Colin Tench Project - Album Of The Month / Progressive Rock

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 Known as the guitar player in Corvus Stone but there is more! I love music. I hate music by numbers.  If there is one album I consider to be a template of how to do things, The Beatles White album would be it. Something I realised recently, is that I am not a fan of the genre we call "Prog". If I list every piece of music I love, all of it falls in to that genre tho'! Peter Jones There is a reason. Almost none of my favourite music was aimed at a prog market. It didn't exist! Did Genesis, Zappa, Steven Wilson, Beethoven, Pink Floyd design prog albums? Nope! 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 In the mixing , I don't quantise or use any technology that will take the character out. I hate music made artificially loud, rarely buy it and certainly won't do that to music myself. I started out in a band called Odin, alongsideJohn Culley (Black Widow, Cressida), and we gigged around London for 3 years in the 80s.  In 1985, three of us formed BunChakeze, found a singer from LA and recorded one album, which never got released until 2010. I effectively returned to music that year and a list of some of the bands I have had the fortune to be involved with are as follows: 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.   1. Hair in a G-String part 1 (The opening) [6.25] Peter Jones: Vocals, Saxophone Colin Tench: Guitars, Piano Steve Gresswell: Piano, Keyboards, Percussion Petri Lindström: Bass guitar Stef Flaming: Percussion2. Can't see it any other way [4.36] Colin Tench: Guitars, Synths Phil Naro: Vocals Gary Derrick: Bass guitar Marco Chiappini: Piano Victor Tassone: Drums 3. Hair in a G-String part 2 (The Hairy Part) [6.04] Colin Tench: Guitars, Synthesisers, Drum programming Phil Naro: Vocals Steve Gresswell: Keyboards Stef Flaming: keyboards Oliver Rüsing: Drums, Percussion Petri Lindström: Bass guitar Stephen Speelman: Stunt bass 4. The Mad Yeti [2.54] Colin Tench: guitars 5. The Sad Brazilian [7.19] Colin Tench: Guitars, Piano Gordon Bennett: Orchestra, Shaving cream Petri Lemmy Lindström: Bass guitar 6. And so, Today [4.12] Pete Jones: Vocals, Clarinet Colin Tench: Guitars, Piano, Percussion Gordon Bennett: Orchestra Petri Lindström: Bass guitar Jay Theodore McGurrin: Drums 7. Hair in a G-String part 3 (I'm Going Down) [10.09] Peter Jones: Vocals Colin Tench: Guitars,  Synthesisers, Piano Gordon Bennett: Orchestra Petri Lindström: Bass guitar Oliver Rusing: Drums Steve Gresswell: Keyboards Angelo Hulshout: Fretless Bass Sonej Retep: Sciryl lanoitidda 8. Lisa waltzes back in with no G-String [3.53] Colin Tench: Guitars Gordon Bennett: String Section, Horns, Basses Petri Lindström: Bass Guitar Robert Wolff: Drums Pasi Koivu: Synthesisers, Organ Sean Filkins: Tamborine 9. Lisa's Entrance Unplugged[3.09] Colin Tench: Guitars, Synthesisers Ian Beabout: Flute10. Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Screwed [7:32] Colin Tench: Guitars, vocals, Percussion, Piano Gary Derrick: Bass guitar Marco Chiappini: Keyboards, Piano Victor Tassone: Drums, Percussion 11. La Palo Desperado [5.54] Colin Tench: Guitars, Annoying noises 12.A Beautiful Feeling [5.58] Phil Naro: Vocals Colin Tench: Guitars, Piano, Percussion Petri Lindström: Bass guitar Gary Hodges: (Buckingham Nicks): Drums Kelly Brown: (Ozark Mountain Daredevils): Keyboards Vic Tassone: Percussion Violins: (String Section) www.springfieldmosymphony.org/ Tina Sibley (Springfield Symphony) Kirsten Weingartner (Springfield Symphony) Ned Horner (Springfield Symphony) Aleksis Zarins (Springfield Symphony) 13. Dnieper Summer Day [1.38] Colin Tench: acoustic guitars David Knokey: Rhythm Guitar Stef Flamming: Bass guitar 14. Part 4b [7.56] Peter Jones: Lead Vocals Phil Naro: Lead Vocals Colin Tench: Guitars Gordon Bennett: Orchestra, Percussion, Triangle, Thing that goes boing Petri Lindström: Bass guitar Angelo Hulshout: Fretless bass Jay Theodore McGurrin: Drums (We fired Neil Peart) 15. Part 4b Redux [0.23] Peter Jones: Piano Peter Jones: Main vocal Peter Jones: Backing vocals Peter Jones: Foley guy Peter Jones: Production Colin Tench: Bugger all Bonus Track: Liza's Waltz with full orchestral arrangements [4.23] All instruments, arrangements & Production by Gordon Bennett Based on the original Lisa's Waltz by Colin Tench

