Cryptic Vision

Cryptic Vision is a progressive rock band from Sarasota Florida.
They just released their fourth album "Of Infinite Possibilities".

The band was formed in 2003 by multi-instrumentalist Rick Duncan and vocalist Todd Plant.
Rick had produced several albums for local and national artists and Todd had fronted the bands Eyewitness and Millennium as well as working with former Doobie Brothers and Chicago members.

Their first album started primarily as a recording project with Todd, Rick and keyboardist Robert Van Dyne.
It featured several guest musicians such as Kansas violinist David Ragsdale, guitarist Ralph Santola (Iced Earth, Sebastian Bach) and keyboardist Howard Helm (Ian Hunter, Zon, Refuge).
In 2004 the band signed with Progrock Records and released their first album "Moments of Clarity".
In 2005 CV became a live act adding bass player/vocalist Sam Conable, guitarist/vocalist Tim Keese and keyboardist John Zahner. They started the year opening for Kansas and in May they performed at the Rites of Spring festival in Phoenixville PA. The performance was recorded and became their second release "Live at ROSFest 2005".
In 2006 Cryptic Vision returned to the studio and started work on their third album "In A World".
Due to schedule conflicts John Zahner who was also recording and touring with Jon Oliva's 'Pain' was not available.
Howard Helm was brought in to track keyboards and stayed on as a permanent member. The album was recorded more as a band project but also featured special guests David Ragsdale, Ralph Santola and Spock's Beard guitarist Al Morse.
After a 5 year hiatus, Cryptic Vision releases "Of Infinite Possibilities".
This CD is part 3 of their trilogy "Moments Of Clarity In A World Of Infinite Possibilities" and is their most ambitious album yet. From the opening 5/4 riff of Singularity to the bombastic ending of the title track, Cryptic Vision takes the listener through a progressive journey of the world we live in. From the scientific to the spiritual, from our inner soul to the outer Universe, the album explores the meaning of our existence. Each song represents a different perspective of how we try to make sense of our world and what lies beyond. Musically this album covers all the bases, lots of odd time signatures, rich chord progressions, intricate rhythms, melodic hooks, powerful vocals and stunning solos.
The bulk of the album was performed by Rick Duncan, Todd Plant, Sam Conable, Tim Keese and Howard Helm but also feature guest musicians David Ragsdale (Kansas), Gary Schutt, John Zahner, Shawn Bowen, John Leblanc, Mike Carello and Carrie Preston.

Cryptic Vision

Tony Banks

Tony Banks has already written a much admired orchestral work called "Seven: A Suite for Orchestra", which was praised for its ‘genuine melodic gift’.
His new work "Six Pieces For Orchestra" consists of six songs without words which may evoke in the listener ideas of seduction, journey, hero, quest, decision and goal. Two of the pieces feature solo instruments – alto saxophone on Siren and violin on Blade – played here by elite soloists, which mesh into Banks’s orchestral tapestry with bewitching effect. The remaining pieces reveal his outstanding lyrical gifts and total command of musical narrative.

Tony Banks is a founding member of Genesis along with Mike Rutherford, Peter Gabriel and Anthony Phillips and, after a few incarnations, the band evolved further with the introduction of Phil Collins, and with Steve Hackett who replaced Phillips.
Genesis became one of the major exponents of progressive rock music in the early seventies, and after Peter Gabriel left the band in 1975, they went on to become one of the most commercially successful bands of the 1980s and 1990s with albums such as Duke and We Can’t Dance. Tony Banks has pioneered many unique keyboard and synthesiser sounds throughout his career. Music historian Wayne Studer referred to him as “the most tasteful keyboardist of prog rock”.

Tony Banks composed the soundtrack for The Shout (1978) (with Mike Rutherford), starring Alan Bates, Lorca and the Outlaws (1984), and Quicksilver (1986), starring Kevin Bacon. The music from these two latter films ended up on an album entitled Soundtracks (1986). When Michael Winner invited Tony Banks to write the score for his film The Wicked Lady (1983), starring Faye Dunaway, it gave him the opportunity to work with an orchestra, which he had not experienced before. In 2004, as a result of that experience, Tony Banks was inspired to record his first orchestral album Seven: A Suite for Orchestra with the London Philharmonic Orchestra.

Tony Banks

Children In Paradise

The Music of French band Children In Paradise is inspired by atmospheric progressiv rock, celtic music and there are also some jazz influences.
With their debut album "Esyllt" (means Isolde) they invite you to travel between myths, dreams and reality.

