The Flower Kings (SWEDEN)

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The Flower Kings (SWEDEN)

Príspevokod užívateľa Horex » 18 Apr 2023, 13:52

The Flower Kings - Islands (2CD) (Limited Edition Digipak) (2020)

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Year : 2020
Style : Progressive Rock
Country : Sweden
Audio : 320 kbps + scans
Size : 220 mb


Bio:

The Flower Kings are a Swedish progressive rock band formed in 1994 by guitarist and singer-songwriter Roine Stolt. The group began as Stolt's touring band to support his third solo album The Flower King. They continued performing after the tour and have gone on to become one of the most prolific studio recording units in progressive rock, having released nearly twenty hours of music spread across twelve studio albums. Their music is similar to early symphonic progressive rock groups such as Yes, marked by sharp dynamic changes, polyrhythms, heavy bass, vocal harmonies, abstract and occasionally nonsensical lyrics, and extended song lengths.

Album:

“Islands” is the new double album by Scandinavian progressive rockers THE FLOWER KINGS. The creative mind of songwriter Roine Stolt (Transatlantic, The Sea Within, Anderson/Stolt etc.) now presents 92 minutes of brand-new music with his competent line-up also featuring Hasse Froberg, Zach Kamins, Jonas Reingold, Mirko DeMaio and special guest Rob Townsend.Due to the Covid-19-pandemic the album comes out quite a bit sooner than originally planned as Roine explains: “All shows and festivals were cancelled and the future didn’t really ‘unfold’ itself like we had hoped. To sit out the pandemic with no activities was not an option for us. We cannot be stopped by an evil virus. With members living in the USA, Italy, Austria and Sweden the only way was to use the magic of the ‘net’ sending files and start building, what now became, a double album of 21 tracks in an accessible song format.”The 92 minutes long “Islands” features artwork by legend Roger Dean (Yes, Uriah Heep etc.) and all trademark sounds and melodies the band is known for – from vintage keyboards to epic guitar solos, from odd drum patterns to symphonic elements, THE FLOWER KINGS present a superb, playful and complex record.‘Islands’ was recorded during Lockdown with each member contributing remotely. The liner credits state that it was ‘recorded at locations in Italy, California, Austria, Sweden and Denmark.’ Stolt apparently had an interesting time producing it, having to instruct various members on matters such as microphone placement, via digital platforms.On listening to the album, the only possible indication of this is that the individual songs comprising the album’s 96 minutes are somewhat shorter than TFK fans would traditionally expect.Yet every song is linked as a constituent part to the central theme of isolation – hence the album’s title. Each song taps into a common vital force – like an inherent sense of Chi. Fans may therefore hear ‘Islands’ not as a collection of individual songs, but rather as a continuous, long-form double concept album.That choice is the listener’s to make, but other than that, there is no ambivalence here – one should expect, for the most part, another excellent double set of classic, expansive, melodic TFK Prog, as required by the band’s loyal followers.With melody, majesty, harmonies, signature guitar and keyboard lines galore, always underpinned by the mammoth bass-lines of Jonas Reingold, ‘Islands’ does much to entrench TFK’s place as one of the altar-bearers of modern Prog.It is safe to say that fans are unlikely to encounter any ‘lockdown difference.’ They will most certainly not be disappointed. Sweden’s Swami of Prog and his international cohorts have done it again – only this time perhaps with a slightly more focused air of contemplation. Call it a musical meditation, if you will.The music is typically varied and polished, but the lyrics deserve special mention. Evidently, many of them were created on the spot during the recording process as a ‘stream of consciousness’. Considering how polished the album sounds, this is a remarkable fact.The sheer proportions of the release coupled with the number of songs (21) makes a track-by-track analysis impossible.Suffice it to say that the album ventures in many directions and could well be TFK’s most intrepid to date, while conjuring just the right amount of familiarity.There are a few highlights that should be mentioned:‘Broken’, released as first single, is just staggering from start to finish. This Prog masterwork begins with a yearning guitar line, leading to a simple but brilliant verse in two part harmony, and goes everywhere from there. It rocks and it rolls. It is progressive and jazzy. It is heavy and it is light. It is unpredictable and it is immensely satisfying.‘Broken’ is a transcendent song – it is right up there with the best that TFK have ever done.‘Black Swan’ is an excellent song that sees the band channel its love of QUEEN. Stolt’s guitar has a very deliberate Brian May sound and the harmonies very obviously and intentionally sound like Freddie Mercury at his best. TFK in an alternate Queen universe – you will love it.A surprise awaits in ‘Morning News.’ If you had ever wondered what TFK would sound like as a Country and Western band, wonder no more. Complete with twanging guitars and barn-dance drumming from the excellent Mirkko DeMaio, you can almost imagine Stolt singing in a cowboy hat with a piece of long grass in his mouth. Yet somehow it still sounds like TFK, and the lyrical content is highly sophisticated.An undoubted fan favorite will be the song ‘Tangerine’. The song may sound as polished as burnished brass, but the remarkable fact is that the vocals (traded like oriental spice between Stolt and the wonderful Hasse Fröberg) were composed while recording. There could not be a better lead vocalist for TFK than Fröberg, and one of the reasons is his compatibility with Stolt. Their voices have for years combined to create a unique harmony and counterpoint – it is just something about their tonal qualities – and this song is a stunning demonstration of that fact.‘Islands’ may have been recorded remotely, but its combined soul, passion and yearning are unbridled, and there is a distinct feeling of brotherhood in its delivery. We, the listeners, are indeed human islands at the moment, and if anything will reconnect us in this strange and alienated world, it is music like this.

