Artist: Curved Air
Origin: London, England
Genre: Progressive Rock, Art Rock, Rock, Folk Rock, Classical Rock, Electronic, Jazz, World, Country, Ambient, Experimental, Space-Age
Original line-up:
Sonja Kristina: Vocals
Darryl Way: Violin, Keyboards, Backing Vocals, Guitar
Francis Monkman: Keyboards, Guitar
Rob Martin: Bass
Florian Pilkington-Miksa: Drums
Curved Air are an English Progressive Rock Band from London, formed in 1970 by Darryl Way (Violin, Keyboards), Francis Monkman (Keyboards), Rob Martin (Bass), Florian Pilkington-Miksa (Drums), and Sonja Kristina (Vocals). Their music mixed from Classical, Folk, and Electronic, made them a mixture of Progressive Rock, Folk Rock, and Fusion with Classical Elements, along with High Tide, East Of Eden, and one of the first Rock bands after It's A Beautiful Day, The Flock, and The United States Of America.
Title: The Curved Air Family Album (2019)
Genre: Progressive Rock, Art Rock, Rock, Folk Rock, Classical Rock, Electronic, Jazz, World, Country, Ambient, Experimental, Space-Age
Label: Curved Air Records
Rating: *****
Tracks:
Disc 1:
1. Coming Home (by Curved Air) (4:51)
2. Children Of The Cosmos (by Darryl Way) (5:14)
3. Citadel (by Sonja Kristina) (4:52)
4. Ouverture From Handel's Suite No. 7 In G Minor (by Francis Monkman) (6:19)
5. Ichiban Girl (by Sonja Kristina & Darryl Way) (3:32)
6. Coming Out (by Mike Wedgwood) (3:23)
7. Screw (by Curved Air) (4:01)
8. Towards Tomorrow (by Curved Air) (5:12)
9. The Fury (by Curved Air) (5:20)
10. Shame (by En Masse & Kirby) (5:31)
11. Made In Hollywood (by Curved Air) (4:28)
12. The Stars That Played With Lucky Joe's Cards (by Stewart Copeland) (3:55)
13. Midnight Wire (Orchestral Version) (by Curved Air) (8:07)
Disc 2:
1. Stay Human (by Curved Air) (3:48)
2. By Te Fire (by Paul Sax) (3:03)
3. Angel (by Sonja Kristina) (5:42)
4. Boundless Optimism (by Robert Norton) (7:06)
5. Moon Beams (by Robert Norton & Sonja Kristina) (7:25)
6. One Step Forward (by Chris Harris) (2:07)
7. Time Games (by Curved Air) (6:23)
8. Labyrinth (by RFK) (13:33)
9. Interplay (by Curved Air) (5:40)
10. The Gift (by Kit Morgan) (4:40)
11. Images And Signs (by Curved Air) (6:43)
12. Paraselenae (by Andy Tween) (2:51)
13. Soon (by Curved Air) (6:38)
Personnel:
Disc 1:
Track 1: Curved Air:
Sonja Kristina: Vocals
Darryl Way: Violin, Keyboards
Andy Christie: Guitar
Track 2: Darryl Way:
Darryl Way: All Instruments, Vocals
Track 3: Sonja Kristina:
Sonja Kristina: Vocals
Paul Sax: Violin
Simon Whitaker: Drums
Ali Mckenzie: Cello
Tim Whitaker: Acoustic Guitar
Track 4: Francis Monkman:
Francis Monkman: Harpsichord
Trak 5: Sonja Kristina & Darryl Way:
Sonja Kristina: Vocals
Darryl Way: All Instruments
Track 6: Mike Wedgwood:
Mike Wedgwood: Lead Vocals, Bass
Eddi Jarl: Drums, Percussion, Backing Vocals
Henrik Skriver: Guitar
Peter Bedker: Piano
Track 7: Curved Air:
Sonja Kristina: Vocals
Darryl Way: Violin, Keyboards
Florian Pilkington-Miksa: Drums
Andy Christie: Guitar
Track 8: Curved Space:
Francis Monkman: Guitar
Florian Pilkington-Miksa: Drums
Rob Martin: Bass
Mike Cooper: Guitar
Track 9: Curved Air:
Darryl Way: Violin, Keyboards
Floriab Pilkington-Miksa: Drums
Andy Christie: Guitar
Track 10: Kirby & En Masse:
Kirby Gregory: Guitar, Vocals
Bob Atherton: Bass
Dave Fortune: Drums
Track 11: Curved Air:
Sonja Kristina: Vocals
Darryl Way: Violin, Keyboards
Track 12: Stewart Copeland:
Stewart Copeland: Drums
Albaby Symphony: All Other Instrumens
Track 13: Curved Air:
Sonja Kristina: Vocals
Darryl Way: Violin, Keyboards
Florian Pilkington-Miksa: Drums
Andy Christie: Guitar
Juliet, Lauren, Rosie: Backing Vocals
Disc 2:
Track 1: Curved Air:
Sonja Kristina: Vocals
Florian Pilkington-Miksa: Drums
Kirby Gregory: Guitar
Chris Harris: Bass, Electric Upright Bass
Robert Norton: Keyboards
Paul Sax: Violin
Track 2: Paul Sax:
Paul Sax: Violin
Robert Norton: All Other Instruments
