Year Zero [10Th Anniversary Expanded Edition]

Piąty studyjny album neo-progresywnej grupy brytyjskiej Galahad wydany został w 2002 roku. Pierwsza wersja płyty jest już nie dostępna od kilku lat, dlatego wydana została nowa edycja tego znakomitego albumu w wersji nowego remasteringu z dodatkowym CD zawierającym koncert grupy z 2002 roku. Całość zapakowana w zgrabnym digi-packu będzie niewątpliwą atrakcją dla wielbicieli, fanów neo-prog-rocka.

MLWZ – Artur Chachlowski: “….To album niezwykły, tajemniczy i intrygujący. Album przepiękny, przemyślany i oryginalny. Zawierający bajecznie piękne muzyczne tematy, jak np. fragment zatytułowany „Handsight”. Toż to przecież perła nad perłami. ….. Fantastyczna to płyta, zawierająca cudowną, przewspaniałą muzykę. Trzeba tylko dać jej trochę czasu, a sami przekonacie się, że ten srebrny krążek długo nie opuści Waszego kompaktowego odtwarzacza.”

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The fifth studio album of British neo – progressive band Galahad, released in 2002. The first version of the CD has been unavailable for several years. For that reason the new edition of that excellent album was released, in a version of the new remasterring, with an additionall CD, including the gig of 2002. Wrapped in a neat digi – pack, will be undoubtedly an attraction for neo – prog – rock fans.

MLWZ – Artur Chachlowski: “…That is an unusual, mysterious and interesting album, gorgeous, deliberated and original. It is full of fabulous music themes, for example a fragment titled “Handsight”. It is a pearl of pearls, indeed. … A fantastic album with wonderful music. Let it come into being and you will see for yourself that CD will not leave your compact player.

‘Year Zero’ is actually a loose concept album performed as one piece of continuous music and is the most instrumentally orientated album Galahad has recorded. However the music was split in to fifteen separate sections in order to make it more CD and ‘download’ friendly!

As you would expect with a Galahad release, ‘Year Zero’ contains a myriad of styles including classical, baroque and Jazz interludes, a heavy psychedelic section incorporating techno beats and industrial grooves as well as the usual nods to traditional prog and heavy rock punctuated by some quieter, more sensitive passages before the album reaches a grand, rousing choral crescendo to finish.

As well as the core band members, including the late and much missed Neil Pepper, ‘Year Zero’ also features performances from the Cantori Catholic Choir, Sarah Bolter on woodwind and backing vocals as well as John Wetton (UK, Asia, King Crimson) on guest lead vocals, who even momentarily re-visits a classic Asia refrain, albeit in an extremely subliminal fashion!

This expanded edition also contains a rare live performance of ‘Year Zero’ taken directly from the desk of a Galahad show at Mr Kyps in Poole in 2002.

* ROY KEYWORTH : Electric and acoustic guitars, bass guitar on Democracy, noisy effects and Ding Dong.

* STUART NICHOLSON: Most of the main singing, lots of background singing, ethereal choiry stuff, all the words and a teeny weenie amount of keyboard mayhem.

* SPENCER LUCKMAN: Drums and all manner of strange percussive interludes.

* DEAN BAKER: Steam Driven Mellotron, an old but perfectly formed Fender Rhodes Piano, not too wobbly Mini Moog, Taurus bass pedals, assorted modern digital synthesizers and rack mounted trickery,

sampling, programming, wedding and ‘glamour’ photography (e-mail for prices)……we jest not!!!

* NEIL PEPPER: Bass guitar, bass pedals and keyboards.

* Art Direction [2012 Cover Compiled And Edited By] – Rafał Paluszek

* Art Direction [Compiled, Arranged And Edited By] – Steve Lee

* Cover, Artwork – Kevin Lovett

* Music By, Arranged By – Galahad

* Remastered By – Radek Barczak