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ESOTERIC RECORDINGS ANNOUNCE THE LAUNCH OF A FRONT LINE LABEL FOR 2012
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Red Records' imprint Esoteric Recordings has announced the launch of a
new imprint dedicated to new, front line album releases. Since its
launch in 2007, Esoteric Recordings has gone from strength to strength
as a catalogue label specialising in the genres of Progressive,
Psychedelic and Classic Rock. Along with Esoteric's sister labels
Atomhenge (home of the Hawkwind catalogue between 1976 - 1997),
Manticore and "Kraut Rock" label Reactive, the imprint has built a
catalogue of 300 titles and has worked with artists such as Jack Bruce,
Barclay James Harvest, Tony Banks, Bill Nelson, P.F.M., Ray Thomas (of
the Moody Blues), Tangerine Dream and many more. In April 2011 Esoteric
released the new studio album, "A Grounding in Numbers", by the
legendary Van Der Graaf Generator to great acclaim and success. Esoteric
Recordings label manager Mark Powell said; "The success of the Van Der
Graaf Generator album brought many new album projects to our door,
leading us to look into the feasibility of launching a front line label.
As a result, we are taking the step of establishing a label
specifically for new, front line albums, ESOTERIC ANTENNA".
The
first release on ESOTERIC ANTENNA will be a new edition of the album
"DIVING BELL" by Oxford based band SANGUINE HUM on March 30th 2012,
which will also include several new tracks. This will be followed by the
release of the new album by SQUACKETT, the collaborative project from
YES bass guitarist CHRIS SQUIRE and former GENESIS guitarist STEVE
HACKETT in May. ESOTERIC ANTENNA will continue to champion the "new
guard" of Progressive Rock by releasing new studio albums by PANIC ROOM
in late June and THE REASONING in September. Legendary progressive acts
will be further represented by the release of "PARACHUTE REBORN" in late
April, a superb, newly recorded revisiting of the classic Pretty Things
album "PARACHUTE" with additional material, by the XPT's (a band
featuring original Pretty Things members WALLY WALLER, JON POVEY, PETE
TOLSON and SKIP ALAN).
ESOTERIC ANTENNA's schedule will
continue in the Autumn with a new album from JOHN LEES' BARCLAY JAMES
HARVEST expected in October (accompanied by a UK tour to be announced
shortly and further European concerts). Further releases by classic
Progressive acts are also expected in 2012. Powell added; "I'm pleased
and proud to say that we have an exciting roster of releases planned for
2012 which draws on the best of the up and coming new wave of
Progressive rock groups and also some new material by legendary artists
with a wonderful recorded legacy. We are honoured to have such a fine
line-up of artists to launch the first year of Esoteric Antenna".
In
addition to the schedule planned for Esoteric Antenna, the Esoteric
Recordings imprint will continue to reissue albums of classic
Progressive and Psychedelic Rock, including a series of releases from
TODD RUNDGREN's personal recorded archive, whilst COCTEAU DISCS will
release further titles from BILL NELSON's back catalogue and Esoteric
Reactive will continue with its reissue programme of TANGERINE DREAM
titles. Further details will be announced closer to release dates.
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Esoterics launch new Front Line label for 2012
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