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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Corvus Stone II album reviewed on Progarchy

This review originally appeared on progarchy.com 

Corvus Stone II – A Belated Review

JUN 30

Posted by Bryan Morey

Corvus Stone, Corvus Stone II (Melodic Revolution Records)

Tracks: 1. The Simple Life (2:00), 2. Early Morning Call (3:52), 3. Boots For Hire (8:59), 4. Sneaky Entrance in to Lisa (0:30), 5. Purple Stone (3:22), 6. A Stoned Crow Meets the Rusty Wolff Rat (7:38), 7. Lisa Has a Cigar (0:47), 8. Mr. Cha Cha (4:50), 9. Dark Tower (1:49), 10. Scandinavians in Mexico (5:06), 11. Mystery Man (6:37), 12. Camelus Bactrianus (Tuolla Tuonnempana) (8:42), 13. Uncle Schunkle (4:38), 14. Eternal Universe (3:53), 15. Moaning Lisa(14:08), 16. Campfire (Tulen Luona) (2:17)

On the dawn of the release of Corvus Stone’s upcoming third album, I bring you an overdue review of their last album, “Corvus Stone II.” The band has 4 permanent members, but they are beautifully complemented by a variety of guest artists. The four permanent members:

Colin Tench – guitars

Pasi Koivu – keyboards

Petri Lemmy Lindström – bass

Robert Wolff – drums

Rather than list all of the amazing guests on this album, check out this handy page on Corvus Stone’s website. They add a lot of fantastic talent to the album, and most have collaborated with Colin Tench and other members of Corvus Stone in the past, most notably in Andy John Bradford’s Oceans 5.  Oceans 5 was actually how I first heard of Colin Tench and Corvus Stone, and I must say, the people involved with the creation of all of this music have been incredibly friendly, as well as extremely talented. (Check out my review of Oceans 5’s “Return to Mingulay.“) For me, it always makes a difference when I know that the musicians aren’t… well, jerks. It probably shouldn’t make a difference, but I appreciate it when artists are approachable and appreciate their fans. Corvus Stone and their related musicians understand that well.

The scandalous, yet marvelous cover art by Sonia Mota. Nothing was Photoshopped. It was created using Windows Paint, and she is an excellent artist with real paint as well.

In an email to Colin from last fall, I told him that I loved Corvus Stone’s combination of prog, jazz, rock, and “whateverthehellallofthismixedtogetheris.” I firmly stand by that description. While mainly instrumental, the 80 minute “Corvus Stone II” covers all that and more. The music is incredibly layered, with exquisite guitar work (very similar to Colin’s guitars with Oceans 5), multi-layered keyboards, driving bass, and guiding drums. The added guest vocalists act as another instrument, with their particular vocals fitting in nicely with the theme of their respective songs. Initially, I didn’t like the gruff vocals on “Boots for Hire,” but after repeated listens, I think it fits quite well with the theme of the song, and the heavy bass matches perfectly with the voice.

