Backhand (Venezuela): Eclectic Prog?

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Four giants from the Venezuelan music scene and an Emmy Award winning singer based in Canada merge their talents and passion for music into an exceptional eclectic prog band.  BACKHAND consists of ADRIANUS VAN WOERKOM (keyboards), PABLO MENDOZA (guitars), OSCAR FANEGA (bass), and ADOLFO HERRERA (drums).  With long established musical resumes, they are individually known as some of the best musicians in Venezuela.  Three years in the making, BACKHAND released its new album "Through The Turbulence in February this year with the contribution of the band's newest addition PHIL NARO (TALAS, DRUCKFARBEN, DDRIVE) on lead vocals.  

Band Members:
- Adrián van Woerkom / keyboards, backing vocals 
- Pablo Mendoza / guitars & backing vocals
- Oscar Fanega / bass & backing vocals
- Adolfo Herrera / drums, percussion & backing vocals 
- Phil Naro / lead & backing vocals 

After working for three years honing the twelve pieces that make up their new CD, "Through The Turbulence", it was finally released in February this year.

1. IntrospeKtion (11:10) (van Woerkom)
2. Hold The Light (6:20) (van Woerkom, Naro)
3. Spider Riff* (6:30) (Fanega, lyrics by van Woerkom)
4. The Big Red Wall (7:24) (van Woerkom, Naro)
5. Hardwood (5:30) (Mendoza)
6. A Million People Crying Part.1 (4:17) (van Woerkom, Naro)
7. A Million People Crying Part.2 (5:33) (van Woerkom)
8. Tears From The Sea (5:52) (van Woerkom)
9. Crime Story (7:07) (Mendoza, Naro, van Woerkom)
10. Wonderful Piece (6:33) (van Woerkom)
11. Rollercoaster (3:30 ) (Herrera) 
12. Me, Myself and I (6:07) (Mendoza, Naro, van Woerkom)

Full info on all members of the band available at any of the following sites:
http://www.reverbnation.com/bandabackhand
https://www.facebook.com/bandabackhand
http://www.backhandband.com/

(See also the ProgDay 2014 link just below these two tubes).

The band featured at this year's 20th Anniversary ProgDay 2014 event (their first performance in the USA), and you can listen to their fine album on bandcamp, courtesy of their record label Melodic Revolution Records:

http://melodicrevolutionrecords.com/album/through-the-turbulence.

Edit: Review of the album on prog-sphere: http://www.prog-sphere.com/reviews/backhand-through-the-turbulence/.

Edited by yam yam - September 14 2014 at 13:42

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yam yam Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Crossover Team Joined: June 16 2011 Location: Kerberos Status: Online Points: 7066	Topic: Backhand (Venezuela): Eclectic Prog? Posted: September 14 2014 at 13:19
	Four giants from the Venezuelan music scene and an Emmy Award winning singer based in Canada merge their talents and passion for music into an exceptional eclectic prog band. BACKHAND consists of ADRIANUS VAN WOERKOM (keyboards), PABLO MENDOZA (guitars), OSCAR FANEGA (bass), and ADOLFO HERRERA (drums). With long established musical resumes, they are individually known as some of the best musicians in Venezuela. Three years in the making, BACKHAND released its new album "Through The Turbulence in February this year with the contribution of the band's newest addition PHIL NARO (TALAS, DRUCKFARBEN, DDRIVE) on lead vocals. Band Members: - Adrián van Woerkom / keyboards, backing vocals - Pablo Mendoza / guitars & backing vocals - Oscar Fanega / bass & backing vocals - Adolfo Herrera / drums, percussion & backing vocals - Phil Naro / lead & backing vocals After working for three years honing the twelve pieces that make up their new CD, "Through The Turbulence", it was finally released in February this year. 1. IntrospeKtion (11:10) (van Woerkom) 2. Hold The Light (6:20) (van Woerkom, Naro) 3. Spider Riff* (6:30) (Fanega, lyrics by van Woerkom) 4. The Big Red Wall (7:24) (van Woerkom, Naro) 5. Hardwood (5:30) (Mendoza) 6. A Million People Crying Part.1 (4:17) (van Woerkom, Naro) 7. A Million People Crying Part.2 (5:33) (van Woerkom) 8. Tears From The Sea (5:52) (van Woerkom) 9. Crime Story (7:07) (Mendoza, Naro, van Woerkom) 10. Wonderful Piece (6:33) (van Woerkom) 11. Rollercoaster (3:30 ) (Herrera) 12. Me, Myself and I (6:07) (Mendoza, Naro, van Woerkom) Full info on all members of the band available at any of the following sites: http://www.reverbnation.com/bandabackhand https://www.facebook.com/bandabackhand http://www.backhandband.com/ (See also the ProgDay 2014 link just below these two tubes). The band featured at this year's 20th Anniversary ProgDay 2014 event (their first performance in the USA), and you can listen to their fine album on bandcamp, courtesy of their record label Melodic Revolution Records: http://melodicrevolutionrecords.com/album/through-the-turbulence. Edit: Review of the album on prog-sphere: http://www.prog-sphere.com/reviews/backhand-through-the-turbulence/. Edited by yam yam - September 14 2014 at 13:42

Nogbad_The_Bad Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum & Site Admin Group RIO/Avant/Zeuhl & Eclectic Team Joined: March 16 2007 Location: Boston Status: Offline Points: 21321	Posted: September 14 2014 at 13:42
	They were fun at ProgDay in an AOR Prog sort of way.
	Ian Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on Progrock.com https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-avant-jazzcore-happy-hour/

yam yam Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Crossover Team Joined: June 16 2011 Location: Kerberos Status: Online Points: 7066	Posted: September 14 2014 at 13:44
	Crossover at best then?

b_olariu Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: March 02 2007 Location: Romania Status: Offline Points: 5536	Posted: September 19 2014 at 03:36
	excellent band

yam yam Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Crossover Team Joined: June 16 2011 Location: Kerberos Status: Online Points: 7066	Posted: September 19 2014 at 06:27
	Yes, I certainly think so too, Bogdan. Do you think they would be a better fit in Eclectic or Crossover?