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(In the photo Florian Zepf)

Just a few months after the release of the very well-received second studio album ‘Sonic Rebirth’, the collective led by guitarist and producer Florian Zepf is back with a new, poignant version of the Massive Attack classic ‘Teardrop’. The song is the first single from the covers album ‘Encore Vol. 1: Sonic Tributes’, which will be released by Metalville Records on 18 October.

With ‘Encore Vol. 1: Sonic Tributes’, TPSC presents another exciting release.

The material consists exclusively of cover songs, all hand-picked and, as expected, located in the extended prog area. 

The first recordings began some time after the release of TPSC’s debut album ‘Sonic Birth’, continued through the corona pandemic and were continued during the sessions for the album ‘Sonic Rebirth’. The songs selected were personal favourites of Florian Zepf, creative head, producer and guitarist of the collective. The aim was to pay musical tribute to bands and musicians from Yes, Genesis, Pink Floyd and Toto, among others, who had a great influence on Florian. 

From a conceptual point of view, ‘Encore Vol. 1: Sonic Tributes’ fits seamlessly into the sequence of previous TPSC albums. ‘Sonic Birth’ and “Sonic Rebirth” are both concept albums with a thematic reference to the interplay between human development and technology. Musically, the ‘Sonic Birth’ and ‘Sonic Rebirth’ motifs can be found in some of the cover songs now presented, so that the creative and musical connection between the TPSC albums is maintained.

As usual with TPSC, the line-up on ‘Encore Vol. 1: Sonic Tributes’ is once again something to be seen and heard

The production of the entire album is very organic and equally powerful. Engineer legend Elliot Scheiner, 8-time Grammy winner and known from his collaboration with legends such as Toto, Steely Dan and Eric Clapton, was responsible for the very soulful mix. Mastering was handled by Reuben Cohen from the Grammy-winning Lurssen Mastering Studio (Metallica, among others). 

Due to its extraordinary song selection, ‘Encore Vol. 1: Sonic Tributes’ should take a special place in the hearts of fans of cultivated prog music by storm.

TRACK LISTING

1. The Old Medley (originally recorded by Genesis)
2. Teardrop (originally recorded by Massive Attack)
3. Endless Dream (originally recorded by Yes)
4. Jake To The Bone (instrumental, originally recorded by Toto)
5. High Hopes (originally recorded by Pink Floyd)

LINE UP

Vladimir Lalic – Vocals (tracks 1-3, 5)
Florian Zepf – Guitars, backing vocals, keyboards
Zsolt Kaltenecker – Keyboards (tracks 1,  3)
Gerald Peter – Keyboard-solo (track 4)
Simen Daniel Lindstad Børven – Bass (tracks 1, 2, 5)
Jacob Umansky – Bass on track 3
Jamie Powell – Bass (track 4)
Adam Marko – Drums (tracks 1-3)
Daniel Petri – Drums (track 5)
Alex Landenburg – Drums (track 4)
Isaac Alderson – Flutes & pipes (track 3)
Maria Grigoryeva – Strings (tracks 3, 5)

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