CATALOG

Absolutely unbelievable the sheer output of the French Frédéric Slama (g/keys) who is into AOR and WESTCOAST like probably nobody else. The twentieth (!) AOR record again features artists like Paul Sabu (v), Tommy Denander (g) oder Rick Riso (v), too. Markus Nordenberg (COASTLAND RIDE), who rarely participates on projects like this, sings on one track (“Sarah’s Touch“), too. Check out “The Spiral Heart“ and “The Edge Of The World“. Learn More

How does it sound like if many current and former YES musicians record an album? Well, yes, very much like YES. That’s the case with ARC OF LIFE, too. Well-played and produced but also with a certain length at times just like always YES mostly had, too. Just check out the straight “You Make It Real“ or the rather bulky and complex songs in the vein of “The Magic Of It All“. An album with rich details and numerous sounds well-known from the YES universe. Learn More

“Never Say Never“ is great stuff for fans of ROULETTE, SAPPHIRE EYES or AGE OF REFLECTION, too. An acoustic version of the title track ends the album in a very high manner. Learn More

ART OF ILLUSION is a collaboration of the two Swedes Anders Rydholm (g/b/keys, GRAND ILLUSION, CODE) and Lars Säfsund (v, WORK OF ART, LIONVILLE, ENBOUND). Perfect stuff for fans of LAST AUTUMN’S DREAM, LIONVILLE, ART NATION and CWF and from WORK OF ART and GRAND ILLUSION foremost, of course. “X Marks The Spot“ definitely is one early highlight of the year. Learn More

Mostly pretty AOR and never too sophisticated when it gets progressive, “In Pursuit Of Memory“ offers versatile songwriting. Listening to “Flesh And Blood“ or “Supernova“ alone will easily convince you to dive into the world of ATLAS. That’s exactly how contemporary AOR in the vein of W.E.T. should sound like. Guest vocals by Sam Millar (BIGFOOT). ATLAS: Definitely a band to remember! Learn More

Album number two by British melodic rock outfit offering progressive bits and pieces at times, too. “Parallel Love“ deals with various relationships of different kinds, although not being a true concept album. ATLAS offer a reasonable amount of heavy guitars, as well huge keyboards and a singer (Craig Wells) who really rocks and brings a little bit of crispiness into play. Learn More

The Swedes - apart from Erlandsson there are Jona Tee (keys, H.E.A.T.), Robban Bäck (d, ex ECLIPSE, MUSTACH), Pontus Åkesson (g, SAFARI MOON) and Claes Andreasson (g, HEARTBREAK RADIO) simply rock. Tracks like “Face The Music“ or “Heaven Knows Your Name“ need to be played live. Caught somewhere between hard rock, AOR and pop stylistically, this debut offers a powerful and versatile production. Strong record! Learn More

The second album again offers melodic rock with bits and pieces of pop, lots of pathos and emotional ballads full of drama. “A Tear From The Sky“ and “Only Love Can Save The World“ are big time songs as well as the quicker “Aquarius Sky“. We don’t have to mention the unique and slightly fragile voice of Mikael Erlandsson here, I guess. Robban Bäck (ex SABATON, ex ECLIPSE, W.E.T.) on drums. “Angel’s Gate“ is a really great record. Learn More

Ex- SURGIN guy Jack Ponti co-wrote 5 tracks incl. some of the crackers like the the unbeatable opening duo of "Bang Go The Bells" and "Hammer Swings Down". Track #5 "The Kid Goes Wild" (feat. comedian Sam Kinison) became well known as this song got used for the movie "Robocop 2". Overall a cracker of the highest order for fans of FIREHOUSE, WINGER and cohorts. Digitally remastered incl. 7 bonus tracks. Learn More