Track 3: Sonja Kristina:
Sonja Kristina: Vocals
Robert Norton: Electric Piano, Synthesizer
Andy Tween: Drums, Percussion
Paul Sax: Violin
Graeme Holdaway: Bass
Tim Whitaker: Acoustic Guitar
Paul Hankin: Congas, Hand Percussion
Track 4: Robert Norton:
Robert Norton: Piano
Track 5: Sonja Kristina & Robert Norton:
Sonja Kristina: Vocals
Robert Norton: Keyboards
Track 6: Chris Harris:
Chris Harris: Three Bass Guitar
Track 7: Curved Air:
Sonja Kristina: Vocals
Florian Pilkington-Miksa: Drums
Kirby Gregory: Guitar
Chris Harris: Bass, Electric Upright Bass
Robert Norton: Keyboards
Paul Sax: Violin
Track 8: RFK:
Robert Norton: Keyboards
Florian Pilkington-Miksa: Drums
Kirby Gregory: Guitar
Track 9: Curved Air:
Sonja Kristina: Vocals
Florian Pilkington-Miksa: Drums
Kirby Gregory: Guitar
Chris Harris: Bass, Electric Upright Bass
Robert Norton: Keyboards
Paul Sax: Violin
Track 10: Kit Morgan:
Kit Morgan: All Instruments
Track 11: Curved Air:
Sonja Kristina: Vocals
Florian Pilkington-Miksa: Drums
Kirby Gregory: Guitar
Chris Harris: Bass, Electric Upright Bass
Robert Norton; Keyboards
Paul Sax: Violin
Track 12: Andy Tween:
Andy Tween: All Instruments
Track 13: Curved Air:
Sonja Kristina: Vocals
Robert Norton: Keyboards
Paul Sax: Violin
Kit Morgan: Acoustic, Electric Guitars
Chris Tween: Drums
Dave Kerzner: Additional Keyboards, Effects
Fernando Perdomo: Lap Steel, Additional Keyboards, Guitar
The Curved Air Family Album is the Rare Tracks Album collects together from rare Curved Air Tracks, previously unreleased collaborations and solo tracks by past memebers of the band, released on June 9, 2019 by Curved Air Records.
Artist: Curved Air
Origin: London, England
Genre: Progressive Rock, Art Rock, Rock, Folk Rock, Classical Rock
Original line-up:
Sonja Kristina: Vocals
Darryl Way: Violin, Keyboards, Backing Vocals, Guitar
Francis Monkman: Keyboards, Guitar
Rob Martin: Bass
Florian Pilkington-Miksa: Drums
Curved Air are an English Progressive Rock Band from London, formed in 1970 by Darryl Way (Violin, Keyboards), Francis Monkman (Keyboards), Rob Martin (Bass), Florian Pilkington-Miksa (Drums), and Sonja Kristina (Vocals). Their music mixed from Classical, Folk, and Electronic, made them a mixture of Progressive Rock, Folk Rock, and Fusion with Classical Elements, along with High Tide, East Of Eden, and one of the first Rock bands after It's A Beautiful Day, The Flock, and The United States Of America.
Title: Second British Rock Meeting 1972 (2018)
Genre: Progressive Rock, Art Rock, Rock, Folk Rock, Classical Rock
Label: Curved Air Records
Rating: *****
Tracks:
1. No-Guitar Blues (3:34)
2. Everdance/Cheetah/Vivaldi (7:41)
3. Phantasmagoria (3:34)
4. Melinda (More Or Less) (3:12)
5. Over And Above (11:32)
6. The Germersheim Jam/Vivaldi (31:47)
Personnel:
Sonja Kristina: Lead Vocals, Acoustic Guitar
Darryl Way: Violin
Francis Monkman: Guitar, Synthesizer
Mike Wedgwood: Bass
Florian Pilkington-Miksa: Drums
Second British Rock Meeting 1972 is the third volume of The Curved Air Rarities Series, was released on October 5, 2018 by Curved Air Records, recorded live at the Second British Rock Meeting Germersheim Germany, May 22, 1972.
Artist: Dave Kerzner
Birth Name: David Nathaniel Kerzner
Genre: Progressive Rock, Classic Rock, Ambient, Modern Progressive Rock
Occupation: Musician, Songwriter, Producer, Sound Designer
Instruments: Keyboards, Piano, Guitar, Drums, Vocals
Dave Kerzner is an American Musician, Songwriter, Producer and Sound Designer as well as founder of the sound sampling development company Sonic Reality Inc. along with Simon Collins, he is the co-founder of the band Sound Of Contact. He is also the co-founder of the band Mantra Vega. He has worked with artists and bands such as Alan Parsons, Genesis, Francis Dunnery, Neil Peart, Keith Emerson, Tom Waits, and Smashing Pumpkins. His debut solo album, New World, was released in December 2014.
