Points North on El Retorno del Gigante Radio

Points North on El Retorno del Gigante Radio

http://www.elretornodelgigante.com.ar/radioshows/radionews.htm

February 20, 2012
El Retorno del Gigante is a radio show that is "Specialized" in progressive and symphonic rock. However, every artistic expressions of quality has it´s place too, as the Celtic music, Folk, Experimental , Electronic, Jazz, Ghotic, Tango, Fusion and others.

Points North on Magna Carta

Points North review on Melodic.net

Points North on Magna Carta

Points North is an interesting trio of first class musicians, guitarist Eric Barnett´s style reminds a bit of Steve Morse and Eric Johnson, he is brilliant. You might know bassist Uriah Duffy´s name from his time in Whitesnake, on this album "Road less traveled" he gets to show what a terrific bassplayer he is. Behind the drumkit, they´ve got veteran drummer Kevin Aiello that back up the other two like a true pro. We´re talking instrumental guitar rock here in the same vein as Dixie Dregs, Dave Sharman and even Rush at times. They even got a song named "Grace under pressure", that one smells like Rush for miles. The opener "Vast horizons" is more of a fusion rocker and it´s also one of the best tracks here along with the energetic "High wire". Ohyeah, let the guitar do the talking! 

http://www.melodic.net/?page=review&id=10923&section=comments

Reviewer Kaj Roth (Staff)

MoeTar on El Retorno del Gigante Radio

* Magna Carta Records Presents: The original band  MoeTar and the album "From These Small Seeds", in a line modern, prog and R.I.O, close to Thinking Plague:
http://www.elretornodelgigante.com.ar/radioshows/radionews.htm

February 06, 2012
El Retorno del Gigante is a radio show that is "Specialized" in progressive and symphonic rock. However, every artistic expressions of quality has it´s place too, as the Celtic music, Folk, Experimental , Electronic, Jazz, Ghotic, Tango, Fusion and others.

MoeTar on Magna Carta

Xymphonia, the progressive rock radio show at Radio Almelo

I'm the presenter of Xymphonia, the progressive rock radio show at Radio Almelo and a collegue of René Yedema.

I would like to inform you about the fact that this night, we will play two tracks off the MoeTar CD you recently sent us.

As a fan of real progressive music with cross-over qualities and an 'edge', I want you to know that I really like this CD. It's really challenging to listen to, but gripping at the same time. It's like Zappa, King Crimson and XTC joining hands (with maybe Dale Bozzio). But really, the band is beyond comparisons like that. Nice to see that Magna Carta has an ear for this kind of music.



MoeTar on Magna Carta

Attached to this mail you'll find the playlist of tonight's show. It's also here, with information in Dutch:

http://members.home.nl/xymphonia/latest.htm

You can listen back the whole coming week via this link:

http://www.aavisie.nl/site/player3/?type=3&id=33

All the best,

Herman Beunk

NIEUW
MoeTar - New World Chaos
              - Never Home
Van "From These Small Seeds" (Magna Carta, 2012)
MoeTar is een heerlijk eigenwijze moderne progressieve rockband. De composities zijn vrij compact, maar ook behoorlijk complex en soms nogal nerveus. Toch weet men het resultaat vrij pakkend te houden. Beste omschrijving die we kunnen bedenken is een mengsel van Zappa (medio 1980) en XTC, met toegevoegde trekjes van jaren '80 King Crimson. De muziek wordt virtuoos vertolkt, wat de nodige ervaring van de musici verondersteld. Dat klopt, want zo blijkt bijvoorbeeld gitarist Matthew Geulitt met Narada Michael Walden (o.a. ex-Mahavishnu Orchestra) te hebben gewerkt. Zangeres Moorea Dickason heeft een heldere, welluidende stem, al forceert ze enigszins in de meest zenuwachtige gedeelten, op eenzelfde wijze als de huidige zangeres van Kaipa. We kunnen ons voorstellen dat niet iedereen dat altijd prettig vindt. "New World Chaos" laat goed de neurotische factor horen, "Never Home" is het meest gedragen nummer van het album. Door de bank genomen een uiterst prettige, frisse verrassing.

Prog Rock show Featuring MoeTar, Mirthkon & Listo

Raelts.com Presents a Prog Rock show Featuring Mirthkon, MoeTar & Listo. Saturday March 10th @ Vitus 201 Broadway Oakland. Music starts at 9:00 PM. Admission is only $10.

MoeTar on Magna Carta

Mention this show to Raelts.com or to Rael Razor and get a discount on your next Tee shirt order.

Dali's Dilemma

Dali’s Dilemma - “Manifesto For Futurism”
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Dali's Dilemma - "Manifesto For Futurism"

Matt Guillory - keyboards
Matthew Bradley - vocals
Patrick Reyes - guitar
Steve Reyes - bass
Jeremy Colson - drums

Seldom does a progressive metal band leap to the fore with such a confident debut album as the conundrum known as Dali’s Dilemma. Dali’s Dilemma managing to capture the essence of Yngwie Malmsteen, Rainbow and even Deep Purple, while swirling with progressive metal flourishes. 

