November 17, 2024

Various Artists – Progday Encore? (2001, 7xCD Box-Set Live, Usa)












Live, released in 2001

CD1
1. Cloud Nine - Thief (6:17)
2. Discipline - Diminished (8:30)
3. Discipline - Carmilla (9:55)
4. Ars Nova - Transi (8:20)
5. Ars Nova - Morgan (10:59)
6. Ars Nova - Nova (10:43)
7. Galadriel - On The Verge Of A Dream (5:23)
8. Galadriel - Soft As A Feather (9:16)

CD2
1. Deus Ex Machina - Ad Montem (excerpt) (2:15)
2. Deus Ex Machina - Res Publica II (7:12)
3. Deus Ex Machina - Perpetua Lux (3:18)
4. Deus Ex Machina - Hostis (5:57)
5. Smokin' Granny - Ghost Catcher Box (4:40)
6. Smokin' Granny - Expecting Fulfillment (6:09)
7. Smokin' Granny - Toad Pizza (3:15)
8. Smokin' Granny - Hydroglyfik (4:15)
9. Smokin' Granny - Squid (6:25)
10. Smokin' Granny - Stud Chick (0:54)
11. Smokin' Granny - Edible Polymers (2:41)
12. Discipline - Into The Dream (22:09)

CD3
1. French TV - Jazz Improv (9:35)
2. French TV - Waiting To Submerge (9:11)
3. Providence - An Epilogue For Cajolement (6:53)
4. Providence - Choko-muro The Paradise (6:34)
5. Providence - HCHO-40 (8:13)
6. Providence - There Once Was A Night of Choko-muro The Paradise (Pt 2) (11:30)
7. Volare - One Minute Of Thought (9:31)
8. Volare - (Incomplete, Broken, & Abstract) (5:51)
9. Volare - The Eighth Direction (5:49)

CD4
1. Salem Hill - Aceldama (5:14)
2. Salem Hill - Someday (5:04)
3. Salem Hill - Brave New World (3:24)
4. Salem Hill - Between The Two (5:50)
5. Salem Hill - Flight of Icarus (6:48)
6. Equinox - Refugio (5:26)
7. Equinox - Defying The Forces Of Nature A Spontaneous Improv (9:54)
8. Discipline - Crutches (14:04)
9. Discipline - Before The Storm (15:17)

CD5
1. Glass Hammer - Time Marches On (11:18))
2. After The Fall - Mirage (10:28))
3. After The Fall - Moonus Starus (7:08)
4. After The Fall - The Last Hero (7:11)
5. After The Fall - The Gavel (4:43)
6. After The Fall - Sunspotz (9:29)
7. Finisterre - In Limine (6:46)
8. Finisterre - Alta Loma (10:17)
9. All-Star Prog Jam - I Know What I Like (5:46)

CD6
1. House Of Usher - Back To Now (1:53)
2. House Of Usher - Don't Remind Me...including Bumble Boogie and Benny The Bouncer (10:09)
3. House Of Usher - Father Me (4:18)
4. House Of Usher - A Soul Without (5:39)
5. House Of Usher - C'est Pas Fini (11:15)
6. NeBeLNeST - Crab Nebula (6:30)
7. Thinking Plague - Behold The Man (4:31)
8. Thinking Plague - Moonsongs (excerpt) (3:57)
9. Thinking Plague - Warheads (6:40)
10. Apocalypse - Corta (6:12)
11. Apocalypse - Jamais Retornarei (6:29)
12. Apocalypse - Classicos (Rock Version) (4:03)

CD7
1. Tenn Jinn - The Dance Of Les Innocents (5:25)
2. Tenn Jinn - Darkling Plain (7:04)
3. Tenn Jinn - Byzantine Fire (5:05)
4. Tenn Jinn - The Vampire Lestat (Forever Young) (5:30)
5. Dark Aether Project - Burnt Sunrise (6:02)
6. Consorzioacquapotabile - II Mercante (intro) (2:13)
7. Consorzioacquapotabile - Arnaldo Da Chatillon Crociato (7:25)
8. Consorzioacquapotabile - Soli Sull'Olimpo (17:55)
9. Consorzioacquapotabile - Robin...Again (15:09)

Line-up/ Musicians

Cloud Nine
Hollis Brown / electric violin
Francis Dyer / drums, percussion
Graham Fry / guitars
Wayne Leechford / Chapman stick

Discipline
Jon Preston Bouda / guitar
Mathew Kennedy / bass guitar
Paul Dzendzel / drums, percussion
Matthew Parmenter / vocals, guitar
Timothy Wolfe / keyboards

Ars Nova
Kyoko Kanazawa / bass
Keiko Kumagai / keyboards
Akiko Takahashi / drums, percussion

Galadriel
Jose Bautista / bass, keyboards
Renato di Prinzio / drums, percussion
Jesus Filardi / lead vocals, keyboards
Alex Lopez / keyboards
Tommy Michelo / drums, percussion
Nacho Serrano / guitars

