Los Angeles, CA - British guitar maestro Snowy White might not be the first guitarist you think of when the band Pink Floyd gets mentioned, but for decades he has been one of the most vital parts of Floyd’s, and later Roger Waters’, incredible live shows. Similarly, vocalist Durga McBroom has performed backing vocals for Pink Floyd since the group’s 1987 A Momentary Lapse Of Reason tour. More recently, these two immensely talented artists have teamed up with guitarist/singer-songwriter Jackie Lomax to bring forth a vital new version of The Beatles’ lead-off track from Abbey Road, “Come Together.” Check out the song at the link below!
This is the second single to be released from the forthcoming Abbey Road Reimagined - A Tribute To The Beatles, and follows the acclaimed indie rocker Matthew Sweet’s indelible take on “Polythene Pam.” Abbey Road Reimagined is set to be released in full on August 18 and includes more stellar performances by the likes of Jellyfish's Roger Manning, Vulfpeck's Charles Jones, Billy Idol guitarist Steve Stevens, GnR cohort Ron Bumblefoot Thal, Paul Shafer, God Of Hellfire Arthur Brown and lots more!
TRACK LIST: 1. Come Together - Durga McBroom (Pink Floyd), Jackie Lomax (Apple Records Artist) & Snowy White (Pink Floyd) 2. Something - Charles Jones (Vulfpeck) & Sonny Landreth 3. Maxwell's Silver Hammer - Roger Joseph Manning Jr. (Jellyfish) 4. Oh! Darling - Eric Dover (Jellyfish) & Carmine Appice (Vanilla Fudge) 5. Octopus's Garden - Matt Axton & Brian Auger (Rod Stewart) 6. I Want You (She's So Heavy) - Arthur Brown & Steve Stevens (Billy Idol) 7. Here Comes The Sun - Ron Bumblefoot Thal (Guns N' Roses) 8. Because - Rebecca Pidgeon & Patrick Moraz (The Moody Blues) 9. You Never Give Me Your Money - Graham Bonnet (Rainbow) & Rick Wakeman (Yes) 10. Sun King - James Booth & The Return, Albert Lee & Geoff Downes (Yes) 11. Mean Mr. Mustard - Jack Russell (Great White) 12. Polythene Pam - Matthew Sweet 13. She Came In Through The Bathroom Window - Adam Gaynor (Matchbox 20) & Paul Shaffer 14. Golden Slumbers - Terry Reid 15. Carry That Weight - Gregg Bissonette 16. The End - Frank Dimino (Angel) & Steve Hillage (Gong) 17. Her Majesty - Gary Wilson
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O.R.k., featuring Italy's celebrated vocalist, producer and award-winning film score composer Lorenzo Esposito Fornasari a.k.a LEF (lead vocals), King Crimson's Pat Mastelotto (drums), Porcupine Tree's Colin Edwin (bass), Marta Sui Tubi's Carmelo Pipitone (guitars) are ready to reveal the first single “Kneel To Nothing” from their forthcoming new album on Kscope - Ramagehead.
The track “Kneel To Nothing” emphasises the band's bewilderment brought about by our modern world; a world of technological information overload, of uncertainty and post-truth messages. Songwriter Lef explains more “We're not preaching, we'd rather leave the lyrics open to different interpretations, but I guess this is one possible interpretation of the 'Kneel To Nothing' lyrics.
“As musicians, we collaborate across the miles thanks to the internet, so it goes without saying we aren't against technology in general, but at the same time, it's unarguably clear that the same technology has successfully made its way inside our bodies (and lives) in a potentially dangerous way in the last 20 years.
“How we react to impulses, live our relationships, and feel in general has become deeply influenced by new tech. We all seem to be trying to outdo each other, we can't get enough of this constant competition through social media, and it's making us more insular in real life. We also place an innate trust in the strength of our senses, but in a evolutionary perspective, we could end up diminishing of all our senses due to our evolving lifestyle. We’re becoming too lazy to read an article - let alone a book, too bored to listen to a song that is longer than 3 minutes, and we relentlessly skip from one impulse to another without really feeling anything. In a way we're therefore 'slaves'. It's not as spooky as the visionary movie directors from the past have pictured it, but it's happening in a subtler, yet still potentially hazardous way. We have somehow we've become both devoted and addicted to our smart phones”
The forthcoming album Ramagehead was created from the band's collective vision, unique influences and a multi-layered reflection of their powerful and engaging live experience. The resulting epic contains all the ingredients of a fiery O.R.k. performance with dark and heavy riffing, mesmeric atmospheres. Recorded during 2018 at LefMusicStudio (Italy), The Wormhole (USA) and Nightspace (UK). The mixing for Ramagehead was handled by Adrian Benavides and three-time Grammy-winning engineer Marc Urselli (U2, Foo Fighters, Nick Cave), the mastering by Michael Fossenkemper, engineering by Benavides and Bill Munyon (King Crimson), cover art by Adam Jones (TOOL) and design by Denis Rodier (Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman). The recordings, and involvement of SOAD's Serj Tankian on a forthcoming single, solidifies the band's serious intent to use their musical chemistry in exploring the hard-edged possibilities within rock.
