Ha! Actually, three of the songs are in fact "re-dos" from demos, the others are new. Whenever I write something I like better than the demo songs, the demo songs get pushed down the list of potential album tracks. In fact, the three songs were going to be released by Kinesis, but then I started writing new material, which ended up being Ad Infinitum.
So, there is truth in humor!
Vicky, I don't know how you feel about reissues of defunct bands (as opposed to great current unsigned bands) but Mandrake Memorial deserve somebody's attention. Their three LPs on Poppy Records (1969, 1970 & 1972) have only been issued on limited edition CDs by Collector's Choice in truly crappy LP dubs (skips encoded into the master, no noise reduction!) that are now fetching absurd prices.
Mandrake also recorded an all-acoustic album in 1971 (twenty years before the "unplugged" phenomenon became commonplace) which has never been released by anybody anywhere. Three of the original quartet are still living, and deserve more acclaim for what they accomplished.
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Sword In Air
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQm0WvvBr9U
Me too! It kind of brings your head into focusing on why the heck you're doing any music at all. I'm a truck driver and I think I might take some unscheduled vacation time if I OWED a label a CD. Of course, it would also help if I believed the label would promote the hell out of it.
A spirit with a vision is a dream with a mission!
iamthemorning has one of the top rated albums of 2012, and is currently working on their second album. I believe they are looking for a label. They have an EP on Bandcamp right now.
http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=7504
Gate6 from Holland is another band I'm big on. Their singer, Erik Masselink, has pipes of steel. http://gate6.bandcamp.com/album/god-machines
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Interesting thread - subscribed.
And it's fun to read those real-life comments from bands (ie. adinfinitum's) - always a good reminder to us fans that many, if not most of the prog musicians we enjoy music from have jobs to pay the bills, families....lives!
Virtually all of the prog bands I know have another income even Haken/Chrome Hoof/The Tangent etc It's just the reality. If you make "funny music" you have to earn a living with something else, as well. But that's OK, cause you do it because you love it
PS Esoteric are a top label to work with if anyone is considering working with them.
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