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Saturday, May 5, 2018

The Aaron Clift Experiment "If All Goes Wrong"

Country: USA
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Format: CD, digital
Release date: May 4, 2018
Tracklist:
1. Faith (4:51)
2. Last Crash (5:29)
3. Absent Lovers (8:15)
4. Better Off Before (3:08)
5. Castle In The Sky (4:33)
6. Savage In A Fancy Suit (4:43)
7. Dream Within A Dream (7:58)
8. Wild Hunters (2:52)
9. If All Goes Wrong (5:34)
10. Back to the Water - CD bonus track

Total Time 47:23

Line-up:
Aaron Clift: vocals, keyboards
Devin North: bass, electric guitar (1-5, 7), fretless bass (3, 7), upright bass (3)
Tim Smith: drums, percussion
With:
Dave North: electric guitar (1, 6, 9), acoustic guitar (1, 9), guitar solo (1, 6, 8, 9)
Van Wilks: electric guitar (1)
Derek Halfmann: electric guitar (2), guitar solo (2)
Dave Sebree: guitar solo (3)
Fred Springer: classical guitar (3)
Arielle: electric guitar (4, 5), backing vocals (4), guitar solo (4, 5)
Kevin Chin: electric guitar (7, 8), guitar solo (7)
Jon Blangero: mellotron (9)
Milo Hehmsoth: piano (10)
Charles Anderson: violin (3)
Lana Dziekonski: viola (3)
Ellie Prager: cello (3)

Media/Samples
Bandcamp
Faith
Better Off Before

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The Aaron Clift Experiment "If All Goes Wrong"

Friday, September 18, 2015

The Aaron Clift Experiment "Outer Light, Inner Darkness"

Country: USA
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Format: CD, digital
Release date: September 18, 2015
Tracklist:
1. Kissed by the sun (7:40)
2. Locked (5:23)
3. Fragments of sleep (4:37)
4. Your arms hold them to the dark (4:20)
5. Aoide, goddess of song (5:58)
6. The last oasis (8:36)
7. Moonscape : I. The frontline, II. Fool's fate, III. Outer light, inner darkness (12:05)
8. Bathed in moonlight (7:27)
9. Your arms hold them to the dark (acoustic version) (3:40) - Bonus track
10. Kissed by the sun (single version) (3:59) - Bonus track

Line-up:
Aaron Clift - vocals, keyboard, organ, grand piano
Eric Gutierrez - guitar, mandolin
Kevin North - bass guitar, double bass
Joe Resnick - drums, percussion
With
Oscar Dodier - violin (1)
Corina Santos - violin I (3, 6, 8)
Benham Arzaghi - violin II (3, 6, 8)
Michael Zahlit - viola (3, 6, 8)
Diana Burgess - cello (3, 6, 8)

Description/Reviews:

‘Outer Light, Inner Darkness’ is a concept album about duality: light vs. darkness, individual vs. group, hope vs. despair, etc. Songs in the first half of the album detail the conflict between these opposing forces, while the songs in second half of the album are a journey toward reconciling the extremes. The album culminates with ‘Bathed in Moonlight,’ a song about how humanity can learn to embrace its outer light and inner darkness and become one with both sides of its nature.

Also read the review by Martin Hutchinson at progradar.org

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Kissed by the Sun
Locked

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Saturday, June 2, 2012

The Aaron Clift Experiment "Lonely Hills"

Country: USA
Sub Genre: Symphonic, Hard Rock
Release date: June 1, 2012
Tracklist:
1) Seven (3:23)
2) Arsonist Games (3:21)
3) Lonely Hills (3:52)
4) My Andalusian Love (4:46)
The Castaway Saga:
5) Part 1: Shipwrecked (6:35)
6) Part 2: The Shell (6:24)
7) Part 3: I. Low Tide (2:54)
8) Part 3: II. Staring at Fruit Out of Reach (9:38)
9) Part 3: III. High Tide (3:25)
10) Part 4: Eye of the Storm (6:16)

Line-up:
Aaron Clift: vocals, keyboards
Jim Ragland: guitar
Joe Green: bass
Joe Resnick: drums
With
Leila Henley: flute on “Eye of the Storm”
Kevin Butler: shaking and rolling
Matt Noveskey: knee slapping and clapping

Description/Reviews:

Think of bands such as Styx, Kansas, Genesis, Pink Floyd and not forgetting Jethro Tull (the band and not the man who invented the seed drill) and The Moody Blues, and then throw in a chunk of experimentation (no pun intended) and you get a sound that encompasses symphonic prog rock, hard rock, classic rock and also a little AOR. Not what you would refer to as “classic” prog rock but the music on Lonely Hills is certainly nearer that genre than some recent releases.

Read the full review by Jim Lawson at muzikreviews.com

Media/Samples
Several tracks and samples

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