Umphrey’s McGee "It's Not Us"

Country: USA
Genre(s): Eclectic, Multigenre
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
Release date: January 12, 2018
Tracklist: 
1. The Silent Type (3:30)
2. Looks (3:05)
3. Whistle Kids (3:36)
4. Half Delayed (3:36)
5. Maybe Someday (6:36)
6. Remind Me (7:37)
7. You & You Alone (3:59)
8. Forks (4:28)
9. Speak Up (6:05)
10. Piranhas (4:20)
11. Dark Brush (6:04)

Total Time 51:36

Line-up: 
Brendan Bayliss: Guitar, vocals
Jake Cinninger: Guitar, vocals
Joel Cummins: Keyboard, vocals
Ryan Stasik: Bass
Kris Myers: Drums, vocals
Andy Farag: Percussion
   With
Joshua Redman: Saxophone (9)

Description/Reviews: 

Things get interesting immediately with the second track “Looks,” a groovy prog-funk track with mixed tempos and thumping bass lines. There is even a moment that bares similarities to a Tony Bank’s Genesis keyboard breakdown. This is a fun track and one any prog fan would appreciate... Things kick into high gear with the 5th song, “Maybe Someday,” the group’s dive into progressive rock. All the elements are here, the killer chops, time signature changes, solo breakdowns, and the explosive fast-paced ending complete with finger tapping. Sitting back listening to this one, you might find yourself doing a double take, wondering ‘what in the world was that?!’ Next track “Remind Me” gives off the suggestion that perhaps we are heading back into jam territory with its acoustic guitar groove and mystical breakdown in the chorus. But before the listener can get too comfortable, the band dive straight into prog metal for perhaps the highlight of the album. This is full-on double bass, guitar chunk shred, and it doesn’t let up for the remaining 5 minutes of the song. 

Read the full review at progreport.com

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The Silent Type
Looks

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Umphrey’s McGee "It's Not Us"

Country: USA
Genre(s): Eclectic, Multigenre
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
Release date: January 12, 2018
Tracklist: 
1. The Silent Type (3:30)
2. Looks (3:05)
3. Whistle Kids (3:36)
4. Half Delayed (3:36)
5. Maybe Someday (6:36)
6. Remind Me (7:37)
7. You & You Alone (3:59)
8. Forks (4:28)
9. Speak Up (6:05)
10. Piranhas (4:20)
11. Dark Brush (6:04)

Total Time 51:36

Line-up: 
Brendan Bayliss: Guitar, vocals
Jake Cinninger: Guitar, vocals
Joel Cummins: Keyboard, vocals
Ryan Stasik: Bass
Kris Myers: Drums, vocals
Andy Farag: Percussion
   With
Joshua Redman: Saxophone (9)

Description/Reviews: 

Things get interesting immediately with the second track “Looks,” a groovy prog-funk track with mixed tempos and thumping bass lines. There is even a moment that bares similarities to a Tony Bank’s Genesis keyboard breakdown. This is a fun track and one any prog fan would appreciate... Things kick into high gear with the 5th song, “Maybe Someday,” the group’s dive into progressive rock. All the elements are here, the killer chops, time signature changes, solo breakdowns, and the explosive fast-paced ending complete with finger tapping. Sitting back listening to this one, you might find yourself doing a double take, wondering ‘what in the world was that?!’ Next track “Remind Me” gives off the suggestion that perhaps we are heading back into jam territory with its acoustic guitar groove and mystical breakdown in the chorus. But before the listener can get too comfortable, the band dive straight into prog metal for perhaps the highlight of the album. This is full-on double bass, guitar chunk shred, and it doesn’t let up for the remaining 5 minutes of the song. 

