The Anabasis (feat. Ryo Okumoto) Debut Release
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Topic: The Anabasis (feat. Ryo Okumoto) Debut Release
Posted By: KirksNoseHair
Subject: The Anabasis (feat. Ryo Okumoto) Debut Release
Date Posted: October 24 2011 at 10:09
 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 24, 2011 The ANABASIS, Featuring Ryo Okumoto, Release Debut CD, BACK FROM BEING GONE, on 10T Records Charleston, SC – October 24, 2011 (10T Records) - 10T Records is thrilled to announce the pending release of the full length debut concept CD by The ANABASIS, entitled "Back From Being Gone," on November 22, 2011, with an official street date of January 17, 2012. The ANABASIS is a progressive rock collaboration project, conceived by USA multi-instrumentalist and composer, Barry Thompson, with lyrics by noted professional author, George Andrade, who is also Executive Producer. A group of extraordinarily talented musicians were recruited from all over the world to take part in the project. The premise was to provide a basic framework for the songs and then to allow the musicians to play their parts with their own style and sound. This amazing lineup of musicians and vocalists on Back From Being Gone make up a “who’s who” of some of the world’s top tier players in the progressive rock and progressive metal universe. In addition to Barry on guitar, bass and keyboards, The ANABASIS features internationally renowned virtuoso musician Ryo Okumoto (Spock’s Beard) as primary keyboardist and arranger. The band is further rounded out by Per Fredrik "PelleK" Åsly (Damnation Angels) on lead vocals, Gerald “Mully” Mulligan (The Lee Abraham Band) on drums, Gordon Tittsworth (Images of Eden, All Too Human) on lead and backing vocals, Lee Abraham (Lee Abraham Band) on bass, Stefan Artwin (Relocator) on lead guitar, plus a host of other special guests, too numerous to list. Lee Abraham also serves as producer/mixer for the release. Back From Being Gone is a stunner that melds classic progressive rock and metal into a tasty whole, with 3 epic tracks including the massive closing track, which clocks in at 24 minutes. The concept behind the CD is from the mind of George Andrade, who uses this musical tapestry to weave a sweeping sociopolitical narrative based on 3 ancient civilizations – the Roman, the Norse, and the Egyptian. “George and I are both humbled and thrilled to have been given the opportunity to join the 10t records family,” says Barry. “To have been invited to take our place among such an impressive roster of progressive rock artists- especially alongside our friends Mars Hollow - is beyond our wildest dreams. We look forward to a mutually beneficial partnership filled with fun times and great music!” “We were immediately taken with the scope and scale of Back From Being Gone when we heard it,” says 10T Records President, Steve Carroll. “The level of imagination and ambition is truly inspiring, and the musicianship is stellar.” Back From Being Gone by The ANABASIS is available for immediate pre-order through the 10T Records website. All orders received between now and the direct release sale date of November 22nd will ship by the end of the week prior to the release. Additionally, all tracks from Back From Being Gone are now available to preview in their entirety on The ANABASIS artist page at 10T Records: http://10trecords.com/artists/genres/progressive-experimental/the-anabasis/the-anabasis-discography/" rel="nofollow - http://10trecords.com/artists/genres/progressive-experimental/the-anabasis/the-anabasis-discography/ After January 17th, Back From Being Gone will be available at your favorite online, digital download, or retail outlet. For further information: Steve Carroll 10T Records www.10trecords.com ------------- http://www.theanabasisproject.com" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: Failcore
Date Posted: October 24 2011 at 10:33
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That's kinda cool, but I don't they can be added until their music can be legally sampled by the collabs.
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Posted By: KirksNoseHair
Date Posted: October 24 2011 at 11:21
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added to what? This is what the submission guidelines read: "If you want to point out audio samples please be sure that you only provide legal links for mp3 download or streaming like MySpace pages for example. Site monitors are picking up your suggestions" Emphasis mine. There's a link to stream the entire album in the original post. ------------- http://www.theanabasisproject.com" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: Failcore
Date Posted: October 24 2011 at 11:29
Oh, my bad, adblock stripped the streaming links for some weird reason. Carry on, sir!
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Posted By: yam yam
Date Posted: October 24 2011 at 11:33
| All the tracks are legally available for sampling by collaborators right now - just go to the 10T records link given in the excellent o.p. where they can be easily played. The collabs may want to wait until the album is officially released before adding The Anabasis to our database, which they almost certainly will, because it's a very fine album indeed. It just needs someone to decide upon which subgenre to offer the band to for evaluation in the meantime. The band would probably be suitable for consideration by either neo or crossover teams based upon my own impressions of the album, but someone more experienced in these matters will ultimately make that decision. |
Posted By: KirksNoseHair
Date Posted: October 24 2011 at 11:38
No problem, I hope you like the music. Ryo really tore it up on this one! ------------- http://www.theanabasisproject.com" rel="nofollow">
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Deathrabbit wrote:Posted By: KirksNoseHair
Date Posted: October 24 2011 at 11:40
Thank you very much for that feedback  ------------- http://www.theanabasisproject.com" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: yam yam
Date Posted: October 24 2011 at 12:00
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You're very welcome to the feedback. Listening to this for the second time now, I reckon there's far too much variety in the music for it to be a case for the neo team. Many styles are moulded into a single album here, and there are three absolute epics included on it in "Rome", "Vikings" and "Egypt". There is a fair amount of prog metal in this music too, so that team might well want to be the ones to evaluate it in the first instance. Definitely added to my shopping list!