Line Up:

Roine Stolt (Transatlantic) – Vocals, Guitars, Keyboards
Hasse Froberg – Vocals, Acoustic Guitar
Jonas Reingold (Karmakanic, The Tangent, Steve Hackett) – Bass
Zach Kamins – Organ, Synthesizers, Mellotron, Orchestrations
Mirko DeMaio (Mind Key) – Drums, Percussion

guest:

Rob Townsend (Steve Hackett) – Soprano Saxophone

Tracklist:

CD1:

01. Racing With Blinders On
02. From The Ground
03. Black Swan
04. Morning News
05. Broken
06. Goodbye Outrage
07. Journeyman
08. Tangerine
09. Solaris
10. Heart Of The Valley
11. Man In A Two Peace Suit

CD2:

01. All I Need Is Love
02. A New Species
03. Northern Lights
04. Hidden Angles
05. Serpentine
06. Looking For Answers
07. Telescope
08. Fool’s Gold
09. Between Hope & Fear
10. Islands


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Re: The Flower Kings (SWE)

Príspevokod užívateľa Horex » 18 Apr 2023, 13:53

The Flower Kings - By Royal Decree (2CD) (2022)

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Year : 2022
Style : Progressive Rock
Country : Sweden
Audio : 320 kbps + all scans
Size : 216 mb


Bio:

The Flower Kings are a Swedish progressive rock band formed in 1994 by guitarist and singer-songwriter Roine Stolt. The group began as Stolt's touring band to support his third solo album The Flower King. They continued performing after the tour and have gone on to become one of the most prolific studio recording units in progressive rock, having released nearly twenty hours of music spread across twelve studio albums. Their music is similar to early symphonic progressive rock groups such as Yes, marked by sharp dynamic changes, polyrhythms, heavy bass, vocal harmonies, abstract and occasionally nonsensical lyrics, and extended song lengths.

Album:

Prog icons The Flower Kings are pleased to announce the release of their 15th studio album "By Royal Decree". The band is back at its most creative, flowery and playful - mirroring the 70s melting pot of folk, symphonic, electronic, jazz, blues, funk & prog. On the new album they have looked for more organic and vintage sounds, still centered around the foundation of drums, bass, guitars and the iconic Hammond, grand piano, mellotron & Moog synthesizers. The album also sees the return of founding member Michael Stolt, who takes up bass guitar and vocal duties which he splits with longtime member Jonas Reingold, alongside the line-up of Mirko DeMaio on drums, Zach Kamins on keyboards, Hasse Fröberg on vocals & guitars and Roine Stolt on vocals & guitars. The band convened in the middle of 2021 at Fenix Studios in Sweden to record through the fully analogue Rupert Neve mixing desk. The album also features beautiful cover art, once again created by Denver based artist Kevin Sloan.