Title: Static (2017)
Genre: Progressive Rock, Classic Rock, Ambient, Modern Progressive Rock
Label: Recplay Inc.
Rating: *****
Tracks:
1. Prelude (0:39)
2. Hypocrites (8:29)
3. Static (5:19)
4. Reckless (5:39)
5. Chain Reaction (4:43)
6. Trust (4:46)
7. Quiet Storm (2:08)
8. Dirty Soap Box (5:43)
9. The Truth Behind (7:11)
10. Right Back To The Start (1:50)
11. Statistic (2:53)
12. Millennium Man (3:31)
13. State Of Innocence (4:48)
14. The Carnival Of Modern Life (16:52)
Personnel:
Dave Kerzner: Lead & Backing Vocals, Keyboards
Fernando Perdomo: Guitar, Bass, Drums
Randy McStine: Guitar, FX, Backing Vocals on Tracks: 5, 9
Derek Cintron: Drums
Durga McBroom: Backing Vocals
Lorelei McBroom: Backing Vocals
Additional Musicians:
Steve Hackett: Guitar on Track 8
Nick D'Virgilio: Drums on Track 8
Ruti Celli: Cello on Tracks: 7, 10, 13,FX on Track 6
Matt Dorsey: Bass on Track 4, Backing Vocals on Tracks: 2, 5,9
Colin Edwin: Bass on Track 3
Nick Mason: Drums on Track 3
Ewa Karolina Lewowska: Backing Vocals on Track 3
Chris Johnson: Guitar on Track 5
Stuart Fletcher: Bass on Track 5
Alex Cromarty: Drums on Track 5
Static is the second studio album by Dave Kerzner, released on November 10, 2017 by Recplay Inc., featuring Steve Hackett (Genesis), Fernando Perdomo (Jakob Dylan), Nick D'Virgilio (Big Big Train), Derek Cintron (Brothers Of Others), Randy McStine (The Fringe), Matt Dorsey (Sound Of Contact), Durga & Lorelei McBroom (Pink Floyd), Alex Cromarty (Mostly Autumn), Stuart Fletcher (Sea Horses), Colin Edwin (Porcupine Tree) and more.
Artist: Jon Lord
Birth Name: Jonathan Douglas Lord
Born: June 9, 1941. Leicester, England
Died: July 16, 2012 (Aged 71). London, England
Genre: Rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Blues Rock, Progressive Rock, Classical Rock, Jazz, Jazz Rock
Occupations: Musician, Songwriter
Instruments: Keyboards, Organ, Piano, Synthesizer, Vocals
Joh Lord was an English Composer, Pianist and Hammond Organ Player, best-known as Keyboards of one of the best Hard Rock Group Deep Purple, besides his works with Whitesnake, Paice, Ashton & Lord, The Artwoods and Flower Pot Men.
In 1968, Joh Lord founded Deep Purple, he wrote the organ riff on "Child In Time", he retired from Deep Purple in 2002. In 2011, he was granted an Honorary Doctor Of Music Degree by his home town's University of Leicester. He died on 16th July, 2012 after suffering from pancreatic cancer at the London Clinic.
Title: Before I Forget (Expanded Edition) (2017)
Genre: Rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Blues Rock, Progressive Rock, Classical Rock, Jazz, Jazz Rock
Label: Purple Records
Rating: *****
Tracks:
1. Chance On A Feeling (4:08)
2. Tender Babes (4:03)
3. Hollywood Rock And Roll (4:11)
4. Bach Onto This (8:00)
5. Before I Forget (5:05)
6. Say It's All Right (4:50)
7. Burntwood (4:04)
8. Where Are You? (5:03)
Bonus Tracks: 2012:
9. Going Home (4:01)
10. Ravel's Pavane (3:53)
11. Bach Onto This (4:04)
12. Lady (5:33)
13. For A Friend (6:24)
Personnel:
Produced by Jon Lord
Jon Lord: Piano, Organ, Keyboards, Mini Moog
Bernie Marsden: Guitar (Track 1, 4), Lead Vocals (Track 1)
Mick Ralphs: Guitar (Track 3, 6)
Tony Ashton: Lead Vocals (Track 3)
Elmer Gantry: Lead Vocals (Track 8)
Vicky Brown: Lead Vocals (Track 2, 11), Backing Vocals (Tracks 1, 3, 5, 6)
Sam Brown: Backing Vocals (Track 1, 3, 5, 6)
Boz Burrell: Bass (Track 3)
Neil Murray: Bass (Track 1, 2, 4-7)
Ian Paice: Drums (Track 1, 5)
Cozy Powell: Drums (Track 2)
Simon Phillips: Drums (Track 4, 6)
Simon Kirke: Drums (Track 3)
Bonus Tracks:
Jon Lord: Keyboards
Vicky Brown: Vocals on Track 12
Before I Forget is a solo album by Jon Lord, originally released on June, 1982 by Harvest Records, remastered and reissued on January 27, 2017 by Purple Records. For Expanded Edition with 5 Bonus Tracks.
