MANNING RELEASES EIGTH STUDIO ALBUM "Anser's Tree"

Rancho Santa Margarita, CA – 18 August 2006 – Guy Manning is primarily a storyteller and a writer of songs. A modern day troubadour, who chooses to compose songs that have strong melodies, depth and interesting emotive arrangements in order to tell his tales. He does not always choose the most obvious of paths but seeks to draw the listener into his world for a while and tantalise before releasing them.

Guy chooses his palette and tools very carefully. The style he delivers the messages in can range from intensely intimate acoustic driven pieces to full rock multi-layered and multi-section epics!

“Anser’s Tree” traces the history of one family told though the eyes of their last descendent, searching on the ‘last remaining hill’ to discover the secrets of his own past and uncover the Universal patterns that surround us all. The styles range from swirling acoustic numbers similar to his debut album ‘Tall stories for small children’ and ‘One Small Step…’ through to more complex ensemble arrangements reminiscent of ‘The Ragged Curtain’ and The ‘View From My Window’ albums.

Guy has released five albums on the UK based CYCLOPS label and 3 on ProgRock Records since 1999 all of which have been diverse, challenging and have met with critical acclaim. His recent work with Andy Tillison (Of ‘Parallel Or 90 Degrees’) on projects such as the Colossus “Spaghetti Western” and most recently as a full member of the very successful TANGENT project albums has now brought Guy to a much wider audience.

Guy, as a multi-instrumentalist, plays most of the instruments himself, but once again, this album features the same core of talented musicians that have helped Guy both craft his music into complete albums and to perform them live (since 2000).

“Anser’s Tree” will begin shipping in early September 2006 and can be purchased directly from http://www.progrockrecords.com/artists/view.php?id=35. There is a special poster that includes the family tree of the characters on the album that will be included for purchases on the web site. A $2 discount also applies to purchases made during the pre-sales period prior to shipment.    
    

Edited by BigBoss - August 20 2006 at 17:53