Red Lloyd (DE) - Symphonic Prog?

Message Topic Search Topic Options Post Reply Create New Topic Printable Version Translate Topic

   This is album is unashamedly a pure Genesis 'Duke' clone, but I'm still not totally convinced about the sub genre. It might be more appropriate in Neo Prog, but we'll see.
Red LLoyd is the solo project of Frank Altpeter, the vocalist and keyboard player of the German Gary Moore tribute band 'Moore and More', based in Cologne, Germany.
Frank had been playing rock music in a live band, whilst also writing his own music, for a long time, but until the Covid-19 pandemic of 2020 he had never the opportunity to record it. As a result of the imposed Covid-19 restrictions however, he was finally able to go into the studio to lay down his ideas and find some fellow musicians to help him record them.

He had been inspired by prog rock from an early age, especially Pink Floyd and Genesis, and he found that as he recorded the tracks they became more and more cinematic, almost to the point where he considered them to be epics.

Some of the ideas had originated back in the early 1980s, when Frank was experimenting with various types of hardware, synthesizers etc, and it was at this time that he discovered the first Digital Audio Workstations, which made multitracking capabilities available for everyone. During the lockdowns of early 2020 he was able to revive his old recordings with modern equipment, some new ideas arose, and an album was put together using a mixture of both his old and new recordings.

The album is based around the Genesis album 'Duke', which was released on March 24, 1980, so being a big fan of the band, Frank rushed out and bought the album on the very first day and took it straight home to listen to it. He was quite surprised, however, that there seemed to be no consistent concept, and the songs appeared to him to be only partially connected.

Despite this, he still found the album fascinating, and as a result he decided to create and tell his own interpretation of the true story of 'The Duke'. He began researching the various instruments and effects that Genesis had used in 1980, obtained access to working examples of them, and constructed the story of a medieval Duke who flees into the desert after being betrayed by his own henchmen, and who then tries to find a way to regain his strength and, with the help of his still loyal people, return home to answer their call.

Helping him with the recording of the album was Günter Schlünkes, the guitarist and bassist of German progressive rock band Riven Earth, and a multi-instrumentalist named Daniel J.S. Lewis, who had previously recorded an EP with Frank called 'Kings' as the duo 'Waran' in 2005, and who used to run a studio in Buffalo, NY called Dead Dog Studio.

The album was released as a CD and digital download on January 10, 2025 by the Munich-based ZOUNDR record label.

Duke (2025) (Note: I'm not totally sure about the correct tracklisting at the moment):

Amazon/Spotify/YouTube Music digital version (which makes a lot more sense to me than the Bandcamp one with regard to telling a coherent story, and it also matches the running order of YouTube album sampler video that I've embedded below):

1. The Duke's Lament (1:22)
2. Duke Intro (2:10)
3. Crosses (5:57)
4. Tonight (5:03) 
5. Don't Look Back (2:55)
6. City Of Broken Toys (5:20)
7. Wasted (6:01) 
8. Ponderings (5:15)
9. Duke's Rise (6:49)
10. My Time Will Come (4:55)
11. Duke's Return (5:14) 

Total Time 51:01 

- Frank "Red Lloyd" Altpeter / vocals, all instruments

With:
- Daniel JS Lewis / additional guitar & vocals (3,6,11)
- Gunter Schlunkes / additional guitar (3,11)

All words & music by Red Lloyd

CD ZOUNDR (January 10, 2025, Germany)
Digital album January 10, 2025

Here's the current Bandcamp digital version (which I think is screwed up to be honest, since it doesn't make much sense as a coherent story at all to me):

1. Duke's Rise (6:54)
2. Crosses (5:55)
3. Ponderings (5:21)
4. Duke's Return (5:13)
5. My Time Will Come (4:56)
6. Wasted (5:58)
7. Tonight (5:04)
8. Don't Look Back (2:52)
9. City Of Broken Toys (5:18)
10. Duke Intro (2:08)
11. The Duke's Lament (1:20)

Total Time 50:59

I'll leave it in here for now, but I'm expecting this Bandcamp version to be altered to match Amazon/Spotify/YouTube Music one within a pretty short time tbf.

https://redlloyd1.bandcamp.com/album/duke.
https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_k62OaJNvLKhYdmTKdLpj57YMrovg6gTmU.
https://open.spotify.com/album/2EGQylCcYckO8Dk13kIign.
https://www.redlloyd.com/.
https://www.facebook.com/dyollder/.
https://awesomeprog.com/artists/25220.

Edit: The altered running order on Bandcamp was a deliberate decision by Red Lloyd rather than an error by Bandcamp. The first two tracks are really just intros, and if someone just stumbled upon the album by accident and began listening to the tracks in the right order, he or she might be distracted by the classical sections that these tracks contain. They therefore decided to change things round and put more energy into the opening tracks in the hope of grabbing the attention of any casual listeners who landed on the page.

