The Lost Orchestra (Pianos, Synthesizers, Extra Sounds and Orchestral Performance)
Discographie:
2005 - Our Lengthening Shadows (Démo)
01. Tiananmen Square Dance 02. Better For It 03. A Grande Movement 04. A Countermeasure In Hindsight 05. This Chemistry Of Forgetfulness 06. Upon Reflection 07. Or Those With Conscience
Total playing time 31:02
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2006 - A Monument to the Death of an Idea (EP)
1.A Countermeasure In Hindsight 8.41 2. For Those With Conscience 5.35 3. Our Lengthening Shadows 6.36 4. Traversing The Edge Of Dawn 7.12 5. Namyamka 5.08
Total playing time 38:20
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2009 - Evolution: Creatio Ex Nihilio (CD)
01- Every Ending Has A Beginning...
02- Tedium
03- The Dimensionless Monologue
04- T.D.M
05- At Great Odds With
06- Apathia
07- Triumvirate
08- Movement
09- After The Movement
10- Waves Of Ascension
11- The Fire Around The Lotus
12- The Living Continuum
13- A Monument To The Death Of An Idea
Total playing time 48:54
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Enochian Theory Album Promo 2009
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Chronicle by Metalkiller
Warning masterpiece !
progressive rock sensation The big brain in the year called Enochian THEORY. This English band that I just found out we balance his (terrible) first skeud DEVELOPMENT: CREATING EX NIHILIO, having already released 2 EP as an appetizer, OUR Lengthening Shadows in 2005 and A MONUMENT TO THE DEATH OF AN IDEA in 2006.
compound as a trio the group uses an orchestra (The Lost Orchestra) for all parts of synth, piano and orchestration.
just for info and do not die stupid .. you must know that the Enochian or language of the Angels is the name given to an occult or angelic language, which has its own alphabet; This language is used today in modified form in some satanic ritual in an attempt to communicate with spirits parallel universes. It is also used in some religious sects ... What a program!
Given the sheer number of outlets metal and progressive rock lately ... it becomes increasingly difficult to make a choice, because the best rubs often poor, and if the quantity is the quality appointments, is more than questionable .. Not that there is no good bands in recent years .. called progressive music have their bridgeheads favorites like Porcupine Tree, Dream Theater, Opeth or Tool ... But the concern would rather groups emerging that are trying to get a place in this difficult and elitist, not hesitating to innovate and try to concoct boiled sound convoluted, hacked, trying to find the alchemy perfect fusing styles as diverse as extreme metal, rock, jazz, prog, electro .. etc. .. which gives most of the time something vile and indigestible that will inevitably flee the listener who looks for the most part, simplicity and enjoyment of the peaceful melody and easy to understand ..
But sometimes in this land No Man's Music .. a new kid comes to getting out of this mess we are just ambient and offer his "new", which must not go unnoticed given the prevailing mediocrity of current production ...
is the case with the 3 English Enochian THEORY. This group English may be a hit with this UFO, which at first might seem to some as an elitist and complex work, the album kind of sucks for pseudo intelo which causes trouble after just 5 minutes .. Well I can assure you it is nothing and Evolution: Creatio Ex Nihilio is an exciting piece from beginning to end that does not create trouble for one second ... the style is difficult to identify because so varied and so "Progressive Rock" is the name that appears at first to agree that music can also talk about alternative metal, experimental rock, post-hardcore, progressive metal, ambient and even post rock ... As you can see, it is quite difficult to put a label on Enochian THEORY, which could be closer to groups as diverse as: Oceansize, Tool, OSI, CYNIC, CULT OF LUNA, Baroness ... This group be the KING CRIMSON 21st Century?
Enochian THEORY plays music absolutely interesting and downright enjoyable, a unique sound and a wide variety of compounds that we are not bored for one second to listen to this remarkable album .. At times their music can be powerful, cold, brutal, extreme squarely on the edge of death metal. It is never very far the rupture. And at other times these musicians know how to caress you, enchanted by the sublime melodies of extraordinary emotional power ... dropping the listener under the spell of their songs licked and charming .. With "Evolution ..." Enochian Theory has created a hybrid monster, a real mammoth music .. a radically innovative work, a musical accent Gestus structural and melodic variety, changing rhythms, which can be extremely quiet and poetic without warning and then you assailant burst of violent and destructive. Enochian Theory gave life to a work immensely rich of extraordinary inventiveness monumental landscapes filled with haunting melodies and a strangely hypnotic quality. This is truly an album or you can lose yourself forever if you're not careful ...
What's great about the progressive rock is that it is in perpetual motion, he never stops and each group from this musical movement will sooner or later the stone to the Block order to change the music and offering new sounds for future generations so that the music never stops .. and it is certain that Enochian THEORY has lead to a breakthrough in convincing the quest for perfection, this research absolute GRAAL Music .. that all musicians dream of achieving ...