Line Up:

Roine Stolt (Transatlantic) – Vocals, Guitars, Keyboards
Hasse Froberg – Vocals, Acoustic Guitar
Jonas Reingold (Karmakanic, The Tangent, Steve Hackett) – Bass
Zach Kamins – Organ, Synthesizers, Mellotron, Orchestrations
Mirko DeMaio (Mind Key) – Drums, Percussion

Tracklist:

CD1:

01. The Great Pretender (6:55)
02. World Gone Crazy (5:04)
03. Blinded (7:45)
04. A Million Stars (7:11)
05. The Soldier (5:23)
06. The Darkness In You (5:13)
07. We Can Make It Work (2:48)
08. Peacock On Parade (5:15)
09. Revolution (5:59)

CD2:

01. Time The Great Healer (6:12)
02. Letter (2:25)
03. Evolution (4:47)
04. Silent Ways (5:01)
05. Moth (4:31)
06. The Big Funk (4:39)
07. Open Your Heart (5:17)
08. Shrine (1:08)
09. Funeral Pyres (7:14)


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Príspevokod užívateľa Horex » 18 Apr 2023, 13:54

The Flower Kings - Space Revolver (2000) (InsideOut Music Edition 2022)

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Year : 2000 (InsideOut Music Remastered Edition 2022)
Style : Progressive Rock
Country : Sweden
Audio : 320 kbps + front
Size : 176 mb


Bio:

The Flower Kings are a Swedish progressive rock band formed in 1994 by guitarist and singer-songwriter Roine Stolt. The group began as Stolt's touring band to support his third solo album The Flower King. They continued performing after the tour and have gone on to become one of the most prolific studio recording units in progressive rock, having released nearly twenty hours of music spread across twelve studio albums. Their music is similar to early symphonic progressive rock groups such as Yes, marked by sharp dynamic changes, polyrhythms, heavy bass, vocal harmonies, abstract and occasionally nonsensical lyrics, and extended song lengths.

Album:

Swedish progressive rock legends The Flower Kings and their long-time label partner InsideOutMusic are launching an extensive reissue campaign in 2022, reissuing the band's entire catalogue on CD and vinyl in remastered editions, with many of the albums available on vinyl for the first time. The next album in this series is the band's fifth album, 'Space Revolver', which features Jonas Reingold on bass. It will be available as a Ltd. CD Digipak & Gatefold 180g 2LP+CD & LP booklet (for the first time!), both with remastered and partially remixed audio and new artwork.

Line Up:

Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals, Acoustic Guitar – Hans Fröberg*
Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals, Guitar, Bass Guitar – Roine Stolt
Bass [Fender Precision & Fretless] – Jonas Reingold
Percussion, Voice, Percussion [Mallet], Performer [Chains] – Hasse Bruniusson
Piano, Organ, Synthesizer, Mellotron – Tomas Bodin
Soprano Saxophone – Ulf Wallander

Production:

Artwork, Design – Hippified Art
Engineer – Dexter Frank Jr.
Mastered By – Dex*
Mixed By – Bo Dean, Dex*, Stolt*
Photography By – Esmeralda Azzaro
Producer – Don Azzaro, Gepetto Azzaro

Tracklist:

01. I Am the Sun, Pt. 1 (2022 Remaster) (15:03)
02. Dream on Dreamer (2022 Remaster) (02:42)
03. Rumble Fish Twist (2022 Remaster) (08:06)
04. Monster Within (2022 Remaster) (12:46)
05. Chicken Farmer Song (2022 Remaster) (05:08)
06. Underdog (2022 Remaster) (05:29)
07. You Don't Know What You've Got (2022 Remaster) (02:39)
08. Slave to Money (2022 Remaster) (07:30)
09. A Kings Prayer (2022 Remaster) (06:02)
10. I Am the Sun, Pt. 2 (2022 Remaster) (10:39)


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Príspevokod užívateľa Horex » 18 Apr 2023, 13:55

The Flower Kings - Unfold The Future (2CD) (2022)

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Year : 2022
Style : Progressive Rock
Country : Sweden
Audio : 320 kbps + scans
Size : 327 mb


Bio:

The Flower Kings are a Swedish progressive rock band formed in 1994 by guitarist and singer-songwriter Roine Stolt. The group began as Stolt's touring band to support his third solo album The Flower King. They continued performing after the tour and have gone on to become one of the most prolific studio recording units in progressive rock, having released nearly twenty hours of music spread across twelve studio albums. Their music is similar to early symphonic progressive rock groups such as Yes, marked by sharp dynamic changes, polyrhythms, heavy bass, vocal harmonies, abstract and occasionally nonsensical lyrics, and extended song lengths.