For all the band’s amazing musicianship, convoluted quick changes and blinding speed, there is a discernible and distinguished hard rock current flowing beneath the mayhem. This is entirely intentional, and when pressed for influences, Matt cites the classics: old Metallica, old Rush and Pantera. On the lighter side, U2 is cited for their spiritualism and trademark sound, which can be heard on stirring ballad ‘Hills Of Memory’, a track underscored by a particularly Bono-esque vocal from Matt Bradley, who elsewhere evokes the passion and magnificence of a Jeff Scott Soto or a Glenn Hughes.

“Manifesto For Futurism” just might be the liveliest, hookiest, most rhythmically daunting pageant of prog metal since Queensryche’s “Operation: Mindcrime”, Dream Theater’s “Images And Words”, or more recently, Shadow Gallery’s “Tyranny”. All deserve a place in the pantheon of higher musical learning of a most metallic nature.

Fans of graphics legend Dave McKean will be drawn to the Dali-esque artwork of “Manifesto For Futurism”

Ray Luzier talks David Lee Roth and Hideous Sun Demons

Ray Luzier is one of the nicest guys you will ever meet. He seems to always have a smile on his face and is always willing to give some of his time to you. Ray was actually one of my teachers when I was at Musician’s Institute and all of the students seemed to gravitate towards him because he was so nice, sincere and because he is just a monster of a player. He can also twirl a stick like no other.

When Ray got the gig with David Lee Roth and we learned that he was leaving MI to play with Diamond Dave, we were all sad to see him go, but at the same time extremely happy for him because here was a guy who finally got his break, and who really truly deserves a cool gig playing with one of the greatest front men of all time. I have personally seen Ray play in lots of different bands, like his original band Freak Power Ticket, as a fill in drummer for Speak No Evil, in the Monday night cover band that is the spectacular Danger Kitty (AKA Metal Shop), and of course with the David Lee Roth band. Every time I see him play, I am amazed at the sheer power, how great of a showman can be, and with how great of a player he is. This guy might be one the heaviest chop guys that is on the OCDP roster.

Hideous Sun Demons

OCDP: What all do you have on your plate right now?

Ray: I really want everyone to check out "Hideous Sun Demons"... it'll be out worldwide on 9/28/04 on Magna Carta Records (magnacarta.net).. It's not a typical instrumental record where everyone just noodles the whole time, it has some great melodies on it. We released it on our own last year but the new version has been re-mastered and features some new art work. We'll be doing some US shows soon.

OCDP: How did the Hideous Sun Demons come about?

 Ray: I've always wanted to do a killer instrumental CD that you didn't wanna turn off after 2 songs because it drove you nuts! So DLR guitarist Toshi Hiketa and I started writing songs. He can play anything under the sun, he's freakin' awesome. DLR bassist James LoMenzo heard some of the ideas and asked if he could play on it and we were so stoked because we're all already in the same band (DLR). So, we had a break from a DLR tour and recorded a CD that we're quite happy with. It's mostly rock/fusion with some other flavors thrown in. I engineered and mixed it myself and had it pro-mastered (so of course, you can hear my OC's just fine!).

Orange County Drum & Percussion

Hideous Sun Demons

James LaBrie talks about Mike Mangini and MullMuzzler 2

James LaBrie’s powerplant of players has convened once more for an album that is a rainbow of expressions stridently apart from the man’s vocal and lyrical mastery emanating from the man’s work with Dream Theater. And “Mullmuzzler 2”, as the title would suggest, is the follow-up to a debut (‘99’s “Keep It To Yourself”) that quickly became one of the most highly regarded albums ever released through the Magna Carta label.

James LaBrie's MullMuzzler 2

James LaBrie’s “Mullmuzzler 2” takes some chances, chances that one would not imagine coming from a progressive rock icon such as James. LaBrie has tapped deep emotional wells within this record, expanding on the themes of communication and the lack thereof that he handled so well on “Keep It To Yourself”, while setting these sincere confrontations with the self to musical soundtracks that are lush, melodic, and wholly committed, in two cases, to the concept of ballad.

Swirling and smashing around these psychic anchors is a lively drum vibe that lives in the heart of drummer Mike Mangini. “I’m glad you noticed that,” begins LaBrie enthusiastically. “I remember when I sat down with Mike, who I think is a fantastic drummer, I said I really need you to sink into these songs and create an incredible rhythmic feel to every song, make them groove. And he was like, ‘no problem, I'll listen to the songs, I have a lot of ideas.’ So when we were recording the drum tracks he knew pretty well where he wanted to take it. And I kept that very much in mind when it came to mixing, that I wanted to keep the drums big, but not that nuclear '80s sound. I wanted them to sound grounded and natural, more like Bonham. And Mike totally freaked when he heard the mixes. He was saying 'Out of the 20 albums or whatever that I've recorded, this is the best drum sound I've ever heard!'”

