Anton Roolaart "The Ballad of General Jupiter"

Country: Netherlands
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Label: Wandering Willow Records, Moonjune Records
Format: CD,digital,vinyl
Release date: January 9, 2026
Tracklist

1. Amsterdam

2. The Ballad of General Jupiter

3. The Cry of Seven Doves

4. Touch Your Desire

5. Star Child 

6. Rain

7. And the Sky Turned Yellow

8. Yesterday and Today

Credits

Anton Roolaart - Vocals, Guitars, Bass, Keyboards, Synths

Rave Tesar (Renaissance) - Piano and Keyboards

Bob Kirby - Drums and Percussion

Wouter Schueler - Flute and Saxaphones

Rozh Surchi - Background Vocals

Mark Donato - Background Vocals

Sean Carolan - Newscaster Voice

Composed and produced by Anton Roolaart except 'Yesterday and Today' written by Jon Anderson (Yes) 

Mastering by Rave Tesar

Description/Reviews:

Blending rich musical textures with evocative and lyrical storytelling, The Ballad of General Jupiter is a collection of sonic tales — snapshots of imagination, emotion, and resilience. With echoes of Bowie, Pink Floyd, and early Genesis, Roolaart paints vivid musical portraits shaped by imagination, introspection, and social consciousness as he explores not only personal themes, but also broader reflections on a world grappling with chaos, greed, and injustice.

The opening track, Amsterdam, sets the tone with an intimate reflection on Roolaart’s 2020 return to his homeland in the Netherlands—an emotional homecoming shaped by both fulfillment and loss. Expanding beyond earthbound concerns, tracks like Rain and The Cry of Seven Doves explore more otherworldly themes, enriched by the saxophone and flute contributions of Amsterdam-based musician Wouter Schueler. 

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Anton Roolaart "The Plight Of Lady Oona"

Country: USA/Netherlands
Sub Genre: Symphonic, Neo-Prog
Release date: April 24, 2014
Tracklist: 

1. Gravity (7:04) 
2. Stars Fall Down (5:24) 
3. The Plight of Lady Oona (13:49) 
4. Standing in the Rain (4:53) 
5. Memoires (4:56) 
6. The Revealing Light (8:18)

Line-up: 
Anton Roolaart: Vocals, guitars, mandolin, keyboards, piano, bass (5), percussion, additional drum programming, arrangements
    With
Vinnie Puryear: Bass
Rave Tesar: Additional piano/keyboard parts on 3 and various parts on other tracks, spoken voice on 6
Kendall Scott: Piano, synth solo on 1, keyboards on 3
Pieter van Hoorn: Drums on 1, 2, 4, 6
Michael Frasche: Drums on 3
Annie Haslam: Special guest vocalist on 3

Description/Reviews: 

You are immediately drawn into Anton’s lush cinemascapes and soundscapes with the brilliant Gravity, gentle, lush instrumentation accompanied by a plaintive vocal infuses the music with a sci-fi feeling, future music if you like. The relaxed yet uplifting tempo is central to the pathos of the track, it is atmospheric with the textured keyboards central to everything. There are hints of 70’s progressive rock in the slow, measured moog solo but, to these ears, it is a song that is set in the stars and the emptiness of space.

Read the full review at ladyobscure.com

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