Ramagehead tracklisting: Kneel to Nothing (instant download on digital pre-orders) Signals Erased Beyond Sight Black Blooms (feat. Serj Tankian) Time Corroded Down the Road Some Other Rainbow Part 1 Strangled Words Some Other Rainbow
Ramagehead will be released on 22nd February on CD / 180g Black vinyl LP / Digital and is available to PRE-ORDER HEREhttps://ork.lnk.to/RamageheadPR
O.R.k. have an extensive live campaign planned in support of Ramagehead which will begin in February 2019 with a European and UK head line run as well as being special guests on the continuing “Dissolution Tour” from new label mates The Pineapple Thief.
Colin Edwin comments “'Ramagehead' is our most intense, ambitious and accessible work to date and I am really looking forward to exploring the new material in a live environment and sharing our unique collective energy together. For me, O.R.k. is always a completely immersive and unforgettable experience in the live arena, so with new tracks to play and an opportunity to reach places and people we've yet to get to, this tour will be our best yet.”
Tour Dates: ** show with The Pineapple Thief 15.2 Ravenna (IT) - Bronson 16.2 Lugagnano di Sona/Verona (IT) - Il Giardino 17.2 Pisa (IT) - Lumiere 21.2 Bari (IT) - Garage Sound 22.2 Roma (IT) - Largo Venue** 23.2 Milano (IT) - Santeria Social Club ** 24.2 Pratteln (CH) - Z7 ** 26.2 Stuttgart (DE) - LKA Longhorn ** 27.2 Frankfurt (DE) - Batschkapp ** 28.2 Strasburg (FR) - La Laiterie ** 1.3 Zoetermeer (NL) - Borderij ** 2.3 Hamburg (DE) - Grosse Freiheit 36 ** 3.3 Copenhagen (DK) - Store Vega ** 5.3 Stockholm (SE) - Nalen ** 6.3 Oslo (NO) - Rockefeller ** 8.3 Iserhagen/Hannover (DE) - Blues Garage 10.3 Cologne (DE) - Yard Club 12.3 Munich (DE) - Backstage 13.3 Budapest (HU) - Durer 14.3 Nove Mesto nad Vahom (SK) - Blue Note 15.3 Berlin (DE) - Music & Frieden 17.3 Paris (FR) - Petit Bain 19.3 London (UK) - Borderline 20.3 Newcastle (UK) - o2 Academy ** 21.3 Glasgow (UK) - St. Luke’s ** 22.3 Manchester (UK) - o2 The Ritz ** 23.3 Birmingham (UK) - o2 The Institute 2 ** 24.3 Bristol (UK) - SWX **
O.R.k. are: Lorenzo Esposito Fornasari a.k.a LEF - lead vocals Pat Mastelotto - drums Colin Edwin - bass Carmelo Pipitone - guitars
New album features duet with Renaissance vocal legend Annie Haslam!
Award-winning pop singer-songwriter Jann Klose will be releasing the second single titled “Love High” from his latest album “In Tandem” on September 28, 2018! A video of the song is currently being filmed and plans for its premiere in NYC on October 14th at The Cutting Room are currently underway. The song Features top South American musicians: Sakhile Nkosi (AKA) on bass, Ezra Erasmus (Idols SA, John Legend) on keys, Leagan Breda (Lira, Trevor Noah) on drums and Raymond Green (Idols SA) on featured electric guitar. Produced by RJ Benjamin and mixed my Rici Martins (aka SEVVEN) and mastered in Nashville by Ben Kesler.
Says Jann, “'Love High' is about that moment in a relationship where you realize the physical aspect will most likely outweigh the emotional! You reach a point in the relationship where you have to let go because it can only go so far...”
Jann Klose is elated to have his brand-new studio album “In Tandem” released worldwide. Fans can download and stream the album, which features a selection of top South African artists such as Karen Zoid and Tamara Dey, on their favorite digital platform. “In Tandem” also features a duet between Jann and legendary Renaissance vocalist Annie Haslam on a cover version of Peter Gabriel's “Don't Give Up,” which has also been released as a single.
The wait is finally over after almost a year's worth of work going into the writing and recording of the album, and Jann is ready for people to hear all the songs on “In Tandem”! “I am so excited to release 'In Tandem' to the world! Making this album has been the most beautiful creative experience of my life and career thus far. Working with all these great guest artists from three continents has opened my mind in ways I never expected. I think this is my most honest work to date and I hope everyone enjoys listening to it as much as we did making it.”
