Year : 2021
Style : Melodic Hard Rock , AOR
Country : Sweden
Audio : 320 kbps + scans
Size : 100 mb
Bio:
Art Of Illusion is a fusion of songwriter/producer Anders Rydholm, from the band Grand Illusion, and singer extraordinaire Lars Säfsund, from the band Work Of Art."X Marks The Spot" is the first album from these Swedish musicians.Melody is the key in their music and there is a homage to melodic rock and bands like Queen, Giant and Big Money. Catchy melodies, great hooks and tons of glorious vocals are the formula for success. Anders plays keyboards, bass and rhythm guitars, while Lars sings lead and background vocals and also contributes some keyboards. The album is produced by Anders and Lars.Guests on the album are guitarists Jay Graydon, Muris Varajic, Kristian Larsen, Pelle Holmberg and Daniel Rydholm. Drummer Frank 'Frallan' Nilsson, background vocalist Per Svensson and steel guitar player Tony Paoletta also appear. Music is written by Anders Rydholm. Lyrics by Anders Rydholm, Arlene Matza-Jackson and Patrik Ahlm.Lars Säfsund broke through with his band Work Of Art and the album "Artwork" in 2008. He has since then been an appreciated voice within the melodic rock genre. He's also the voice for the bands Lionville and Enbound and one of the most hired background vocal singers in Sweden. Four appearances singing background vocals, for several countries, in the Eurovision Song Contest so far. Voice acting for Disney and other production companies, is another of Lars' many skills.Anders Rydholm has beside his own bands Grand Illusion and Code, worked with Overland, Seikima II and the legendary Japanese artist Demon Kakka. In combination with his songwriting and producing, Anders holds a position as senior lecturer in Music Production at the Linnaeus University, Vaxjo, Sweden.
Album:
This is the debut album by Art Of Illusion, a duo consisting of composer and producer Anders Rydholm (Grand Illusion) and singer Lars Säfsund (Work Of Art) – see what they did there with the band name? Very good chaps!Lars Säfsund is well known in melodic rock circles not only for Work Of Art but also for his singing with Lionville and Enbound. Anders Rydholm is no slouch either having worked with Overland, Seikima II and Japanese artist Demon Kakka.There are shades of Toto on ‘Run’, then on ‘Snakebite Charm’ you have a neat piece of modern melodic rock – definite shades of Grand Illusion’s love of backing vocal arrangements on here. They can rock out too, just listen to the fast paced ‘Go’ which features some top guitar soloing.‘Let The Games Begin’ mixes pomp and AOR to good effect, reminiscent of Robbie Valentine with lots thrown into the mix musically, and a again emphasis on the vocals and their arrangements. Makes for a very impressive listen.There are a couple of bizarre musical offerings, ‘Waltz For The Movies’ recalls cult prog/pomp band A.C.T. mixed with Queen. Very theatrical and perhaps the work Lars Säfsund has done with Disney rubs off on this song?Hopefully Grand Illusion and Work Of Art will continue alongside Art Of Illusion, as there is easily room for all three, especially as they are more studio based projects and not always on tour.You can’t really go wrong when two talents in the Scandi melodic rock scene combine as on here. Plenty of melody, strong choruses and the wonderful vocals of Lars Säfsund.
Line Up:
Lars Säfsund (vocals, bv, k) (Work Of Art)
Anders Rydholm (k, b, rg) (Grand Illusion)
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Per Svensson (bv)
Frank 'Frallan' Nilsson (d)
Muris Varajic (g)
Kristian Larsen (g)
Jay Graydon (g)
Pelle Holmberg (g)
Daniel Rydholm (g)
Tony Paoletta (stg)
Tracklist:
01. Wild And Free
02. Run
03. My Loveless Lullaby
04. Waltz For The Movies
05. 4 AM
06. Go
07. Snakebite Charm
08. Let The Games Begin
09. A Culinary Detour
10. Catch You If I Can
11. Rampant Wildfire
12. Race Against Time
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