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STEVE HACKETT: First Track ‘In The Skeleton Gallery’ from New Album Released

Posted by tarjavirmakari on February 7, 2017
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Guitar virtuoso and rock legend, Steve Hackett (formerly of Genesis), is set to release his latest album ‘The Night Siren’ on March 24th, 2017 through InsideOut Music (Sony).  As implied in the title, ‘The Night Siren’ is a wake-up call… the warning of a siren sounding in this era of strife and division.

Just recently Steve Hackett revealed the first track from the album, titled ‘In The Skeleton Gallery’, which you can hear below:

Steve had this to say about the song: “I’m excited by the imminent release of my new album, The Night Siren, which includes this track, “In The Skeleton Gallery”. You know that ancient childhood night terror which creeps up on you in a dark moment when you’re least expecting it… This track moves from a dream-like groove with a Middle Eastern tinged accompaniment through to a sinister march and on to an out-there nightmare ride, before the child’s box of tricks reclaims it and the lid is finally closed…”

‘The Night Siren’ showcases Steve’s incredible guitar playing as strongly as ever, along with musicians from several different countries who Steve invited to join him in celebrating multicultural diversity and unity.  This includes singers from Israel and Palestine, who both actively campaign to bring Jewish and Arabic people together. There are also instrumentals from the USA and Iraq and a multiplicity of sounds, including the exotic strains of Indian sitar and Middle Eastern tar and oud, the ethnic beauty of the Peruvian charango and the haunting Celtic Uilleann pipes.

Steve is widely travelled, making friends everywhere he goes and has always embraced multicultural diversity. In these times of unrest, he has been inspired to express his belief that the world needs more empathy and unity. His wish to involve a range of musical sounds, instruments, musicians and singers from different parts of the world is both a development of his eclectic approach to music and shows how people can be brought together, even from war torn regions.

Talking about his latest work, Steve says, “This latest waxing represents a bird’s eye view of the world of a musical migrant ignoring borders and celebrating our common ancestry with a unity of spirit, featuring musicians, singers and instruments from all over the world. From territorial frontiers to walled-up gateways, boundaries often hold back the tide. But while the night siren wails, music breaches all defences. To quote Plato, ‘When the music changes, the walls of the city shake’.”

The musical journey takes us from ‘Behind the Smoke’, focusing on the plight of refugees throughout the ages, to the penultimate track ‘West to East’ which reflects on the damage of war and the hope for a better world. From personal to universal, the themes celebrate the life force, breaking free from chains of repression.

‘The Night Siren’ will be available as a special edition CD/Blu-Ray Mediabook featuring 5.1 surround sound & “making of” documentary, Standard jewelcase CD, Gatefold 2LP vinyl + CD & digital download.

Pre-order the album here: http://lasercd.com/fr/inside-out-music-pre-orders-and-recent-releases

Confirmed track listing:

Behind The Smoke
Martian Sea
Fifty Miles from the North Pole
El Niño
Other Side of the Wall
Anything But Love
Inca Terra
In Another Life
In The Skeleton Gallery
West to East
The Gift

In addition to singers Kobi and Mira (Israeli and Palestinian), also featured on the album are Nick D’Virgilio (drums) from the USA, Malik Mansurov (Tar) from Azerbaijan & Gulli Breim (drums & percussion) from Iceland, along with regular Hackett collaborators: Roger King, Nad Sylvan, Gary O’Toole, Rob Townsend and Amanda Lehmann.  Additional musicians who add to the rich flavour of the album are Christine Townsend (violin & viola), Dick Driver (double bass) and Troy Donockley (Celtic Uilleann).

Steve Hackett is returning with an exciting new show Genesis Revisited with Classic Hackett for both UK/European & US tour dates. Celebrating the 40th anniversary of the classic Genesis album ‘Wind and Wuthering’, Steve and his band will be performing several tracks from the album as well as fan favourites such as ‘The Musical Box’ and other Genesis numbers never performed before by Steve’s band including ‘Inside & Out’ and ‘Anyway’ as well as material from ‘The Night Siren’.

Genesis Revisited with Classic Hackett 2017 Canada and U.S tour dates:

Tuesday, February 14th            City Winery                    Nashville, TN
Wednesday, February 15th       City Winery                    Nashville, TN
Friday, February 17th                Victoria Theater             Newark, NJ
Saturday, February 18th            State Theatre                Ithaca, NY
Wednesday,February 22nd       Ridgefield Playhouse    Ridgefield, CT
Thursday, February, 23rd          NYCB                            Westbury, NY
Friday, February 24th                Santander PAC              Reading, PA,
Saturday, February 25th            Playstation Theater       New York, NY
Sunday, February 26th              Wilbur Theatre               Boston, MA
Tuesday, February 28th            20 Monroe Live              Grand Rapids, MI
Wednesday, March 1st             Royal Oak Music Theatre Royal Oak, MI
Thursday, March 2nd                The Oakville Centre        Oakville, Ontario, Canada
Friday, March 3rd                      Kleinhans Music Hall      Buffalo, NY

KRAKOW Set To Release Limited Edition Vinyl And Digi EP

Posted by tarjavirmakari on June 25, 2015
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When Experimental Post Metallers KRAKOW walked into the Solslottet and Duper Studio with producer Iver Sandøy to record what would become “amaran”,  their 3rd full-length album, they had a total of ten tracks in mind – seven of which made it onto the finished album.  The remaining three tracks proved to be perfect examples of the more aggressive and direct side of the band,  but did not really fit in with the overall atmosphere of  the album,  so they were put to one side, ready to be used when the time was right, whilst everyone sat back and watched the plaudits come rolling in when  “amaran” hit the streets in February of 2015 on Dark Essence Records.