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Posted By: KirksNoseHair
Date Posted: October 24 2011 at 12:13
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Yeah, Cool man. If anyone wants to ask any questions offline or to schedule interviews, I can be reached at [email protected] Thank again, yam yam! ------------- http://www.theanabasisproject.com" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: Rivertree
Date Posted: October 24 2011 at 13:48
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wow - this is good, thanks for the notification ------------- https://awesomeprog.com/users/Rivertree" rel="nofollow">  |
Posted By: Failcore
Date Posted: October 24 2011 at 13:53
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Ha, I just got the joke. Spock's Beard, Kirk's Nose Hair, lolol.
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Posted By: Rivertree
Date Posted: October 24 2011 at 14:38
now have listened to this album in its entirety ... I really like it  portions of symphonic, heavy rock, prog metal - a crossover of styles, however not crossover in Progarchives terms .. I would forward this to the heavy prog team first ... ------------- https://awesomeprog.com/users/Rivertree" rel="nofollow"> |
Posted By: harmonium.ro
Date Posted: October 24 2011 at 15:42
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^ please go ahead, Uwe.
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Posted By: Andy Webb
Date Posted: October 24 2011 at 16:12
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Checking now. ------------- http://ow.ly/8ymqg" rel="nofollow">  
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Posted By: rustedsynapse
Date Posted: October 24 2011 at 20:54
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Though I haven't engaged on the forums (it's me not you - really, I don't do well) ... I have written a handful of reviews for the likes of Shadow Circus, Relocator and Mars Hollow. I must say that it is a bit surreal and beyond such a pleasure to be on the other side of the curtain this time; I can only thank you all from the bottom of my heart for your forthcoming (hopefully) considered opinions, your time listening and your consideration of "Back From Being Gone" - I know intimately what it takes to write an honest, accurate and, yes, even creative review while at once being true to yourselves, the artist and the genre ... cheers to you all! And I hope you like what you hear!! George ------------- "Time is the only critic without ambition" - John Steinbeck |
Posted By: Rivertree
Date Posted: October 25 2011 at 02:41
a heartly welcome to the forum, George  ------------- https://awesomeprog.com/users/Rivertree" rel="nofollow"> |
Posted By: KirksNoseHair
Date Posted: October 25 2011 at 07:14
Yeah, so what are the odds that I'd the keyboardist from my favorite band to join MY band?  Ahh, cool, I see George is here now. Those of you who buy the album will be in for a real treat digging into these lyrics. Nuggetz, nuggetz and more nuggetz ------------- http://www.theanabasisproject.com" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: rustedsynapse
Date Posted: October 25 2011 at 15:01
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Thank you, Rivertree, I appreciate that - and I hope that you enjoy "Back From Being Gone". Cheers. ------------- "Time is the only critic without ambition" - John Steinbeck |
Posted By: Andy Webb
Date Posted: October 25 2011 at 15:21
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I listened to the whole album. Sounds like a fine mix of heavy and symphonic elements, more akin to Heavy than Symphonic, though. I'll bring it to the team. ------------- http://ow.ly/8ymqg" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: Andy Webb
Date Posted: October 25 2011 at 15:41
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You can follow our evaluation progress here: http://progfreak.com/The-Anabasis-150869.html?path=pa/heavy_prog" rel="nofollow - http://progfreak.com/The-Anabasis-150869.html?path=pa/heavy_prog ------------- http://ow.ly/8ymqg" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: KirksNoseHair
Date Posted: October 25 2011 at 17:28
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Thank you for your consideration!