A fragile balance between light and tear, the melodies and rhythms to take you on a pervasive melancholy and authenticity that make the charm. Guitars and traditional Celtic instruments harp, uilleann pipes and low whistle, combine with a soft female voice of Dam Kat, mystical and gently lead you towards the path of the "Other World".
Overall this is a remarkable debut album. The entire album is filled with soul–living, breathing music that will reach your innermost being. There are moments of pure prog bliss in these songs.

 Children In Paradise 

Silence

Silence was created in 1996 by French guitarist / keyboardist Bruno Levesque.
In 1997, Bruno recorded the first Silence album called "The Fifth Season", an instrumental album only released in CD-R format.
In 2000, Bruno recorded another instrumental album called "Trouble In Paradise". The good reactions of people encouraged him to carry on with the Silence experience, in the company of a singer. The meeting with the Jerome Cazard's voice took place in early 2001 and two albums were released : "Utopia" (2002), and "Nostalgia" (2005). A new chapter opened in 2008 with the arrival of new singer Ben Venet from the belgian band Jayhawkers.
The first result of this new collaboration was the album "Open Road", released in 2008.

Early 2012, the duet is proud to announce the release of their brand new albums "City (Days)" and "City (Nights)".

This will be the labels first time is releasing two CDs at once by the same artist. Perris Records president Tom Mathers was very excited to hear enough great music from one artist to accomplish this.

I am completely in love with both new albums by Silence, one of the most organic, sweet, harmonic, pure melodic rock collection of songs appeared in many, many years.
With these albums, Silence has marked a clear difference with rest of bands in this genre: Emotion!
All the songs on both CD's will lodge in you blue collar melodic rock heart, meticulously arranged and handmade produced with love.
Great songs, great musical melodies, great vocal harmonies: all are here.

Silence 

Staubkind

 

Schau mich an - bleib einfach stehn
Komm nimm meine Hand die dich schon lang nicht mehr erreicht
Ist denn alles was du lebst nicht mehr was du fühlst
Schau mich an - kannst du mich sehn
Siehst du nicht das meine Augen dir schon längst nichts mehr erzählen
Ist denn alles was du lebst nicht mehr was du fühlst

Kennst du die Lügen nicht für meine heile Welt
Suchst du die Wahrheit nicht die mich hier am Leben hält
Spürst du die Leere nicht in meinem kalten Paradies
Kennst du die Lüge nicht an der mein Herz zerbricht

Schau mich an - kannst du verstehen
Fragst du nicht warum ich immer noch an jeden Morgen glauben kann
Komm schau mich an - du mußt es sehn
Ahnst du nicht daß tief in mir die letzte Hoffnung langsam stirbt
Ist denn alles was du lebst nicht mehr was du fühlst

Kennst du die Lügen nicht für meine heile Welt
Suchst du die Wahrheit nicht die mich hier am Leben hält
Spürst du die Leere nicht in meinem kalten Paradies
Kennst du die Lüge nicht an der mein Herz zerbricht

Kennst du die Lügen nicht - für dich
Kennst du die Träume nicht - für mich

Ist denn alles was du lebst wirklich nur das was du fühlst
für mich - für dich

Kennst du die Lügen nicht für meine heile Welt

Suchst du die Wahrheit nicht die mich hier am Leben hält
Spürst du die Leere nicht in meinem kalten Paradies
Kennst du die Lüge nicht an der mein Herz zerbricht
An der mein Herz - zerbricht

Spürst du die Leere nicht in meinem kalten Paradies

Kennst du die Lüge nicht an der mein Herz zerbricht

Kennst du die Lüge nicht an der mein Herz zerbricht

J.R. Richards

You're the only one who knows the way home
You're the only one who knows the way home

But you're already gone - I feel for the drowning storm
Rules get bent and broken - betrayed - trampled to the ground

You're the only one who knows the way
You're the only one that can help me through the storm

The fear of this unknown is all the darkness is

When you leave me alone an utter blackness gives into
You're the only one who knows the way

You're the only one who knows the way - knows the way

Dry and cracked we wait for winter rain
And bend our backs into a thousand shapes
You know I won't survive til' you rescue me

You're the only one who knows the way
You're the only one who knows the way - knows the way home

You're the only one
You're the only one
You know I won't survive until you rescue me
You're the only one

You're the only one