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DayTripper 
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Joined: April 11 2018 Location: Espoo, Finland Status: Offline Points: 6 |
 Topic: Astral Bazaar for Psychedelic/space or CrossoverPosted: April 11 2018 at 10:12 |
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Hi fellow proggers!
 Astral Bazaar from Finland here, presenting our first official release, Pictures Unrelated:
We have been playing live shows somewhat actively since 2012 and released a few home-made demos during that time as well. Our official debut album, “Pictures Unrelated” was released March 23, 2018 in CD & digital format as well as in various streaming services. "Pictures Unrelated" is concept album based on the works of a certain famous painter, each song being linked thematically to a different work of his. Musically the album is mainly
influenced by classic prog-rock as well as psychedelic rock, other influences
include various types of world music and alternative rock. So I'm not sure if we are more fit for the psychedelic/space or crossover-prog category, you decide. Line-up & album info: Koos Zevenhoven - Vocals Lauri Loikkanen - Guitars, keyboards,
percussion Mikael Laaksonen - Guitars, saxophone Pekka Lehtelä - Guitars Jukka Sainio - Bass Eetu Peltoluhta - Drums Recorded and mixed by Aleksi Kosonen Mastered by Joona Lukala Album art by Eetu Peltoluhta Links: FB: https://www.facebook.com/AstralBazaar Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/AstralBazaarMusic BandCamp (for album purchases):
https://astralbazaar.bandcamp.com Spotify: Edited by DayTripper - April 11 2018 at 10:16 |
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Rivertree
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Honorary Collaborator / Band Submissions Joined: March 22 2006 Location: Germany Status: Offline Points: 17571 |
Posted: April 13 2018 at 03:03 |
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thanks, noted, I'm listening now, sounds good!
not sure yet where to put ... |
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DayTripper
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Joined: April 11 2018 Location: Espoo, Finland Status: Offline Points: 6 |
Posted: June 19 2018 at 05:39 |
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Any updates to the situation..? In regard to the sub-genre, I can hint that our next album would likely be heading even more towards the psychedelic/space -type prog, if that is in any way helpful for the decision.
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tempest_77
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Joined: January 06 2018 Location: Maryland Status: Offline Points: 1662 |
Posted: June 22 2018 at 03:39 |
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I just checked the charts and Astral Bazaar hasn't been added yet - probably they're still deciding where to put you. The time frame for these things is never very consistent because sometimes a band just gets swamped by other additions.
I've been meaning to give your first album a listen for a while now; hopefully, I'll be able to get to it sometime this week or next.
On an entirely unrelated note, I just noticed that you guys are from Espoo and thought I would mention that I've been to the city a few times, most recently for an internship last summer. I don't speak a lick of Finnish—it was very interesting. |
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tempest_77
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Joined: January 06 2018 Location: Maryland Status: Offline Points: 1662 |
Posted: June 22 2018 at 09:42 |
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Listening to it now. It's great stuff. Your choruses are really strong, and I particularly enjoy the way you guys incorporate odd time signatures without making them super obvious (e.g. the 7/8 in The Animation Hand is super smooth and seamless).
As for sub-genre, I'd say crossover based on this release; I definitely hear the world and alternative influences. Knowing that your next release is going to be even more in the psych/space style, I personally would want to hear it before making a decision.
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DayTripper
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Joined: April 11 2018 Location: Espoo, Finland Status: Offline Points: 6 |
Posted: June 26 2018 at 05:29 |
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Thanks for the comments!
Our next album will most likely take another year or two to be actually released (we're basically in the songwriting-phase now), but in the meantime we would be more than happy with the Crossover definition, and having our debut included under that sub-genre.
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tempest_77
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Joined: January 06 2018 Location: Maryland Status: Offline Points: 1662 |
Posted: July 18 2018 at 07:29 |
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bump
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DamoXt7942
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Avant/Cross/Neo/Post Teams Joined: October 15 2008 Location: Okayama, Japan Status: Offline Points: 17455 |
Posted: October 20 2018 at 17:24 |
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Will be evaluated in Crossover or PSIKE Team soon ...
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DamoXt7942
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Avant/Cross/Neo/Post Teams Joined: October 15 2008 Location: Okayama, Japan Status: Offline Points: 17455 |
Posted: October 25 2018 at 03:03 |
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Added to Crossover.
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