Read the full review at progreport.com

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The Silent Type
Looks

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Niall Mathewson "Eclectic Electric (Volume 1)"

Country: UK
Genre(s): Rock, Progressive Rock, Hard Rock
Format: CD, digital
Release date: October 1, 2015
Tracklist: 
1. Creep (4:39)
2. The Last Horizon (6:07)
3. Ascension (5:38)
4. One Step On (3:58)
5. Mortis (1:44)
6. The Girl In The Attic (2:29)
7. Running Man (6:03)
8. In This Broken World (5:51)
9. Undiscovered Land (4:47)
10. Left It Behind (4:12)
11. Vista 2 (4:20)
12. In The Depths (9:45)
Total time 59:33

Download only bonus tracks:
13. Creep Instrumental Mix (4:36)
14. Ascension Alternate Vocal Mix (5:44)
15. Ascension Instrumental Mix (5:35)
16. One Step On Instrumental Mix (3:56)
17. In This Broken World Instrumental Mix (5:48)
18. Left It Behind Instrumental Mix (4:10)

Line-up: 
Niall Mathewson (Pallas) - all instruments, vocals
   With
Robert Bruce - vocals (3, 8)
Gerry Jablonski  - vocals (4)
Melissa Allen  - vocals (6)
Rob Meulman - vocals (10)

Description/Reviews: 

Eclectic Electric (Volume 1) is the first solo album by Pallas guitarist Niall Mathewson and, as the title suggests, is an eclectic selection of tracks that vary from out and out rock and progressive, to rich atmospheric soundscapes, and classical based themes.
 Though it might not always necessarily sound like it, every track features Niall on guitar, including the track “Mortis”. The 12 track album features a mixture of instrumental pieces and songs, with Mathewson singing on 2 and several guest vocalists on the others. All tracks are written and played by Niall except one that features a musical collaboration with Rob Meulman.

 Also read track by track self-description at pallasofficial.com

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Sulphat' Ketamine "Giant Runk"

Country: France
Genre(s): Multigenre (Progressive Rock, Hard Rock, Blues, Rock'n'Roll)
Format: CD, digital
Release date: April 25 , 2015
Tracklist: 
1. Black Stuff (11:24)
2. Stop the Grind (4:16)
3. Alrightotherapy (6:39)
4. Jackass Boogie (5:32)
5. Blue Marine's Blues (6:00)
6. The Strange (2:35)
7. Birth of the Runk (7:41)

Line-up: 
Alexis Potapenko : Guitar, Lead vocals, Theremin
Sebastien Gramond : Bass guitar, Additional keyboards, Backing vocals
Clement Curaudeau : Drums
   With
Rita Pradinas : Lead vocal on "Alrightotherapy"

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Project: Patchwork "Tales From A Hidden Dream"

Country: Germany
Genre(s): Eclectic, Progressive Rock/Metal, Hard Rock
Format: CD, digital
Release date: March 20, 2015
Tracklist: 
1. Beginning 3:58
2. Oblivion 13:24
    1. Introduction
    2. Always The Same
    3. Focus Points
    4. Oblivion Things
3. The Turning Point 6:55
4. Elysium 0:51
5. Land Of Hope And Honour 5:14
6. Not Yet 5:10
7. Every End Is A Beginning (Bau' dir ein Schloss) 6:16
8. Oblivion Things (Reprise) 3:25
9. Incomprehensible  (Demo) 17:51
    1. Sunday Morning Crime
    2. Mind Confusion
    3. Cracking The Case
    4. Finale

Line-up: 
Gerd Albers: guitars, keyboards, drums, percussions, vocals
Peter Koll: guitars
    With
Johannes Hahn: keyboard (1)
Marek Arnold (Toxic Smile, Seven Steps To The Green Door): saxophone (1), keyboards (2)
Lars Begerow (Flaming Row): vocals (2)
Claudia Kettler: vocals (2)
David. M. Scholtz (ex Orpheo, Eisenhower): guitars(2)
Thomas Orth: grand piano(2, 8)
Matthias Becker: bass
Martin Schnella (Flaming Row, Seven Steps To The Green Door): guitars (3), vocals( 5)
Volker Wichmann: keyboards (3, 9)
Olaf Kobbe: vocals (3)
Kirchenchor "Kreuz & Quer": vocals (4)
Jessica Schmalle (Flaming Row, Rising Star): vocals (5)
Claudia Orth: flute (5)
Michael Ettema: guitars (5)
Steven Mageney (Chrystal Ball): vocals (6)
Magdalena Sojka: vocals (6,7)
Yossi Sassi (ex Orphaned Land): guitars, bouzouki (6)
Kay Ernst: guitars (6)
Jost Halenta: bass (6)
Frank Göbel: guitars (7)
André Müller: vocals (9)
Melanie Nocon: vocals (9)
Kalle Wallner (RPWL, Blind Ego): guitars (9)
Oliver Hanf: guitars (9)
Markus Schüttler: bass (9)