As a result, the album has a panoramic, open architecture, slightly jazz fusion vibe, even though the album is ultimately comprised of remarkably torrid ballads, traditional grinding prog metal and buoyant post-prog.

            “I did say to the guys, I don't want this to sounds stale or studio-like. We almost have to get it to the point where we could nail this in a live situation. Everybody really locked into their parts. When they came to the studio it wasn't something that took 20 takes. It happened immediately. And Mike Mangini set a precedent for that because he came in and he was unbelievable, frickin' smokin' (laughs). He came into the studio and I had my jaw on the floor going 'what the hell?!' I mean, he could do this thing, I kid you not, he can do a solid drum roll with one hand. And the most unbelievable thing is he can start it off, build it right up to incredibly fast and then right down.  His control is ridiculous.  Matt Guillory from Dali’s Dilemma is an important part of this as well because he and I wrote most of this together.

Dug Pinnick - Emotional Animal Reviews

Dug Pinnick - Emotional Animal

Dug Pinnick - "Emotional Animal"

“from the funky grooves to the noisy distortion and you've got one of the most original CD's to come out in years. It's also very entertaining with its bonus audio and video for your PC .”

allaccessmagazine.com

”Fans of the heavier King’s X material will dig their front man’s latest solo release.“

www.carolinaconcerts.com

“…touches upon the long lost sound of the first three King’s X albums throwing in Dogman for good measure plus you get a few jams and experiments as a bonus.”

www.metalexpressradio.com

“Heavy, grainy guitars, that massive bass tone, and a groove somewhere between Black Sabbath and Sly Stone.”

http://www.digitalmetal.com

“Fairing at times like a long lost King’s X record, ‘Emotional Animal’; blending elements of metal, funk, and pop together.” - ytsejam

http://www.ytsejam.com/modules.php?name=Reviews&rop=showcontent&id=721

Feelin the Groove and Getting Emotional: Dug Pinnick Talks About His New Solo Album and King’s X

http://www.groovemachinemag.com/

“Emotional Animal delivers in a big way. It is a record that once again shows that he is an artist in his own right, whether with or without King's X.“

http://www.tollbooth.org

“if you enjoy the dark swagger of Tool you'll find yourself tumbling head over heels for Dug Pinnick's latest solo effort”

Rated: 13/13

http://www.roomthirteen.com/cgi-bin/cd_view.cgi?CDID=1868

“The complete album grooves, swings, rocks and it really is a massive, wide-angled, psychedelic collection of soul-replenishing sound sculptures.”

- Rock United

“King's X frontman Dug Pinnick is finally coming out with his long-awaited album "Emotional Animal." This is his third solo album and contains a lot of the melodic metal all three members of the band specialize in.”

http://www.richmond.com

“I've been a fan of King's X since forever, and I consider Pinnick's voice to be one of the finest in the entire history of rock.”

- Aiding and Abetting

“I had to go to the store on the release date and pick this up (even when I had a free one waiting for me at the 1340mag offices). That’s how excited I was.”

- Reviewed by: Todd Carlson

www.1340mag.com

“Dug's vocals and added harmony to these heavy tunes makes this worth while checking out if you miss the old days when King's X was a bit heavier”

chromozone/ProgNov2005

Terry Bozzio on "Situation Dangerous"

Bozzio Levin Stevens
"Situation Dangerous"
Magna Carta

Terry Bozzio - drums and percussion
Tony Levin - basses
Steve Stevens - guitars

But the record kicks off on a resoundingly un-flamenco note. 'Dangerous' is
a mad scientist dash of schizoid Crimson that might remind you of another
well-known band as well. "Steve had this lick, similar to Led Zeppelin's
'Immigrant Song'. We went after that kind of beat and when we went to the
bridge, Steve started playing this thing and I started playing in five
across it. Then the half time section is very dark and dangerous."

The acoustic work on "Situation Dangerous" is positively breathtaking,
culminating in a piece called 'Spiral'. "That's one of my favorite harmonic
pieces on the record. When Steve started playing that rhythmic thing that he
set up on the guitar . . . harmonically, the way he was working with the
finger picking was so amazing to me that I had to sit him down next to me at
the piano and say, 'OK, what is it that you are doing here?' And I learned
how to play it on the piano so I could take it away with me. It's just a
gorgeous piece."

And a favorite drum performance? "There's not a spot on there that I'm not
proud of, but I think the highlight for me is probably a piece called
'Tziganne', which is French for gypsy, a flamenco-ish piece. There's a
piccolo tom drum solo which is highly melodic and is some of the best
piccolo stuff I'd ever recorded. It lets me do something almost on the level of a guitar player on the drums. So that's something I'm very proud of."


Bozzio Levin Stevens - "Situation Dangerous" on Magna Carta

Bozzio Levin Stevens - "Situation Dangerous" on iTunes