R-U KAISER for PA - symph prog from Chile

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R-U KAISER is a Chilean band that plays a symphonic progressive style, very much akin to Glass hammer, vintage Wakeman, instilled with elements of heavy prog (a la Entrance, Matraz), space-rock, and with a very powerful epic essence, not unlike Ayreon. Their debut album “Ocelos” has just been released, and you can hear samples of it at http://www.myspace.com/rukaiser 

I’ve already written a band biography.-
The embryonic period of R-U KAISER began in the early 2000s as a shared idea of drummer Oscar Arias and singer/keyboardist Pilar Núñez. Later on, Mario Pizarro “Morus” makes his entrante as the main keyboardsman, and so do bassist Lino Oré and guitarist Pablo Lizana. All this took place in Antofagasta. The idea of a symphonic rock ensemble was increasingly enhanced by the band with the incorporation of members on flute, violin, cello, classical guitar, etc. This particular enterprise was doomed to be inconsistent, but it helped the band to mature its vision as it moved to Santiago, in order to expand its dissemination opportunities. Their music reamined well rooted in the symphonic prog trend with its "constrained" instrumentation of guitar-bass-drums-2 keyboards. With the entrance of Bárbara Wilson as a second female singer (a contralto who complements Pilar’s soprano range) and Pablo doubling on guitar and bass, R-U KAISER finally achieved the line-up set to record their debut concept-album “Ocelos”, which has been released by Watcher Records in November 2007. The recording sessions were intermittent, starting in 2006 and finishing it in half 2007; meanwhile, the band had been introducing their “Ocelos” material to audiences in various concerts. The band attained a loyal following in the last two years.  

Highly recommended to lovers of symphonic prog, the music of R-U KAISER reveals influences from classic WAKEMAN, UK, GLASS HAMMER, and it also bears relative similarities to their compatriots of ENTRANCE and MATRAZ. 

Hopefully, it won’t take too long before this band is effectively put in the Archives.

    Kind regards.

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Cesar Inca Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: May 19 2004 Location: Peru Status: Offline Points: 4888	Topic: R-U KAISER for PA - symph prog from Chile Posted: December 14 2007 at 18:23
	R-U KAISER is a Chilean band that plays a symphonic progressive style, very much akin to Glass hammer, vintage Wakeman, instilled with elements of heavy prog (a la Entrance, Matraz), space-rock, and with a very powerful epic essence, not unlike Ayreon. Their debut album “Ocelos” has just been released, and you can hear samples of it at http://www.myspace.com/rukaiser I’ve already written a band biography.- The embryonic period of R-U KAISER began in the early 2000s as a shared idea of drummer Oscar Arias and singer/keyboardist Pilar Núñez. Later on, Mario Pizarro “Morus” makes his entrante as the main keyboardsman, and so do bassist Lino Oré and guitarist Pablo Lizana. All this took place in Antofagasta. The idea of a symphonic rock ensemble was increasingly enhanced by the band with the incorporation of members on flute, violin, cello, classical guitar, etc. This particular enterprise was doomed to be inconsistent, but it helped the band to mature its vision as it moved to Santiago, in order to expand its dissemination opportunities. Their music reamined well rooted in the symphonic prog trend with its "constrained" instrumentation of guitar-bass-drums-2 keyboards. With the entrance of Bárbara Wilson as a second female singer (a contralto who complements Pilar’s soprano range) and Pablo doubling on guitar and bass, R-U KAISER finally achieved the line-up set to record their debut concept-album “Ocelos”, which has been released by Watcher Records in November 2007. The recording sessions were intermittent, starting in 2006 and finishing it in half 2007; meanwhile, the band had been introducing their “Ocelos” material to audiences in various concerts. The band attained a loyal following in the last two years. Highly recommended to lovers of symphonic prog, the music of R-U KAISER reveals influences from classic WAKEMAN, UK, GLASS HAMMER, and it also bears relative similarities to their compatriots of ENTRANCE and MATRAZ. Hopefully, it won’t take too long before this band is effectively put in the Archives. Kind regards.

erik neuteboom Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: July 27 2005 Location: Netherlands Status: Offline Points: 7659	Posted: December 15 2007 at 05:47
	Thanks for your PM, Cesar, I hope we can add this promising new but unknown Chilean symphonic prog band very soon to this site Info: see the Lesser And Unknown New Progrock Bands thread (Recommendations section) for a review about their debut CD entitled Ocelos. Edited by erik neuteboom - December 15 2007 at 05:48

erik neuteboom Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: July 27 2005 Location: Netherlands Status: Offline Points: 7659	Posted: December 15 2007 at 19:00
	I have just added R-U Kaiser to this site and posted a review about their stunning debut CD I will add their two demos later when I have all the information about the line-ups and track listing. Edited by erik neuteboom - December 15 2007 at 19:00