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THE PROGRESSIVE SOULS COLLECTIVE Release Single And Video ‘A Formular For Happiness’ (Live)

Posted by tarjavirmakari on March 25, 2025
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The Progressive Souls Collective releases ‘A Formular For Happiness’ as the lead single from the upcoming album ‘Encore Vol. II: Sonic Birth Live’ (Metalville Records – Release 04.04.)

With ‘Encore Vol. II: Sonic Birth Live’, The Progressive Souls Collective (TPSC) are now making their first mark in the live albumsector. Recorded at the Artrock Festival 2022, the album brings the atmospheric ambience of the concert directly to the fans’ homes. At its core lies the live performance of their acclaimed debut concept album “Sonic Birth” in its entirety, which unfolds its power in this live rendition.

The band plays with precision and passion. Lead vocalist Vladimir Lalic mesmerizes the audience with his vocal strength and commanding stage presence. Guitarist Florian Zepf delivers gripping riffs and tasteful solos, complemented by Jamie Powell’s solid bass lines, which together form the foundation of the band’s sound. Gerald Peter adds depth and
dynamics and beautiful lead sounds to the music. Drummer Tim Korycki provides the essential groove and backbone to the ensemble, steering the band through intricate odd-time signatures and complex rhythms with finesse.

The final polish on this live album comes courtesy of Reuben Cohen, member of the Grammy-winning Lurssen Mastering team from Burbank and mastering engineer for legends such as Metallica.

With “Encore Vol. II: Sonic Birth Live,” TPSC deliver yet another solid and powerful release. This live album not only impresses musically but also captures the passion and energy of a band that shines in live settings.

TRACK LISTING
Human Denaturation
Metature
Comfortalble Darkness
Killing True Beliefs
Fractional Emotion
A Formular For Happiness
Inner Circle
You And Me Alone
Hurt
Destiny Inc.
Mind Treasures

LINE UP
Vladimir Lalic – vocals
Florian Zepf – guitars
Gerald Peter – keyboards
Jamie Powell – bass
Tim Korycki – drums

https://www.facebook.com/TheProgressiveSoulsCollective/
https://www.instagram.com/theprogressivesoulscollective/
https://twitter.com/TheProg92657849
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMp4K7GkWZMjWRHfJ_GZNMQ
https://open.spotify.com/intl-de/artist/5PRg7hxAEfqTKfHT75d9Km
https://theprogressivesoulscollective.bandcamp.com/
https://soundcloud.com/progressivesouls

THE PROGRESSIVE SOULS COLLECTIVE to Release “Encore Vol. II: Sonic Birth Live” on April 4th

Posted by tarjavirmakari on February 11, 2025
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THE PROGRESSIVE SOULS COLLECTIVE release ‘Encore Vol. II: Sonic Birth Live’ – A Captivating Live Experience (Metalville Records – April 4th).

With ‘Encore Vol. II: Sonic Birth Live’, The Progressive Souls Collective (TPSC) are now making their first mark in the live albumsector. Recorded at the Artrock Festival 2022, the album brings the atmospheric ambience of the concert directly to the fans’ homes. At its core lies the live performance of their acclaimed debut concept album “Sonic Birth” in its entirety, which unfolds its power in this live rendition.

The band plays with precision and passion. Lead vocalist Vladimir Lalic mesmerizes the audience with his vocal strength and commanding stage presence. Guitarist Florian Zepf delivers gripping riffs and tasteful solos, complemented by Jamie Powell’s solid bass lines, which together form the foundation of the band’s sound. Gerald Peter adds depth and
dynamics and beautiful lead sounds to the music. Drummer Tim Korycki provides the essential groove and backbone to the ensemble, steering the band through intricate odd-time signatures and complex rhythms with finesse.

The final polish on this live album comes courtesy of Reuben Cohen, member of the Grammy-winning Lurssen Mastering team from Burbank and mastering engineer for legends such as Metallica.

