Kit Watkins
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Topic: Kit Watkins
Posted By: BobNagy
Subject: Kit Watkins
Date Posted: May 24 2024 at 18:35
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Hello folks ! If you are a fan of Kit Watkins, as I am, you may find it interesting to know about a new album project in progress, featuring Kit on keyboards of course, myself on guitar and bass, and Anthony Taddeo on drums, plus other guest artists as the mood strikes. Please head on over to KitWatkins.com for more info ! Cheers ! Bob |
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Posted By: mellotronwave
Date Posted: May 25 2024 at 01:24
| thanks for the news :-) |
Posted By: BobNagy
Date Posted: May 25 2024 at 07:01
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I should also mention that there are two songs of this album already completed. Both are available for streaming and download, for free, on Kit's website. He also has a link there to a bandcamp page for this project, where these two songs are also available for free. More songs will be posted in both places as they are completed. Stay tuned (pun intended) ! http://www.kitwatkins.com" rel="nofollow - http://www.kitwatkins.com Also, the first song completed, called Four Mary (Ott), is also available with accompanying slide show video, on my You Tube channel, here : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90cuw4rKyqQ" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90cuw4rKyqQ Cheers ! Bob |
Posted By: verslibre
Date Posted: May 25 2024 at 10:22
Very cool! Btw, I know I've heard that before. Did you post it elsewhere? Your name's familiar. Either way, looking forward to the completion of the project.  ------------- https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_ipg=50&_sop=1&_rdc=1&_ssn=musicosm" rel="nofollow - eBay |
BobNagy wrote:Posted By: moshkito
Date Posted: May 25 2024 at 11:42
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Hi, Nice to see Kit still active and doing wonderful work. He allowed me to use some of his photographs, at one time, and I have always appreciated the kind heart behind it ... and in my ears, the music has that feel for me. Good to know and hear Kit is still playing, and keeping many of us very happy! ------------- Music is not just for listening ... it is for LIVING ... you got to feel it to know what's it about! Not being told! www.pedrosena.com |
Posted By: ProcolWho?
Date Posted: May 25 2024 at 22:45
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Same age as Kit, been a fan from day 1 Nice to see he's still producing great music. Relistening to Labyrinth now, its been a while . http://www.kitwatkins.com/Labyrinth/" rel="nofollow - http://www.kitwatkins.com/Labyrinth/
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Posted By: Jacob Schoolcraft
Date Posted: May 26 2024 at 14:32
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Imho Labyrinth could have easily been a Happy The Man album. As a matter of fact several of the pieces are high ranking alongside Crafty Hands and the first album. If these pieces had some Sax and guitar they would be killer Happy The Man instrumentals that "The Falcon" and certain other pieces from Better Late could never hold a candle to. If the band had stayed together it would have been completely unreal if they had Eye Of The Storm, and At The Edge Of This Thought compiled with several pieces from Labyrinth...that would have been one hell of a Happy The Man album. Imo...overall it would have been a more consistent album than the Happy The Man 3rd Better Late album. The album In Time ...not too much. Periodically it sounds like ideas that Kit Watkins injected into Happy The Man or stylistically based on that kind of composition. But it is not like Labyrinth. From the very first track onward ..every piece has melodic passion and rhythmically similar to what you'd generally hear on one of the great Happy The Man albums. Labyrinth to me is reminiscent of the composition on Crafty Hands and the self titled. |
Posted By: verslibre
Date Posted: May 26 2024 at 14:43
Yeah, Labyrinth is essential listening for anybody who drools over keyboard prog, in any style. Just beautiful. ------------- https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_ipg=50&_sop=1&_rdc=1&_ssn=musicosm" rel="nofollow - eBay |
Posted By: AFlowerKingCrimson
Date Posted: May 26 2024 at 16:40
| I have his blue compilation album. Good stuff. |
Posted By: Progosopher
Date Posted: May 28 2024 at 23:29
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Sounds interesting! I will keep my eyes and ears open. ------------- The world of sound is certainly capable of infinite variety and, were our sense developed, of infinite extensions. -- George Santayana, "The Sense of Beauty" |
Posted By: BobNagy
Date Posted: July 15 2024 at 22:00
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Hi again folks ! Kit and I just completed and released the next song in this album project. It's called Cascades Clearout. You can stream or download it for free on Kit's website, which is kitwatkins.com. He also has a link there to a bandcamp page where this same music is available for free. I will post here as we complete new songs and make them available. I hope you enjoy it, and thanks for listening ! Cheers Bob |
Posted By: BobNagy
Date Posted: July 21 2024 at 11:46
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I should also mention that the three tunes for this project that have been completed thus far are all full band arrangements (keys, guitar, bass, drums, etc.). All of these are Kit's compositions, and are in the progressive rock style. All of the music for this new album project, named Resonance, will be made available as each song is completed. You can download or stream this music from Kit's website, or follow the bandcamp link on Kit's site to download all of this in various file formats. Thanks for listening ! |