Cloud Over Jupiter returns with their 4th release, Atomic Jupiter.
Led by multi-instrumentalist Jerry King and featuring long-time original Jupiter member, Michele King, the music continues its often-dangerous path into the future of progressive rock, from beautiful orchestrations of color to revealing a captivating new sonic dimension of Lovecraftian horrors.
The album features 10 brand new tracks, arranged and written by King, that include guest musicians Ron Anderson (PAK), Nick Didkovsky (Doctor Nerve), Dave Newhouse (The Muffins, MOON X), Dereck Higgins, Pete Zolli, Derek Pavlic (Colouratura, Refestramus) Paul Sears (The Muffins), Amanda Chaudhary, Pete Prown, Ric Parnell (Atomic Rooster, Nova, Spinal Tap), Richie Castellano (Blue Oyster Cult), Jamie Bruhn (the Lizardz), Mark Larson (the Lizardz), and others.
Produced by Jerry King, mixed & mastered at the Rec. Room by Ian Beabout, the album also has stunning artwork layouts by Dan Sauer Design and is dedicated to the memory of Ric Parnell, who left this planet in May 2022.
Melodic Revolution Records is excited to be working with Jerry King and Cloud Over Jupiter on the upcoming album Atomic Jupiter to be released on September 6th, 2024.
About Atomic Jupiter: The concept of the album and, the concept of the Cloud Over Jupiter band and music, is to represent the horror of futurism through music, and/or the beauty and delicate nature of music and Love. It’s the constant contrast between the two. The terror of LEVIATHAN! LEVIATHAN! And LOVE CRAFT countered with the delicate symphony of LEVITATION TO EDEN or LAST SHIP TO AVALON. Cloud Over Jupiter represents the balance between Horror and Love, and (hopefully) pushes the limits of each, all with the eerie unknowns of outer space and the unknowns of the Future. Will humanity achieve reaching the Eden that we strive for? Or will the future awaken Dark Horrors as we attempt to conquer the depths of Space?
Following an acclaimed appearance closing the final Night Of The Prog festival in Germany earlier this month, Big Big Train are pleased to announce a warm-up show to take place on Monday 16th September 2024 at Thornden Hall in Eastleigh, UK to kick off the band’s The Likes Of Us tour.
This tour will promote ‘The Likes Of Us’, the band’s recently released first studio album for InsideOut/Sony, as well as ‘A Flare On The Lens’, a live concert film Blu-ray/3CD/2LP recorded at the band’s shows at the prestigious Cadogan Hall in London, UK last September. ‘A Flare On The Lens’ will be released by InsideOut/Sony on 13th September 2024.
Lead vocalist Alberto Bravin says: “In September 2022, I made my live debut with Big Big Train at Thornden Hall. Almost two years later and with about 30 shows fronting BBT under my belt, I still vividly recall stepping out onto the stage that night and being moved by how warmly the band’s fans welcomed me. As a result Thornden Hall will always be a special venue for me and it’s a lovely, intimate modern theatre.”
Bassist and founder member Gregory Spawton adds: “Since Alberto, our violinist Clare Lindley and keyboardist Oskar Holldorff joined Big Big Train, at our shows over the last two years we have drawn widely on the band’s back catalogue as well as introducing a few songs from ‘The Likes Of Us’. This autumn we will be focusing increasingly on ‘The Likes Of Us’ and also performing some other older songs, one or two of which we haven’t played live before.”
Drummer Nick D’Virgilio comments: “Playing a longer run of shows in the UK and Europe last August and September was such a blast and I’m really looking forward to doing it again this September and October. Last year’s tour gave us the opportunity to mix up the set a little every night so that every show was unique for both ourselves and the fans. We plan to do the same again on this run of shows. We will also have different support bands at most shows on the tour, who we will be announcing next month. Bring it on!”
Tickets for the Thornden Hall show go on sale at 10am UK time on Friday 2nd August via https://bit.ly/THBBT1609. A pre-sale for members of the band’s Passengers Club and 2024 Tour Patrons opens at 10am UK time on Wednesday 31st July.