Overall, the music has a very bright, uplifting tone, with Colin’s amazing guitars featured front and center. The guitars are clear, undistorted, and arranged beautifully. Fans of guitar driven rock will certainly find Corvus Stone of interest. (I’m not just saying that because I know Colin will be reading this. I honestly think his guitar work is outstanding!) Pasi Koivu’s layered synths compliment the guitars nicely. Sonically, the album flows very well, through all 80 minutes of it. One of my favorite songs from the album is the short “Purple Stone,” which would be perfect to play while cruising down the highway in a convertible (too bad I can’t test that theory, since it has rained here in Chicago basically every day for the past 2 weeks). The song even begins with a car starting and zooming off down the road. The singer reminds me of Damon Fox from Bigelf.

Throughout the album, Corvus Stone demonstrate their collective sense of humor, which can be seen in the cover artwork and is shining through in what I suspect is the sexual innuendo in the names of some of the songs. Interestingly, the lyrics never really seem to go in that direction. Despite what the album cover might imply, the music is safe for the kiddies. The band also gets a bit weird with the song “Camelus Bactrianus (Tuolla Tuonnempana),” which I think is being sung in Hawaiian, but I really have no idea. I’m going to go out on a limb and guess that this song is about Bactrian camels, but again, I have no clue. It is weird, but it is fun. In fact, that would be a good description for the band: weird, but fun.

Although there are several songs with vocals, it is important to remember that Corvus Stoneare primarily an instrumental band. Indeed, their strengths lie in their musicianship. At times it sounds like jazz, other times like classic progressive rock, and others a blend of Lord knows what. However, it is always interesting and never boring. I can’t really compare it to anything else, because I’ve never heard anything quite like Corvus Stone. They are an independent bunch, and it is clear that they play music that makes them happy. That happiness is evident in the music.

An interesting facet of Corvus Stone is the integration of Sonia Mota’s artwork. From her work with Oceans 5 to the art I have seen her create with Corvus Stone, she has a talent of developing beautiful pieces that add depth and humor to the music. Without her work, the band would be completely different. The band utilizes her art to the fullest extent, with it also decorating their website.

Corvus Stone’s music cannot really be pigeonholed to any one genre, and I think that is exactly what the band wants. Their musical influences are likely too numerous to number, and yet the listener can still find elements of some of their favorite music throughout “Corvus Stone II.” Plus, at 80 minutes long, Corvus Stone really give the listener a lot for their money. With the release of another album this year, within the next few days/weeks, the band surprised their fans with an unexpected treasure trove of more Corvus Stone sonic adventures.

http://www.corvusstone.com

Corvus Stone : "Unscrewed" - the new 2015 digital album

AN INSIGHT IN TO “CORVUS STONE UNSCREWED” OUR THIRD ALBUM

THIS ALBUM IS A “THANK YOU” FOR FANS & ON SALE TO EVERYBODY ELSE

It started life, as a combination of unplugged new music and remixed old music but it has become something much bigger. A full blown album in fact!
When we made the debut Corvus Stone album in 2012, we started out with no drummer. Rob came to us in time to do a selection of tracks but not many. Now we have gone back to some tracks from that album and refreshed, changed, extended or just added Rob on drums. The result is quite startling. Robert Wolff was a little buried on album 1 and now we have fixed that. Robert must never be buried again!

THE TRANSFORMED
Early Morning Call was an instrumental piece on Corvus Stone II, that Sean Filkins wanted to sing to when he heard it back in 2014. He even recorded his vocals before it was released but we decided it should remain an instrumental for that album. Instead, it would be released as a single in 2015. When Phil Naro heard it, he insisted on adding a second vocal line, multi-harmonies, doo wops & Di di di dum dums. The combination of Sean and Phil is perfect and has transformed this song totally. All guitars are new also for this. It is now Early Morning Calls .
Scary Movie has doubled in length and has that great band interaction feel in the new sections
Cinema(Parts 1 &2) are now tighter, way more dynamic and have had many small changes and additions, including Rob on drums.
Lost and Found is now twice the length, as Blake Carpenter always wanted it to be. It has gained a lot of new vocals, a second drummer and a lead break! Now it is has lived up to it’s real potential.
After Solstice has had changes in the drums and an extensive remix.

