UK Prog Rocker back from the dead....
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Topic: UK Prog Rocker back from the dead....
Posted By: protos
Subject: UK Prog Rocker back from the dead....
Date Posted: December 01 2006 at 18:10
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Well not quite.
At the moment, I'm listening to Different Strings (Chris Mallia) and the "Classic Rock" cover CD featuring stuff like Spock's Beard, The Flower Kings....
...and, of course, One Day a New Horizon by Protos, and Passing decades by Rory Ridley-Duff - both just re-released :)
It is fascinating trying to catch up after so many years out of the music biz. I've found there are a clutch of musicians hailing from my home town that have all made it into the worldwide prog scene one way and another. It is almost like a school reunion.......but not the "can of worms.com" variety - at least not yet.
This is a friendly site - much friendlier than Google.
Rory
------------- "Remember Protos as the best progressive rock act since England (Garden Shed, 1977)" (Marquee Magazine, November 1991) |
Replies:
Posted By: progismylife
Date Posted: December 01 2006 at 18:43
| Welcome. Where in the UK do you hail from? |
Posted By: protos
Date Posted: December 01 2006 at 19:06
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Hi,
I'm from Sheffield (originally from West Sussex - Chichester/Bognor area). There are many of us who've progressed musically.
Nick May (recently on Classic Rock), Mark Rowbottom (Thieves Kitchen), Iain Carnegie (works with Gordon Giltrap and as a producer for the Phil Collins 'Little Dreams' Foundation), Nigel Rippon (Stone Crazy).....
We all hail from the Chichester/Bognor area and were nutured by the Airship Studio (now defunct). They helped many local bands by producing a compilation album called Seaside Rock and also organised gigs called "Rock at the Regis" in 1982 to showcase local talent. It was a great idea - invite 4 local bands who bring their friends and everyone plays to a full theatre.
We still have the recordings.....and they're going to be release in January!
Where are you from?
All the best
Rory ------------- "Remember Protos as the best progressive rock act since England (Garden Shed, 1977)" (Marquee Magazine, November 1991) |
Posted By: progismylife
Date Posted: December 01 2006 at 19:07
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London. Used to live in a small town in California though.
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Posted By: protos
Date Posted: December 01 2006 at 19:16
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I worked in London for 15 years (around Egham, Surrey, then Old Street (City Road)). Where are you?
Best wishes
Rory
------------- "Remember Protos as the best progressive rock act since England (Garden Shed, 1977)" (Marquee Magazine, November 1991) |
Posted By: progismylife
Date Posted: December 01 2006 at 19:17
| South-west London. |
Posted By: protos
Date Posted: December 01 2006 at 19:20
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I lived in Feltham, then Ashford (near Heathrow). You must be close to there.
Rory
------------- "Remember Protos as the best progressive rock act since England (Garden Shed, 1977)" (Marquee Magazine, November 1991) |
Posted By: progismylife
Date Posted: December 01 2006 at 19:22
I can't tell how close or far I am to anything 
What instrument do you play, if any? |
Posted By: protos
Date Posted: December 01 2006 at 19:31
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Keyboard player. Learnt on an organ before my mother would allow synthesizers into the house. Went on to study music (piano/composition) and produced a few albums. Just getting back into it after many years break. How about you? Rory
------------- "Remember Protos as the best progressive rock act since England (Garden Shed, 1977)" (Marquee Magazine, November 1991) |
Posted By: progismylife
Date Posted: December 01 2006 at 19:33
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I have been teaching myself bass guitar for about 9 months. I am taking lessons for piano. I can play some simple beats on the drums and can strum a few chords on the guitar. |
Posted By: protos
Date Posted: December 01 2006 at 19:38
All the skills you'll need to produce solo albums in the future :)
Rory
------------- "Remember Protos as the best progressive rock act since England (Garden Shed, 1977)" (Marquee Magazine, November 1991) |
progismylife wrote:Posted By: progismylife
Date Posted: December 01 2006 at 19:42
| Maybe I will find someone to jam with. I desperately need a drummer. I believe it helps the bassist and drummer expand their skills. |
Posted By: protos
Date Posted: December 01 2006 at 19:48
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It does indeed. I started by jamming/writing music with the lad who sat next to me in English classes. That carried on for 5 years, then we released our first album.
We're still good friends (25 years on) and planning to release our second album together. He was a guitarist. It worked well.
Rory
------------- "Remember Protos as the best progressive rock act since England (Garden Shed, 1977)" (Marquee Magazine, November 1991) |
Posted By: progismylife
Date Posted: December 02 2006 at 04:34
| Hopefully someday I will be able to find one of your albums. |
Posted By: protos
Date Posted: December 02 2006 at 04:50
It's easy - just click:
http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/roryridleyduff1 - www.cdbaby.com/cd/roryridleyduff1
http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/protos1 - www.cdbaby.com/cd/protos1
There are two others but I'll leave you the pleasure of type 'Protos Music' and 'Rory Ridley-Duff' into Google.....
All the best
Rory
------------- "Remember Protos as the best progressive rock act since England (Garden Shed, 1977)" (Marquee Magazine, November 1991) |
Posted By: progismylife
Date Posted: December 02 2006 at 05:15
| From the few samples I heard, it sounds really good. I will try and find a way to buy one of them, when I have the money that is. |
Posted By: protos
Date Posted: December 02 2006 at 11:18
Good luck with your own music making - I look forward to hearing it one day.
Best wishes
Rory
------------- "Remember Protos as the best progressive rock act since England (Garden Shed, 1977)" (Marquee Magazine, November 1991) |