Description/Reviews: 

A mixture of progressive, metal, rock, funk, folk, acoustic, classic and choir music for all open minded music fans.

Media/Samples 
Progstreaming
Trailer
Oblivion
Land Of Hope And Honour

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Clément Belio "Contrast"

Country: France
Sub Genre: Progressive Metal/Rock, Ambient, Jazz
Format: CD, digital
Release date: September 22, 2014
Tracklist: 

1. Livre V 01:42
2. Imitation 06:46
3. Revive 04:47
4. Swell & Waves 06:34
5. Au passage du Cygne 05:07
6. Mess 05:24
7. Think Thank 06:35
8. Jumpz 06:13
9. DROP THE feather... 07:53
10. Keirô no Hi 05:21
11. Pt 1- Prémices 05:15
12. Pt 2 - Culminance 03:46
13. Pt 3 - Destination 03:33
14. Kali 02:31
15. Impostors 08:56

Line-up: 
Clément Belio:  drums, guitar, piano, saxophone, programming, vocals
    With
Amelia Defranchi: cello (1, 4)
Silvio Giraldou: violin (1, 10)
Alexander Vonhof: vocals (2)
Pierre Danel: guitar solo (3)
Benjamin Vidal: piano (4)
Brandon Morris: keyboard solo (6)
Max Michel: guitar solo (8)
Vincent Gaubarche: trumpet (11)
Brendon Williams: guitar solo (11)

Description/Reviews: 

Track-by-track description

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Various Artists "Decameron. Ten days in 100 novellas - Part II"

Country: Multinational
Sub Genre: Multigenre
Label: Musea
Release date: July, 2014
Tracklist/Bands 
CD 1
01. Robert Webb - Intro - 8:07
02. Nexus - Fourth tale (IV, 4) - 6:29
03. Serdimontana - Fifth tale (IV, 5) - 5:10
04. Jinetes Negros - Sixth tale (IV, 6) - 6:16
05. Mogon - Seveth tale (IV, 7) - 8:21
06. Willowglass - Eighth tale (IV, 8) - 7:51
07. Intarsia - Ninth tale (IV, 9) - 10:29
08. Oceanic Legion - Tenth tale (IV,10) - 8:32

CD 2
01. The Samurai of Prog - First Tale (V, 1) - 7:33
02. Steve Unruh - Second tale (V, 2) - 14:35
03. Ars Ephemera - Third tale (V, 3) - 9:28
04. The Rome Prog(j)ect - Fourth tale (V, 4) - 5:05
05. Orchestra d'oblio - Fifth tale (V, 5) - 6:12
06. King of Agogik - Sixth tale (V, 6) - 8:15
07. Marchesi Scamorza - Seveth tale (V, 7) - 6:06
08. Playing the History - Eighth tale (V, 8) - 8:48

CD 3
01. Senogul - Ninth tale (V, 9) - 9:12
02. Camelias Garden - Tenth tale (V,10) - 5:26
03. Rhys Marsh - First Tale (VI, 1) - 3:54
04. Narrow Pass - Second tale (VI, 2) - 8:02
05. Mauro Mulas - Third tale (VI, 3) - 9:08
06. La Bocca della Verità - Fourth tale (VI, 4) - 5:05
07. Faveravola - Fifth tale (VI, 5) - 9:00
08. Trion - Sixth tale (VI, 6) - 4:22
09. La Théorie des Cordes - Seveth tale (VI, 7) - 10:48
10. Jaime Rosas & Rodrigo Godoy - Eighth tale (VI, 8) - 5:00

