We’ve got the debut album of a great new band launching today on waterfall. Many of you will know Jake Livgren who sings on this album from Jesus Christ: The Exorcist and The Dreamer – Joseph: Part 1 (and also part 2!)
The band, Emerald City Council is an American progressive rock band, formed in 2021 out of a recording project produced by saxophonist/keyboardist Brent Bristow. The band features vocalist Jake Livgren (Proto-Kaw, Kerry Livgren) and drummer Noah Hungate (The Band Perry, son of Toto’s David Hungate), along with Jeremy Nichols (Erin Coburn) on bass, and up and coming guitarist Seth Hankerson. Brandon Goff, Associate Professor of Music Industry at Francis Marion University, has also contributed significant guitar work as special collaborator to the band.
Bristow, Professor of Music at Arkansas State University-Beebe, began the project to record some of his original material, in which he wanted to feature the saxophone in a non-jazz context to show the versatility of the instrument. The rhythm section of Hungate, Nichols, and Hankerson clicked very quickly with impeccable musicianship, and Livgren’s range and versatility as a vocalist brought greater depth and meaning to the lyrics and melodies.
After hearing the early results of these sessions, Casey McPherson (Flying Colors, Alpha Rev) suggested that they move beyond merely recording together and actually form a band. Adopting Livgren’s suggested name of Emerald City Council, the band is eager to perform live shows in the near future!
You can hear their debut album, Motion Carries, streaming today along with lots more music from my and other artists catalogues.
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Melodic Revolution Records is thrilled to announce Arnoldo’s Lizards is back with “Happy Without Your Consent” their follow-up to the digital-only album “Satanic Attack or Divine Punishment” released in 2021, and the new album features eight new songs including the singles, Tonight, Keep it On, and American Dream.
Happy Without Your Consent” began to take shape in late 2021 amid a series of catastrophic coincidences that filtered through music as a healing method.
The entire album is intense. It exposes the routines we subject ourselves to day in and day out, often without full awareness of how others’ actions impact our sleep at night. Starting with ‘American Dream,’ a song dedicated to those who believe they can live at the expense of others’ dreams, shattering everything in their path for a glimpse of power, the album aims to reflect on the constant contradiction we experience just by being humans. We touch, destroy, rebuild, and are reborn again.
Vanity, betrayal, anger, and distrust are the emotions harbored within this album, aspiring to convey a clear message: no matter what happens, our only path is to never stop creating art.
Defying political correctness, we offer a message to be explored internally and another to surrender to intensity in a nighttime mosh pit. The album believes in the fusion of euphoria and joy within a worn-out and discouraged individual because that’s why we live: to sing about the broken and to remind them that as long as there is life, there are reasons to create.
Track-list
1. American Dream 03:35 2. Keep It On 02:39 3. Porno Star 02:26 4. Arabic Song 03:21 5. Tonight 02:46 6. Mood Of Dance 03:18 7. I Suprise You 03:22 8. Think It All 03:01
The Band
Alvare Goco: lead vocals and backing vocals. Jack Dimensions: backing vocals, keyboards, Hammond, synthesizers and programming. Ezequiel Volpe: bass. Gustavo Ciambotti: drums. Elías Ciambotti: electric guitars. Enrico Barboza: electric guitars. Juan Anté: electric guitars. Nacho Sosa: electric guitars. Andres Guazzelli: backing Vocals, additional programming. Willjoy: vocals. Wilko Wilkes: vocals.
Additional Credits
Recorded at Ombligo con Pelusa Records, La Nona Studio, REDRUM, (Mar del Plata, Argentina) and Ringo Records, La Plata, Argentina. Mixed by Andres Guazzelli at REDRUM, Mar del Plata, Argentina. Mastered by Andres Guazzelli at REDRUM, Mar del Plata, Argentina. Artwork by Agustin Pannagio, Argentina. Produced by Jack Dimensions.
The band infuses Progressive Art Rock with a dash of Avant-garde, Dance, Pop, and many other influences.
Introducing ‘Empty,’ the fifth solo masterpiece by Kristoffer Gildenlöw, a musical journey that began its recording alongside the album ‘Homebound‘ in 2019.
Influenced by the likes of Pink Floyd, Dire Straits, and Mike Oldfield, Kristoffer Gildenlöw injects his own distinctive sound into ‘Empty,’ crafting a unique homage to his musical inspirations.
Deviating from traditional concept albums with linear narratives, Kristoffer’s approach is theme-based. ‘Empty‘ invites listeners into various situations, environments, states of mind, and emotions—encouraging reflection and connection.
The album prompts contemplation on whether our existence, as observed by the creator, might be deemed a colossal mistake, sparking the question:
Is it time to embark on a new beginning?