Album:

Swedish progressive rockers THE FLOWER KINGS, and longtime label-partners InsideOutMusic, began an extensive reissue campaign in 2022 which will see the entire catalogue of the band reissued on CD & Vinyl in remastered editions.One of these is the band’s seventh album ‘Unfold The Future’, originally released in 2002. It is the first appearance of drummer Zoltan Csörsz, and also features Pain of Salvation’s Daniel Gildenlöw on guest vocals. The album has been fully remastered revealing new layers of sound, and the reissue features the full version of the song ‘Devil’s Playground’ and refreshed artwork.‘Unfold The Future’ is a strong album, one of Flower King’s best, where the music builds upon the classic style of Prog great era to a modern accessible rock/pop sound, melodic songs plus, of course, busy, impressive passages including superb solos, jazzy arrangements, crystalline ballads, and more.Two lengthy selections bookend the set. “The Truth Will Set You Free” (31 minutes) takes listeners immediately on the roller coaster of emotions and time signatures that is a Flower Kings epic. “Devils Playground” (25 minutes) gets a bit trickier, but it includes some very strong sections and provides a powerful, frenzied finale.If these two songs — along with “Monkey Business,” “Silent Inferno,” and “Genie in a Bottle” — all fly up to the group’s quality standards, the surprises are found in lower-profile tunes like “Soul Vortex” and “Christianopel,” two free-form jams.A complete, all-time interesting piece of work from these Swedish masters.

Line Up:

Roine Stolt – vocals, guitars, keyboards
Tomas Bodin – keyboards
Hasse Bruniusson – glockenspiel, dulcimer, percussion
Hasse Fröberg – vocals, guitars
Jonas Reingold – bass guitar
Zoltan Csörsz – drums

with:

Daniel Gildenlöw – vocals

Tracklist:

CD1:

01. The Truth Will Set You Free (2022 Remaster)
02. Monkey Business (2022 Remaster)
03. Black and White (2022 Remaster)
04. Christianopel (2022 Remaster)
05. Silent Inferno (2022 Remaster)
06. The Navigator (2022 Remaster)
07. Vox Humana (2022 Remaster)

CD2:

01. Genie in a Bottle (2022 Remaster)
02. Fast Lane (2022 Remaster)
03. Grand Old World (2022 Remaster)
04. Soul Vortex (2022 Remaster)
05. Rollin’ the Dice (2022 Remaster)
06. The Devil’s Danceschool (2022 Remaster)
07. Man Overboard (2022 Remaster)
08. Solitary Shell (2022 Remaster)
09. Devil’s Playground (2022 Remaster)


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Príspevokod užívateľa Horex » 06 Sep 2023, 11:26

The Flower Kings - Look At You Now (2023)

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Year : 2023
Style : Progressive Rock
Country : Sweden
Audio : 320 kbps + all scans
Size : 161 mb


Bio:

The Flower Kings are a Swedish progressive rock band formed in 1994 by guitarist and singer-songwriter Roine Stolt. The group began as Stolt's touring band to support his third solo album The Flower King. They continued performing after the tour and have gone on to become one of the most prolific studio recording units in progressive rock, having released nearly twenty hours of music spread across twelve studio albums. Their music is similar to early symphonic progressive rock groups such as Yes, marked by sharp dynamic changes, polyrhythms, heavy bass, vocal harmonies, abstract and occasionally nonsensical lyrics, and extended song lengths.

Album:

In their nearly 30-year career as a band, The Flower Kings return with 16th studio album "Look At You Now". With its vintage vibes and the warm and inviting sounds that are reminiscent of legendary and classic 70s albums, "Look At You Now" is all about the invention of grandiose soundscapes and that analog feel that will transport you to a bygone era of rock with swirling synths & guitars and thematic long-form pieces.

Line Up:

Roine Stolt – vocals, guitars, keyboards
Hasse Fröberg – vocals, guitars
Michael Stolt – bass guitar
Mirko Demaio – drums

with:

Hasse Bruniusson – glockenspiel, dulcimer, percussion (on tr. 3)
Lalle Larsson (sy on tr. 4, 9)
Jannica Lund (bv on tr. 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13)
Marjana Semkina (v on tr. 12)
Jörgen Sälde (nylon g on tr. 6)

Tracklist:

01. Beginner's Eyes
02. The Dream
03. Hollow Man
04. Dr. Ribedeaux
05. Mother Earth
06. The Queen
07. The Light In Your Eyes
08. Seasons End
09. Scars
10. Stronghold
11. Father Sky
12. Day For Peace
13. Look At You Now


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