The Black Codex (NL) for Symphonic Prog

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No, this is not Prog IMO, but we will check it as a team when it's complete
It sounds almost as a Movie score.

Today, we can't add something that is not complete

Iván

Edited by Ivan_Melgar_M - May 23 2014 at 19:35

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Ivan_Melgar_M Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: April 27 2004 Location: Peru Status: Offline Points: 19535	Posted: May 23 2014 at 19:32
	No, this is not Prog IMO, but we will check it as a team when it's complete It sounds almost as a Movie score. Today, we can't add something that is not complete Iván Edited by Ivan_Melgar_M - May 23 2014 at 19:35


Guldbamsen Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Retired Admin Joined: January 22 2009 Location: Magic Theatre Status: Offline Points: 23104	Posted: May 20 2014 at 05:32
	Let's just wait and see what the symph guys say about this:-)
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amatala Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Groupie Joined: January 01 2008 Location: Brussels Status: Offline Points: 68	Posted: May 20 2014 at 05:28
	As far as I can see the existence of a physical medium is not mandatory: "The availability of a physical medium is preferred, but bands whose music is available solely on iTunes, BandCamp, or a similar website will also be accepted." And the only difference from a standard release is that tracks get released as weekly episodes, not all at once. Nevertheless, when it will reach 52 episodes, at almost 6 hours long, it will be the ultimate concept album. Musically speaking it's very close to Chris's Days Of Summer Gone (strangely listed as neo-prog?) - similar sound, some of the same guest musicians... if that album was accepted on PA, there is no reason for this one not to be... ... unless it's concept is too progressive for PA... Edited by amatala - May 20 2014 at 05:37
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yam yam Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Collaborator Crossover Team Joined: June 16 2011 Location: Kerberos Status: Offline Points: 6379	Posted: May 20 2014 at 05:17
	A strange concept, and I'm not sure how this would fit into PA since there isn't an actual 'album' being released as such from what I can make out at the moment Will there be a physical release of the episodes? "Perhaps, but so far nothing is certain". Who are the musicians playing on the recordings? "It's mostly me, but there are some guest musicians as well". It's 4 euro each month to subscribe via email, so each episode is 1 euro. Samples of the episodes available on the website without subscribing are limited to 45 seconds, and the ones I listened to certainly have an orchestral sound, but seem more like music from a typical film score than what my understanding of Symphonic Prog is. Perhaps we need to wait until all 52 episodes are released, and we can see in what direction the project eventually intends to go from there?

amatala Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Groupie Joined: January 01 2008 Location: Brussels Status: Offline Points: 68	Posted: May 20 2014 at 05:12
	And another trailer... Episode previews: https://soundcloud.com/christiaanbruin Edited by amatala - May 20 2014 at 05:16
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amatala Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Groupie Joined: January 01 2008 Location: Brussels Status: Offline Points: 68	Posted: May 20 2014 at 04:33
	I can't find any mention about this on the site, yet it's something I've been following faithfully since the beginning of the year and I'm really enjoying it. The Black Codex is yet another project by Christiaan Bruin, already well known around here for his role in Sky Architect and another one of his projects, CHRIS: http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=4868 The Concept of The Black Codex is a unique one: Subscribers receive, by email, a newly composed and recorded piece of music every week, together with illustrated lyrics, drawings, and other bonus features. So the series will only be complete at the end of the year, but there already are 20 episodes available, making up to 2 hours and a half of pure symphonic awesomeness. Here is the official site of the project, where you can subscribe to the project and find lots of previews: http://www.theblackcodex.com/ And this is the FB official page: https://www.facebook.com/theblackcodex I personally find the whole concept of this project a very progressive one and really worth of more attention! Live Prog Review: Edited by amatala - May 20 2014 at 04:36
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