Hands "Caviar Bobsled"

Country: USA
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Label: Shroomangel Records
Format: CD, digital
Release date: August 15, 2015 (actually sales started in July)
Tracklist: 

1. The Last Song - 8:20
2. Heavy Lifting - 6:20
3. Discourse On Method - 5:38
4. Drum Roe - 1:06
5. Halfway to Salem - 7:36
6. Still Life - 7:01
7. Talking Points - 3:52
8. Like Me - 6:18
9. Into the Night - 2:20
10. Shards - 3:16
11. Alis Volat Propiis - 4:48
12. This and That - 4:23
13. Busy Signal - 11:31

Line-up: 
Skip Durbin: woodwinds and exotics
John Rousseau: drums
Rex Bozarth: Chapman Stick, bass, cello and background vocals
Martin McCall: drums and percussion
Shannon Day: vintage and contemporary keyboards
Mark Cook: Warr guitar, bass
Steve Powell: bass, additional keyboards, background vocals and noises
Ernie Myers: vocals and guitars

Description/Reviews: 

Currently an octet, HANDS are an ongoing art rock experiment whose earliest incarnation - Ibis (later: Prism) - was initially brought to Frankensteinian life around the time Nixon vacated the White House, tattoos were something only sailors and carnies coveted, and bands like Yes and Jethro Tull were filling arena-sized venues.
Over the years, nineteen different musicians have taken the stage and/or spent many a late, adventurous night in the recording studio as a part of this Texas based ensemble.
What started as a group of like-minded high school friends that tended to gravitate toward the more eclectic regions of the musical universe has evolved into an original, cohesive unit that combines multiple stylings absorbed along the way with their own unique take on music ‘progressive.’
HANDS continues to garner worldwide attention with positive reviews and a loyal fan base, and as always are in the process of creating what they hope is aurally pleasing as well as intellectually challenging and relevant new work.
To that end, their new album - Caviar Bobsled is a thrill ride of masterful playing, insightful observations and innovatory sonic scavenger hunts. Five years in the making -- employing over sixty different instruments (from Warr guitar to contrabass flute) -- this latest 73 minute effort from HANDS is sure to please even those hardcore audiophiles striving for total heaviosity as well as jazzier rockers, prog poppers and classical leaning sensitives. In other words (just like the Texas weather) if you don’t like what you hear, just wait a minute or two ... for it will surely change my friend.
Caviar Bobsled -- give it a taste, but don’t forget your helmet!

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Chameleon "Rising"

Country: USA
Sub Genre: Progressive Rock
Label: ShroomAngel Records
Release date: December 27, 2013
Tracklist: 
1. Texas Cyclone 9:41
2. Paradise Lost 3:57
3. Pilot Thoughts 7:24
4. Brave New Way  4:08
5. Drool Away  4:36
6. Pass Through the Columbian Mountains 6:43
7. Everyday Everyway 5:56
8. Mirkwood Forest  6:53
9. In the Heart  5:26
10. Saturate 4:49
11. Midnight Matinee 5:29
12. Life Positions 9:26
13. In My Own Way 3:14

Line-up: 
Spencer Clark - Guitars, Lead and Backing Vocals
Craig Gysler - Keyboards, Lead and Backing Vocals
Rick Huey - Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals
Marty Naul - Drums and Backing Vocals
Mike Huey - Drums

Description/Reviews: 

Beginning in the early 1970’s and continuing until 1980, this relatively unknown band from Houston managed to record a stunning collection of songs that are the musical expression of the word Chameleon. The original recordings from 1972-1979 have been remixed/remastered, transferred to CD and produced by ShroomAngel Records as pure 70's era music. Twisting and turning, changing colors, leaping out of your speakers at times with unbridled ferocity- this band will hold your attention throughout the 70+ minutes contained on this disc. The listener may hear elements of early Genesis, a bit of Camel or Yes, and maybe even some Eloy or Nektar. 

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