CD 4
01. Unitopia - Ninth tale (VI, 9) - 20:05
02. Piccolo Zoo - Tenth tale (VI,10) - 8:56
03. Karda Estra - First Tale (VII, 1) - 7:38
04. Yagull - Second tale (VII, 2) - 2:49
05. D'AccorD - Third tale (VII, 3) - 6:49
06. Ozone Player - Fourth tale (VII, 4) - 9:11
07. The Rebel Wheel - Fifth tale (VII, 5) - 8:18
08. Tommy Eriksson - Sixth tale (VII, 6) - 5:47
09. Robert Webb - Outro - 7:46

Various Artists "The Age of Twilight"

Country: Multinational
Sub Genre: Multigenre
Release date: October 2013
Tracklist / Line-up: 
1. New Year's Day -Tomas Stark  1:50
2. Il Lavello Della Cucina - Eric Baumgartner 4:20
3. Allen the Alien - Ant Bowles  6:18
4. Acquiring Glass Friends - The Rebel Wheel  4:17
5. Thieves (feat. Susie Minnear) - Mini Minor  4:35
6. Mantra - Blissful Behemoth  2:47
7. Midsummer's Day  - Tomas Stark  1:52
8. I Am Become Death, The Destroyer of Worlds - Monetary Soul  4:33
9. The Code (feat. Glenn Leonard, Jamie Krutz & Bob Holzner) - Bob Parker  7:56
10. Kerried Away - Dan Lawrie  2:16
11. Groundless - Adam Levin  4:46
12. Given Take - Octovox  3:23

Description/Reviews: 

A collection of works by artists inspired by the music of Gentle Giant

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The Code- Bob Parker
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Various Artists "Strange Fish Five"

Sub Genre: Multigenre
Label: Fruits de Mer Records
Release date: June, 2013 (CD)
Tracklist:
1. Elevation (USA) - The Introduction 4:55)
2. Jay Tausig - Shortwave (10:37)
3. The Golden Cake Company  - Floating With..excerpt (4:59)
4. The Cream People - Will Of The Cusp (15:15)
5. Mademoiselle Marquee - Salvia (6:05)
6. Mademoiselle Marquee - Suflowersingle (3:33)
7. Oceanfire - Elevations (5:47)
8. Purple Rock Trip - Cathedral (10:55)
bonus tracks:
9. Beau - Rainbow Jam Theme (2:37)
10. Amazing Sounds Of D.B. Turi - Der Flammenwerfer (8:19)

Description/Reviews:

A strange fish bonus CD, exclusive to buyers of strange fish one – four.
The CD is packed with tracks and artists that that didn’t quite fit or work within the themes or time-limits of the vinyl releases, or were so wild and different I wanted to share them with you, come what may.
Elevation was recorded in the Nevada desert in 1999 on the night of the millennium by Michael Padilla from The Soft Bombs; Beau recorded back in the 70s for John Peel’s Dandelion label, but I bet you didn’t know he recorded this instrumental piece for a video project in the mid-80s.
Jay Tausig is a Fruits de Mer regular, a multi-instrumentalist from the USA who put the whole thing together solo…and as for D.B Turi, he's essentially the psychedelic lost boy, written out of the history books of rock and roll, hung out with and influenced the greats of the rock/psych/Woodstock generation scene of the late 60s, 70s; he influenced the great guitar players on both sides of the Atlantic both in swinging London and in California within the inner circles of the scene; it was believed he never recorded until, quite recently tapes were discovered...(it says on the photocopied press release that has just arrived at FdM Towers, but whoever believed a press release?).

