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Showing posts with label Psychedelic Ensemble. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Psychedelic Ensemble. Show all posts

Thursday, February 21, 2019

The Psychedelic Ensemble "Mother's Rhymes"


Country: USA
Genre(s)Symphonic
LabelGlowing Sky Records ‎– MR-007
Format CD, digital
Release date: February 20, 2019 (digital), September 2019 (CD)
Tracklist
1. Mother's Rhymes (8:36)
2. Farewell (5:27)
3. Little Boy Blue (5:36)
4. Little Bo Peep (7:17)
5. Blind Mice (4:11)
6. Simple Simon (5:33)
7. Humpty Dumpty (6:41)
8. Rewrite The Rhymes (7:54)

Total Time 51:15

Line-up
The Psychedelic Ensemble: Guitars, Bass, Keyboards, Bass, Drums, Vocals
   With:
Amy Little: Lead Vocals, & Backing Vocals (2)
Mina Keohane: Lead Vocals, & Backing Vocals (8)
Davis Brooks: Violin, Viola
Lisa Brooks: Vocals (8)
C. Francis: Falsetto Backing Vocals
Raphael Søren: Cello

Description/Reviews
The album is also chock full of various moods. "Mother's Rhymes" starts with a somewhat folksy, pastoral mood reminiscent of his first couple of albums, before it quickly moves into the mind-filling drama that we have come to know and love. Track 2, "Farewell", is somewhat somber and brings to mind Gentle Giant's "Think of Me With Kindness". Track 5, "Blind Mice", was previously released as a single. It is all instrumental and heavily classically influenced. Track 6, "Simple Simon", begins with a brooding delivery. Track 8, "Rewrite the Rhymes", is fast-paced, up-beat, and happy. It ends with the lyrics "When the bow breaks, the cradle won't fall, and safe will be baby, cradle and all." -- an obvious rewrite of the original nursery rhyme. All tracks run seamlessly together, with a continuous, uninterrupted flow.
Read the full review by wiz_d_kidd at progarchives.com

Media/Samples 
Stream 1
Stream 2

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Saturday, March 14, 2015

The Psychedelic Ensemble "The Sunstone"

Country: USA
Genre(s): Symphonic, Fusion
Label: Glowing Sky Records
Format CD, digital
Release date March 2015
Tracklist
1. Prologue-The Voyage
2. The Sunstone
3. The Siren’s Spell
4. The Storm
5. A Hundred Years On
6. Sun Mad
7. Digging Up the Past
8. The Quake
9. Gaze
10. Endgame
11. Back to the Sea

Line-up
The Psychedelic Ensemble: guitars, keyboards, drums, percussion, bass, mandolin, dulcimer, cigar box guitar, lead and backing vocals
Ann Caren: Lead and backing vocals
   With
Michael Wilk: Hammond B3
C. Francis: Lead and backing vocals
Davis Brooks: Violin
Kurt Fowler: Cello
Jonathan Roberts: Conductor of The Psychedelic Ensemble Orchestra

Media/Samples
Progstreaming
Digging Up the Past

Links:
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ProgArchives
Proggnosis

Friday, September 27, 2013

The Psychedelic Ensemble "The Tale of the Golden King"


Country: USA
Sub GenreProgressive Rock
Release dateSeptember 27, 2013
Tracklist
01. Overture-Our Great Kingdom (7:23)
02. The Prophecy of the Seer-The Transformation of the King (6:02)
03. The Golden King (9:33)
04. Captive Days (4:11)
05. The Queen of Sorrow (8:22)
06. Save Yourself (6:09)
07. Make a Plan-Golden Swords (7:00)
08. The Battle (4:15)
09. Great Day (7:35)
10. Finale-Arise!-Great Kingdom (11:41)

Line-up
The Psychedelic Ensemble: guitars, synthesizers, organs, piano, mellotron, bass, drums, percussion, cigar box guitar, dulcimer, mandolin, lead and backing vocals
   With
Ann Caren: lead and backing vocals
The Psychedelic Ensemble Orchestra: conducted by Jonathan Roberts