Black Sabbath Deep Purple Rush Pink Floyd Yes Emerson, Lake & Palmer Porcupine Tree Vanden Plas Spock's Beard Black Label Society Metallica Pain Of Salvation Dream Theater Fates Warning Beattles Muse
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DISCOGRAPHIE
The 7th Dimension - 2007
TRACKLIST:
1 - Birth (1:24)
2 - A Paradox of Self Destruction (11:02)
3 - Life (7:24)
4 - The Meeting (8:03)
5 - The Longest Day pt. I - Sorrow (3:14)
6 - The Longest Day pt. II - Sounds In The Void (1:07)
7 - The Longest Day pt. III - Falling Skies (6:28)
8 - The Longest Day pt. IV - Depression (6:56)
9 - The Secret Of Your Power (8:53)
Total time: (54:29)
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Lead... On - 2009
TRACKLIST:
1. O.M.T. (6:59)
2. 6000 (8:16)
3. Bunkers & Bankers (8:06)
4. Reflected (5:55)
5. All Rights Removed (5:51)
6. Transcendence Inc. (6:01)
7. ... ( 1:30)
8. This Grace (9:27)
9. Losing Track of Time (6:27)
10. Down to the Apex (4:49)
11. Lead Off ... (8:27)
Total time: (71:41)
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Chronicle By Metalkiller
is again South America which is featured on the blog. Because after my vodka and my unhealthy love for Polish prog scene), I enter my period Tequila ... After presenting you the Argentines SACRAL of a few weeks ago .. Brazil's turn to be featured, with a little prodigy born in São Paulo ... excellent and amazing young band of prog-metal, DEVENTTER ... Brazil? Argentina? whiz kids?? no! no! I'm not talking about football, but music, specifically progressive metal ....
DEVENTTER began in 2001 under the leadership of Hugo Bertolaccini (keyboards) and Andre Gabriotti (bass), both vowing a passion for progressive rock, with the backing of guitarist ANDREW MARENGO, they compose an instrumental track 23-minute "The Beauty ... And The Dark Side Of Our Lives" first demo of the group. An EP well received by the press. This will encourage our three comrades to continue the adventure. Then everything started ... DEVENTTER Since then grew and four musicians were added to the line-up, Caio Teixeira (Drums), Danilo Pilla (guitar), Felipe Schäffer (Voice) and recently Leonardo Milani (Bass). The group has worked hard these sparing no efforts to promote his music in his country and the world, linking together in concert .. And is forging a fine reputation. All this work will be rewarded by the release of their debut album The 7th DIMENSION in 2007, and although it is not without flaws, due precisely to the fact that this is a first album. The 7th dimension is very successful, and get a very impressive sales and positive reviews in the Brazilian press and internationally. Turning tirelessly in their country with the sizes that are Tempestt Brazilian prog, THESSARA MINDFLOW OR ... the famous drummer Mike Portnoy of DREAM THEATER them as one of the best prog-metal band from Brazil, also did not hesitate to invite them to play in the first part of the tour DREAN THEATER Brazil.
If progressive rock is the basic source of inspiration and main DEVENTTER .. (See for yourself the influences seventies claimed by the group), these influences are far from eloquent! because if these young musicians refer to music pioneers such as DEEP PURPLE, BLACK SABBATH, PINK FLOYD and RUSH .. it's more in mind than in reality because their music is resolutely contemporary, and building on these solid foundations, they have concocted a mix of 70's prog, metal, modern rock and alternative to trend grunge .. and I can assure you that by the time the music of the Brazilian (Incidentally, all excellent musicians) is far from being a Brazilian samba .. know if they move us with their compositions with smooth melodies and graceful as a slice of honey .. they also know to be aggressive and cleaner ... the ardor of their youth coupled with their Latin origins give this group a special originality .. despite their relative young age, these Brazilians sweat the prog in the same way as the band pornoy (listen to track 2 "6000", we believe it .. at DT). Certainty .. these young people know showcase their music and compose songs all the more alluring than the others: each long or short, contains a lot of bright ideas, arrangements and sparkling musical prowess, and they rely heavily on 70's heritage, they do so with much originality and freshness .. frankly apart from a sound I would describe as average on some songs, I think this wonderful album should propel quickly DEVENTTER the pantheon of the best groups of its kind and soon to replace the late ANGRA (A. Matos period) in the heart of all Fans of progressive metal.
A special mention for the singer FELIPE Schäffer which has a beautiful timbre and charisma amazing .. This guy is a plus for the group undeniable .. like ANGRA with André Matos ...