With “Encore Vol. II: Sonic Birth Live,” TPSC deliver yet another solid and powerful release. This live album not only impresses musically but also captures the passion and energy of a band that shines in live settings.

TRACK LISTING
Human Denaturation
Metature
Comfortalble Darkness
Killing True Beliefs
Fractional Emotion
A Formular For Happiness
Inner Circle
You And Me Alone
Hurt
Destiny Inc.
Mind Treasures

LINE UP
Vladimir Lalic – vocals
Florian Zepf – guitars
Gerald Peter – keyboards
Jamie Powell – bass
Tim Korycki – drums

TPSC LINKS
https://www.facebook.com/TheProgressiveSoulsCollective/
https://www.instagram.com/theprogressivesoulscollective/
https://twitter.com/TheProg92657849
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMp4K7GkWZMjWRHfJ_GZNMQ
https://open.spotify.com/intl-de/artist/5PRg7hxAEfqTKfHT75d9Km
https://theprogressivesoulscollective.bandcamp.com/
https://soundcloud.com/progressivesouls

THE PROGRESSIVE SOULS COLLECTIVE Release New Single + Video ‘Jake To The Bone’

Posted by tarjavirmakari on October 9, 2024
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THE PROGRESSIVE SOULS COLLECTIVE have released the new single ‘Jake To The Bone’, An instrumental tribute to Toto and the legendary drummer Jeff Porcaro.

The third single from the new TPSC cover album ‘Encore Vol. 1: Sonic Tributes’ (Metalville Records – release 18 October) is a tribute to the rock icons Toto. Featuring Alex Landenburg (Kamelot, Cyhra) on drums, Jamie Powell on bass and Gerald Peter (Cirque du Soleil) as a keyboard soloist the collective around guitarist and producer Florian Zepf provides an exciting version of this instrumental classic.

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)

MORE INFO:

https://www.facebook.com/TheProgressiveSoulsCollective/
https://www.instagram.com/theprogressivesoulscollective/
https://twitter.com/TheProg92657849
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMp4K7GkWZMjWRHfJ_GZNMQ
https://open.spotify.com/intl-de/artist/5PRg7hxAEfqTKfHT75d9Km
https://theprogressivesoulscollective.bandcamp.com/
https://soundcloud.com/progressivesouls

THE PROGRESSIVE SOULS COLLECTIVE Releases New Single + Video ‘High Hopes’

Posted by tarjavirmakari on September 25, 2024
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(In the photo Florian Zepf)

THE PROGRESSIVE SOULS COLLECTIVE has released the new single and video ‘High Hopes’, Pink Floyd’s classic with a novel sound design.

The second TPSC single “High Hopes” from the upcoming cover album “Encore Vol. 1: Sonic Tributes” (Metalville Records – October 18th) marks a darker and progressive version of this legendary Pink Floyd classic. Mixed by multiple Grammy Award winning engineer Elliot Scheiner (Toto, Steely Dan, & many more) and mastered by Reuben Cohen (Metallica) this single features Simen Daniel Lindstad Børven (Leprous) on bass, Daniel Petri on drums, Luis Conte (Phil Collins) on percussions and once again Vladimir Lalic provides a highly emotional vocal performance.

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)

More information:
https://www.facebook.com/TheProgressiveSoulsCollective/
https://www.instagram.com/theprogressivesoulscollective/
https://twitter.com/TheProg92657849
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMp4K7GkWZMjWRHfJ_GZNMQ
https://open.spotify.com/intl-de/artist/5PRg7hxAEfqTKfHT75d9Km
https://theprogressivesoulscollective.bandcamp.com/
https://soundcloud.com/progressivesouls

THE PROGRESSIVE SOULS COLLECTIVE Release New Single + Video ‘Teardrop’

