Pascal van den Dool (NL) for Symphonic/Eclectic?

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   Listened to your latest album on bandcamp, and enjoyed it tremendously. Beautiful, melodic, well-composed orchestral sounding music...with some lush keys - but I'm not really hearing it as Symphonic Prog as I think it is usually interpreted here on PA (could be wrong though, and often am ). I don't feel there is quite sufficient overall complexity or rock content to satisfy that particular team, but I do believe your music belongs on the site. Someone more knowledgeable than myself will be along to comment in due course, but my initial feeling is that this will ultimately be a case for the Crossover team. Hints of Mike Oldfield & Vangelis here and there (as well as the Floyd), and the vocals remind me of Lou Reed to certain extent. Good stuff! 

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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: Offline Points: 7428	Posted: January 08 2016 at 09:37
	Listened to your latest album on bandcamp, and enjoyed it tremendously. Beautiful, melodic, well-composed orchestral sounding music...with some lush keys - but I'm not really hearing it as Symphonic Prog as I think it is usually interpreted here on PA (could be wrong though, and often am ). I don't feel there is quite sufficient overall complexity or rock content to satisfy that particular team, but I do believe your music belongs on the site. Someone more knowledgeable than myself will be along to comment in due course, but my initial feeling is that this will ultimately be a case for the Crossover team. Hints of Mike Oldfield & Vangelis here and there (as well as the Floyd), and the vocals remind me of Lou Reed to certain extent. Good stuff!

DDPascalDD Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: August 06 2015 Location: The Netherlands Status: Offline Points: 856	Posted: January 08 2016 at 08:20
	Pascal van den DOOL (me) is a solo artist who began composing orchestral pieces in the beginning of 2014. First some loose pieces and then two albums. Still influence is orchestral music. After a while, gaining experience, he discovered prog via Pink Floyd, which has since then been an all-time influence. He began to make something similar with his album "Space" (in july, 2015). Pascal van den DOOL tried to make an album which is more his own style after that. This album, "City Between Two Seas", contains lyrics for the first time and is more played all by himself. This album has also more classical influences and is released the 8th of january, 2016. Links: - Bandcamp - YouTube - Facebook (Dutch) Edited by DDPascalDD - June 30 2017 at 04:08
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