Here! I would have warned .. So do not miss this discovery came from South America .. For over from Brazilian Progressive Metal has finally arrived and she called : DEVENTTER
Arjen A. LUCASSEN Guitar, bass, keyboards, mandolin, backing vocals
Jasper STEVERLINK (members of Arid) Vocals
Chris MAITLAND (ex Porcupine Tree) Drums
Lori LINSTRUTH (ex Stream Of Passion) Lead Guitar
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Totale Discography of Arjen A. Lucassen
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ANTHONY:
Pools of Sorrow Waves of Joy - 1994
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AERYON:
Timeline - 2009
01011001 - 2008
The Human Equation - 2004
Ayreonauts Only - 2000
Universal Migrator Part 2: Flight of the Migrator - 2000
Universal Migrator Part 1: The Dream Sequencer - 2000
Into the Electric Castle - 1998
Actual Fantasy - 1996
The Final Experiment - 1995
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STAR ONE:
Space Metal - 2002
Live on Earth - 2003
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AMBEON:
Fate of a Dreamer - 2000
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GUILT MACHINE:
On This Perfect Day - 2009
Cover
Tracklisting
CD (all editions):
1] Twisted Coil (11:43)
2] Leland Street (8:03)
3] Green and Cream (10:32)
4] Season of Denial (10:22)
5] Over (6:11)
6] Perfection? (10:46)
DVD (Limited and Special editions only):
Audio Bonus Tracks:
1] The Stranger Song (L. Cohen) – vocals Jasper (4:53) 2] Michelangelo (J. Campbell) – vocals Arjen (3:23) 3] Fan Messages (8:14) 4] Perfection? – guide vocals Arjen (9:37) 5] Twisted Coil – radio edit (4:17) 6] Pull me out of the Dark – radio edit (Green and Cream) (3:36) 7] Over – radio edit (3:56)
Video:
1] Trailer « On this Perfect Day » (4:33) 2] Making of the Trailer (3:44) 3] Interview with Guilt Machine (40:03)
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ANTHONY
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Chronique by Metalkiller
Voilà donc le retour du Flying Dutch ... Arjen Anthony Lucassen is back in an all new adventure with his new project GUILT MACHINE ... Hallelujah! the messiah of rock opera is back with us for the greatest happiness of all those fans present in the galaxy .... and beyond ...
Well after AEYRON projects, Star One, Ambeon, our favorite Dutchman proves once again that he is never short of ideas and inspiration and he does not hesitate to to question once again with no guarantee that its loyal audience will follow him once again ...
No more pranks megalomaniac AEYRON period, which over the album became a huge machinery and an incredible parade of rock stars more prestigious as each other. For example AEYRON have participated in projects, no less than 50 vocalists like: Anneke van Giersbergen (The Gathering), FISH, James Labrie (Dream Theater), Mike Baker (Shadow Gallery), Russell Allen (Symphony X), Timo Kotipelto (Stratovarius ) or Neal Morse ... And a good forty musicians from across the foreground as: Clive Nolan (Arena), Ken Hensley (Uriah Heep), Tomas Bodin (Flower Kings), Michael Romeo (Symphony X) Stephen van Haestregt (Within Temptation), Gary Wehrkamp (Shadow Gallery), to name a few ...
This time Anthony has been in sobriety as it gathers about its new line-up project a small but high quality. Assuring himself the bass and keyboards, they told guitars LORI Linstruth his manager and talented guitarist STREAM OF PASSION. For Battery is CHRIS MAITLAN former drummer of Porcupine Tree in it sticks .. And vocals, the revelation of the year, the young Jasper Steverlinck (Arid) . a really nice surprise this Jasper .. What class! what talent! and above what a voice! .. enchanting, pure as crystal, melodious soft and fragile both ..
Arjen A. Lucassen, we proved in the past he had an incredible talent and a perfect mastery to develop conceptual album telling stories incredibly beautiful and simple, to awaken our imaginations and touch our heart and not with ON THIS PERFECT DAY that this may change, 6 parts of this concept are absolutely inseparable and form a perfect simplicity and natural grace or dominates the album's absolute master, who once again tries to explore human nature as He alone knows to tell us .. Without trying to innovate, experiment, or to call unduly concerned his way to compose and orchestrate these conceptual works, because this new album is the pure juice LUCASSEN immediately recognizable .. I can say that ON THIS PERFECT DAY is undoubtedly the most mature work of Arjen and having tightened the line-up has helped make his music more humane, simpler, more sensitive, more homogeneous these previous works have become too cumbersome and confusing .. because of the impressive number of talented musicians on these albums or AEYRON Star One .. not always easy to manage and sometimes heavy to digest ....
We feel the Osmosis between these musicians , forming a cohesive team, all involved in this great project .. and the result is a complete success! Between this wonderful song and beguiling, these guitars floydienne and air, the sound of keyboards single unmistakable creating that special atmosphere to the works of Lucassen ... and of course, these melodies and choruses make pests ON THIS THE PERFECT DAY ... an outstanding achievement, of great beauty that only Arjen A. LUCASSEN can offer us, ever since her first album and wonderful The Final Experiment in 1995 .. No doubt .. LUCASSEN this vintage 2009 is a grand cru .. and proves once and for all that this exceptional artist has a knack for turning a gold everything he composes.
JUST THANK YOU! MR LUCASSEN FOR THIS WONDERFUL NEW PROJECT ... GUILT MACHINE.
