Great news. Present is my fave RIO band cuz they RAWK.
But is Roger in a wheelchair in that photo? Can he still play?
Great news. Present is my fave RIO band cuz they RAWK.
But is Roger in a wheelchair in that photo? Can he still play?
I'm holding out for the Wilson-mixed 5.1 super-duper walletbuster special anniversary extra adjectives edition.
Roger has been in a wheelchair for a while, he mostly plays keys and strangled vocals these days with Reg handling the guitar most excellently.
Ian
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Gordon Haskell - "You've got to keep the groove in your head and play a load of bollocks instead"
I blame Wynton, what was the question?
There are only 10 types of people in the World, those who understand binary and those that don't.
Originally Posted by NogbadTheBad
He's been in a wheelchair since 2009.
Portrait of a bad-ass in a wheelchair
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Steve F.
www.waysidemusic.com
www.cuneiformrecords.com
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“Remember, if it doesn't say "Cuneiform," it's not prog!” - THE Jed Levin
Any time any one speaks to me about any musical project, the one absolute given is "it will not make big money". [tip of the hat to HK]
"Death to false 'support the scene' prog!"
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Thanks for posting the photo Steve F. Way cool my friend. And yes he is a bad ass.
Ha! Indeed. Better for us.
^ ^ ^
Yeah, don't get TOO excited; the fall recording didn't happen....
Steve F.
www.waysidemusic.com
www.cuneiformrecords.com
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“Remember, if it doesn't say "Cuneiform," it's not prog!” - THE Jed Levin
Any time any one speaks to me about any musical project, the one absolute given is "it will not make big money". [tip of the hat to HK]
"Death to false 'support the scene' prog!"
please add 'imo' wherever you like, to avoid offending those easily offended.
The good news is that they sounded really good at RIO with Lisbeth.
Steve F.
www.waysidemusic.com
www.cuneiformrecords.com
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“Remember, if it doesn't say "Cuneiform," it's not prog!” - THE Jed Levin
Any time any one speaks to me about any musical project, the one absolute given is "it will not make big money". [tip of the hat to HK]
"Death to false 'support the scene' prog!"
please add 'imo' wherever you like, to avoid offending those easily offended.
Glad you liked it. Liesbeth did an utterly fantastic job, with only 3 1/2 rehearsals beforehand, and was pretty much note-perfect from measure 1. Personally, I had missed the acoustic string sound since Matthieu (the cellist left), so voi'la.
The band wanted to record this month, but money ran short, and some of the new bits need some tweaking. We're now looking at April and May.
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Cool, looking forward to that, Liesbeth was great at RIO, I similarly missed the acoustic strings.
Ian
Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on progrock.com
https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-a...re-happy-hour/
Gordon Haskell - "You've got to keep the groove in your head and play a load of bollocks instead"
I blame Wynton, what was the question?
There are only 10 types of people in the World, those who understand binary and those that don't.
Happy birthday Roger !
https://youtu.be/cC7hewQpcJY
Yes indeed! Happy Day Roger! I was very happy to see I share my birthday with such a great musician too.
Last night at Aranis and Basta² doubleheader last night, I spoke to Pierre Chevalier about the upcoming presence of Present at the RIO fest in Bourgoin (it seems that he was more interested in speaking about that than the end of Aranis >>> which he says is "open") ... He told me that present has got a new guitarist, because Reginald stopped/left, and that they would be in the Bourgoin area a few days in advance to work on new compositions for a possible new album.
my music collection increased tenfolds when I switched from drug-addicts to complete nutcases.
The new guitarist is François Mignot of Ni and PiNioL.
Calyx (Canterbury Scene) - http://www.calyx-canterbury.fr
Legends In Their Own Lunchtime (blog) - https://canterburyscene.wordpress.com/
My latest books : "Yes" (2017) - https://lemotetlereste.com/musiques/yes/ + "L'Ecole de Canterbury" (2016) - http://lemotetlereste.com/musiques/lecoledecanterbury/ + "King Crimson" (2012/updated 2018) - http://lemotetlereste.com/musiques/kingcrimson/
Canterbury & prog interviews - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdf...IUPxUMA/videos
Wow! Not a bad choice.
New Present album would be VERY welcome.
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Well that's good news.
Ian
Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on progrock.com
https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-a...re-happy-hour/
Gordon Haskell - "You've got to keep the groove in your head and play a load of bollocks instead"
I blame Wynton, what was the question?
There are only 10 types of people in the World, those who understand binary and those that don't.
Wow! Nice...
At first I could not think of Present without any Trigaux on guitars, but that`s a great choice.
No offense to François, but Yehuda K. would have been the obvious and best, new addition. Nonetheless, we go on.
Have to agree, though I like Francois' work a lot.
Ian
Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on progrock.com
https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-a...re-happy-hour/
Gordon Haskell - "You've got to keep the groove in your head and play a load of bollocks instead"
I blame Wynton, what was the question?
There are only 10 types of people in the World, those who understand binary and those that don't.
Well, we're gonna see. I don't yet know François, but he's now in over his head, poor guy !
Not in terms of ease of logistics.........
Steve F.
www.waysidemusic.com
www.cuneiformrecords.com
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“Remember, if it doesn't say "Cuneiform," it's not prog!” - THE Jed Levin
Any time any one speaks to me about any musical project, the one absolute given is "it will not make big money". [tip of the hat to HK]
"Death to false 'support the scene' prog!"
please add 'imo' wherever you like, to avoid offending those easily offended.
Out of curiosity, may I ask why you feel Yehuda would be the "obvious and best" choice?
^^^ Chris: Since you asked..... I can only speak for myself, so......
Besides being an able player, Yehuda is our tried and true friend. And it's partially an emotional thing. It was tough to lose Reg (he just doesn't want to play in Present any longer), so to make it easier, I felt it would have been nice to keep it somewhat in the extended family. Kind of like having Kurt B. step in for Little Pierre, or Liesbeth's violin replace Matthieu's cello. From the inside, Present is as much a fraternity as a musical entity.
Again, I mean no offense to François. I look forward to meeting and working with him. I hope he can endure our depravities.
I doubt it
Again, I mean no offense to François. I look forward to meeting and working with him. I hope he can endure our depravities.
Love
Michael
If it ain't acousmatique-It's crap
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