THE NEW
Brand New Day is a full bore new rock track featuring it’s own video and we are very proud of this one!https://youtu.be/Gju6rNQlm0k
Pack up your Truffles is a kind of unplugged piece but it is exactly right for this jazzy laid back number.
Landfill is almost unplugged, with lighthearted percussion and some well placed drums just when they would make the most impact.
Joukahainen (A character from an epic Finnish poem), is clearly Organ and guitar heavy but still unplugged for the most part. The drums that do appear (as in Landfill), are played by Paul Marshall. A Brit living in Australia whose claim to fame was getting a thumbs up from AC/DCs Bon Scott, when playing Whole Lotta Love & Sabre Dance in his very first band with a young Colin Tench, in a Sydney wine bar, in 1979.

THE OLD
Horizon and JussiPussi are now tighter and more dynamic. Only a limited amount of re-recording here
Moustaches in Massachusetts is here as a bonus track because it is essentially unchanged except for a remix. Play this one loud and you should hear why we did it!
ARTWORK
Sonia Mota has not only produced completely new artwork for this album but painted, frame by frame, an animated video for Mr Cha Cha.

Tracklist
01. Brand New Day (3.51)
02. Early Morning Calls (3.52)
03. Joukahainen Without Chips (2.53)
04. Horizon (Remix & some re-recording) (1.52)
05. Landfill (3.44)
06. After Solstice (Remix & some new drums) (4.05)
07. JussiPussi (Remix) (2.45)
08. Scary Movie Too (Imagine a live version of Scary movie. This could be it) (7.38)
09. Petrified in the Cinema Basement (Total reworking) (3.10)
10. Lost and Found Revisited (Extended version) (3.28)
11. Cinema Finale (New drums & total remix) (6.02)
12. Pack up Your Truffles (2.06)
13 BONUS TRACK: Moustaches in Massachusetts (Remix) (4.18)
ALBUM LENGTH: 49.46 including bonus track

This is a complete digital album release, on sale at all the usual outlets but we are are not fans of re-mastering, re-jigging or remixing an album and asking for money from fans, for a repeat of anything they already bought. We decided from the outset, to give this album to all previous buyers of any Corvus Stone album, free, in digital format. We will hunt them down, tho’ we are unlikely to find them all but will advertise this fact everywhere that will allow us to. In reality, this album has a lot of new material.
We will decide, from remarks, reviews and requests, if this album should be made in to a CD and/or vinyl in late 2015.

The average dynamic range of this album is 13 and that puts it alongside anything from before the loudness war hell destroyed the sound of popular music. Some will say it sounds retro. Maybe it does but in general, that means more musical and who could not want that!! What does that mean to you personally? Turn your volume control up a tiny bit more. The effect:You can play it as loud as you can stand and never get a headache!

NOTE: A few have asked why we remixed tracks from album one. “We love it as it is!” they say. The fact is that we also love the original album because it has a very friendly sound, a warm sound. There is no such thing as “wrong”, when dealing with sound. Now, these few tracks separated out, can have a very different feel and sound and match very well with the new tracks on here. Anyway, even the remixed tracks are way more than a remix!

We would call this a perfect introduction to Corvus Stone.
Please allow yourself to be the judge of that.
Corvus Stone wish you all a great 2015
Colin Tench

Special guests on Corvus Stone Unscrewed
Sean Filkins - Lyrics and vocals on Early Morning Calls
Phil Naro - Second lyrics and vocals on Early Morning Calls
Blake Carpenter - Lyrics & vocals on Lost and Found
Stef Flaming - Composer, vocals, additional guitars and keys on JussiPussi. Also, second drummer on Lost and Found Revisited
Paul Marshall - Drums on Joukahainen & Landfill
http://www.corvusstone.com/

CORVUS STONE Core Band:
Pasi Koivu - Keyboards
Colin Tench - Guitars, backing vocals and percussion
Petri Lindström - Bass Guitar
Robert Wolff - Drums
Sonia Mota - Artwork

A few places to buy: CORVUS STONE UNSCREWED
https://corvusstone.bandcamp.com/
http://www.cdbaby.com/Artist/CorvusStone
https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/corvus-stone-unscrewed/id1012059709

Previous albums here:
https://mrrcorvusstone.bandcamp.com/
http://www.corvusstone.com/
They are available on all the usual outlets also.