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Various Artists "More Animals at the Gates of Reason - A Tribute to Pink Floyd"

Country: Italy
Sub Genre: Multigenre
Label: AMS
Release date: May 10, 2013
Tracks - Bands:
CD1
01 The Hero's Return (Parts I and II) - 3chevedonoilrE - 4'23"
02 Chapter 24 -Test Number 2wo - 4'36"
03 Have a Cigar - EgoBand - 6'32"
04 Matilda Mother - VoloPindariQo - 3'04"
05 Paintbox - Pollution - 3'40"
06 Flaming - S.A.D.O. - 2'49"
07 Hey You - Maria Teresa Soldani - 5'43"
08 A Saucerful of Secrets - Atomato - 4'07"
09 Astronomy Domine - Fabio Zuffanti - 6'25"
10 Careful with That Axe, Eugene - Fungus (live edit) - 5'10"
11 Marooned - Pandora - 5'28"
12 Embryo - La Cage - 6'58"
13 Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun - Prowlers - 5'36"
14 Dogs - The Samurai Of Prog - 11'48"

CD2
01 Sheep - Jay Tausig - 10'08"
02 Fearless - The Embryo - 5'30"
03 Breathe - Greenwall - 3'10"
04 The Gunner's Dream - Archangel - 6'05"
05 Take up thy stethoscope & walk - Spirits Burning - 2'26"
06 Apples and Oranges - Anderson Council - 3'07"
07 High Hopes - Periplo - 7'11"
08 Julia Dream / Is There Anybody Out There - slow@rk - 4'12"
09 The Narrow Way part 3 - Publius Enigma - 5'00"
10 Arnold Layne - The Far Side - 3'39"
11 On The Turning Away - Conqueror - 4'51"
12 Cymbaline - Permanent Clear Light - 3'30"
13 Echoes - Daal - 16'27''
14 Jugband Blues - Nous Dianoia - 3'16"

Description/Reviews: 

Offering the Floyd’s songs under a new guise - from the ‘60s until the last "The Division Bell" in 1994 – we find mostly Italian artists (Pandora, Fabio Zuffanti, Conqueror, EgoBand, Archangel, Prowlers, Greenwall & more), from the little-known but solid  and florid progressive rock panorama of the peninsula, but there are also a couple of international acts, such as the American Jay Tausig, the Finnish Permanent Clear Light and the supergroup The Samurai of Prog, including Roine Stolt from The Flower Kings and Jon Davison, the current lead singer for Yes.
Another peculiarity of this 2-CD release is the choice of atypical PF songs: the great classics - "Wish You Were Here", "Another Brick in the Wall", "Money" , "Comfortably Numb" and many others - were deliberately left out, in favor of lesser-known but equally important tracks, from albums such as "The Piper at the Gates of Dawn", "A Saucerful of Secrets", "Animals", "A Momentary Lapse of Reason" and "The Final Cut", almost always forgotten in any common-tribute album.

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Test Number Two - Chapter 24

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The Samurai of Prog "Secrets of Disguise"

Country: Multinational
Sub Genre: Multigenre
Label: Musea
Release date: May 2013
Tracklist: 
1. Three Piece Suite (England)
2. Sweet Iphigenia
3. Descenso en el Maelstrom (Crack)
4. Before the Dance
5. Dancing with the Moonlit Knight (Genesis)
6. Aspirations (Gentle Giant)
7. Traveler (PFM)
8. Sameassa Vedessa (Matti Järvinen)
9. One More Red Nightmare (King Crimson)
10. To Take Him Away (Sandrose)
11. Time and a Word (Yes)
12. Singring and the Glass Guitar (Utopia)
13. Darkness (Van Der Graaf Generator)
14. Jacob’s Ladder (Rush)
bonus track
15. The Case of Charles Dexter Ward (alternative mix)

