Recommending some releases that I have been involved in that are available for order or preorder on Bandcamp Friday in May !
Releases discussed:
Step into a realm where the echoes of 70's prog rock giants are reborn; "Intouríst" weaves a tapestry of soul-stirring epics, from the rush of a comet's trail to the eternal dance of zombie love, each track a prog rock prayer made manifest. Get lost in a narrative odyssey of otherworldly desires and heartfelt homecomings, all set to a soundtrack of fiery riffs that are destined to resonate with the rebels of yesterday and today. This is not just music—it's a portal to a time when rock was a revolution, and every note promised a journey into the extraordinary.
released May 3, 2024
Refestramus
Derek Ferguson – Drums,
Jerry King – Bass,
Derek Pavlic – Guitars, Mellotron and Viola,
Rogelio Souza - Keys
Associated Artists
Ian Beabout – Vocals on track 9, Flute on track 6
Nathan James - Vocals on track 6
Mitch Lawrence – Saxes on tracks 3, 6 and 9
NIDA – Vocals on tracks 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11
Craig Cairns – Vocals on tracks 1, 2, 3, 11
Dave Newhouse – Accordion on track 8
All words and music by Derek Ferguson, except CD track 9 ("Mr. Skin") by Jay Ferguson
All arrangements by Refestramus
Produced by Ian Beabout and Derek Ferguson
Mixed and Mastered by Ian Beabout
PRESS:
“The band's music is more progressive than progressive. The album offers a sound that is more like so-called ‘mixture rock’ than ‘progressive rock,’ as if their musical tastes are all stewed together. What awaits the listener after listening to the playful and free-spirited arrangements, which will betray the listener's expectations? This is a work that you should definitely hear for yourself.”
- CDs Vinyl Japan Store
“The results are vertiginous – blissed-out and blessed in the music’s festive concern: let’s just hope the “was” in “WTF Was That?!” doesn’t mean this record is the group’s last.”
- dmme.net review
“This does not seem like a modern recording at all, as there is something about it which cries analogue as opposed to digital and playing a download just seems wrong as this should be vinyl, nothing less. This is music which has been allowed to breathe and move in whatever direction it needs to.”
- Kev Rowland, ProgArchives Review
“This is their fourth release and they are making waves with their 'off the wall' music and sounds. I find this to be a real treat for all listeners. I must admit, they have a great '70's sound, Are they true hippies in 2023?”
- Jim Allford, Steel Notes Magazine
releases June 1, 2024
MUSICIANS
Ian Beabout - production, editing, backing vocals, microKorg synth, flute, field recordings (3) theremini (5), lead vocals (10)
Nathan James - bass, lead vocals, backing vocals, keyboard and synths (2, 11), acoustic guitar (6)
Derek Pavlic - guitars, viola (6,7) mellotron and synths (7, 9), glockenspiel (7, 9, 10), vocoder (11)
WITH
Derek Ferguson - drums (except 1, 6), keyboards and percussion (4)
Dave Trik - drums (1)
Chris Boros - mellotron (2)
Mitch Lawrence - saxophone solo (11)
Jacopo Muneratti - moth swat (11)
RECORDED AT VARIOUS HOME STUDIOS (2021-2023)
Including ShedSounds WV, the REC. Room OH, Evening Star Productions, Nonpareil Studios IL, and more
Produced and arranged by Colouratura
Edited, assembled, mixed and mastered by Ian Beabout 2022-2023 at ShedSounds Studio and the REC. Room
Mixed and mastered for vinyl in 2024 by Ian Beabout
Barney Jones - guitar
Dave Newhouse - keys
Bev Stephenson - synth
In 1980, Dave, Barney, and Bev dragged their gear into the basement studio at the Mars Everywhere house (Mars Everywhere was Barney’s band at the time) and recorded a series of tapes straight through without stopping. No overdubs. Barney dubbed the group the Hydrogen Band. This EP, "H2 One" (Track 1 is 11+ Minutes, Track 2 is 9+ minutes), is the first in a series of three recordings that will be made available on Bandcamp as digital downloads. The recordings were all de-mixed and re-mastered by Ian Beabout at the Rec. Room. Barney and Bev have since passed on from this world, but I can’t help but think that they’d be glad these recordings finally came to light.
released May 3, 2024
https://cuneiformrecords.bandcamp.co...-vikodden-1971
While the two sets from the second night (February 28, 1971) have been released before, THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT THE ENTIRE TWO-NIGHT STAND HAS BEEN RELEASED. So half of this is previously completely unreleased.
This is a excellent, stereo recording of the band performing in a relatively small hall; the balances between the instruments are not perfectly balanced, but there is no other recording by Soft Machine that I know of that sounds as much like the band are performing *right* in front of you!
Additionally, we were able to improve in a modest but definitely noticeable way the not-perfect balance between the instruments on this edition.
Soft Machine’s two concerts at the Henie-Onstad Art Center near Oslo, Norway, in late February 1971 were special in several respects. The circumstances, of course, were unusual...in a museum space, as part of an art exhibition by the Boyle Family, and Mark Boyle’s films were projected during the performances. It was part of the last European tour that featured the ‘classic quartet’ line-up before they went to the USA and split apart. But more significantly, both shows were recorded, and superbly at that, providing a rare glimpse into how, at this stage in the band’s existence, the music could change significantly from one night to the next, even when the setting didn’t.
releases May 31, 2024
Elton Dean: alto sax, saxello, Hohner pianet
Hugh Hopper: bass
Mike Ratledge: Hohner pianet, Lowrey Holiday Deluxe organ, Fender Rhodes
Robert Wyatt: drums, vocals
Original recordings engineered by Meny Bloch at the Henie-Onstad Art Center, Høvikodden, Norway, February 27-28, 1971.
Mixed and mastered by Ian Beabout at ShedSounds Studio.
Photos: Baerum Photoclub, Einar Braathen, Guro Bjørnstad, Svein S. Hole and supplied by the Henie-Onstad fotoarkiv.
Design by Chester Hawkins.
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