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Ajalon News To be added to our mailing list, click here and we'll be happy to keep you up to date! Updated June 2008 It’s been awhile since we updated the news page. We have been working on a new CD for sometime. I am glad to say that it is almost done. But it also comes with a bit of news that might explain why it has taken so long. As of summer 2007, Wil Henderson has stepped down as lead vocalist of Ajalon. Wil has created many opportunities for himself in the field of nursing and he has prospered in that endeavor. We wish him well and hope that he will one day return to the band. This might prompt you to ask “Are we getting a new lead singer?” Well, at the end of the day Wil has finished a fair amount of the songs on the CD so he will be on it. But there were a few newer songs which never quite got finished for lyrics. So we have had a few of guest singers step in to fill in the gaps. We feel that this is some of our best work to date and I’m sure you will enjoy the album as much as any previous release. At this time we don’t have a projected release date but we will certainly blow the whistle as soon as it’s ready. We have dug into our archives and found an old TV show from 1996 that Ajalon was featured on. Although the complete show is a half hour, we culled one song performance from it and posted it on youtube. Randy George also recorded another CD with Neal Morse Spock’s Beard, Transatlantic) and Mike Portnoy (Dream Theater, Transatlantic) called Lifeline. The release date is September 2 8th, 2008 Wil Henderson and Randy George were also featured guests on a new release called "Reflections - An Act of Glass: A tribute to Andrew". The recorded work from Seattle drummer Chris Gorczyca, is a tribute CD of the music of his late brother Andrew, is the culmination of nearly four years’ effort devoted to countless sessions of studio recording time. At its core, the music would fall into the progressive rock category - given some of the elaborate arrangements and instrumentation. A total of eighteen progressive rock players were recorded in twelve different studios located in six different American cities. This host of artists associated with the genre (including Adrian Belew, Nick D’Virgilio, Phil Keaggy, and Mike Keneally) provided the cast of players sought by Chris to re-create Andrew’s music with professional flair and credibility. Wil [vocals] and Randy [Bass] appear on the Track “Lost In it All” which also features Adrian Belew on Guitar. Randy also played some synth solos on the track “The Tell Tale Heart” Threshing Floor Records has released the third in the series called CPR. This is a CD of Christian Progressive Rock artists from across the world in a limited edition collection titled CPR. This release introduces the newest members of the CPR community including Unitopia, Apple Pie, Ted Leonard, Mike Florio, Pursuit, Mike Lockett, Ad Astra, Time Horizon, Greg Wollan and Everlasting Arms. One of the highlights in this volume is a song by veteran rocker Phil Keaggy. The Keaggy tune “Passport” originally appeared on his 1985 release entitled “Getting Closer”. Produced by CPR’s own Randy George and mixed by Gene Crout, the song also features Ajalon drummer Dan Lile. Together they have reworked this classic Phil Keaggy song which now graces the CPR 3 release in an extended form. “We are all excited to have Phil join us on this release,” co-producer Randy George says. “He is one of the first artists that helped to expand and shape the musical horizons of the faithful. Since the late 1960’s he has pushed musical boundaries, and remains one of the most prolific guitarists of our time. It was an honor for Dan and I to play with him on this song.” Dan and Randy also are featured on a song from CPR newcomer Mike Lockett. Please order your copy today. This is a limited CD. Once they are gone they will be a collector's item. CPR is an acronym for Christian Progressive Rock. At this time Vol.1& 2 are still available from a small handful of artists that were on it. Randy George is currently reworking songs for a new solo CD. This CD will be a full band sound and mostly instrumental with Progressive and Fusion flavors along with some Contemporary Jazz sounding tunes. There will be guest performances by Michael Manring, Phil Keaggy, Dave Beegle, Neal Morse, David Ragsdale, Taylor Mesple, David Wallimann, Gene Crout, Paul Kilkenny and Dan Lile. Some snippets of this project can be heard here. Lastly if you haven’t already heard, Dan and Randy are also members of the highly acclaimed Yes tribute band, Parallels – The Music of Yes. Check out the band at their MySpace! Below are the links to the music on this site. Below are the
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