Iako Bei for crossover prog
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Topic: Iako Bei for crossover prog
Posted By: alienshore
Subject: Iako Bei for crossover prog
Date Posted: September 29 2023 at 03:25
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Hello, I want to suggest another interesting musical act from Slovakia a band called Iako Bei for crossover prog. It is a blend of fresh prog ideas without guitars, but with great bass, keyboards, sax and drums (no, it is not jazz or fusion). They have 2 studio albums. Band photo:  Official bio provided by band: IAKO BEI is a project of a singer, bassplayer, song-writer and lyricist Roman Jakobej. What makes the music unique is its innovative and original interpretation of rock music where the rock's main instrument – a guitar – is absent. Instrumentally relying on drums, keyboards, bass with many pedal effects and saxophone, the songs take a wide range of inspiration from the 70‘s space prog, the 80‘s pop/art rock, the 90‘s alternative rock to the 2010‘s prog metal. This creates a challenging but enjoyable sonic cocktail. The line-up of the debut album PURSUITS IN 1IFE (2018) consists of the award-winning saxophonist Nikola Bankov, a Slovak pop star, Karmen Pál-Baláž, on backing vocals, jazz/pop singer/keyboardist Stevie Heart and a current drummer of a legendary Slovak metal band Sexit, Tibor Rusnák. The songs from the album were played on the Headbanger_FM, the biggest metal radio show in Slovakia, and the band played a live set there as well. Rudi Rus, the Headbanger_FM's radio host, spoke very highly of the band and considered the record to be one of the best Slovak albums of 2018. The album was also nominated for the debut of the year within Radio_Head_Awards of the Radio_FM. PURSUITS IN 2IFE: VORTEX FRAGORIS (2023) was completed by the end of 2021 and since 2022 the band has released 7 music videos. The line-up of the sophomore album is completely different with Viliam Stanek on drums, Lukáš Magoš on saxophone and (at the time of the recording only 15-years old) Šimon Majerník on keyboards. Iako Bei Discography: Studio albums: - Pursuits in 1ife: Cortex Labyrinthus (2018) - Pursuits in 2ife: Vortex Fragoris (2023) Pursuits in 1ife: Cortex Labyrinthus full album on bandcamp: http://iakobei.bandcamp.com/album/pursuits-in-1ife-cortex-labyrinthus" rel="nofollow - http://iakobei.bandcamp.com/album/pursuits-in-1ife-cortex-labyrinthus  Tracklist: 1. We're Building Our Own Monument (5:58) 2. A Way to Oppose (3:52) 3. Living in Fear (4:54) 4. Pilgrim in Doubt (5:33) 5. Missing Colours (8:57) 6. Fake (The New Kind of Beauty) (4:36) 7. Don't Give Up That Dream (4:48) 8. Cortex Labyrinthus (14:50) Total Time: 53:24 Line-up: - Roman Jakobej / lead vocals & bass - Stevie Heart / keyboards - Nikola Bankov / alto saxophone - Tibor Rusnák / drums - Karmen Pál-Baláž / backing vocals Releases information: Label: Self Format: CD, Digital April 19, 2018 Pursuits in 2ife: Vortex Fragoris full album on bandcamp: http://iakobei.bandcamp.com/album/pursuits-in-2ife-vortex-fragoris" rel="nofollow - http://iakobei.bandcamp.com/album/pursuits-in-2ife-vortex-fragoris  Tracklist: 1. Vortex Fragoris (25:39) 2. Pioneers of Modern Narcissism (3:59) 3. Wrong Doors (5:53) 4. My Biggest Foe (5:07) 5. Lonely Crossings (5:37) 6. Fanhaters (4:12) 7. Distant Faces in the Dark (4:09) 8. Golden Times (7:28) Total Time: 62:04 Line-up: - Roman Jakobej / lead vocals, bass, synths - Lukáš Magoč / alto saxophone - Šimon Majerník / keyboards - Viliam Stanek / drums Guests: - Vanessa Laliková / backing vocals - Marko Hunďža / backing vocals - Jakub Ferenc / backing vocals Releases information: Label: Self Format: CD, Digital August 17, 2023 Official band sites: http://iakobei.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow - http://iakobei.bandcamp.com/ http://www.youtube.com/user/rjakobej/videos" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/user/rjakobej/videos http://www.instagram.com/iakobei/" rel="nofollow - http://www.instagram.com/iakobei/ http://www.facebook.com/iakobei/" rel="nofollow - http://www.facebook.com/iakobei/ |
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Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: September 29 2023 at 04:19
ok, noted 
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Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: October 08 2023 at 02:49
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added Thank you for the detailed presentation, it helped a lot.
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