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TIMELIGHT

Crossover Prog • United States


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TIMELIGHT was formed in 2013 in Portland Oregon with a vision of creating expansive musical landscapes. This group continues to conceive and produce highly aspirational and adventurous music. The band commenced originally as a trio by Chris Rudolf (guitar, vocals) as an outgrowth of his solo work with a lineup that included Steve Lauer (drums) and Stevie Williams (bass, keyboards). The later addition of Ron Murvihill (keyboards, vocals, flute) coincided with the recording and release of their first album, "Timelight" in 2016. The debut album has compositions written by Chris Rudolf and Ron Murvihill further polished by the creative contributions of each band member. The result is a tight album with a big sound and much thoughtful musical material to contemplate.

Due to the challenges of relocation to Seattle, Washington, the group's lineup changed and TIMELIGHT's focus shifted to creating music primarily as a studio band. Chris Rudolf took over the bass guitar duties after some contributions from Ian Siegel, and Ron Murvihill programmed drum parts with an ear toward creating an eclectic yet playable drum style. Writing and recording continued with this new format. These efforts produced TIMELIGHT's second album entitled 'Selah!' which was released in 2020. The album features several extended length compositions and sophisticated arrangements. The music incorporates elements of classical, metal, fusion, and other styles, yet is wholly unconcerned with what genre boundaries it may cross. The lyrics encapsulate the philosophical, social commentary, science fiction and myth.

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3.07 | 6 ratings
Timelight
2016
3.86 | 10 ratings
Selah!
2020

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 Selah! by TIMELIGHT album cover Studio Album, 2020
3.86 | 10 ratings

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Selah!
Timelight Crossover Prog

Review by kev rowland
Special Collaborator Honorary Reviewer

4 stars By the time of Timelight's second album, 'Selah!', there had been some significant changes and the band had now become a studio only project of Chris Rudolf (guitars, keyboards, bass, vocals, production) and Ron Murvihill (keyboards, flute, drum programming, vocals), with the addition of guest bassist Ian Siegel on 3 of the 6 songs. As with the debut, most of the songs are lengthy (just one under 5 and all the others past 10), yet here it feels that Murvihill has had a much larger impact on the material and he and Rudolf are very much linked. As well as more keyboards in general, there is a much greater use of piano, which has major impact in some places, such as on the title cut which is huge in so many ways. While I have never been a fan of programming, it must be said that here it has been done incredibly well, and one can imagine this being played by a human and is far more innovative and all over the kit than much I have heard.

Whereas the debut showed lots of promise, this is more about fulfilling that aim and the result is an album which is incredibly powerful. This does not sound like a project, but by a full band who went into the studio and rocked. There are a lot more keyboards here, yet the guys are still very much in the American Nineties prog mould, with plenty of rock guitars when the time is right. The guys also play to their strengths with long instrumental passages, but whereas some bands use these as an excuse for self-congratulatory solos or meandering elements which go nowhere, here they have purpose and direction and fit within the theme of the song. The vocals do take some getting used to, but musically this is an incredibly powerful unit, and the underlying piano and rock guitar often combine to create something very special indeed.

Both this and the debut are easy to find on Bandcamp, and fans of a combination of prog and American melodic rock should seek them out.

 Timelight by TIMELIGHT album cover Studio Album, 2016
3.07 | 6 ratings

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Timelight Crossover Prog

Review by kev rowland
Special Collaborator Honorary Reviewer

3 stars Guitarist/singer Chris Rudolf and I somehow got in contact last year, after which he sent me not only the latest release from Timelight to review, but also their debut from 2016. The band were formed in Portland, Orgeon, by Chris in 2013 as a continuation of his solo work and was initially a trio featuring Steve Lauer (drums) and Stevie Williams (bass, keyboards), before Ron Murvihill (keyboards, vocals, flute) joined in time to record and release the debut. To me this is very reminiscent of much of the prog that was coming out of the American scene in the Nineties, not really neo-prog, but much more with an ear to the melodic rock and AOR scene.

These guys certainly understand how to produce powerful, bombastic music with some great riffs and guitar lines. There are times when Ron is relegated somewhat to the rear, providing a secondary support role, while the rest of the guys really kick off. There are some bass/drum/guitar runs in "The Law of Identity" which are an absolute delight, with the guys truly locked in and playing as one. But when he is given the opportunity Ron also shows he can either rock with the best of them or take the band in a totally different direction. Although this style was commonplace some twenty years earlier, there are few prog bands mixing it up quite like this in the 21st Century which makes this feel fresh and exciting.

The style of vocals can be a little off putting at first, just because Chris has a distinctive style, but that soon passes by, and one becomes completely enamoured with this five-song 55-minute-long debut which has a lot going for it. Self-produced and self-released, this is a solid album which is certainly worthy of investigation who want their prog to be influenced by progressive rock, and also for those who enjoy it the other way round.

 Timelight by TIMELIGHT album cover Studio Album, 2016
3.07 | 6 ratings

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Timelight
Timelight Crossover Prog

Review by Rivertree
Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator / Band Submissions

3 stars Portland based quartet TIMELIGHT recently have succeeded to add their first eponymous contribution to the prog circle. Accomplishing a leading role with certainty, Chris Rudolf (guitar, keys) is responsible for the compositions as well as mixing and mastering here. Additionally Ron Murvihill (keys, flute), drummer Steve Lauer and Stevie Williams (bass, keys) are part of the crew. Concerning the instrumental skills this leaves nothing to be desired. And the five partially extended songs are offering a rather heavy progressive rock variant, provided with some distinct leanings to AOR here and there.

The album starts with The Law Of Identity, sounding relatively average and innocent initially, also due to the vocals. But hey, while gradually developing its unique atmosphere, this affair is definitely prospering throughout - so please take your time! While showing some Eagles/Poco flair, with Genomes the album matures more and more, is developing into a rather interesting unpredictable flow overall. This includes a varied keyboard and guitar presence, evolving to something pleasantly surprising. Also, some songs are decorated with nice flute contributions, and even something like a howling dog or wolf is striking on the atmospheric Normalcy Blindness by way of example.

Overall their music is surely consisting of a rather common and proven formula, featuring a typical piano intro here, bombast keyboards there, alternating between balladesque acoustic guitar parts and slicing guitar riffs representing a heavy rocking drive. This arranged with a quite entertaining approach though, not sounding like 'old wine in new skins' at all. Which finally attracted my attention amongst those multiple albums already arriving on the scene this year. You will find some captivating pieces on this self-released production. Thus it's definitely worth it to smell at the bottle on their bandcamp page at first.

Thanks to rivertree for the artist addition.

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