Deux Ex Machina
Alessandro Bonetti / electric & acoustic violin
Maurino Collina / electric & acoustic guitars
Alberto Piras / vocals
Alesandro Porreca / bass guitar
Luigi Ricciardiello / keyboards
Claudio Trotta / drums, percussion

Smokin' Granny
Todd Barbee / saxophone, Midi wind controller
Jeff Lindsey / drums, percussion
Dave Oskardmay / acoustic & electric guitars
Brian Preston / bass guitar

French TV
Patrick Strawser / keyboards 3-1
Brian Donohoe / drums, percussion
John Robinson / keyboards
Mike Sary / bass
Dean Zigoris / guitars

Providence
Atuo Kinouchi / guitars
Madoka Tsukada / keyboards
Fumitoshi Nakachin / bass guitar
Takako Sugawara / vocals
Yuichi Sugiyama / drums, percussion

Volaré
Brian Donohoe / drums, percussion
Steve Hatch / guitars
Richard M. Kesler / bass
Patrick Strawser / keyboards

Salem Hill
Michael Dearing / guitar, keyboards, vocals
Carl Groves / guitar, keyboards, vocals
Patrick Henry / bass guitar
Kevin Thomas / drums, percussion, vocals
David Ragsdale / violin 4-1, 4-4

Equinox
Ivan Canton / drums, percussion
Eric Garibaldi / guitars
Jorge Perez / keyboards
Alan Pinzon / bass guitar
Dalys Toruno / stage presence Glass Hammer
David Carter / guitar
Stephen DeArqe / bass guitar, vocals, keyboards
Walter Moore / drums, percussion
Fred Schendel / keyboards, vocals

After the Fall
Ken Archer / keyboards
Mark Benson / guitars, vocals
Richard Kornacki / drums, percussion

Finisterre
Sergio Grazia / flute
Stefano Marelli / guitars
Andrea Orlando / drums, percussion
Boris Valle / keyboards
Fabio Zuffani / bass guitar

The All-Star Prog Jam
Carlo Carnevali / lead vocals
Brett Kull / acoustic guitar
Stefano Marelli / acoustic guitar
Matthew Parmenter / violin
Peter Renfro / intro
Boris Valle / keyboards
Fabio Zuffanti / vocals

House of Usher
Mark Evans / drums, percussion
Mark Jardine / bass guitar
Richard Kaczynski / keyboards
Aaron Letrick / vocals
Michael Allen Moore / guitars

NeBeLNeST
Michael Anselmi / drums, percussion
Cyril Malderez / guitars
Gregory Tejedor / bass guitar
Olivier Tejedor / keyboards

Thinking Plague
Mark Harris / saxophones, clarinet, flute
Shane Hotle / keyboards
Mike Johnson / guitars
David Kerman / drums, percussion
Deborah Perry / vocals
Dave Wiley / bass guitar

Apocalypse
Chico Fasoli / drums, percussion, vocals
Eloy Fritsch / keyboards
Ruy Fritsch / lead guitar, vocals
Chico Casara / lead vocals, bass guitar

Ten Jinn
Michael Matier / guitar
Bob Niemeyer / keyboards
Matt Overholder / bass guitar
John Paul Strauss / lead vocals, keyboards
Stan Whitaker / guitars
Mark Wyckliffe / drums, percussion

Dark Aether Project
Allen Brunelle / drums, percussion
Steve Geest / guitars
Adam Levin / Warr 8 string touch guitar, keyboards
Ray Weston / stage presence

Consorzioacquapotabile
Giovanni di Biase / keyboards
Luca Bonardi / drums, percussion
Silvia Carop / recorder, vocals
Massimo Gorlezza / guitars
Enrico Mercandino / guitars
Maurizo Mercandino / lead vocals
Luigi "Gigi" Secco / bass guitar
Maurizio Venegoni / wind instruments

November 14, 2024

Earthbound Papas – Octave Theory (2011, CD, Japan)





Tracklist:
1 Introduction ~ Octopus Theory 6:35
2 Liberi Fatali 4:48
3 Advent: One-Winged Angel 6:12
4 Thread Of Fate 5:45
5 Metal Hypnotized 5:11
6 Eternity 4:46
7 The Forest Of Thousand Years 6:02
8 Bo-Kon-Ho-Ko 5:56
9 Homecoming 3:34

Musicians:
Arranged By – Earthbound Papas (6), Michio Okamiya (5, 8), Satoshi Henmi (6), Tsutomu Narita (1 to 3, 4, 7), Yoshitaka Hirota (9)
Bass, Vocals, Percussion – Yoshitaka Hirota
Chorus – Hiromi Baba, Keiji Kimura, CHiCO From ACE
Drums, Percussion – Arata Hanyuda
Guitar, Percussion – Michio Okamiya
Keyboards, Guitar, Percussion – Tsutomu Narita
Speech [Nip-Nop Speech], Cello – Emi Evans
Vocals, Chorus – Yasuo Sasai
Written-By – P.Tchaikovsky (1)
Written-By [All Music Written By], Organ, Keyboards, Percussion – Nobuo Uematsu

