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Greetings,

I think Spotify can be a very useful resource, both for listeners and artists, but not as a direct revenue stream. The positives as I see them (and very much how I leverage the platform...

Hi Jed,



If memory serves, that pronunciation came from a friend in the UK who grew up in east London, though I don't think I've heard anyone else from England say it that way. (That being...

Greetings,

I don't think I've had the opportunity to mention my solo debut CD being released on Bandcamp before now, so I thought I'd share the link now for anyone who might be interested:
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Thanks a lot, Chris!

Thanks so much, Kim!

Hi again,

Just a quick note to announce that "Better Days" is now available on all major streaming providers now as well:

https://listen.lt/AlanBenjaminBetterDays

Thanks very much to those...

Greetings,

My top concerts for the year (chronologically):


5/25: Hermeto Pascoal & Grupo, Pioneer Works, Brooklyn, NY
6/30: Childish Japes with KADAWA opening up, The Sultan Room,...

Greetings,

My top three (in alphabetical order by artist):


RASMUS DAHL - Unearth
NICKEL CREEK - Celebrants
MATS ÖBERG - Visa fr​å​n Inner​ö​ra

Cheers,

Greetings,

Very interesting recent finds indeed.

Cheers,


Alan

Thanks so much for your very kind words about the tune! I'm happy that you're continuing to enjoy it.

All the best,


Alan

My pleasure. I'll try to upload a few photos. Here you go:

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I seem to recall it being quite good, though I haven't had time to watch it in several years and I can't remember much detail. I'm happy to take a photo of the package if you like.

Best wishes,
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Yes, I have a copy. What would you like to know?

Cheers,


Alan

Hi again,

Just a quick note to announce that the single is now released. Again, it can be heard (and purchased, if you're so inclined) at:

https://alanbenjamin.bandcamp.com/

Additionally, in...

Thanks very much, Jed, all the way around!

Best wishes,


Alan

Thanks a lot, Jimmy!

Greetings,

I'm very excited to announce the release of my debut solo single this Friday (December 1st). Please note that, at the outset, the tune will only be available on my new Bandcamp page:
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Aside from one small delay during vacation (just last month), I believe all Advent Bandcamp orders shipped no later than the following business day. (I'm the one fulfilling 99% of the orders so I can...

Greetings,

Apparently, there's a Chrome plugin that can help you download all of your purchased music in Bandcamp in bulk form:
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Hi Jed,

Look forward to seeing you there tomorrow.

Cheers,


Alan

Greetings,

For anyone interested in picking up a CD copy of Mats Öberg's fantastic new album, Visa fr​å​n Inner​ö​ra, it (the CD version) was just released today. To have a listen and/or buy, the...

Greetings,

This one is mid-1990s, but I liked it quite a bit at the time:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRX2Pb3UQl0

I also recall their next one, Uneven (from 1997), being quite good too....

There is a CD in the works as well. As of now, I think it should be out later this summer.

Cheers,


Alan

Greetings,

Though I suppose I may be a little biased (as I contributed a little sitar guitar to the final track), this one is definitely my favorite prog album of the year so far:
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Very sorry to hear this, Ed. Wishing Mike's family all the best. -Alan

Good call. I actually thought about this album recently and have been meaning to give the CD another spin. (It's been a while.) Thanks for the reminder.

Cheers,


Alan

Much appreciated!

Thank you very much, Dok! The pandemic ended up bringing on some fairly big life changes for some of Advent's band members, making it really difficult to work on our next release (initially one...

Thanks a lot!

Thanks very much!

Hi again,

While I'm here (revisiting this thread for the first time in a while), I thought I'd share the remastered versions of Advent's two Gentle Giant tribute works as well:

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Greetings,

Dan is an extremely talented guy (and a dear friend who is really great to work with too). Really happy to see his Egentligen Giant getting some well-deserved love here.

Cheers,

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Hi Ed. Here you go:

https://svart.ochre.store/release/307010-jupu-group-umpeen-kasvoivat-polut

Cheers!


Alan

Thanks very much. Looking at the Prog Archives lineup listings, though, I didn't see Juhani “Jupu” Poutanen listed on the new one. Based on the link you kindly shared, though, I see that Poutanen is...