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Posted By: rustedsynapse
Date Posted: October 25 2011 at 18:23
Yes, as Barry has said, thank you so very much for your consideration of "Back From Being Gone" - cheers to the entire Heavy Prog & New Suggestions Teams ... and thank you to everyone here for a very warm welcome thus far! ------------- "Time is the only critic without ambition" - John Steinbeck |
Posted By: Andy Webb
Date Posted: October 25 2011 at 18:27
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You guys are from Fall River and Norton MA? I live just about an hour south in RI. Nice to see some quality local prog. ------------- http://ow.ly/8ymqg" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: rustedsynapse
Date Posted: October 25 2011 at 21:30
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Hooray - we have a "yes" from our brother in SE New England: Andyman1125! Hopefully a great sign of things to come - thank you, sir, for taking the lead and getting the ball rolling. Cheers! ------------- "Time is the only critic without ambition" - John Steinbeck |
Posted By: Andy Webb
Date Posted: October 25 2011 at 21:39
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My pleasure boys ------------- http://ow.ly/8ymqg" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: KirksNoseHair
Date Posted: October 26 2011 at 06:25
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Thanks again, Andyman1125 - nice chatting with a homeboy. Hey, since you're a home-boy and all, if you want to come to the release party, it's this Saturday at X&O on Washington St. in Stoughton, MA. (just thought I'd mention it) ------------- http://www.theanabasisproject.com" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: Andy Webb
Date Posted: October 26 2011 at 18:39
Sadly I won't be able to make it - it's show time at my theater and Saturday is the day-long tech date. ------------- http://ow.ly/8ymqg" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: KirksNoseHair
Date Posted: November 02 2011 at 15:03
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Sorry you could not make it. We had a great time, and I took a ton of pictures Here's a link to the pics: http://www.theanabasisproject.com/TheAlbum/BackFromBeingGoneReleaseParty.aspx" rel="nofollow - "Back From Being Gone" release party ------------- http://www.theanabasisproject.com" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: KirksNoseHair
Date Posted: November 07 2011 at 09:47
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And we just received a 4-Star review from Tommy Hash at Ytsejam.com Here's a link to the review: http://%20www.ytsejam.com/modules.php?name=Reviews&rop=showcontent&id=1979" rel="nofollow - Review of "Back From Being Gone" by Tommy Hash ------------- http://www.theanabasisproject.com" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: Evolver
Date Posted: November 07 2011 at 11:23
I was just working in Franklin, MA this morning. ------------- Trust me. I know what I'm doing. |
Posted By: rustedsynapse
Date Posted: November 08 2011 at 19:49
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Oh man, Evolver, Barry and I would have loved to meet you, sir! Hopefully next time for ANABASIS II! And a great big huge thank you to bonnek for casting a "yes" vote to have The ANABASIS added to the HEAVY charts here at Prog Archives! Two more votes to go (I think)! Thanks again to Andyman1125 and bonnek for your support of our project! ------------- "Time is the only critic without ambition" - John Steinbeck |
Posted By: Andy Webb
Date Posted: November 08 2011 at 20:38
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^One more vote and you're cleared. ------------- http://ow.ly/8ymqg" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: Andy Webb
Date Posted: November 08 2011 at 20:39
A fellow New Englander?  ------------- http://ow.ly/8ymqg" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: rustedsynapse
Date Posted: November 09 2011 at 08:15
Outstanding - hooray team!!  ------------- "Time is the only critic without ambition" - John Steinbeck |
Posted By: KirksNoseHair
Date Posted: November 09 2011 at 09:19
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Thanks to all who have supported us thus far and to all who are considering it. ------------- http://www.theanabasisproject.com" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: KirksNoseHair
Date Posted: November 10 2011 at 09:37
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Quick bump here to let everyone know that the label decided to start shipping orders NOW since our European distributors decided to ship the album early. All orders placed now will ship immediately. ------------- http://www.theanabasisproject.com" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: Andy Webb
Date Posted: November 11 2011 at 16:10
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There's #3! You guys are now cleared to be added. All we need is a biography. Do you think you could write one and send it to me? I'd think that you guys know the most about yourselves.  ------------- http://ow.ly/8ymqg" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: KirksNoseHair
Date Posted: November 12 2011 at 05:18
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Hey, thanks! This is cool. George is working on the bio and will send it very soon. Thanks to everyone for their consideration.
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Posted By: Rivertree
Date Posted: November 12 2011 at 06:26
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review is in the making ...
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Posted By: rustedsynapse
Date Posted: November 12 2011 at 07:24
Good morning (EST here in New England, USA) and thank you all for supporting our nascent project and for even considering us for inclusion here at Prog Archives - we are honored and not a bit overwhelmed to think that our good intentions could indeed be taken seriously by some of the most experienced ears of our peers! Hooray and cheers to you all!  Yes, a band bio shall coming shortly, Andy.  And thank you Rivertree for taking the time to review "Back From Being Gone"! If you (or anyone) ever have any questions that you think I could help you with please don't hesitate to get in touch with me. ------------- "Time is the only critic without ambition" - John Steinbeck |
Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: November 12 2011 at 07:32
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I look forward to listening to this later. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: KirksNoseHair
Date Posted: November 12 2011 at 07:35
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Thank you Snow Dog, I hope you enjoy it.
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Posted By: rustedsynapse
Date Posted: November 12 2011 at 10:03
Awesome! Thanks for your interest in our work, Snow Dog - cheers! ------------- "Time is the only critic without ambition" - John Steinbeck |
Posted By: Andy Webb
Date Posted: November 12 2011 at 11:29
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Added: http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=6858" rel="nofollow - http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=6858 You'll notice a few errors (like quotation marks being converted to question marks and the band picture not uploading correctly) but those will be ironed out in due time. ------------- http://ow.ly/8ymqg" rel="nofollow">
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