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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 August 2009 Ajalon is pleased to announce the release of their latest CD titled “This Good Place”. The CD is released through Prog Rock Records and is available for ordering. This Good Place marks a huge step forward for Ajalon. This is a CD that will feature some great musical moments as well as stellar performances from both the band and some awesome guest players. Listeners will find this a much more allegorical album lyrically than the first two releases. The thematic concept on this CD addresses the depravity and selfishness of the human condition and how it has lead to the downfall of our character. But the story is undergirded with the concept that it is never too late to turn from those ways to find something greater within ourselves that ultimately leads us to This Good Place!!! The CD will feature 7 tracks with a running time of approximately 60 minutes. There is one instrumental track on the CD and one epic song about 20 minutes in length. Much of the album features brand new material developed over the last three years. There are also a few previously unreleased classic Ajalon songs that have been reworked and newly recorded, mixed in as well. This is a very different sounding album that finds its’ place in the current mainstream of Progressive Rock music while maintaining some of that trademark Ajalon sound. We have created a MySpace page and there are clips from every track on the new CD for you to check out. Details of live shows will be current on our MySpace. We have dug into our archives and found some old Ajalon live videos and posted them 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 28th, 2008 Wil Henderson and Randy George were also featured guests on a new release called "Reflections - An Act of Glass: The Music of Andrew Gorczyca". The recorded work from Seattle drummer Chris G is a tribute CD of the music of his late brother Andrew, and 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 together on the track "Lost In It All" which also features Adrian Belew on guitar. Randy also played some synth solos on the opening track "The Tall Tale Heart" and Wil sang all the vocals on the track "From This Day Forward", which also features Phil Keaggy on guitar. 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, Wil and Randy are also members of the highly acclaimed Yes tribute band, Parallels – The Music of Yes. Check out the band on MySpace! Below are the links to the music on this site. |