Hi Ed. It's kind of odd, as I think the lineup is completely different, but the band logo is identical. (I'll have to get to the bottom of this at some point.) -Alan

Greetings,

My top five list:

1. GREEN ASPHALT - Green Asphalt
2. GABRIEL KAHANE - Magnificent Bird
3. BARCELONA ART ORCHESTRA - Ragtime Stories
4. JUPU GROUP - Umpeen kasvoivat polut
5....

Hi Jed (and all). Just in case you're interested, here's a video that covers the classic Heil Talk Box:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MY1N08vjC_8

I'm pretty sure this is what was used on...

Thanks, Rene! I hope you enjoy the album.

Cheers,


Alan

Greetings,

As it looks like today may be the final Bandcamp Friday (ever) and we're also in the holiday season, Advent is offering a rare 20%-off sale on all Bandcamp purchases for the remainder...

Hi again,

I'm not sure how this one ended up in my YouTube "Watch Later" queue (and apologies if it was listed here earlier and I couldn't find the reference), but it seems like a good candidate...

Greetings,

I can only remember missing three concerts, all under quite different circumstances (one extremely sad):

1. We had tickets to see Bill Bruford at the Iridium in NYC and got a call...

This one is pretty cool indeed. I don't think I've seen a metallic fingerboard on a fretless bass before (though I have seen one on the bass side of Steve Adelson's half-fretless Chapman Stick). It's...

Hi again,

I haven't had much time to think about other technically difficult (composed/written) parts, but this video happened upon my Facebook timeline recently and thought it was worth sharing:...

Hi again,

Though not an album (or even part of an album I believe), I thought some folks might enjoy this classic prog track from Avner Kenner:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qf9EEnw78HQ
...

Hi again,

A few more:

7. Anakdota - Overloading (https://altrockproductions.bandcamp.com/album/overloading)
8. Right on Time - Tightly Tied...

Hi,

Sure, there are a bunch. Some favorites off the top of my head:

1. Project RnL - Internet Releases (https://open.spotify.com/album/71bFYah5qrawge33OyI9hv?si=THve3VkBTx6cpCuX8eU5dA)
2....

Thanks very much for your kind reply (including the nice words about Advent). Frank Gambale is certainly a great player and his first instructional video was actually one of the very few purchases I...

Hi. Thanks for your kind reply.

First of all, that Mohini Dey video is very impressive. (I've been following her for several years and I think this is the most technically advanced example of her...

Greetings,

With all due respect, the guitar in this piece seems to hover near the tamer end of the "advanced" spectrum in regard to the technical virtuosity required (and displayed) in my...

Thanks. We were in Sweden for the annual gathering of On-Reflection mailing list members. (We hosted in 2019 as well, by the way, the last year before Covid put a hold things.)

Cheers,


Alan

Greetings,

We had the pleasure of seeing the band play live (in Sweden) just a little over six years ago. They sounded great and I'm told I was the first to ever have a CD (the APM pressing in my...

Very cool catch, Rene. I wish I could be there.

For anyone who may end up going, I would strongly recommend bringing ear plugs (ideally the type that are designed to let music be heard properly)....

Hi Bob,

I'm a bit Kit Watkins fan as well (as was my mom, who passed away a few years ago) and it was a nice surprise to hear your adapted/lengthened interpretation of one of his pieces that I...

Hi again,

Just a quick reminder that tickets for the event are on sale here:

https://www.simpletix.com/e/2022-nj-proghouse-summer-day-camp-tickets-107662

We hope you'll consider buying your...

Hi Jed. You're absolutely correct (and I just confirmed this with Jim).

Best wishes and hope to see you there,


Alan

Greetings,

Thanks very much for posting this.

For those who are interested, tickets are now on sale:

https://www.simpletix.com/e/2022-nj-proghouse-summer-day-camp-tickets-107662

We very...

Very sad news indeed. Bill was an extremely kind, talented, and supportive fellow. I'll really miss him and extend all best wishes to friends and family.

Thanks very much for your kind feedback, Hans. You are correct in that the drums were programmed (emulating what I actually played on my lap) and rendered through an old Kawai R-50 drum machine.
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Thanks very much, Richard! I digitally archived virtually all my old Porta One tapes several years back--and, though I tried to replicate the rough mixes I'd bounced down directly to cassette back in...

Thanks very much, Renate. Yes, the melody line was all played on my old Moog "The Source" (that I still have).

All the best,


Alan