The ‘A Flare On The Lens’ concert film package includes every song performed by the band over those two evenings last September in London and is available as a Limited 3CD+Blu-ray digipak in slipcase, with the concert film audio mixed in 5.1 surround sound and stereo. A gatefold 180g 2LP vinyl version is also available, which features a carefully selected range of material from the Cadogan Hall shows.
Costa Rican progressive band Time’s Forgotten has made their pandemic-era concert, Phases, now available for free on YouTube. Originally released as a pay-per-view event during the pandemic, Phases marks a significant transition for the band, introducing Priscilla Ruiz as the new vocalist.
“We designed Phases to be a bridge between the first era of the band and the new one with Priscilla,” the band shared. “We played music from our entire catalog, including some tracks from our at-the-time unreleased album, Shelter.”
Filmed and recorded with an exceptional team dedicated to delivering the best concert experience in Costa Rican history, phases is a labor of love celebrating the band’s nearly 20-year journey in progressive rock. “After three years, we decided to release it for free on YouTube so those who missed it initially can now enjoy it,” they added.
Watch it on here or on YouTube
Time’s Forgotten is: Vocals: Priscilla Ruiz Keyboards/Guitar: Juan Pablo Calvo Lead guitar: Ari Lotringer Bass: Gonzalo Trejos Drums: Jorge Sobrado
Concert Production: Johanns Pereira: General Producer Antonio Calvo: Director, Co-Producer Ari Lotringer: Video Editing and Post-Production, Co-Producer Juan Pablo Calvo: Sound Mixing and Mastering, Co-Producer Virgilio Azofeifa, Elias Arias, Memo Gómez: Associated Producers Estudio 14.
Crew: Draxe Ramírez: Live Sound and Recording Memo Gómez: Audio Recording Kenry Solano: Lighting Manolo Umaña, Fernando Fonseca, Jeancarlo Castro, Santiago Ramírez: Camera work. Antonio Calvo, Ericka Hernández, Ardeshir Cordero, Jonathan Hidalgo, Andrea Chen, David Law: Visuals and Animations Mary Solano: Makeup Artist Thanks to all the RSTV and Estudio 14 staff for their dedication and professional work on the day of the recording.
…in breif Time’s Forgotten is a progressive rock/metal band from Costa Rica that has its origins back in 2004 when they formed under founder and keyboardist Juan Pablo Calvo.
In related news the band is wrapping up the recording and production of their fifth album, promising more exciting developments for fans.
Meet Refestramus’ Main Instrumentalists in New Music Video, “Side Hustle” Stay in touch with Band Muse, the Amazing Agent M!
Refestramus’ new music video “Side Hustle, from the group’s “Intouríst” album, premieres July 12, 2024, at 6 PM CT/4 PM PT/Midnight on Saturday the 13th UK Time. The video introduces the Refestramus’ instrumental members (drummer/composer/wizard Derek Ferguson, guitarist/bassist Derek Pavlic, producer/flute player Ian Beabout, and saxophonist Mitch Lawrence – saxes) and continues exposing the on camera life of the band’s muse, the Amazing Agent Mikrovolnovka!
The song, “Side Hustle” presents a multitude of ententes. Derek notes that as “side hustles” are “little entrepreneurial efforts that people try while they are working their main jobs – hoping to find some way of becoming their own bosses. Then there’s the phrase ‘ side piece, which I’m told refers to someone with whom someone is having an affair. I think the protagonist of the song is trying to convince the object of their affection – a noble person– to think of an affair not so much as becoming a ‘side piece’ that it’s ‘only’ a ‘side hustle.’” In the video, it’s Agent M when she’s undercover — first as an accountant and then as a librarian. Those were her ‘side hustles.”
The song, which originally recorded on Colouratura’s recent album “WTF Was That?!.” Was inspired while Derek was walking his dog, and thinking it was a great piece for his band, Refestramus…. But then he remembered that Colouratura’s Ian Beabout played flute. ” So, the song itself has become a kind of side hustle for me.’”
Prog UK says “Intouríst” is “likeable, uplifting… a home-cooked slice of melody rich prog.” They conclude that “… the smile on its face is infectious.”