Edited by yam yam - January 17 2025 at 18:05

Author	Message Topic Search Topic Options Post Reply Create New Topic Printable Version Translate Topic
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: 7048	Post Options Post Reply Quote yam yam Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Red Lloyd (DE) - Symphonic Prog? Posted: January 12 2025 at 22:48
	This is album is unashamedly a pure Genesis 'Duke' clone, but I'm still not totally convinced about the sub genre. It might be more appropriate in Neo Prog, but we'll see. Red LLoyd is the solo project of Frank Altpeter, the vocalist and keyboard player of the German Gary Moore tribute band 'Moore and More', based in Cologne, Germany. Frank had been playing rock music in a live band, whilst also writing his own music, for a long time, but until the Covid-19 pandemic of 2020 he had never the opportunity to record it. As a result of the imposed Covid-19 restrictions however, he was finally able to go into the studio to lay down his ideas and find some fellow musicians to help him record them. He had been inspired by prog rock from an early age, especially Pink Floyd and Genesis, and he found that as he recorded the tracks they became more and more cinematic, almost to the point where he considered them to be epics. Some of the ideas had originated back in the early 1980s, when Frank was experimenting with various types of hardware, synthesizers etc, and it was at this time that he discovered the first Digital Audio Workstations, which made multitracking capabilities available for everyone. During the lockdowns of early 2020 he was able to revive his old recordings with modern equipment, some new ideas arose, and an album was put together using a mixture of both his old and new recordings. The album is based around the Genesis album 'Duke', which was released on March 24, 1980, so being a big fan of the band, Frank rushed out and bought the album on the very first day and took it straight home to listen to it. He was quite surprised, however, that there seemed to be no consistent concept, and the songs appeared to him to be only partially connected. Despite this, he still found the album fascinating, and as a result he decided to create and tell his own interpretation of the true story of 'The Duke'. He began researching the various instruments and effects that Genesis had used in 1980, obtained access to working examples of them, and constructed the story of a medieval Duke who flees into the desert after being betrayed by his own henchmen, and who then tries to find a way to regain his strength and, with the help of his still loyal people, return home to answer their call. Helping him with the recording of the album was Günter Schlünkes, the guitarist and bassist of German progressive rock band Riven Earth, and a multi-instrumentalist named Daniel J.S. Lewis, who had previously recorded an EP with Frank called 'Kings' as the duo 'Waran' in 2005, and who used to run a studio in Buffalo, NY called Dead Dog Studio. The album was released as a CD and digital download on January 10, 2025 by the Munich-based ZOUNDR record label. Duke (2025) (Note: I'm not totally sure about the correct tracklisting at the moment): Amazon/Spotify/YouTube Music digital version (which makes a lot more sense to me than the Bandcamp one with regard to telling a coherent story, and it also matches the running order of YouTube album sampler video that I've embedded below): 1. The Duke's Lament (1:22) 2. Duke Intro (2:10) 3. Crosses (5:57) 4. Tonight (5:03) 5. Don't Look Back (2:55) 6. City Of Broken Toys (5:20) 7. Wasted (6:01) 8. Ponderings (5:15) 9. Duke's Rise (6:49) 10. My Time Will Come (4:55) 11. Duke's Return (5:14) Total Time 51:01 - Frank "Red Lloyd" Altpeter / vocals, all instruments With: - Daniel JS Lewis / additional guitar & vocals (3,6,11) - Gunter Schlunkes / additional guitar (3,11) All words & music by Red Lloyd CD ZOUNDR (January 10, 2025, Germany) Digital album January 10, 2025 Here's the current Bandcamp digital version (which I think is screwed up to be honest, since it doesn't make much sense as a coherent story at all to me): 1. Duke's Rise (6:54) 2. Crosses (5:55) 3. Ponderings (5:21) 4. Duke's Return (5:13) 5. My Time Will Come (4:56) 6. Wasted (5:58) 7. Tonight (5:04) 8. Don't Look Back (2:52) 9. City Of Broken Toys (5:18) 10. Duke Intro (2:08) 11. The Duke's Lament (1:20) Total Time 50:59 I'll leave it in here for now, but I'm expecting this Bandcamp version to be altered to match Amazon/Spotify/YouTube Music one within a pretty short time tbf. https://redlloyd1.bandcamp.com/album/duke. https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_k62OaJNvLKhYdmTKdLpj57YMrovg6gTmU. https://open.spotify.com/album/2EGQylCcYckO8Dk13kIign. https://www.redlloyd.com/. https://www.facebook.com/dyollder/. https://awesomeprog.com/artists/25220. Edit: The altered running order on Bandcamp was a deliberate decision by Red Lloyd rather than an error by Bandcamp. The first two tracks are really just intros, and if someone just stumbled upon the album by accident and began listening to the tracks in the right order, he or she might be distracted by the classical sections that these tracks contain. They therefore decided to change things round and put more energy into the opening tracks in the hope of grabbing the attention of any casual listeners who landed on the page. Edited by yam yam - January 17 2025 at 18:05