Yockie, Chrisye – Jurang Pemisah (1977, CD, Indonesia)





Tracklist:
1 Chrisye– Jeritan Seberang 3:46
2 Chrisye– Jurang Pemisah 9:06
3 Chrisye– Sirna 4:31
4 Chrisye– Mesin Kota 3:58
5 Chrisye– Putri Malam 5:00
6 Chrisye– Dendam 2:32
7 Yockie– Gerutu Menggerutu 2:54
8 Yockie– Harapan 3:16
9 Chrisye– Dia 4:13

Musicians:
Aarranger, Composer, Piano, Keyboards, Synthesizer, Minimoog, Drums, Guitar, Lead Vocal (7, 8) – Yockie Suryoprayogo
Bass, Guitar, Lead Vocal (1 to 6, 9)  – Chrisye
Lead Guitar 4, 5, 9) –  Ian Antono
Drums (4, 5, 9) – Teddy Sujaya
Penulis Syair (1-5) – Temmy Lesanpura
Penulis syair (9) – Theodore KS

November 09, 2024

Yūgen – Mirrors (2012, CD, Italy)



Tracklist:
1 On The Brink 0:59
2 Brachilogia 3:09
3 Catacresi 6:39
4 La Mosca Stregata 0:57
5 Overmurmur 5:30
6 Industry 7:50
7 Cloudscape 10:38
8 Ice 1:55
9 Becchime 12:38
10 Corale Metallurgico 9:19

Musicians:
Bass – Matteo Lorito
Drums – Michele Salgarello
Guitar – Francesco Zago
Marimba, Vibraphone – Jacopo Costa
Organ, Electric Piano, Synth, Artwork, Cover – Paolo «Ske» Botta
Piano – Maurizio Fasoli
Soprano Sax, Clarinets – Valerio Cipollone

Recorded live at RIO Fest, Carmaux, France on September 17th, 2011

The Hat Shoes – Differently Desperate (1991, CD, Switzerland)




THE HAT SHOES, are yet another side group of both Charles Hayward and Tom Cora. The quartet consists of Bill Gilonis, Catherine Jauniaux, Charles Hayward and Tom Cora, with Hahn Rowe making guest appearances. Respective of the musicians' influences and backgrounds, their sound finds a familiar and homely atmosphere.
The group has only produced two albums. Their first "Differently Desperate" ['91], crafts quirky progressive pop made famous by Slapp Happy. While sugar coated in childish nonsense, the song writing is top notch, weaving vague melodies through deliberately complex patterns and arrangements. Creating a dissonant but digestible album.
After a ten-year hiatus, THE HAT SHOES make a triumphant return with 'Home' ['02]. The quartet now stripped down to Catherine Jauniaux, Bill Gilonis and [new guest member] Martin Spühler. The album flirts their distinctive persona while expanding a more percussive sound with Martin Spühler's personally made instruments.
THE HAT SHOES is bound to please fans of the lighter face of RIO. For the lover intelligent and thoughtfully prog with a touch of romanticism.

Thierry Zaboitzeff – Nebensonnen (Works For Pianos, Strings And Soft Electronics) (2000, CD, France)


Tracklist:
1 Gefroren 1:03
2 Nebensonnen 1:49
3 Räuber Und Gendarrm 4:26
4 In Späteren Jahren 2:40
5 Alles In Ordnung 3:12
6 Nebensonnen # 1:02
7 Rondo 1:32
8 Im Berg 4:58
9 Phantasiespiel 1:51
10 Härte 4:00
11 Grete 1:09
12 Seehaus 3:37
13 Mein Augenstern 2:20
14 Zorn 3:40
15 Nebensonnen # # 1:49
16 Divertissement 6:43
17 Nebensonnen # # # 1:49
18 Im Fluss 4:36
19 Haus Im Winter 1:41

Musicians:
Composed By, Instruments [All Instruments], Sounds [Soundscapes] – Thierry Zaboitzeff
Guitar – Alain Eckert (16)
Piano – Patricia Dallio (16)
Saxophone [Sax] – Gilles Renard (16)
Trumpet – Jean Pierre Soarez (16)
Viola – Gérard Hourbette (16)

Notes:
Works for pianos, strings and soft electronics

Music for the dance piece: Nebensonnen" directed by Editta Braun with the Editta Braun Company. Composed, played, recorded and mixed at Attersee (Austria) for Atonal Records between April and September 2000.

"Divertissement" is taken from Génération Sans Futur, the 1980 album by Zaboitzeff's former band, Art Zoyd.