Posted by metalshockfinland on September 7, 2024
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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)

https://www.facebook.com/TheProgressiveSoulsCollective/
https://www.instagram.com/theprogressivesoulscollective/
https://twitter.com/TheProg92657849
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMp4K7GkWZMjWRHfJ_GZNMQ
https://open.spotify.com/intl-de/artist/5PRg7hxAEfqTKfHT75d9Km
https://theprogressivesoulscollective.bandcamp.com/
https://soundcloud.com/progressivesouls

THE PROGRESSIVE SOULS COLLECTIVE Release New Single + Video ‘Talk To Me’

Posted by tarjavirmakari on March 3, 2024
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THE PROGRESSIVE SOULS COLLECTIVE present the new single “Talk To Me”, taken from the forthcoming studio album “Sonic Rebirth” wich will be released on March 15th 2024 on Metalville Records.

With “Talk To Me” TPSC explore new musical realms. With guest drummer Adam Marko (Special Providence) and prominent support from Leprous bassist Simen Borven, the song with its unusual instrumentation of banjo, mandolin, resonator and pedal steel guitars is reminiscent of a futuristic yet organic mixture of Porcupine Tree, Fates Warning and Devin Townsend. You’ve never heard TPSC like this before!

Finally! Now it’s time for the follow-up album to the debut “Sonic Birth” (2020) which received praise by both fans and critics, this time with a modified line-up.

TPSC are back with full force! The new release can once again be characterized as progressive metal with a range of elements of the entire progressive genre, this time with even more prog, more catchy melodies, but also more metal and heaviness.

“Sonic Rebirth” marks the logical continuation of its predecessor “Sonic Birth”, and can be understood as the second part of a musical, lyrical and overall sonic concept. With this record to already be the second concept album released by TPSC listeners can find elements they might recognize from the first album such as quotes, references, motifs and melodies besides a lot of new elements. Thematically, both “Sonic Birth” and “Sonic Rebirth” touch on the topic of human development and technology, visually characterized by the robot embryo as a major part of the artwork on both album covers.

The new studio album will once again feature some incredible musicians such as Vladimir Lalic (lead vocals), Megan Burtt (Gingerbomb), Jamie Powell & Simen Daniel Lindstad Børven (Leprous) on bass, Gerald Peter (known for his solo project & his work with Dream Theater’s Jordan Rudess on his Rockestra project & Cirque du Soleil providing keyboard leads & piano, TPSC live drummer Tim Korycki (Tomorrow’s Eve) plus appearances by Adam Marko (drums) & Zsolt Kaltenecker (keys) from SPECIAL PROVIDENCE, Luis Conte (Eric Clapton, Phil Collins) on percussions, Damiano Della Torre (Luciano Pavarotti, Terence Trent D’Arby, Tom Jones, Joe Cocker) on accordion, and many more!

“Sonic Rebirth” was mastered by Reuben Cohen from Lurssen Mastering who have won multiple Grammy Awards, and who is also known for his work with legends such as Metallica and many other greats.

Mastermind and guitarist Florian Zepf once more was in charge of all compositions and the production.

Conceptionally „Sonic Rebirth“ consists of a total of eight parts. The tracks blend into each other so that the listener can get immersed into futuristic soundscapes and has an uninterrupted and progressive listening experience. “Sonic Rebirth“ is an organic prog-metal album and the logical continuation of the debut with a new generation of top musicians from the prog genre. TPSC are back!

TRACK LISTING
Part I: About To Leave
Part II: I Am Here
Part III: Of My Senses
Part IV: Destroy Chemistry
Part V: Talk To Me
Part VI: Copies Don’t Exist
Part VII: The Core
Part VIII: Goodbye To Love

https://www.facebook.com/TheProgressiveSoulsCollective/
https://www.instagram.com/theprogressivesoulscollective/
https://twitter.com/TheProg92657849
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMp4K7GkWZMjWRHfJ_GZNMQ
https://open.spotify.com/intl-de/artist/5PRg7hxAEfqTKfHT75d9Km
https://theprogressivesoulscollective.bandcamp.com/
https://soundcloud.com/progressivesouls