Telergy "Black Swallow"

Country: USA
Genre(s): Instrumental Symphonic Progressive Rock/Metal
Format: CD, digital
Release date: July 22, 2020 (digital), August 2020 (CD)
Tracklist: 
1. Georgia (12:27)
2. Scene 1 (1:32)
3. Chased Pt. 1 (2:53)
4. Scene 2 (0:59)
5. Infantry (9:24)
6. Scene 3 (0:35)
7. Take To The Sky (10:14)
8. Scene 4 (0:43)
9. Marcelle (3:13)
10. Scene 5 (0:36)
11. Le Grand Duc (4:12)
12. Scene 6 (0:52)
13. Spy (6:14)
14. Scene 7 (1:01)
15. All Blood Runs Red (7:39)
16. Scene 8 (0:51)
17. Chased Pt. 2 (3:03)
18. Scene 9 (0:48)
19. Honor (3:43)

Total Time 70:59

Tracks 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18 are spoken word narrative scenes

Line-up: 
Robert McClung: guitar, bass, violin, viola, mandolin, piano, organ, keyboards, flute, percussion, tenor vocals
    With
Bryan Hicks (Trans-Siberian Orchestra): William Bullard
Pete Peterson: Eugene Bullard
Champ Hollins: young Eugene
Rev. Robert Thompson: eulogy preacher, church goer
Nadine Thompson: church goer
Emmanuel De Saint Méen (Delusion Squared): nightclub MC
Jordan Hall: attacker 1
Tim Clarck: attacker 2
Durga McBroom (Pink Floyd, Blue Pearl): Marie-Madeleine Fourcade
Lorelei McBroom (Pink Floyd, the Rolling Stones, Rod Stewart): gospel vocals
Lara Smiles (Australian Pink Floyd): gospel vocals
Emily Lynn (Australian Pink Floyd): gospel vocals
Stephanie Slabon: soprano vocals
Dustin Brayley (Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Rocktopia): tenor, baritone and bass vocals, radio newscaster
Martyna Halas-Yates (Ascend the Hollow): hardcore vocals
Chris Bonito: drums
Todd Sucherman (Styx): drums
Tony Levin (Peter Gabriel, King Crimson): upright bass
Michael Manring: fretless bass
Steve Di Giorgio (Testament, Iced Earth): fretless bass
Tony Dickinson (Trans-Siberian Orchestra, SOTO): bass
Mike LePond (Symphony X, Silent Assassins): bass
Pete Trewavas (Marillion, Transatlantic): bass
Dave Meros (Spock's Beard, Iron Butterfly): bass
Caith Threefires: bass
Charles Cormier: slide guitar
Vernon Reid (Living Colour): guitar
Phil Keaggy: guitar
Gary Wehrkamp (Shadow Gallery): guitar
Timo Somers (Delain): guitar
Stephan Lill (Vanden Plas): guitar
Andy LaRocque (King Diamond): guitar
Jimi Bell (Autograph): guitar
Jeff Rapsis: piano
Rachel Flowers: piano
Jeremy Heussi (Fortune, MASS): keyboards, organ
Vikram Shankar (Redemption): keyboards
Basil Bunelik: accordion
Troy Donockley (Nightwish): uilleann pipes
Magic Dick (The J. Geils Band): harmonica
Tina Guo (Hans Zimmer): cello
Adam Nunes: cello
Tim Nunes: violin
David Ragsdale (Kansas): violin
Mattan Klein: flute
John Cardin: trumpet
Mitchel Bailey: trombone
Gus Sebring: French horn
Tracy Crane: French horn
Chip Brindamour: tuba
Edie Brindamour: euphonium
Katrina Veno: clarinet
Thomas Gimbel (Foreigner): tenor saxophone
Nils Crusberg: tenor and alto saxophone
Bryan Campbell: baritone saxophone

Description/Reviews: 

The star studded progressive rock project Telergy returns with its latest epic historical tale, Black Swallow. The true story of a great American hero, Eugene Bullard, the first African-American fighter pilot in WWI.

Media/Samples 
Promo
Georgia

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Telergy "Hypatia"

Country: USA
Genre(s): Progressive Metal/Rock
Format: CD, digital
Release date:  June 24, 2015 (digital), July 2015 (CD)
Tracklist: 

1. Scene, No. 1 - 0:38
2. Astronomer - 7:16
3. Scene, No. 2 - 0:37
4. Philosopher - 11:44
5. Scene, No. 3 - 0:39
6. Mathematician - 4:24
7. Scene, No. 4 - 0:25
8. Teacher - 6:57
9. Scene, No. 5 - 0:29
10. The Burning of the Library of Alexandria - 11:37
11. Scene, No. 6 - 0:39
12. Scapegoat - 2:55
13. Scene, No. 7 - 1:05
14. Murder - 9:30
15. Scene, No. 8 - 1:04
16. Martyr - 3:12
17. Scene, No. 9 - 0:27

Line-up: 
Robert McClung: guitar, bass, violin, viola, mandolin, piano, organ, keyboards, flute, balalaika, ukulele, sitar, lap steel, bodhran, percussion, tenor and baritone vocals, mob vocals
    With
Durga McBroom-Hudson (Pink Floyd, Blue Pearl): Hypatia
Bryan Hicks (Trans-Siberian Orchestra): Theon
Corey Glover (Living Colour): Synesius
Blake Carpenter (The Minstrel’s Ghost, Corvus Stone): Cyril
Peter Kelley: Peter the Reader
Almus Kenter: The Professor
Chris Bonito: drums
Kyle Wybranowski: drums
Mike LePond (Symphony X, Silent Assasins): bass
Oliver Holzwarth (Rhapsody of Fire, Blind Guardian): bass
Kristen Miller: cello
Adam Nunes: cello
Tim Nunes: violin, viola
David Ragsdale (Kansas): violin
Anna Phoebe (Jethro Tull, Trans-Siberian Orchstra): violin
Parker Lundgren (Queensryche): guitar
Chris Caffery (Savatage, Trans-Siberian Orchestra): guitar
Angus Clark (Kitaro, Trans-Siberian Orchestra): guitar
Connor Wybranowski: guitar
Oliver Wakeman (Yes): keyboards
Oliver Palotai (Kamelot): keyboards

