 A bit of
serious business...
In the wake of the devastating earthquake and tsunami, Australian
disc jockey Andrew Holborn, of the program "3rd Ear," embarked on a
project to bring together progressive world music artists from
around the globe to participate in a benefit CD, the proceeds of
which will go directly to The International Red Cross and their
relief efforts.
The artists recruited include Colin Bass of Camel (UK) (as Sabah
Habas Mustapha & Jugala All Stars), Peter Lindahl of In The
Labyrinth (Sweden), Attila Kollar and Robert Erdesz of Solaris
(Hungary), Vital Duo (France), Hĺkan Almkvist (Orient Squeezers and
Ensemble Nimbus), Poços Y Nuvens (Brazil), Steve Warner (Australia),
Steve Unruh (US), Waak Waak Jungi (Australia) and Topeka (US) and
others. See http://www.progressiveworld.net/oneworldtapestry/artists.html
for brief bios of each artist.
The CD is being produced and manufactured by Musea Records in
France, with distribution planned for the UK, Europe, USA, Brazil,
Mexico and Australia.
This is the artwork that will be used on the cover;
album artwork designed by Gaylene Richardson, Rosa Stevenson,
Ceri McKervill, Jane Lloyd, and Margaret Dunlop
Tracklisting:
- "All Gone" - Waak Waak Jungi (from Crow Fire
Music (Skinny Fish)) (4:20)
- "Karakoram Waltz" - In The Labyrinth (from
Garden Of Mysteries (self-released)) (5:28)
- "Ave Luz" - Jose Luis Fernandez Ledesma (from
Designios (Luna Negra/Musea)) (7:58)
- "Hawa El Sahra" - Steve Warner (from Sketches
Of Paradise (self-released)) (4:14)
- "InstruMental Breakdown" - Steve Unruh (from
Invisible Symphony (self-released)) (5:46)
- "Paradise Lost" - Brainstorm (from Paradise
Lost (self-released)) (6:05)
- "Geracao Perdida" - Pocos & Nuvens (from
Ano Veloz Outouno Adentro
(Progressive Dreamland))
(5:24)
- "La Tour Haute" - Vital Duo (from Ex
Tempore (Musea)) (7:00)
- "Tolv Man" - Styrbjorn Bergelt & Roland
Hakansson (from Randalin (self-released)) (5:20)
- "Seuri" - Sabah Habas Mustapha & Jugala All
Stars (from So La Li (Kartini)) (4:43)
- "Like The Road That Rolls On By" - Topeka (from
Land Rush (Lopie Records)) (6:22)
- "Present Song" - Robert Erdesz (from Meeting
Point (Periferic Records) (3:58)
- "Alchemy" - Attila Kollar (from Musical
Witchcraft (Periferic Records)) (4:32)
- "Epigram" - Ensemble Nimbus (from
Scapegoat (self-released)) (3:26)
Total time: 74:38
A now back to our regular
(not so serious) programming:
Eventually we will go
around the house and take pix of our real instruments. Well, Regina
will, since she is a piano player and I am a jazz-piano has-been. We
will put up the parts of the fancy weighted-keyed electronic piano
with the MIDI-interface module and the computer and maybe one of our
old or new friends will help Regina put it all together [hint, hint]
so she can sound like a whole orchestra. Or maybe like Rick
Wakeman... in his better days, before all this new-age stuff turned
his brain into mush.
Meanwhile, I will share
some reviews I wrote to the e-prog discussion list. BTW, if you like
Progressive Rock, you should join us.. there are about 800
music-lovers from 35 countries there. Some of them are
incredibly knowledgeable. I have learned a lot since it was
created by Mark (1997) and I have discovered some wonderful
music over the years. Go to e-prog's Web site and follow the
instructions for joining the List:
http://www.e-prog.net/
Prog Rock reviews
I wrote or in which I participated:
http://www.e-prog.net/bands/aftercrying.htm
http://www.e-prog.net/bands/aphroditeschild.htm
http://www.e-prog.net/bands/arsnova.htm
http://www.e-prog.net/bands/canarios.htm
http://www.e-prog.net/bands/csaba.htm
http://www.e-prog.net/bands/delerium.htm
http://www.e-prog.net/bands/deusexmachina.htm
http://www.e-prog.net/bands/emond.htm
http://www.e-prog.net/bands/fsp.htm
http://www.e-prog.net/bands/koraiorom.htm
http://www.e-prog.net/bands/kuprij.htm | 
