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Monday, August 29, 2022

Imaginary Kings "Monsters Lament"

Country: USA
Genre(s): Instrumental Progressive Rock
Format: digital
Release date: August 29, 2022
Tracklist
1. Monsters Lament (5:34) 
2. Beauty In Dust (5:13) 
3. Present Imperfect (3:27) 
4. Front Rooms (4:01) 
5. Look The Other Way (4:25) 
6. Power Vacuum (3:54) 
7. Love Approaches Winter (5:43) 
8. Faded (3:54) 
9. Lost Property (4:30) 
10. Small World (3:19) 
11. Walking Man (4:13) 

Total Time 48:13

Line-up
Nick DeNardo - Drums / Mixing / Mastering
Peter Rand - Keyboards / Guitars / Music
   With
Jim Bryan - Bass (1, 3, 4, 6)
Moe Howard - Mellotron/Piano (1)
Phil Pansard - Bass (2)
Piergiorgio Lucidi - Guitars (3)
Chris Branch - Bass (5, 8, 11)
Francois Vingrief - Lead Guitar (6)
Tony Wisniewski - Bass (7)
Steve Johnson - Bass (9)
Timothy Reid - Lead Guitar  (9)
Joey Six - Lead Guitar (10)
Kelly Miller - Guitars / FX (11)

Media/Samples
Bandcamp

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Friday, August 26, 2022

Kshettra "Это есть то" / "Thou Art That"

Country: Russia
Genre(s): Instrumental Progressive Rock, Post Rock, Fusion
Label: [addicted label]
Format: digital
Release date: August 26, 2022
Tracklist
1. Red Letter / Красная буква (04:09)
2. It's Not All, That Behind the Darkness of Things / Это не то, что есть всё (05:52)
3. Tumanama / Туманама (04:26)
4. Butohstep / Бутостеп (04:11)
5. Colo-colo / Коло-коло (09:09)
6. I Am You / Я это ты (03:39)
7. Shivoham / Шивохам (08:25)

Total Time 39:51

Credits
Boris Ghas – bass, semi-acoustic guitar (2,3,7), saxophone arrangement (3, 7), samples (5)
Viktor Tikhonov -– acoustic and electronic drums, percussion, semi-acoustic and acoustic guitars (1,4,5), synthesizers and sequencers (1,3,4,5), metallophone (1,4,6,7), saxophone arrangement (2,3,7)
Gosha Rodin – french horn with effects, delay-noises (5), semi-acoustic guitar (6)
Nikolai Samarin – additional synths (1,5), bass (1)
Mila Kiseleva – poetry reading (1,6)
Nikita Gabdullin – electric guitar (2,3)
Ilya Rosenblat – tenor saxophone (2,3,7)
Alexander Novikov – baritone saxophone (2,7)
Kirill Olkhovsky – violin (4,7)
Nikita Bobrov – second drum-set (5)
Olga Larionova – vocal (7)

Poetry in “I Am You” by Rumi. Poetry in “Red Letter” by Boris Ghas.

The album was recorded at Orange Studio in Moscow, June 2020 - August 2021.
Recording, mixing and mastering by Nikolai Samarin.

Music by Boris Ghas (2,3,5,7), Viktor Tikhonov (1,4) and Gosha Rodin (6).

Photographs by Vyacheslav Kovalevich, model – Viktoria Gonchar.
Layout design – Maria Youkova

Description/Reviews:
In the new album, Kshettra moves away from familiar dark sound worlds. Although progressive and post-rock still form a strong foundation in many numbers, the band has taken a clear course towards compositions with warm harmonies, the music has been enriched with bright inclusions of electronics and nu-jazz.

Media/Samples
Bandcamp (name your price)

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Thursday, August 25, 2022

John Shirley and Jerry King "Escape From Gravity"

Country: USA
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Format: CD, digital
Release date: August 25, 2022
Tracklist
1. Gravity Well
2. My Five Eyes
3. Woodsmoke
4. 10,000 Faces
5. Evil is a Rose That Sings
6. Just Being Alive
7. A Poisoned Wheel
8. Pigzipper Unzipped
9. The Spider's Tale
10. God is an Alien

Credits
John Shirley: vocals & lyrics (all songs)
Jerry King (Cloud Over Jupiter, Moon Men, Manna/Mirage): guitars & bass & horns (all songs except where noted), bowed double bass & synth effects (10) 
  With
Julian Shirley: samples, harmonica effects, added percussion (1) 
Chad Wardwell: drums (1, 3, 6) 
Walter Whitney: synthesizer (2) 
Michele King: background harmonies (3)  
Ian Beabout: flute (3,7) 
Dave Newhouse (The Muffins, Diratz, Moon Men, Manna/Mirage): accordion (3)  
Ginger Marten: violin (3)  
Pete Zolli: fretless bass (4), drums (4, 5, 9, 10) 
Sparky Carlson: effects (5)
Robert Vicente: guitar (7)
Chris Boros: mellotron (7) 
Jamie Bruhn: bass (8) 
Travis Plantico: drums, keyboards (8) 
Pete Prown: guitar solos (8) 

Produced by Jerry King for JupiterWorks. All songs arranged by Jerry King.
Mike Lastra, sound engineer for vocals on tracks 2, 4, 5, 7, 9 and 10.
All songs mixed by Ian Beabout, except “Gravity Well’ and “Pigzipper Unzipped” mixed by Chad Wardwell
Final mastering by Ian Beabout.
Cover art and layouts by Dan Sauer / www.DanSauerDesign.com
Paintings for CD Disc and booklet interior by Dave Newhouse. 

Description/Reviews:
Horror, sci-fi and Cyberpunk legend John Shirley has teamed with guitar ace and musical dynamo Jerry King for a third album, ESCAPE FROM GRAVITY. Several of the songs on this album were adapted from poems appearing in John's 2021 poetry collection, The Voice of the Burning House. Like the previous Shirley/King collaborations, this album fearlessly explores mind-bending themes with virtuoso arrangements... Shirley's weird stories, lyrics and vocals will combine with Jerry King's music to melt your brain.
Media/Samples
Spotify