Watch the music video for “Take Me 2 Forever”:
Jann spent time in SA last year recording his 6th studio album in partnership with the Academy of Sound Engineering, in addition to lending his time and supporting the work of Desmond Tutu's TutuDesk foundation. The album features a selection of SA's finest with RJ Benjamin as producer, songwriting contributions from James Stewart (The Usual), Ziyon (Liquideep), Karen Zoid (who also features on the song she co-wrote), and collab feature from Tamara Dey.
“In Tandem” Tracklisting: 01. Love High 02. Dear Mel 03. Don’t Give Up (feat. Annie Haslam) 04. What Have You Got to Say? 05. Never Fall 06. You and I (Cosmic Love) (feat. Tamara Dey) 07. Hochzeitslied 08. Pour the Champagne (feat. Karen Zoid) 09. After the Last 10. Take Me 2 Forever 11. What it Is 12. Win This Fight (feat. The RJ Benjamin Voices) 13. Wedding Song (Hochzeitslied English Version)
“In Tandem” is out now on digital and CD. Download or stream Jann Klose's brand-new album “In Tandem” now – http://smarturl.it/JannKloseInTandem
Jann Klose is an award-winning pop singer-songwriter, who has released six albums and two EPs. Jann was raised in Kenya, South Africa, Germany, and the United States and now resides in New York City. His music has been streamed over 1,000,000 times online and his song “Make It Better” is featured on the Billboard Top 10 charting compilation album “Action Moves People United.” His new album “In Tandem” was released by Gallo Records in June 2018. Jann is an ambassador for Desmond Tutu's Tutudesk campaign.
Jann's most recent solo album, “Mosaic” featuring “Make It Better” entered the Roots Rock charts at #22 and won three 2014 Independent Music Awards. The record also made the first round of the 2014 Grammys® in the categories Pop Vocal Album and Album Of The Year.
His voice is featured in the movie “Greetings From Tim Buckley” (Universal) as the voice of Tim Buckley starring Penn Badgley and Imogen Poots. His songs have been heard on the Grammy® nominated “Healthy Food For Thought”compilation as well as MTV Cribs and movies “Dead Broke” (Warner Bros) featuring Paul Sorvino and “A Venue For The End Of The World” (BrinkVision) featuring Dick Cavett and Ian Anderson. Most recently Jann scored the music for the award-winning short “The Beauty of Disaster.”
He has performed as an actor and singer in touring companies of Broadway musicals, including “Jesus Christ Superstar,” “Jekyll & Hyde,” and “The Who's Tommy.” In 2005, the off-Broadway production “Moonlight Interior,” a musical based on Klose's music, premiered in New York City.
Jann Klose has periodically collaborated with members of classical rock group Renaissance and tours regularly in the U.S., Europe, Africa and Asia. He has worked with a wide range of artists including Pat Benatar, John Oates of Hall and Oates, Suzanne Vega, Paula Cole, Annie Haslam, Denny Laine and Steve Holley (Paul McCartney & Wings), Ann & Liz Callaway, Gary Lucas, Brett Dennen, Rusted Root, Vonda Shepard, Ben Taylor, RJ Benjamin, Karen Zoid, Tamara Day, Ziyon (Liquideep), Shekhinah, Amanda Black, Jeffrey Gaines, Bret Michaels, Rosanne Cash, The Byrds' Roger McGuinn, Marty Stuart, The Yardbirds' Jim McCarty, Pete Seeger and Les Paul.
Los Angeles, CA - When legendary producer/songwriter Todd Rundgren went looking for special guests to collaborate with on his newest album White Knight (released 5/12/17 by Cleopatra Records) one of the more surprising yet enormously successful choices was electro R&B superstar DāM-FunK. The two collaborated on the stellar track “I Got Your Back,” fusing Rundgren’s jazz art rock with DāM’s ultra smooth e-piano grooves. Now, DāM returns to the track and offers up a new vision of their collaboration, a “Re-Freak” that adds more bottom heavy synths and new vocals sung by DāM. The result is a delight for fans of both Todd and DāM and is currently available on all digital platforms courtesy of Cleopatra Records.
About their collaboration, DāM had this to say, “Working with one of my heroes in music was a genuine pleasure. His progressive mind when it comes to all things music, without losing his soul in it, is such an inspiration to me and in what I humbly try to contribute to music listeners and aspire to. As the song says, ‘I got your back, Todd.’”
As a bonus, the digital single will come with a special “b-side” - the first downloadable release of Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross’s remix of their Rundgren collab “Deaf Ears!”
Fresh off his latest run with Ringo Starr which ends tomorrow, November 16, Todd continues his “White Knight” headline tour beginning November 17 and ending New Year’s Eve at the Saban Theater in Beverly Hills. For more info on the tour, visit: http://www.todd-rundgren.com/tr-tour.html
Track List: 1. I Got Your Back (Dam-Funk Re-Freak) 2. Deaf Ears (Nine Inch Nails Mix)