Progressor.net calls “Intouríst” a “love letter to the music and spirit of the 1970s” that is “worth a check”
Refestramus. Named after a word his mother made up to mean “rearrange,” Derek and his producer – Colouratura’s Ian Beabout – liked it because it wasn’t a legitimate word. “A web search will only turn up our band!”
Refestramus was born May 2020 as Derek’s home studio project during the COVID pandemic. Having been in a variety of progressive rock bands in his native Chicago and an avid listener of Ian Beabout’s Internet radio program “Prog Rock Deep Cuts,” he reached out to Ian to mix and master the recordings. Ian, who plays flute and sings on some tracks on Intouríst, introduced Derek to Colouratura bandmates Derek Pavlic and Nathan James, Saxophonist Mitch Lawrence and Wisconsin multi-instrumentalist Jerry King, who plays bass on Intouríst. Adding prog multi-instrumentalist Dave Newhouse, who contributed accordion, helped Derek Ferguson guide the album to completion.
Refestramus’ debut album, “Decoupage,” was released in December 2021. In 2022, Refestramus released the EP, “From the Sublime to the Ridiculous.”
Prog Ensemble Circuline’s highly anticipated new album “C.O.R.E.” will be released on the Inner Nova Music label on September 20th, 2024. Circuline’s 2024 “C.O.R.E.” Virtual Tour began Friday, January 12th, 2024, and will consist of 57 events in 48 weeks, with Single releases, Lyric videos, Official videos, “Behind the Scenes” videos, and Livestream Q&A events where the band is able to connect with their fans around the world.
Says keyboardist Andrew Colyer, “With this international virtual tour, we have two goals: 1.) We want to get our music exposed to as many people as possible, to continue to grow our fan base worldwide. 2.) We want to deepen our relationships with the fans who are the most passionate. Releasing singles, lyric videos, and Official Videos accomplishes the first goal, and by doing these in-depth, ‘Behind the Scenes’ videos, we accomplish the second goal. Packaging everything together into a single 12-month celebration of the new album will hopefully capture more attention for future opportunities for live performing and touring, with this fantastic new lineup.”
Circuline’s “C.O.R.E.” was written and recorded between 2018 and 2023, for this album the band wanted to keep all the writing “in-house”. So, the majority of the material was written by Andrew, Darin, and Natalie. Billy Spillane had input into almost every song, before he decided it was time to move on. Two of the songs were co-written with Matt Dorsey, who is still a good friend and colleague of the band’s – Andrew will be performing with his band at the International ProgStock Festival this year. Alek Darson had invaluable input during the writing and arranging stages. Shelby and Dave brought new perspectives and their own unique artistry to these songs, and the band couldn’t be happier with the result. The icing on the cake is to have good friend Joe Deninzon (Kansas, Stratospheerius) as a Guest Artist for some killer electric violin parts!
Says Andrew, “Since the music is the easiest part of the writing for us, we focused on the Songwriting – the lyrics and melodies. That’s the hardest part for us, which is one of the many reasons it took so long to finish the record. We are natural “long-form storytellers”, with most of our songs in the past being six to eight minutes long. Our intention is to appeal to a wider audience, which often means shorter attention spans, so we challenged ourselves to write some shorter, “radio-friendly, pop-rock” songs. We also wanted to write some faster songs, since our default in the past has been in the mid-tempo, more mellow range. So, we accomplished that. I got my ‘power ballad anthem’ in there. Of course, our influences of modern and classic progressive rock, such as YES, Genesis, Pink Floyd, Steven Wilson, and Gong, are also represented. It’s definitely an eclectic album.”
Track Listing 1) Tempus Horribilis (6:22) – out of the gate, a proggy epic about the turbulent times we’ve been living in….. 2) Third Rail (4:20) – a short-form song about the hazardous topics in relationships….. 3) Say Their Name (6:18) – think “Steven Wilson meets Pierre Moerlin’s Gong”….. 4) All (7:54) – co-written with Matt Dorsey, it’s a prog epic in 9….. 5) Temporal Thing (5:51) – a song about the ambivalence that can present in long-term relationships….. 6) You (6:22) – dark, man….. 7) Blindside (6:08) – co-written with Matt Dorsey, it’s your power ballad anthem….. 8) Transmission Error (9:23) – another song about relationships, “finding yourself”, or space creatures. We still can’t decide. It’s your 10-minute prog epic to close the album!
