Roads to Damascus (UK) for Neo Prog

“Roads To Damascus gives a substance to the Bizarre minds of Calum “Cammy”Jamieson & Steve Simms, who work with a cast of session musicians when recording and gigging. Steve & Cammy are RTD and they live in the North East of Scotland.

In 2008, as guitarist and songwriter Calum, neared completion of an hour long concept piece, he realized that he needed a singer, who could bring his songs to life. He found via a local music website, Steve who added his own drama to the dark and sometimes, tongue-in-cheek word play, contributing lyrics to 2 instrumental tunes, and editing some phrasing to suit his vocal style, as he said “Those lines are great mate, but at some point I will want to breathe”. They then enlisted the help of local drummer Matt Wright to record their eponymous album now known as “One”. Calum played all the other instruments on the album, which was the produced by Niall Mathews (of PALLAS fame) at his Crathes Mill Studio. “One” was released in December 2009.

For the second album “R2D2″, they enlisted the help of drummer Dave White and Mike Bruce, who both have a huge amount of experience in UK bands. Cammy played keyboards on the album. They briefly recruited a keyboardist for LIVE shows, but that never worked out, although the band gigged for a year on the back of the second albums release in April 2012 through MELODIC REVOLUTION RECORDS, who signed them on the strength of it.