Originally published on www.progressiverockbr.com
| . | OCTOBER 2016 |
| Comments: For those who don't know Colin Tench, here is a short description about his musical career. Today he is a veteran musician, a painter of music where his guitar is the brush and the canvas, his inspiration. Colin started to play guitar after his 22 years old. So he started playing guitar in some bands, also recording with some of them, Odinand BunChakeze, during the 80's. After a long period traveling around the world, Colin met a Finnish keyboard player named Pasi Koivu, who became interested in old musical works and compositions written by Colin Tench. So was this partnership that was born the band Corvus Stone. But it was between 2011 and 2012 that Corvus Stone released their debut album, including bassist Petri Lindström with drummer Robert Wolff. Being considered as an innovative guitarist Colin Tench is invited to participate in other bands like The Minstrel's Ghost, Blake Carpenter and Oceans 5. Colin is an innovative and audacious musician, mixes various rhythms and styles in a highly personalized merger, he performes a style very well connected with many musical references such as Symphonic Progressive Rock, Prog Metal, Symphonic Metal, Classic Rock, Hard Rock and Classic Music. "Hair in a G-String" is a totally concept album, also the first solo album project by the guitarris Colin Tench, and his guests, a complete "galaxy" of musicians, renowned stars such as Peter Jones, Steve Gresswell, Stephen Speelman, Phil Naro, Sean Filkins, Gordon Bennett and others. "Hair in a G-String" contains fifteen tracks and one bonus track, over 80 minutes of a pure musical emotion, no doubt, all tracks have an excellent musical performance. The arrangements sounds very impressive, full of grandiose passages, the instrumentation displays a deep Progressive Rock feeling, combining Symphonic elements, with hints of Hard Rock, Classic Rock and Prog Metal, constantly is possible hear a variety of sounds, with different musical arrangements, using atmospheric synths and, intense guitar solos, adorned by many others instruments like bass, synths, violin, drums and so on. "Hair in a G-String" is composed of many brilliant moments that deserve to be heard by all of fans of modern, as well the traditional progressive rock. Colin Tench Projectand "Hair in a G-String" were my choices to become the best band and the best album from October, 2016, because this is a fantastic project that shows a very strong musical potential, mainly by meeting so many exceptional musicians, not only the talent of leader Colin Tench, as well as by guest musicians, where each has an important role in the overall contest on this work. Do not think twice to listen to this wonderful album and know more about this musician and his stars guests musicians, you can bet that you will not regret. Brilliant and fantastic, an amazing album and band, highly recommendable...The line-up on Colin Tench Project are: Colin Tench - Guitars, Acoustic Guitars, Piano, Synthesisers, Drum Programming, Percussion, Vocals, Annoying Noises Peter Jones - Vocals, Lead Vocals, Main Vocal, Backing Vocals, Piano, Saxophone, Clarinet, Foley Guy Steve Gresswell - Piano, Keyboards, Percussion Phil Naro - Vocals, Lead Vocals Stephen Speelman - Stunt Bass Gordon Bennett - Orchestra, Shaving Cream, String Section, Horns, Basses, Percussion, Triangle, Thing That Goes Boing Victor Tassone - Drums, Percussion Pasi Koivu - Synthesisers, Organ Sean Filkins - Tamborine Stef Flaming - Percussion, Keyboards, Bass Guitar Petri Lemmy Lindström - Bass Guitar Marco Chiappini - Piano Oliver Rüsing - Drums, Percussion Jay Theodore Mcgurrin - Drums Angelo Hulshout - Fretless Bass Sonej Retep - Sciryl Lanoitidda Robert Wolff - Drums Ian Beabout - Flute Gary Derrick - Bass Guitar Marco Chiappini - Keyboards, Piano Gary Hodges - (Buckingham Nicks) - Drums Kelly Brown - (Ozark Mountain Daredevils) - Keyboards David Knokey - Rhythm Guitar Angelo Hulshout - Fretless Bass Jay Theodore Mcgurrin - Drums (We Fired Neil Peart) Violins - (String Section) Tina Sibley - (Springfield Symphony) Kirsten Weingartner - (Springfield Symphony) Ned Horner - (Springfield Symphony) Aleksis Zarins - (Springfield Symphony) | COLIN TENCH PROJECTWho the hell is Colin Tench? Colin tench, Corvus Stone, Lorelei McBroom, Joe Vitale, Ginger Gilmour, Oceans 5, Mingulay boatsong, CTP, Pink Floyd, Bentley T 1969, Ibanez double neck, BunChakeze, Colin Tench with tourbus.  Colin Tench  Peter Jones Neither will I ever want to. The Colin Tench Project is not a designer album. It is melodic, much of it instrumental music & almost classical in areas, then suddenly a bit mad for fun. The players and singers on the first album include Peter Jones (Tiger Moth Tales & Camel), Petri Lindström (Corvus Stone), Phil Naro (DDrive & Julian Lennon), Vic Tassone (Unified Past) plus many more. All of them very musical and skilled. I would say that my guitar playing is always flawed. Maybe that is the secret.  Gordon Bennett  CORVUS STONE - Almost totally instrumental. Progressive and atmospheric with jazz funk leanings. Three albums released between 2012 & 2015, featuring Sean Filkins (Big Big Train), Phil Naro (Druckfarben), German Vergara (Aisles) John Culley (Cressida) THE MINSTREL'S GHOST - Featuring Zoltan Csörsz Jr (Flower Kings) on drums. I played guitars on Blake Carpenter's "The road to Avalon". Released in 2012 ANDY JOHN BRADFORD'S OCEAN'S 5 - A kind of Progressive Folk 5 piece with special guests, including Pink Floyd's Lorelei McBroom. "Return to Mingulay" was released in 2013. Guitars, Arrangements and Production. BUNCHAKEZE - Was formed with Gary Derrick and Cliff Deighton of Odin. The album "Whose Dream" recorded 1985, released 2010. ODIN OF LONDON - Gigged in London for 3 years. Digital album release 2011 "The London Tapes" MURKY RED - Stef Flaming's band, a regular guest with Corvus Stone & bass player in Oceans 5. I mixed both albums. KARIBOW - Featuring Michael Sadler (Saga). I played lead guitar on one song! ANDRES GUAZZELLI & COLIN TENCH - 12 minute EP Progressive/Classical rock. released 2013 TRANSMISSION RAILS - With Stef Flaming (Murky Red, Oceans 5), John Moulder and Special guest on drums - Joe Vitale (Joe Walsh, Eagles, Csny, John Lennon etc) .. 2 singles released so far.
 | New Release "Hair in a G-String"01) Hair in a G-String ......part 1 (The opening) 02) Can't See it Any ......Other Way 03) Hair in a G-String ......part 2 (The Hairy Part) 04) The Mad yeti 05) The Sad Brazilian 06) And so, Today 07) Hair in a G-String ......part 3 (I'm Going Down) 08) Lisa waltzes back ......in with no G-String 09) Lisa's Entrance ......Unplugged 10) Something Old, ......Something New, ......Something Borrowed, ......Something Screwed 11) La Palo Desperado 12) A Beautiful Feeling 13) Dnieper Summer Day 14) Part 4b 15) Part 4b Redux 16) Bonus Track: Liza's ......Waltz with full ......orchestral ......arrangements "Hair in a G-String" could be labelled Prog before there was Prog. Split this into the written piece "Hair in a G-String" (about 46 minutes) & "Songs not in G" (About 36 minutes) and you'd have a prog album and a melodic rock album I guess. We didn't do that. We mixed it up. See it as musical interludes between the main action. All Artwork by Sonia Mota. Also you can visit Colin Tench Project at: Facebook Site Bandcamp Youtube Colin Tench Project - Something Old Something New Something Borrowed Something Screwed Colin Tench Project - Part 4b with Fluffy Me Colin Tench Project - Part 4b |
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