Recorded at: The Cave, Red Hook, New York. Engineered by Andrew Colyer. Old Street Studios, London, England. Engineered by Shelby Logan Warne Open Sky Studios. Baltimore, Maryland. Engineered by Dave Bainbridge. Joe’s Place. Kansas Touring Rig. Engineered by Joe Deninzon.
Mixed by Billboard-charting veteran producer Robert Berry (Keith Emerson, Carl Palmer, Steve Howe, Geoff Downes, John Wetton, Jordan Rudess, Ambrosia, Sammy Hagar, December People, 3.2 band, Six by Six band) at Soundtek Studios in Campbell, California.
Six years in the making, Circuline’s new album “C.O.R.E.”, released on the Inner Nova Music label on Friday, September 20th, 2024, will be available as an album of eight tracks available in a gatefold digipak CD, with an eight-page booklet of lyrics and liner notes. The album explores themes in romantic relationships, surviving abuse, finding one’s own personal power, and the turbulent times in which we live.
Circuline has a new lineup, with new band members Shelby Logan Warne (Kyros) on bass and vocals, and Dave Bainbridge on guitars (Strawbs, IONA, Lifesigns). Guest Artist Joe Deninzon (Kansas, Stratospheerius) on electric violin. Keyboardist/vocalist Andrew Colyer (Robert Berry’s 3.2 Band, The Tubes), drummer Darin Brannon (Downing Grey, Surface Tension), and lead vocalist Natalie Brown (Evita, Rocky Horror Picture Show) complete the band’s lineup.
Number #1 in Portugal. Top 10 in Japan. Prog-Award Nominated. Global Music Award Winning. With sales in 23 countries, Circuline’s fan base is growing daily. The band has toured with Glass Hammer, repeatedly co-headlined the three-day Sonic Voyage Festival, and toured England opening for IO Earth. Circuline has performed at the International Rites of Spring festival (RoSfest), Philadelphia’s Liberty Music Fest, Chicago’s Progtoberfest, New Jersey’s ProgStock, and England’s Harmonix Festival.
CORE Virtual Tour Dates: Friday, June 21st – Song #4 – Behind the Official Video Sunday, June 23rd – Song #4 – Livestream Q&A Friday, June 28th – Song #5 – Single Release Friday, July 5th – Song #5 – Gear Behind the Music Friday, July 12th – Song #5 – Lyric Video Friday, July 19th – Song #5- Story Behind the Song Friday, July 26th – Song #5 – Official Video Friday, August 2nd – Song #5 – Behind the Official Video Sunday, August 4th – Song #5 – Livestream Q&A Friday, August 9th – Song #6 – Single Release Friday, August 16th – Song #6 – Gear Behind the Music Friday, August 23rd – Song #6 – Lyric Video Friday, August 30th – Song #6 – Story Behind the Song Friday, September 6th – Song #6 – Official Video Friday, September 13 – Song #6 – Behind the Official Video Sunday, September 15th – Song #6 – Livestream Q&A Friday, September 20th – Album Release Day! Friday, September 20th – Song #7 – Single Release Saturday, September 21st – Album Release Livestream Friday, September 27th – Song #7 – Gear Behind the Music Friday, October 4th – Song #7 – Lyric Video Friday, October 11th – Song #7 – Story Behind the Song Friday, October 18th – Song #7 – Official Video Friday, October 25th – Song #7 – Behind the Official Video Sunday, October 27th – Song #7 – Livestream Q&A Friday, November 1st – Song #8 – Single Release Friday, November 8th – Song #8 – Gear Behind the Music Friday, November 15th – Song #8 – Lyric Video Friday, November 22nd – Song #8 – Story Behind the Song Friday, November 29th – Song #8 – Official Video Friday, December 6th – Song #8 – Behind the Official Video Sunday, December 8th – Song #8 – Livestream Q&A
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