:50)
5. Second Red Scare (5:57)
6. Old Continent II (10:25)

Total Time 42:09

Line-up:
Quinn Downton - drums, drum programming, loops, percussion, keyboards, samples
Dylan Hyman - saxophone
Sidharth Krishnan - guitars
Derick Penrod - guitars, bass, additional keyboards
Wojciech Pielużek - guitars, additional keyboards
Greg Maclean - bass, additional keyboards, fx
Dylan Robins - percussion
Laurence Shann - bass

Description/Reviews:

Those influences are post rock, jazz, neo-prog, electronica, art rock, funk, cinematic music and psych rock. The music is very melodic and pretty dynamic too. It has some good moods and a good soundscape.

Read the full review by Torodd Fuglesteg at thesoundoffightingcatstwo.blogspot.co.uk

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Atumatu "Duma"

Those influences are post rock, jazz, neo-prog, electronica, art rock, funk, cinematic music and psych rock. The music is very melodic and pretty dynamic too. It has some good moods and a good soundscape.

Read the full review by Torodd Fuglesteg at thesoundoffightingcatstwo.blogspot.co.uk

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WorldService Project "Serve"

Country: UK
Genre(s): Jazz-Rock, Fusion, Avant Prog
Label: RareNoise Records RNR093
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
Release date: April 27, 2018
Tracklist:
1. Plagued With Righteousness (5:26)
2. Dai Jo Bo (4:13)
3. The Tale Of Mr.Giggles (6:34)
4. Ease (6:15)
5. Runner (4:00)
6. Now This Means War (5:50)
7. To Lose The Loved (5:20)
8. False Prophets (8:24)

Total Time 46:02

Line-up:
Dave Morecroft - keyboard, vocals
Tim Ower - saxophone
Raphael Clarkson - trombone, vocals
Arthur O'Hara - bass
Harry Pope - drums, percussion

Description/Reviews:

WorldService Project delivers another powerful punk-jazz manifesto with a sly grin on Serve, their second RareNoise release and fourth album overall. Showcasing their signature blend of discipline and chaos, the edgy London-based avant-funk quintet combines throbbing grooves, huge backbeats, grinding fuzz-bass onslaughts and ferocious free blowing on eight potent tracks, with just a dash of Monty Pythonesque's irreverence thrown into the mix.

Read the full description at jazzcorner.com

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Excerpt
Ease (teaser)

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WorldService Project "Serve"

WorldService Project delivers another powerful punk-jazz manifesto with a sly grin on Serve, their second RareNoise release and fourth album overall. Showcasing their signature blend of discipline and chaos, the edgy London-based avant-funk quintet combines throbbing grooves, huge backbeats, grinding fuzz-bass onslaughts and ferocious free blowing on eight potent tracks, with just a dash of Monty Pythonesque's irreverence thrown into the mix.

Read the full description at jazzcorner.com

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Seven Eyed Crow "Organized Chaos"

Country: France
Genre(s): Progressive Metal/Rock
Label: Send the Wood Music/Lunatik Music Lunatik31
Format: CD, digital
Release date: April 27, 2018
Tracklist:
1. On The Edge (2:22)
2. Organized Chaos (5:13)
3. Lizard Brain (Part 1) (0:58)
4. Lizard Brain (Part 2) (6:20)
5. As Leaders (5:49)
6. 2099 (4:35)
7. Scenarii Of Yours (5:38)
8. Standards (6:52)
9. Something To Live For (2:39)

Total Time 40:26

Line-up:
Jay - Vocals
Alex & Oreye - Guitars
Tom - Bass
Fredo - Drums

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Seven Eyed Crow "Organized Chaos"

Toundra "Vortex"

Country: Spain
Genre(s): Instrumental Post Rock/Metal
Label: Century Media
Format: CD, CD+vinyl, digital
Release date: April 27, 2018
Tracklist:
1. Intro Vortex (1:30)
2. Cobra (6:30)
3. Tuareg (8:14)
4. Cartavio (2:16)
5. Kingston Falls (4:16)
6. Mojave (11:10)
7. Roy Neary (2:04)
8. Cruce Oeste (7:21)

Total Time 43:21

Line-up:
Esteban
Alberto
Macón
Álex

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Cobra
Kingston Falls

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Toundra "Vortex"

God Is An Astronaut "Epitaph"

Country: Ireland
Genre(s): Post Rock
Label: Napalm Records
Format: CD, vinyl, digital
Release date: April 27, 2018
Tracklist:
1. Epitaph
2. Mortal Coil
3. Winter Dusk/Awakening
4. Seance Room
5. Komorebi
6. Medea
7. Oisín

Line-up:
Torsten Kinsella - Guitars, Piano, Synths, Vox
Niels Kinsella - Bass
Lloyd Hanney - Drums
With
Jimmy Scanlon - Additional Guitar (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
Jamie Dean - Additional Piano/Keys (1, 2, 3)
Brian Harris - Additional Guitar (2)

Description/Reviews:

The opening title track ‘Epitaph’ sets the album`s mood. There is pain and loss at work here, but not pain and loss that are given in to. Sparse piano motifs face energetic rhythms, shimmering guitar coatings, and eruptions of dense fury breathe life into a journey of melancholic longing: there is the release experienced when a troubled existence ends in ‘Mortal Coil‘ followed by the sombre foreshadowing that is ‘Winter Dusk/Awakening‘.
The album changes direction slightly with ‘Seánce Room’ and the music on this highway is taking you someplace meaningful and special – someplace where near and far blur and stars weep over tragedies.
Finally, the beautiful and hypnotic piece of music that is the album-closing ‘Oisín’ is in memory of Torsten and Niels' 7-year-old cousin who was tragically taken from this world. It distils into four minutes all the pain, sadness and longing felt by many over a much-longer timeframe. A fitting end to an album that will move you deeply and call out to you to be revisited many times.

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