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Portuguese/Swedish Prog Goth metal act Factory of Dreams has issued the following announcement about contributing a track to the upcoming "Gothic Visions Volume II" compilation: "Factory of Dreams are proud to announce that they'll be part of Gothic Visions Volume II (CD + DVD) with both a song and video clip. So, grab your hands on this fab compilation this October! After last year's first release of the Gothic Visions CD + DVD Special Edition compilation Echozone will release the second one in October of this year. The Gothic Visions is produced in cooperation with the underground magazine Crawling Tunes and other media partners."

 

 

KARDA ESTRA New live video: Fourth in a continuing series, this piece is a new arrangement of 'The Doll's House' music that Richard wrote earlier in the year for the project Terraformation. Recorded live on 5th July 2010 at Jemima's house. Composed by Richard Wileman. This version arranged and performed by Richard Wileman (guitar) and Jemima Palfreyman (piano).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J57uqmYV3Ec

 

 

 

Renown Guitarist/Composer STEVE MORSE teams up with protégé singer/songwriter SARAH SPENCER for first vocal album, ANGELFIRE an album of haunting, harmony-laden acoustic songs. Sarah met Steve when she was 16, and they began collaborating on what was to become Angelfire. “When I first heard Sarah sing, I was amazed…I’d never heard a voice so pure,” says Morse. “My first thought was to write an album with her so I could hear and share it with other people.” Sarah responds, “Steve has been so generous throughout our collaboration. Everyone knows about his incredible talent, but only a lucky few know about his big heart. I feel so blessed to be able to work with this renaissance man!” Their collaboration represents several firsts for them both. Even after 44 albums, Steve has never written a vocal album. Sarah is stepping out front as a performer and songwriter. And despite their cumulative experience spanning multiple genres of music, neither has written anything that sounds like Angelfire.

 

 

New York Orchestral Rock Band Edensong to release new CD in August - Following their successful festival appearances at Progday (Chapel Hill, NC) and Three Rivers Progressive Rock Festival (Pittsburgh, PA) in 2009, Edensong returned to the studio in the fall with a new lineup. The result of their work is “Echoes of Edensong: From the Studio and Stage,” a full length, specially priced, part studio, part live album. The album, nearly an hour in duration, is comprised of brand new studio recordings, un-released live tracks from the band’s various festival performances (including a bonus track from Québec City’s Convention Terra Incognita), and a re-master, from mastering legend Bob Katz, of a song originally intended for inclusion on the band’s critically acclaimed 2008 debut “The Fruit Fallen,” but never officially released. The new album will be available on CD and as a digital download on August 10th from the band’s website (www.edensongtheband.com) and many other retailers, both in the US and internationally.

Updated May 16, 2010

BOOK REVIEW: Appetite for Self Destruction by Steve Knopper (Soft Skull Press 2010)

 

If you’ve ever studied the current state of the music industry and wondered how we ever got to the point where the record companies would be suing their own customers this book will probably be of great interest to you. The sub-title of the book is – The Spectacular Crash of the Record Industry in the Digital Age – and in the books 300 pages Knopper traces the history of the music business from 1979 to the present showing the key events that have caused the complete breakdown of the record companies old business model. There are seven key chapters broken down historically by years. In between each of these chapters is a section entitled “Big Music’s Big Mistakes” and there eight of them ranging from Independent Radio Promotion to the RIAA Lawsuits. I found this a fascinating read, watching the music industry become more and more detached from it’s buyers as it became more and more paranoid all the while paralyzed into inactivity. I found it interesting to learn from inside sources that it wasn’t that the record companies feared the internet so much as it was their lack of knowledge to what to do about it that got them in trouble. It’s a good read and I think you’ll come away with a better appreciation as to why signing that big contract with the majors may not be the best option for you. (5/16/10)

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