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Topic: Takara recording new album for ProgRock Records

Posted By: BigBoss
Subject: Takara recording new album for ProgRock Records
Date Posted: October 03 2008 at 19:52

Rancho Santa Margarita, CA – 3 October 2008 – TAKARA was originally formed in August of 1987 by guitarist Neal Grusky. In 1990, Takara with Jeff Scott Soto producing and singing, entered into the studio to record new songs what would become their debut CD. In 1992 Takara added new members, Robert Duda/Drums and Gary Schutt/Bass who would become a part of the Takara debut CD. Zero Corporation (Japan) and Now and Then records (Europe) offered Takara a record deal and "Eternal Faith" was released in December 1993. This CD entered the Burrn Charts at number 16, and European charts at number 8. Things were beginning to happen for this young rock band.
After a number of albums that included charting in Japan and various line up changes, Takara is returning with once again new band members and new attitude. Fans who have stuck by the band through all the changes and years of waiting will be pleased with what’s in store for Takara in 2008. Takara is reemerging in 2008 with several albums coming out at consecutively. For this new release Takara have added Brazilian vocal sensation Gustavo Monsanto to the band, as well as Yngwie Malmsteen drummer and bassist Patrick Johannson and Bjorn Englen, as well as long time Takara keyboardist Brook Hansen and a special return by Jeff Scott Soto on backing vocals.

Neal Grusky had this to say:
"It is with great pleasure that I'm announcing that Takara has signed to Shawn Gordon's Label Progrock records. I am very excited about this new Takara album "Invitation to Forever". Our new album has all the distinctive trademark sounds that you might expect from a Takara album, just with a little bit more edge than previous albums. We feel the match between Shawn and Progrock and Takara will be an incredible partnership in a very modern, and ever changing music business terrain. Shawn being a musician understands the needs of his bands, and works to find a compromise that in the end, the fans and press will agree that is the new future for the industry.".

“Yet again I get to work with a band I’ve been a fan of, and local to me to boot. What’s great about working with Neal is that he really understands the business part of this business as well as being an amazing musician, so it’s a simple matter to jump back and forth between topics, not to mention this is a smoking album that is a great listen.”, said Shawn Gordon, President of ProgRock Records.

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Best Regards,
Shawn Gordon
President
ProgRock Records
www.progrockrecords.com
www.mindawn.com

Replies:

Posted By: Easy Livin
Date Posted: October 04 2008 at 03:34

What type of music do they play Shawn? What can we expect from the new album in terms of style and "new attitiude"?

You say "Takara is reemerging in 2008 with several albums coming out at consecutively." Does this mean new albums, or re-releases of their back catalogue?

Cheers, bob

Posted By: Dean
Date Posted: October 04 2008 at 05:48

http://www.myspace.com/takararocks - http://www.myspace.com/takararocks

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What?

Posted By: BigBoss
Date Posted: October 04 2008 at 12:18

Sheesh, I should have proofread what Paige wrote a little closer, that sentence doesn't even make sense about "consecutively". I know Neal is working on some new material as well as some possible archive material, and digital releases of the early Takara material, but that should at least be 2009.

The myspace page is a good place to hear some older material, the new album is heavier and more adventerous compared to the older material.

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Best Regards,
Shawn Gordon
President
ProgRock Records
www.progrockrecords.com
www.mindawn.com