Line-up: 
Marco Bernard - bass
Kimmo Pörsti (Mist Season) - drums and percussion
Steve Unruh (Resistor, solo) - vocals, guitars, violin, flute
With
Mimmo Ferri - electric piano on track 6
Beatrice Birardi - vibraphone on track 6
Jan-Olof Stranberg - fretless bass on track 6
Jon Davison (Yes), Roine Stolt (Flower Kings), Guy LeBlanc (Camel), Robert Webb (England), David Myers, Mark Trueack (Unitopia), Phideaux Xavier, Kamran Alan Shikoh (Glass Hammer), Linus Kåse (Anglagård), Mento Hevia (Crack), Lalo Huber (Nexus), Srdjan Brankovic, Ákos Bogáti-Bokor, Stefano Vicarelli, Risto Salmi, Octavio Stampalia, Matthijs Herder, Andrew Marshall (Willowglass) and many more

Description/Reviews: 

This double CD  is a lovely homage to many of progressive music’s great works – some well-known and some lesser-known gems. We also see the band maturing into their own identity, as this, their second album, finds them penning fresh original tunes as well.

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Corvus Stone "Corvus Stone"

Country: Multinational
Sub Genre: Multigenre
Label: Melodic Revolution Records
Release date: November 29, 2012
Tracklist: 

1. The Curtain Rises (1:32)
2. October Sad Song (4:58)
3. Highway to Emptiness (2:28)
4. Ice King (3:11)
5. I'll Leave It All Behind (3:36)
6. Corvus Stone (8:20)
7. Moron Season (3:27)
8. Horizon (1:51)
9. Intermission (0:41)
10. Moustaches in Massachusetts (4:17)
11. Pilgrims (5:17)
12. JussiPussi (2:45)
13. Iron Pillows (5:17)
14. After Solstice (4:05)
15. The Rusty Wolff Attack (2:34)
16. Lost and Found (2:15)
17. Scary Movie (4:22)
18. Cinema (10:50)
19. You're So Wrong (3:52)
20. Ice King (3:10)
21. Ten Inch Lisa (0:31)


Line-up: 

•      Colin Tench (BunChakeze, Road to Avalon & Colin Tench Project) guitar
•      Petri Lemmy Lindström (Progeland, Saturn Twilight, ex-Lyijykomppania) bass
•      Pasi Koivu (Pasi Koivu ~ Psychedelic Eye) keyboards
•      Robert Wolff (ex Raven and Micah) Drums
 Featuring guest performances by:
•      Blake Carpenter (Road to Avalon, Minstrel's Ghost) vocals
•      John Culley (Black Widow, Odin) guitar

Description/Reviews: 

"As it is, Corvus Stone debut album is a marathon collection of bits and pieces of which some will intrigue, some will not and quite a few will be somewhere in between. A promising but uneven first chapter in the history of a band that those who know more about it will always associate with Facebook. An album I suspect should find favour amongst fans of melodic progressive rock of the Floydian kind, especially if they also tend to like improvisational material of the instrumental variety."

" So what's it sound like, you ask? Well, consider the tags on the MR Records website, where you can hear the album in its entirety. Progressive Rock; Classic Rock; Avant Garde; Camel; Floyd; Crimson; and European Porn Music (!!) are all mentioned, but every influence is already deeply ingrained in the music instead of cosmetically applied on top. The artwork suggests a Heavy Metal experience, which is hardly the case. And guitarist Colin Tench describes the music (with disarming self-deprecation) as "funky '70s to heavy weird to Floyd to stupid and back again", which only covers about half the stylistic cues."

"Generally the music here is very 1970s inspired; sounds like '70s style music recorded on modern equipment. At times the music is reminiscent of Camel, Floyd and Steve Hackett solo."
"Don't expect the particularly complex music but they surely know how to rock, including references from different genres, including Psychedelia, Classic Rock, Blues, Symphonic and even some ethnic touches from different regions, all blended with great taste and skills in a Prog package."