Edited by bunchakeze on 1 Jul 2015, 10:05

Sources

http://www.corvusstone.com/

Corvus Stone II album review by Lucas Biela

Excerpt of Album Review by Lucas

As announced in preamble of this review, this album is a festival of musical sounds, as diverse as the origin of the musicians involved. While music in general is in the field of progressive rock, it's easy to notice that the band doesn't care about labels. Progressive rock is a means to sublimate their influences rather than an end in itself. Therefore, you will hear pop (the baroque echoes of the harpsicord in the opener with beatlesque vocal harmonies, the pastoral accents of "Eternal universe"). Other popular forms of music are also represented. Let's start with blues-rock. First with the cover of Murky Red's "Boots for hire", where the virile voice is provided by none other than Murky Red's frontman, Stef Flaming, yet in a context slightly different from the original version, through its spacey keys and arabesques. Then, the blues influence is also obvious in the languid "Mystery man", with its eerie keys and reminiscences of The Beatles' "I want you (she's so heavy)" in the closing section. Rock'n'roll is there as well with the hellish "Purple stone" and a short wink to Deep Purple's "Highway star". Folk music, highlighted by the use of finnish in the lyrics ("Campfire"), has also its place in this monumental album. On the other hand, "Uncle Schunkle" with its groovy rhythms and its vintage hammond, recalls the golden age of jazz-funk. And obviously, since Corvus Stone are regarded as a progressive rock act, the instrumental "A stoned crow meets the rusty Wolff" is a piece that goes in this direction, with many rhythm changes and colourful keys. The title of the song is a pun on the drummer's name but might also be a reference to Happy The Man's humorous piece "Stumpy Meets the Firecracker in Stencil Forest". Besides those influences, some dances are honoured throughout the record: salsa ("Scandinavians in Mexico"), cha cha cha ("Mr Cha Cha"), waltz ("Early morning call" with echoes of Stranglers' "Golden Brown"), bolero ("Camelus bactrianus"), flamenco (Colin's guitar opening to some tracks). Moreover, some neo-classical interludes intersperse the album, be it in a mozartian way ("Lisa has a cigar"), or romantic fashion ("Dark Tower"). More surprising is the pastoral symphony in four movements "Moaning Lisa" (two movements in the tradition of british songs of the elisabethan era, separated by a mouth organ-lead boiling instrumental movement, and a final waltz closing the symphony).

1.  The Simple Life – 01:59 
2.  Early Morning Call – 03:51 
3.  Boots For Hire – 08:58 
4.  Sneaky Entrance In To Lisa – 00:30 
5.  Purple Stone – 03:21 
6.  A Stoned Crow Meets The Rusty Wolff Rat – 7:37 
7.  Lisa Has A Cigar – 00:46 
8.  Mr Cha Cha  - 04:49 
9.  Dark Tower – 01:48 
10. Scandinavians In Mexico – 05:06 
11. Mystery Man – 06:37 
12. Camelus Bactrianus (Tuolla tuonnempana) 08:42 
13. Uncle Schunkle – 04:37 
14. Eternal Universe – 03:52 
15. Moaning Lisa -14:07 
16. Campfire (Tulen Luona) 02:17   

Total time: 79:06

CORVUS STONE 2 line-up 
Colin Tench - Guitars 
Petri Lemmy Lindström - Bass 
Pasi Koivu - keyboards 
Robert Wolff - Drums & Percussion 
Sonia Mota - All artwork and video work 

Special Guests: 
Sean Filkins - Vocals 
Phil Naro - Vocals 
German Vergara - Vocals 
Timo Rautiainen - Vocals 
Blake Carpenter - Vocals 
Stef Flaming - Vocals
Andres Guazzelli - Vocals
Victor Tassone - Percussion

Pre-order the CD: http://mrrcorvusstone.bandcamp.com/album/corvus-stone-ii