Yuka & Chronoship was formed in 2009 by Yuka Funakoshi (a rare female prog rock artist in the world) and three experienced session musicians (Shun Taguchi, Takashi Miyazawa, and Ikko Tanaka).
The band’s previous album, received critical acclaim worldwide and was helped establish the band as an intriguing discovery for fans of the progressive rock genre.
The first seven songs of the band’s new album SHIP are a suite based on the Greek mythology “ARGO”. The opening song “Tears of the Figurehead” is sung by special guest singer Sonja Kristina of Curved Air.
Band member Shun Taguchi said: The last song “Did You Find A Star?” was originally planned to sung by John Wetton, but he passed away from cancer and at first we planned not to include it on the album. However, although unfortunately our dream didn’t come true, we decided to still record the song for the album as a tribute to him.
Tracks
1. ARGO – TEARS OF THE FIGUREHEAD
2. ARGO – THE SHIP ARGOS
3. ARGO – LANDING
4. ARGO – GOLDEN FLEECE
5. ARGO – A DRAGON THAT NEVER SLEEPS
6. ARGO – ISLANDS IN THE STREAM
7. ARGO – RETURN
8. THE AIR SHIP OF JEAN GIRAUD
9. VISIBLE LIGHT
10. OLD SHIP ON THE GRASS
11. DID YOU FIND A STAR?
The album will be released on 11th May via Cherry Red Records worldwide excluding Japan where the album is available via King Records.
The new Spirits Burning & Michael Moorcock album is an adaptation of the Michael Moorcock novel “An Alien Heat.” It is the first Spirits Burning album to feature Michael Moorcock, and the first with Albert Bouchard as one of the main collaborators.
Michael Moorcock is an English writer, primarily of science fiction, fantasy, and literary novels. He is best known for his novels about Elric, and two stints as the editor of New Worlds Magazine. As a musician, he fronts Michael Moorcock & The Deep Fix, and has collaborated with Hawkwind, Blue Öyster Cult, Robert Calvert and Spirits Burning.
Don Falcone is an American producer, musician (keyboards, bass, and vocals), and captain of Spirits Burning. A live version of the band played in the UK in 2017, with Falcone on keys and vocals, and featuring Hawkwind family members Bridget Wishart, Richard Chadwick, and Steve Bemand.
Albert Bouchard is an American drummer, guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He was a founding member and drummer of Blue Öyster Cult. He also plays with his brother Joe in the Bouchard Brothers, and they are both in Blue Coupe with Dennis Dunaway from Alice Cooper.
Says Don Falcone, “The debut Spirits Burning & Michael Moorcock album came together, in so many special ways… I asked Mike if I could do an adaptation of the ‘Dancers’ trilogy, starting with ‘An Alien Heat,’ and he gave a long-distance blessing… Al Bouchard became a co-collaborator and helped improve every song. He also brought in some Blue Öyster Cult family members. The planned sessions with Mike came to fruition, and Mike ended up singing on most tracks, and playing harmonica on three.”
Fans of Blue Öyster Cult will be interested in performances by BÖC family members Albert Bouchard, Joe Bouchard, Richie Castellano, and Donald Roeser.
Albert Bouchard co-wrote and performs on 15 of 16 songs.
Fans of Michael Moorcock’s novels will be interested in this adaptation of “An Alien Heat,” which is part of the “The Dancers At The End Of Time” trilogy.
Fans of Hawkwind will be interested in performances by Hawkwind family members Harvey Bainbridge, Michael Moorcock, Adrian Shaw, Mick Slattery and Bridget Wishart
“An Alien Heat” is the 14th studio album by Spirits Burning and also features performances by Andy Dalby (Arthur Brown’s Kingdom Come), Monty Oxymoron (The Damned), Ken Pustelnik (The Groundhogs), Jonathan Segel (Camper Van Beethoven), Andy Shernoff (The Dictators), and Cyrille Verdeaux (Clearlight).
