Arcana: first prog album in 8D Audio! - Progressive Rock Music Forum

Thanks Nick!

I'm really glad you liked The Veil and Chaos!

I'm really curious on your take on Arcana, since you know my previous work so well!

Thanks Steve!

Great review!

Here's the link to my review: http://www.progarchives.com/Review.asp?id=2482849

Thanks!!

Hi, I just released my sixth solo album and would like to submit it for review.

Bandcamp:

https://rodrigosanmartin.bandcamp.com/album/arcana-act-1-8d-audio

Press release:

“Arcana (Act 1)” is a concept album composed and recorded in isolation that narrates music’s history and it’s relation to humanity. It breaks the usual limits of rock records by drawing influence from Folk and Traditional music from around the world (such as Early music from Sumer, Japan, pre-Columbian America, Scandinavia, Mongolia and others), as well as Classical and Medieval music. All without losing its rock essence.

From the very beginning, the album was created around the 8D Audio concept: This new mixing technique allows the music to have a Surround effect designed for headphones. Unlike Stereo, where there are only two audio channels (left and right), in 8D Audio the sound comes not only from the sides, but also from the front and back, and up and down, providing a complete 360 ° audio experience.

Album link:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7dM-8CCrP4

https://rodrigosanmartin.bandcamp.com/album/arcana-act-1-8d-audio

Rodrigo San Martín (Buenos Aires, 1988) is an argentine multi-instrumental Progressive Rock musician. His first encounter with surround sound was with “1”, his debut record in 2010. It’s the first Latin-American album mixed in 5.1 surround.

His five solo albums has been greatly recognized by the international specialised press, as well as his involvement with the bands: Vanished from Earth and Souls Ignite. Nowadays, he is the leader of The Astral Platypus, an audiovisual project that is a parody of Progressive Rock. The project includes a comedy web series that narrates the story of a fictional band between the 60´s and 80´s, and the complete discography of said band.

Rodrigo is considered one of the main figures Argentina’s progressive rock’s revival, since he is the founding member and leader of La Resistencia Progresiva Argentina: a group of progressive bands, with whom he works with in different projects to promote the genre. One of these initiatives is the Baires Prog Fest, a music festival in Buenos Aires, which has already had fifteen editions.

Bandcamp (free discography):

https://rodrigosanmartin.bandcamp.com/

Youtube channel:

https://www.youtube.com/user/SanMartinPhase7

Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/sanmartinphase7/

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octopus-4 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator RIO/Avant/Zeuhl,Neo & Post/Math Teams Joined: October 31 2006 Location: Italy Status: Offline Points: 14117	Post Options Post Reply Quote octopus-4 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Arcana: first prog album in 8D Audio! Posted: April 02 2021 at 01:50
	Hi Rodrigo, nice to see you back. I hope the Platypus will return soon, too.
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	Thanks Nick! I'm really glad you liked The Veil and Chaos! I'm really curious on your take on Arcana, since you know my previous work so well!

nick_h_nz Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Collaborator Prog Metal / Heavy Prog Team Joined: March 01 2013 Location: Suffolk, UK Status: Offline Points: 6737	Post Options Post Reply Quote nick_h_nz Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: December 07 2020 at 03:05
	Just read the review on Facebook, and came here to say it was a good read. I’ve had the album in my review queue for awhile, but still haven’t even listened to it. (A combination of my “to listen to” list being rather long, and life simply getting in the way.) I am actually really looking forward to it, because I absolutely loved the four part Veil is Broken series of releases a couple of years back. I’m also a great fan of Chaos by Souls Ignite. I can’t wait to finally find time to listen to Arcana.
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Sanmartinphase7 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: November 16 2010 Location: Argentina Status: Offline Points: 179	Post Options Post Reply Quote Sanmartinphase7 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: December 06 2020 at 15:42
	Thanks Steve! Great review!

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	My website review: https://progressiverockfanatics.wordpress.com/2020/12/06/rodrigo-san-martin-arcana-act-1-sacred-golden-thread/

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	Here's the link to my review: http://www.progarchives.com/Review.asp?id=2482849

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	I'll check it out and keep you posted.

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	Thanks!!

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	getting in touch for the first time, using headphones ... well, it's a fantastic sound experience indeed


Sanmartinphase7 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: November 16 2010 Location: Argentina Status: Offline Points: 179	Post Options Post Reply Quote Sanmartinphase7 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: November 14 2020 at 10:34
	Hi, I just released my sixth solo album and would like to submit it for review. Bandcamp: https://rodrigosanmartin.bandcamp.com/album/arcana-act-1-8d-audio Press release: “Arcana (Act 1)” is a concept album composed and recorded in isolation that narrates music’s history and it’s relation to humanity. It breaks the usual limits of rock records by drawing influence from Folk and Traditional music from around the world (such as Early music from Sumer, Japan, pre-Columbian America, Scandinavia, Mongolia and others), as well as Classical and Medieval music. All without losing its rock essence. From the very beginning, the album was created around the 8D Audio concept: This new mixing technique allows the music to have a Surround effect designed for headphones. Unlike Stereo, where there are only two audio channels (left and right), in 8D Audio the sound comes not only from the sides, but also from the front and back, and up and down, providing a complete 360 ° audio experience. Album link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7dM-8CCrP4 https://rodrigosanmartin.bandcamp.com/album/arcana-act-1-8d-audio Rodrigo San Martín (Buenos Aires, 1988) is an argentine multi-instrumental Progressive Rock musician. His first encounter with surround sound was with “1”, his debut record in 2010. It’s the first Latin-American album mixed in 5.1 surround. His five solo albums has been greatly recognized by the international specialised press, as well as his involvement with the bands: Vanished from Earth and Souls Ignite. Nowadays, he is the leader of The Astral Platypus, an audiovisual project that is a parody of Progressive Rock. The project includes a comedy web series that narrates the story of a fictional band between the 60´s and 80´s, and the complete discography of said band. Rodrigo is considered one of the main figures Argentina’s progressive rock’s revival, since he is the founding member and leader of La Resistencia Progresiva Argentina: a group of progressive bands, with whom he works with in different projects to promote the genre. One of these initiatives is the Baires Prog Fest, a music festival in Buenos Aires, which has already had fifteen editions. Bandcamp (free discography): https://rodrigosanmartin.bandcamp.com/ Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/SanMartinPhase7 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sanmartinphase7/