Mattan Klein: flute
Scott Page (Pink Floyd, Toto, Supertramp): saxophone
Laura Sanscartier: soprano vocals
Tamara Mcshea: soprano vocals
Stephanie Slabon: soprano vocals
Angeliki Theoharris: mezzo vocals
Joshua Collier: tenor vocals
Jaimee Joroff: harp
Jennifer Lanter: French horn
John Halloran: clarinet
Barbara Lafitte: oboe
Mac Ritchey (Esthema): oud
Mike Dolan: mob vocals
Tim Clark: mob vocals
Gary Wheaton: mob vocals

Description/Reviews: 

Telergy is the brainchild of Robert McClung. He is the mastermind behind the concept and the music. And here on his third release, just as on the other two, he calls upon a stellar cast of musicians and singers to help him execute his musical vision. The who’s who is a long and illustrious list; I count sixty different individuals on the first page of his “The Players” pages. The album as mentioned is based on the story of Hypatia of Alexandria who was a great mathematician, astronomer, philosopher and teacher from ancient times who met a tragic demise in the year 415 AD. As such there are seventeen tracks on the disc, about sixty-three minutes of music. There are nine, what are called scenes where actors apply their voices to dramatize the key story plot points. The other musical tracks range in length from a short 2:45 to a more substantial 11:45. The music itself is all instrumental and tends to fall into the heavy symphonic style. It’s full of lush orchestration as times and heavy crunchy guitar at others. Think of artists such as Transiberian Orchestra or almost anything by Ayreon. These tend to be grand, epic compositions with huge swells of music, laid in at intersecting moments where the core music is rocking at a pretty good clip. At times the music gives off a very classical feel as it builds on the story’s emotional moments. Such is the case with a track like “Mathematician” [4:23] and then at other times a piece borrows more from bands like Emerson Lake and Palmer such as “Philosopher” [11:44] which features plenty of keyboard and guitar interplay. Like any album of this nature, much of your enjoyment will come from feeling some affinity for the story line, but setting that aside, there is some amazingly stirring and dramatic music on display that in many ways is classic orchestrated Progressive Rock. If that’s sounds like something up your alley I urge you to check out Telergy.  (Jerry Lucky)

 Also read track-by-track review by G. W. Hill at musicstreetjournal.com

Media/Samples 
4 tracks

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Telergy "The Legend of Goody Cole"

Country: USA
Sub Genre: Progressive Rock, Progressive Metal
Label: self-released
Release date: May 5, 2013 (digital)
Tracklist: 
1. Meeting House Green, Pt. 1 (1:22)
2. Scene 1 (0:29)
3. Rumors (10:09)
4. Scene 2 (0:47)
5. Accusations (9:18)
6. Meeting House Green, Pt. 2 - 4 (5:23)
7. Scene 3 (0:28)
8. Verdict (3:04)
9. Scene 4 (0:30)
10. Incarceration (2:36)
11. Scene 5 (0:23)
12. Voyage (2:58)
13. Meeting House Green, Pt. 5 (0:28)
14. Ghost (10:26)
15. Scene 6 (0:55)
16. Exoneration (4:50)

Line-up: 
Robert McClung
    With
Colin Edwin (Porcupine Tree)
Ryo Okumoto (Spock's Beard)
Nik Turner (Hawkwind)
Ty Tabor (King's X)
Trent Gardner (Magellan)
Dee Snider (Twisted Sister)
Emmanuel De Saint Méen (Delusion Squared)
Joe Cairney (Comedy of Errors)
Joel Hoekstra (Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Night Ranger)
Valerie Vigoda (Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Cyndi Lauper, Groovelily)
Laura Sanscartier (Boston Symphony Orchestra, James Taylor)
Mattan Klein (world renowned jazz flutist)
Andy Reiner (The Earth Stringband)
Rory Makem (the Makem Brothers)
Tim Nunes (The Nero Complex)
Adam Nunes (The Nero Complex)

Hoi Yan Joyce Pang (celebrated Chinese violinist)
Myschyffe Managed (medieval madrigal choir)
Wanda Robidas in the lead role of Goody Cole

Description/Reviews: 

"The Legend of Goody Cole" tells the true story of Eunice “Goody” Cole, who was convicted of witchcraft in the small New England town of Hampton, New Hampshire in the year 1656.
After serving the better part of fifteen years in a Boston Jail, Eunice returned to Hampton to find that her husband had died and the town had seized their forty acre farm. Frail and elderly, she was given a small shack on the marshland outside of town to live out her final days.
Upon her death she was hurriedly buried in a shallow, unmarked grave, with a stake through her heart to keep the evil spirits from escaping. Her ghost has been reported to wander the town at night searching for her grave stone.
This captivating tale is brought to life through the powerful, lush, energy filled music that Telergy creates, and transports the listener on a journey they will never forget.

Also read the review at ladyobscure.com

Media/Samples 
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Accusations (edit)
Several free tracks at cdbaby

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