Tracklisting
1 Time To Turn The Page
2 The End Of The Run
3 Harbinger Of Sorrow
4 He’s Not Me
5 Black & White
6 Down We Go
7 Turn It All Around
8 Means To An End
9 Beautiful Decay
10 The Brittle Man
11 Saturated
12 Empty
Style: Progressive Rock
Country: Netherlands
Format: CD, LP (double, coloured vinyl)
Label: New Joke Music
Distribution: Dutch Music Works Release Date: February 8, 2024
Born in 1978 in Eskilstuna, Sweden, Kristoffer embarked on his international musical journey as the bass player for the progressive hard rock sensation Pain of Salvation.
Transitioning to The Netherlands in 2003, Kristoffer diversified as a session player, collaborating with renowned acts like Neal Morse (US), Lana Lane (US), Damian Wilson (UK), KAYAK (NL), and many more.
Anticipate the release of his fifth solo album, ‘Empty,’ on February 8, 2024. Kristoffer’s dedication to authenticity is evident in his meticulous approach to sound.
He collaborates with guest musicians, collects unique sounds, and records with real instruments to capture the essence of imperfection that defines perfection in his eyes: “Perfection lies within imperfection”.
The 4th album by Aethellis is now available worldwide and features a collection of instrumentals and songs with lyrics that reflect the challenges people have faced in the past few years. The music styles are eclectic as well, ranging from prog-rock to new wave to pop to jazz fusion; the diversity being representative of the diverse situations people have experienced recently.
The latest Aethellis release differs from the previous three as the spotlight is on guitarist/vocalist Mark Van Natta, both compositionally and vocally. Ellsworth Hall and Erik Marks still contributed to the album, however, adding their signature composition styles.
The album The Affinity Oeuvre is available as a limited edition pressing and as a digital download.
Tracklist 1. Anandia 12:36 2. Affinifunk 03:26 3. Pathdancer 05:28 4. Dreams On Pause 03:40 5. Do Like I Do 03:15 6. Chicago News 03:35 7. Another Car 04:23 8. Let Me Be Me 03:33 9. The Stennis Compromise 02:09 10. Why Do You Keep Fighting 05:03 11. RIP 04:32
Aethellis is:
Ellsworth Hall – Keyboards, Vocals, Guitar, Drum Controller Mark Van Natta – Guitar, Vocals, Bass, Keyboard Erik Marks – Bass
Recorded, mixed, and mastered at Ellstudio, Timonium MD, USA Portions recorded at the Van Natta home studio, Cockeysville MD, USA
Swedish progressive rockers, Moon Safari recently announced their long-awaited new album Himlabacken Vol. 2.Ten years in the making, their 5th studio album will be released on December 6th through Marquee Inc. in Japan and worldwide on December 8th through the band’s own Blomljud Records Inc.
Moon Safari are now pleased to share the video for album’s second single “Emma, Come On.” You can see video here:
The band had this to say about the track: ”Do people still have posters of their favourite artists or movie stars on the walls in their room? This song is about celebrity worshipping, the slightly unhealthy kind. All dressed up in swirling moogs and guitars, as if Genesis in the mid ‘80’s kept one foot in their past and didn’t care for airplay. Which celebrity poster did you hang on your bedroom wall?”
About the making of the album: “It took us ten years, for a million different reasons. But we’re not dead yet. We return with what we know is a worthy comeback album, filled with our own special brand of symphonic rock cultivated over 20 years as an antidote to the long, dark winters of northern Sweden, with those trademark vocal group-inspired harmonies, uplifting melodies and soulful romantic lyrics that our fans have come to expect. With the addition of ex. Black Bonzo drummer Mikael Israelsson to the band we’ve totally revamped and boosted the low end of our sound, tightened it up, and that attitude shift is felt through our entire arrangements.Tying it all together is the mix by the great Rich Mouser. He’s been the go-to guy for the big boys in the genre for many years, and now we understand why. The mix is clear and punchy, booming and never flat. It just sounds expensive, and we couldn’t be happier. You’ll get almost 70 minutes of this heady brew, spread over nine tracks, with zero fillers. And of course there’s the obligatory epic. The whole thing is a banger, and we’re immensely proud of it.”
Track Listing: 1. 198X (Heaven Hill) (3:55) 2. Between the Devil and Me (10:38) 3. Emma, Come On (3:19) 4. A Lifetime to Learn How to Love (8:28) 5. Beyond the Blue (2:12) 6. Blood Moon (5:44) 7. Teen Angel Meets the Apocalypse (21:03) 8. Forever, For You (10:08) 9. Epilog (3:22)
Moon Safari is: Petter Sandström – Lead and Backing vocals, Acoustic Guitar Simon Åkesson – Lead and Backing Vocals, Piano, Organ, moog. Pontus Åkesson – Lead and Backing Vocals, Electric and Acoustic Guitar Sebastian Åkesson – Backing Vocals, assorted keys, percussion. Mikael Israelsson – Backing Vocals, Drums, percussion, keyboards, piano Johan Westerlund – Lead and Backing Vocals, Bass Guitar
Special guest performance by Jamison Smeltz – saxophone on “Forever, For You”
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