And the time is now right to let the fans hear those three, never-before heard, tracks .  Dark Essence will release them, together with the track “genesis” from “amaran”   on the 7th August as a 7″ EP, which will be strictly limited to 300 copies, as well as in digital format.  The EP, which is titled “genesis” will hit the streets just in time for the band’s appearance at Oslo’s Øya Festival on Saturday 15 August, and is now available to pre-order from  http://karismarecords.bigcartel.com/artist/krakow

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Artwork for the “Genesis”  is by Thomas Hooper.  Track listing as follows:

1. genesis
2. blood is god
3. conjuring
4. demise

“blood is god” from “genesis” can be heard here:

 

GENESIS Founding Member Tony Banks To Release Solo Career Box Set “A Chord Too Far”

Posted by tarjavirmakari on May 31, 2015
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Founding member of GENESIS, Tony Banks, is to release A Chord Too Far as a four-disc boxset, that brings together selected songs from his celebrated solo career. Released on Esoteric Recordings, a Cherry Red Records label, on July 31st.

With a tracklist personally selected by Tony, this special edition set consists of 49 songs  and pieces, many of which have been remixed exclusively for this collection, and are from his seven solo and two orchestral albums –  A Curious Feeling (1979), The Fugitive (1983), The Wicked Lady (1983) (film score), Soundtracks (1986) (a combination of original scores Tony wrote for films Starship and Quicksilver), Bankstatement (1989), Still (1991), Strictly Inc (1995), and his orchestral albums Seven: A Suite for Orchestra (2004) and SIX Pieces for Orchestra (2012) – culminating in this unique collection of his eclectic and diverse music. Also included are four unreleased pieces, three of which are keyboard demos of from his orchestral suites. The other is a piece originally written for the ‘Still’ album.

Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2010 as a member of Genesis, Tony is one of the most respected songwriters and keyboardists in the world. His career spans almost 50 years and has seen him sell in excess of 130 million albums. His body of work is as innovative as it is eclectic. Genesis’ avant-garde style made them one of progressive rock’s founding fathers in the 1970s, creating an experimental style of rock music never before seen. They went on to produce music with a greater pop sensibility in the 1980s that saw them become one of the biggest selling bands of the decade, and play stadiums throughout the world.

His solo work has continued in the same vein. As well as his rock albums which has included collaborations with some of the world’s most respected musicians including singers Toyah Wilcox, Fish and Nick Kershaw, bassist Pino Pallodino, and drummers Steve Gadd and Vinnie Colaiuta,  as well as long time Genesis collaborators Daryl Stuermer and Chester Thompson. He has done original scores for four films – The Shout (1978), The Wicked Lady (1983), Starship (1985) and Quicksilver (1986) and most recently his orchestral albums, Seven: A Suite for Orchestra and SIX Pieces for Orchestra, that were performed by the London Philharmonic Orchestra and City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra respectively. Both were met with critical acclaim with classical music aficionados, Gramaphone Magazine, saying “A rock musician goes ‘classical’ – with pleasing and often effective results… for Banks has a genuine melodic gift… The recording is good, … acceptably spacious …”.

A Chord Too Far is a celebration of Tony’s work outside of Genesis, and the beginning of re-releases of remixed versions of his entire solo and orchestral catalog… A Curious Feeling and The Fugitive are set to be released at the end of October, with The Wicked Lady and Soundtracks at the end of January 2016. Further detail will be announced soon on his other albums.

A Chord Too Far, is released on July 31st, 2015 on Esoteric Recordings, a Cherry Red Records label.

http://www.tonybanksmusic.co.uk – http://www.esotericrecordings.com

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A Chord Too Far – tracklist

CD One
Rebirth – Taken From Soundtracks
At The Edge Of Night – Taken From The Fugitive
Walls Of Sound – Taken From Strictly Inc.
Lion Of Symmetry – Taken From Soundtracks
The More I Hide It – Taken From Bankstatement
Shortcut To Somewhere – Taken From Soundtracks
The Waters Of Lethe – Taken From A Curious Feeling
I Wanna Change The Score – Taken From Still
Water Out Of Wine – Taken From Still
Something To Live For – Taken From Strictly Inc.
By You – Taken From The Fugitive
Never Let Me Know – Taken From Strictly Inc.
Thirty Three’s – Taken From The Fugitive