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Godbless Thee, Mooseheart "The Prison, Pt. I"

Country: USA
Sub Genre: Multigenre
Release date: November 11, 2012
Tracklist: 
1.Our Safe Homeland 01:18
2.A Dark New World? (Pt. I) 03:27
3.A Dark New World (Pt. II) 04:04
4.Peace at Last 00:56
5.The Sullen Suburbia 03:21
6.Goodbye, Father 03:24
7.Rediscovery, Pt. I 00:56
8.Family Reunion 03:16
9.The Prison 05:39
10.The Tribe 02:23
11.The Righteous Rebellion 03:19
12.The Sullen Fortress 04:45
13.Displacement 04:14
14.Rediscovery, Pt. II 01:31
15.Goodbye, Mother 06:41
16.Where to Now? 01:32

Line-up: 
All music performed, written, engineered, mixed, and mastered by Brent Vallefuoco

Description/Reviews: 

The Prison, Pt. I, a concept album, is the first part in a planned double record release. Together, the two parts of the album (part one representing alienation and part two representing coming-of-age) tells the story of a boy's childhood, following him from birth until the end of his youth. Part one, solely focusing on the story leading up to teenage years, is comprised of four total compositions, each separated into movements that tell different parts of the story.
Musically, the album draws influence from a wide range of sources, ranging from Heavy Metal acts such as Opeth to progressive rock groups such as Pink Floyd to post rock groups like Sigur Ros, acoustic songwriters such as Cat Stevens, and several others. Simply put, the album freely cycles throughout several styles while style aiming to be a wild, mind-bending experience.

Also read a review at stalker.cd

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House of Not "On The Madness Of Crowds"

Country: Canada
Sub Genre: Space Rock, AOR
Release date: March 31, 2012
Tracklist: 
1. Meeting The Piper 03:20
2. Running With The Crowd 03:56
3. Wishing Well 03:48
4. Fastlane Fraulein 03:34
5. Hope 03:54
6. Ode To Easter Island - Piper 02:09
7. Un Ile La Lune La Mer 02:03
8. Was It As Good For You? 03:43
9. The Death Of Silk 01:55
10. A Beautiful Lie 02:19
11. A Secret Told - Piper 02:10
12. Man Of Faith 05:14
13. Seven Long Years 03:21
14. Key Of G 06:50
15. 1000 Buddhas - Piper 03:32
16. Once 03:16
17. Ded Fred 03:45
18. Schadenfreude 05:03
19. Song Seems Sung 01:34

Line-up: 

- Brian Erikson - Vocals, keyboards, orchestral samples
- Ken (Smog) O'Gorman - All electric and acoustic guitars, electric sitar (3),
mando guitar(12), bass (13), moog (3,4,18)
- Lou Roppoli - rhythm guitar (4,18) solo, (18)
- A.Nexter + - Words and Music

Guests:
- Dee Brown - Vocals (2,3,4,5,8,9,13)
- Eric Stever - Guest solo guitar (4) guitar fx (1,6,11,15)
- Omar Ales - Organ (5,8) Backing vocals (4,5)
- Garth Blake - Bass, Fretless Bass (3,10,12)
- David Harvey - Drums (2,3,12)
- Stan Miczek - Bass (2,4,5,8,9,14,18)
- Troy Feener - Drums (4,5,8,9,14,18)
- Dave Neill - Drums (17)
- Rob Kennedy - lap steel (14)
- Chris Cigolea - Trumpet (4,8)
- Mark Camilleri - Piano (2)
- Ray Caldwell - Uilleann pipes (1,6,11,16)
- Jim Bish - Flute (3,12)

Description/Reviews: 

While the album is unique enough to have its own identity, in a somewhat intangible way, it feels similar to Pink Floyd's The Wall in overall structure. Opener "Meeting the Piper" is an atmospheric, slow introduction that feels like a mixture between Floyd's "Wish You Were Here" and Led Zeppelin's "In the Light." "Running with the Crowd" is a catchy, funky prog track in the vein of Umphrey's Mcgee. Its riffs and melodies are instantly addicting. "Wishing Well" is a dynamic rocker highlighted by fierce flute playing and majestic harmonies.

 Read the whole review by Jordan Blum at seaoftranquility.org

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