Titles:
1. Hothouse Flowers 4:09
2. Geronimo 4:42
3. Soirée Of Fire 5:20
4. In The Future 4:05
5. Doomed 4:25
6. Fall In Love 4:14
7. Any Particular Interest 2:58
8. Dark Dominion 4:49
9. Seven Finger Solution 4:07
10. To Steal A Space Traveller 7:29
11. Virtue & Mrs. Amelia Underwood 6:33
12. Learning The Art 3:04
13. Back To 1896 4:28
14. Quest For Bromley 3:00
15. Thank You For The Fog 7:34
16: Old Friends With New Faces 4:43
Tickets at the “Prog-Moter” level are on sale now, as of May 8th at 12:00 PM EDT, via the Union County Performing Arts Center (UC PAC) box office. The price of these tickets is $295.00 for the entire 3-day festival, October 5-7 at UCPAC in Rahway, NJ. This package lets you choose your favorite seat within our amazing theater, and entitles you to receive a merchandise gift from the producers of ProgStock as a token of our appreciation. Act fast…this package will only be available until June 12, 2018!
Join us from July 9 – 15 for a great opportunity to work and perform intensively with Mark Wood and his world-class team of Artist Mentors!
With programs for string players, singers, guitarists, and electric bass players – including Teacher Training with Mark Wood’s groundbreaking new curriculum – this is NOT a ‘typical’ summer music experience on any level. We guarantee it will broaden your musical horizons and inspire you to great creative heights.
As a string player, you’ll learn:
Contemporary techniques such as chopping, strum bowing, and slide vibrato
Ear training methods utilizing your own i-device to record yourself and analyze your playing
Exploring improvising with pentatonic scales, finger patterns, playing over loops, and more
Introduction to electric string instruments with demo stations so you can try them out
Everything you wanted to know about how to use pedals and effects
How to record your own music video
As a singer, you’ll learn:
How to create your own unique stage persona
How to own the spotlight and the stage
Movement methods to keep your performance energetic and exciting
Vocal techniques that will give you stamina and strength
How to improvise melodies and write songs
How to work with small ensembles as a lead singer
Watch “Planet Jackson,” our finale from MWROC 2017!
Hope to see you or someone you love at MWROC Music Festival this summer!
Peace and love from everyone here at Mark Wood Music Headquarters!
Oriental metal pioneers ORPHANED LAND kicks off its North America tour this Saturday, May 5th in support of their critically acclaimed new album, Unsung Prophets & Dead Messiahs. The tour finds the heralded group as direct support to Faroese Viking metalists TYR, along with support from Ghost Ship Octavius and Aeternam.
The first stop on the tour is in Brooklyn, NY this Saturday, May 5th, at The Knitting Factory.
Vocalist KOBI FARHI commented, “We are so excited to be back to the USA, following our just released new album! Make sure you visit us on the road and check our new tunes! Who knows when we will be back next! “
05/05/18 Brooklyn, NY – Knitting Factory
05/06/18 Providence, RI – Alchemy
05/07/18 Montreal, QC – Corona Theatre
05/08/18 Quebec City, QC – Salle Multi
05/09/18 Toronto, ON – Velvet Underground
05/10/18 Columbus, OH – Al Rosa Villa
05/11/18 Joliet, IL – The Forge
05/12/18 Kansas City, MO – The Riot Room
05/13/18 Denver, CO – Marquis Theatre
05/14/18 Boise, ID – The Shredder
05/15/18 Vancouver, BC – Rickshaw Theatre
05/16/18 Seattle, WA – Studio Seven
05/17/18 Portland, OR – Hawthorne Theatre
05/18/18 Reno – TBA
05/19/18 Oakland, CA – Metro Opera House
05/20/18 Los Angeles, CA – Echoplex
05/21/18 San Diego, CA – Brick by Brick
05/22/18 Phoenix, AZ – Joe’s Grotto
05/24/18 Dallas, TX – Gas Monkey Bar & Grill
05/25/18 Austin, TX – Come and Take it Live!
05/26/18 New Orleans – TBA
05/27/18 Orlando, FL – The Haven
05/28/18 Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade (Hell)
05/29/18 Richmond, VA – Champion
05/30/18 Reading, PA – Reverb
“Gripping from front-to-back” (Metal Injection), ORPHANED LAND’s sixth album is fueled by righteous anger at the state of humanity in the present day. Veering from epic brutality to ornate theatricality, armed with an astonishing array of inspired melodies and euphoric crescendos, Unsung Prophets & Dead Messiahs is the finest and most powerful album the band has produced.
Featuring guest appearances from prog rock legend Steve Hackett (ex-Genesis) and metal luminaries Hansi Kürsch (Blind Guardian) and Tomas Lindberg (At The Gates/The Lurking Fear), Unsung Prophets & Dead Messiahs finds the band “at their creative peak, more confident and stronger then ever before”(Exclaim!).
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