CD Two
Charity Balls – Taken From Strictly Inc.
An Island In The Darkness – Taken From Strictly Inc.
The Border – Taken From Bankstatement
Lucky Me – Taken From A Curious Feeling
Another Murder Of A Day – Taken From Still
Moving Under – Taken From The Fugitive
Still It Takes Me By Surprise – Taken From Still
Red Day On Blue Street – Taken From Still
After The Lie – Taken From A Curious Feeling
Redwing – Taken From Soundtracks

CD Three
Queen Of Darkness – Taken From Bankstatement
A Piece Of You – Taken From Strictly Inc.
Big Man – Taken From Bankstatement
Angel Face – Taken From Still
This Is Love – Taken From The Fugitive
I’ll Be Waiting – Taken From Bankstatement
Back To Back – Taken From Still
For A While – Taken From A Curious Feeling
Throwback – Taken From Bankstatement
You Call This Victory – Taken From Soundtracks
And The Wheels Keep Turning – Taken From The Fugitive
You – Taken From A Curious Feeling
The Final Curtain – Taken From Still

CD Four
Blade – Taken From Six Pieces For Orchestra
Black Down – Taken From Seven
Siren – Taken From Six Pieces For Orchestra
Earthlight – Taken From Seven
From The Undertow – Taken From A Curious Feeling
Spring Tide**
Neap Tide**
City Of Gold**
The Chase Taken From The Wicked Lady
Kit Taken From The Wicked Lady
Poppet
The Wicked Lady – Taken From The Wicked Lady

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PHIL COLLINS Considering Return To The Stage, Possible GENESIS Reunion

Posted by tarjavirmakari on December 1, 2013
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According to Bravewords.com, Four years after back injuries caused him to stop playing the drums, and three years since the release of his last solo album, PHIL COLLINS says he’s considering returning to the stage, possibly even as part of a GENESIS reunion, reports Vic’s Drum Shop.

Collins revealed that he has “…started thinking about doing new stuff… maybe playing some shows again, even with Genesis. Everything is possible. We could tour in Australia and South America. We haven’t been there yet.”

Besides the spinal injuries that caused him to put down his drumsticks, Colllins’ retirement came about partially so he could spend more time with his young children. However it’s those two sons, 12-year-old Nicholas and 8-year-old Matthew, who are reportedly most eager to see their father take the stage again.

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Collins has not played live since 2010 and not with the rest of Genesis since 2007. His most recent solo effort was the 2010 covers set Going Back, with his last set of originals being 2002’s Testify.

Collins’s tenure with Genesis runs all the way back to 1971’s Nursery Cryme and found him jumping from behind the drum kit into frontman duties following the departure of PETER GABRIEL in 1976. Over the years, the band eased from their early prog leanings into a smoother, soft rock sound. Genesis’s last official studio album was 1997’s Calling All Stations.

 

PINK FLOYD, LED ZEPPELIN, BLACK SABBATH Artwork Featured In The Gathering Storm – The Album Art Of Storm Thorgerson

Posted by tarjavirmakari on September 28, 2013
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According to Bravewords.com, On Tuesday, October 1st, The Gathering Storm – The Album Art Of Storm Thorgerson will be released by StormStudios and De Milo.

Storm Thorgerson wrote and compiled this book over the last year of his life, and it covers his entire career in album cover design from the 1960s and his days with Hipgnosis through to StormStudios, and includes his artwork for PINK FLOYD, LED ZEPPELIN, BLACK SABBATH, PETER GABRIEL, 10CC, AUDIOSLAVE, GENESIS, RAINBOW, STEVE MILLER and MUSE amongst others.

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The Gathering Storm – The Album Art Of Storm Thorgerson features 256 pages and according to Pink Floyd, “Storm managed to see, and approve, a finished copy a few days before he died – working right until his untimely and sad passing.”

For more details visit this location.

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Present/Former Members Of DEEP PURPLE, DREAM THEATER, GENESIS, MARILLION On A Proggy Christmas

Posted by tarjavirmakari on October 15, 2012
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What do you get when some of the top prog artists in the world combine forces to make a world class prog Christmas album? Brainchild of prog mastermind Neal Morse, this new Christmas CD due out November 6th is like nothing you’ve ever heard before!

Featuring the raging talents of Mike Portnoy (ex-DREAM THEATER), Steve Hackett (ex-GENESIS), Roine Stolt (ex-SANE PERSON), Steve Morse (DEEP PURPLE), Pete Trewavas (TRANSATLANTIC, MARILLION) and more as THE PROG WORLD ORCHESTRA.

According to a press release, “this record is the ultimate Christmas prog album geared toward the major prog fan. Complete with shreddy guitars as well as soothing fretless bass, vocals on occasion by the illustrious Mr. Morse, and everything in between, this is an album the true fan will enjoy for years to come.”

A Proggy Christmas tracklisting:
‘Joy To The World’
‘The Little Drummer Boy’
‘O Holy Night’
‘Frankincense’
‘Hark The Herald Angels Sing’
‘The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire)’
‘Carol Of The Bells’
‘Home For The Holidays’
‘Shred Ride – Sled Ride/Winter Wonderland’
‘ Night/We All Need Some Light’