Computer Mind for Progressive Metal

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Computer Mind is an exciting new musical collective by writer/bassist Mike van den Heuvel that brings you a Progressive Rock/Metal opera with a message: “The Aspie Project”. The project uses the carefully selected vocal talents of Marcela Bovio (Stream of Passion), Damian Wilson (Threshold/Star One), Marjan Welman (Autumn) and Wilmer Waarbroek; with special guest star Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Ayreon).

Apart from being an incredible musical experience, “The Aspie Project” hopes to change the listener’s perspective on autism by taking us on a heart wrenching journey through the often chaotic inner world of a person with Asperger and their friends and family who struggle to understand them. From the devastating diagnosis (Childhood) to the failed marriage of helpless parents (Divorce); from the difficulty of making friends to the complications of maintaining a love life (Relationship), the tale ends with an encouraging insight: being an ‘aspie’ doesn’t have to be bad (Gift Disguised as a Dilemma). 

Live cellos and violins combined with the emotional piano arrangements of Koen van Amerongen conjure both dreamy and dark atmospheres, while the driving drums of David Mulder and the heavy guitars by Edwin Kraft van Ermel and Berry Lakerveld provide Zappa-esque contrasts; musically mirroring the emotional whirlpool that can be the mind of an ‘aspie’. 

Producer Stijn Donders strove to create an honest and transparent sound, delicately balancing all the songs’ true emotions, as extreme as they can be.
FaceBook https://www.facebook.com/computermindband/about/

Full length release:

The Aspie Project - 2016
1. Diagnosis
2. Diagnosis Part II “Young aspies”
3. Childhood
4. Coma
5. Education
6. Diagnosis Part III “Social behaviour”
7. Friendship
8. Diagnosis Part IV “Intimacy”
9. Relationship
10. Blind to Emotion
11. Little Box
12. Divorce
12. Diagnosis Part V “Potential”
13. A Gift Disguised as a Dilemma
14. Reflection

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black_diamond Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: October 07 2011 Location: AU Status: Offline Points: 1242	Topic: Computer Mind for Progressive Metal Posted: November 06 2016 at 03:16
	Computer Mind is an exciting new musical collective by writer/bassist Mike van den Heuvel that brings you a Progressive Rock/Metal opera with a message: “The Aspie Project”. The project uses the carefully selected vocal talents of Marcela Bovio (Stream of Passion), Damian Wilson (Threshold/Star One), Marjan Welman (Autumn) and Wilmer Waarbroek; with special guest star Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Ayreon). Apart from being an incredible musical experience, “The Aspie Project” hopes to change the listener’s perspective on autism by taking us on a heart wrenching journey through the often chaotic inner world of a person with Asperger and their friends and family who struggle to understand them. From the devastating diagnosis (Childhood) to the failed marriage of helpless parents (Divorce); from the difficulty of making friends to the complications of maintaining a love life (Relationship), the tale ends with an encouraging insight: being an ‘aspie’ doesn’t have to be bad (Gift Disguised as a Dilemma). Live cellos and violins combined with the emotional piano arrangements of Koen van Amerongen conjure both dreamy and dark atmospheres, while the driving drums of David Mulder and the heavy guitars by Edwin Kraft van Ermel and Berry Lakerveld provide Zappa-esque contrasts; musically mirroring the emotional whirlpool that can be the mind of an ‘aspie’. Producer Stijn Donders strove to create an honest and transparent sound, delicately balancing all the songs’ true emotions, as extreme as they can be. FaceBook https://www.facebook.com/computermindband/about/ Full length release: The Aspie Project - 2016 1. Diagnosis 2. Diagnosis Part II “Young aspies” 3. Childhood 4. Coma 5. Education 6. Diagnosis Part III “Social behaviour” 7. Friendship 8. Diagnosis Part IV “Intimacy” 9. Relationship 10. Blind to Emotion 11. Little Box 12. Divorce 12. Diagnosis Part V “Potential” 13. A Gift Disguised as a Dilemma 14. Reflection

yam yam Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: June 16 2011 Location: Kerberos Status: Offline Points: 5814	Posted: November 06 2016 at 07:38


rdtprog Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Heavy, RPI, Symph, JR/F Canterbury Teams Joined: April 04 2009 Location: Mtl, QC Status: Offline Points: 5127	Posted: December 17 2016 at 13:13
	their facebook page is gone, no website, but on charts
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aapatsos Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: November 11 2005 Location: Manchester, UK Status: Offline Points: 9226	Posted: April 01 2017 at 05:07
	Has this actually been released?? Edited by aapatsos - April 01 2017 at 05:08

yam yam Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: June 16 2011 Location: Kerberos Status: Offline Points: 5814	Posted: April 01 2017 at 08:19
	^ Yes Thanos - it was released back in April of last year. It was funded by a successful indiegogo campaign and eventually self-released after a few hiccups along the way: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/computer-mind-the-aspie-project--2#/. As Louis said above, the facebook page is no longer available and there is no website, but there was a review posted just a few days after the album was finally shipped: https://sinfoniadeideias.wordpress.com/2016/04/13/resenha-the-aspie-project-computer-mind/. It's listed on discogs and RYM.

aapatsos Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: November 11 2005 Location: Manchester, UK Status: Offline Points: 9226	Posted: April 01 2017 at 08:59
	^ Thanks David but no sign of album samples other than one and no presence anywhere on the web. Till we have a few more samples and some evidence that this is widely available, I don't think we can proceed.

yam yam Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: June 16 2011 Location: Kerberos Status: Offline Points: 5814	Posted: April 04 2017 at 18:39
	Mike does have a website which is dedicated to the Computer Mind project here: http://mrvandenheuvelmusic.wixsite.com/mvdh-music. It seems to have not been updated for a good while though, and there doesn't seem to be a purchase link for the CD on it - just a pre-order button that leads only to a band picture. Will try and find out more...

yam yam Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: June 16 2011 Location: Kerberos Status: Offline Points: 5814	Posted: April 26 2017 at 10:39
	Messaged Mike via his personal facebook page three weeks ago, but received no reply. This project certainly existed, an album was produced in limited numbers via crowdfunding, and subsequently sent out to those who pledged their support, but now it seems to have been completely abandoned for whatever reason. The only source of the album from now on as far as I can see will be eBay, since it is not available for download on any of the usual digital platforms. It's down to you metal guys now as to whether to complete the evaluation or not, but looking at the progfreak previous history, I sense that the end result will be rejection anyway, since three of the team have already voted no based on the samples posted in this thread.