United Progressive Fraternity "Planetary Overload: Loss"

Country: Multinational
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Label: GEP - GEPCD1061
Format: CD
Release date: April 19, 2019
Tracklist: 
Disc 1: Loss Part 1
Phase I: Dawning On Us
1. Loss (Anthem)
2. What Happens Now
3. Cruel Times
4. What Are We Doing To Ourselves

Phase II: Destraction And Destruction
5. Stop-Time
6. One More
7. Mercinaries
8. What If
9. Forgive Me, My Son

Phase III: Growing
10. Dying To Be Reborn
11. Seeds For Life
12. Loss To Lost

Disc 2: Bonus CD of Surreal Mixes

Line-up: 
Mark Trueack (Unitopia) - Vocals
Steve Unruh (Resistor) - Violin, Guitars, Flute, Vocals
Christophe Lebled - Keyboards
Cornel Wilczek - Guitars, Keys, Programing, Orchestration
Daniel Mash (The Tangent, Maschine) - Bass
Matthew Atherton - Keys, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals
Marek Arnold (Stern Combo Meissen, Toxic Smile, Seven steps to the green door, Cyril) - Sax
Joe Toscano - Drums, Vocals
Mark Franco - Bass, Vocals
   With
Michel St-Père (Mystery, Huis) - Guitar
Claire Vezina - Backing Vocals
Jon Davison (Glass Hammer, Yes) - Background Vocals, Chorus
Angelo Racz - Music & Melodies and Keyboards (3)
Nick Magnus (Steve Hackett) - Keyboards
Michelle Young (Glass Hammer) - Vocals
Jesús Gancedo García - Drums
Hasse Fröberg (The Flower Kings) - Vocals
Guillermo Cides - Chapman Stick
Grace Bawden - Choir, Soprano Vocals
Lisa Wetton - Drums, Background Vocals, Choir
Charlie Cawood (Knifeworld) - Oud, Bağlama Saz, Bouzouki, Hammered Dulcimer, Zither, Pipa, Zhongruan, Liuqin, 12-String Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Bass VI
Steve Hackett (Genesis) - Acoustic Guitars
Raf Azaria - Piano, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Violin, Mandolin, Accordion
Clive Hodson - Alto Sax, Valve Trombone, Trumpet, Flugal, Oboe
Jerry Marotta - Drums
Angus Keay - Guitar
Colin Edwin (Porcupine Tree, O.R.k.) - Bass
Hans Jörg Schmitz (King of Agogik) - Drums
Phill Sokha - Drums
Brendon Darby - Trumpet, Flugal, Digital Trumpet
George Perdikis - Guitar
Matt Williams (Unitopia) - Electric/Acoustic Guitars & Backing Vocals (7)
Valentin Halembakov aka Val Hal - Guitar
Little Brodie Byrne - Spoken Word (9)
Marc Papeghin - French Horn
‘Ghost girls’ - Haunting Voices  (9)
David Hopgood (ex-Unitopia) - Drums (7)
Dr. James E. Hansen - Narration (1, 2)
Mark Maslin - Narration (1, 7)
Dr. Cary Fowler - Introduction (11)
Sir David Attenborough - Narration  (1, 5)
Dr. Jane Goodall - Narration  (1,  10)
James Lovelock - Narration (8)
David Suzuki - Narration (7)
Alanna Mitchell - Narration (6)
Satish Kumar - Narration (1)
Ettore Salati - Arrangements and Electric & Acoustic Guitars (3)

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United Progressive Fraternity “Fall in Love with the World”

Country: Multinational
Sub Genre: Progressive Rock
Label:  InsideOut
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
Release date: November 10, 2014
Tracklist: 
01. We Only Get One World (Overture) (04:01)
02. Choices (08:32)
03. Intersection (08:58)
04. The Water (05:21)
05. Don’t Look Back - Turn Left (05:36)
06. Travelling Man (The Story Of ESHU) (21:41)
07. Fall In Love With The World (04:35)
08. Religion Of War (03:49)
09. The Water (Alternative mix) (05:47)

Line-up: 
David Hopgood (ex-Unitopia) - Drums, Backing Vocals
Guy Manning (Manning, ex-The Tangent) - Keyboards, Guitars, Mandolins, Backing Vocals
Daniel Mash (ex-The Tangent, Maschine) - Bass, Backing Vocals
Mark Trueack (ex-Unitopia) - Vocals
Matt Williams (ex-Unitopia) - Guitars, Backing Vocals
Tim Irrgang (ex-Unitopia) - Percussion
Marek Arnold (Stern Combo Meissen, Toxic Smile, Seven steps to the green door, Cyril) - Sax, Clarinet and Keyboards
   With
Jon Anderson (ex-Yes) - Vocals (4)
Steve Hackett (ex-Genesis) - Guitars (6)
Ian Ritchie (Roger Waters, Steve Hillage) - Sax, Flute (7)
Steve Unruh (Resistor) - Violin and Flute (6)
Mary Katherine - Backing Vocals
Brittany and Holly Trueack - Backing Vocals
Claire Vezina - Backing Vocals (6, 7)
Guillermo Cides - Stick Bass (4)
Jonathan Barrett  (ex-The Tangent) - Fretless Bass (7)
Steve Layton - Programming, and arrangements

Description/Reviews: 

The context of the songs is largely unchanged from the Unitopia days; thought provoking and meaningful lyrics with an emphasis on the human condition, the state of the environment and how we as the human race arrived at where we are today. All sung with feeling and passion – a hallmark of all that is best in progressive music, but the music itself has taken on an edgier, grittier sound than that of Unitopia, which makes it quite breath-taking!
‘Water’ opens and ends with the sound of thunder and rain which leads into exquisitely middle- eastern flavours interspersing with a punchy orchestral chorus and featuring the unmistakable dulcet tones of Jon Anderson. The song progresses into a dramatic sequence with some heavy guitar riffs supplied by Matt.
The production is flawless, Mark’s voice is as impressive as ever, and the talent that these musicians combined possess is clearly apparent. ‘Water’ is a reminder of how we can take this precious fluid for granted; how it is getting harder to get (especially in Australia, where droughts are more frequent and prolonged with bushfires more violent and deadly with each passing summer) and yet, we still treat it with thoughtlessness instead of conservation. 

Media/Samples 
The Water

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