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GuyM 
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Posted: July 06 2017 at 05:07 |
New band. Website www.damanek.com
Reviews and info about the band found there
The Debut album by DAMANEK is called
"ON TRACK"
Released May 15th 2017
 On Giant Electric Pea (GEP)
Dan Mash - Bass
Guy Manning - Lead / Backing Vocals, Keyboards, Acoustic Instruments, Acoustic Guitars, E-Bow, Percussion
Marek Arnold - Saxes, Clarinet, Keyboards, SeaBoard
Sean Timms - Keyboards, Backing Vocals, Banjo Dan Mash | also plays with 'Maschine'', ''United Progressive Fraternity' | Guy Manning | also plays with 'United Progressive Fraternity' | Marek Arnold | also plays with 'Seven Steps to the Green Door', 'Toxic Smile', 'Cyril', ''United Progressive Fraternity' | Sean Timms | also plays with 'Southern Empire' |
Other featured musicians/special guests: | Brody Thomas Green | Drums (on 1 to 6) | [Courtesy of 'Southern Empire'] | | Tim Irrgang | Percussion | [Courtesy of 'United Progressive Fraternity'] | | Antonio Vittozzi | Electric Guitars | [Courtesy of 'Soul Secret'] | | Luke Machin | Electric Guitars | [Courtesy of 'Maschine', 'Kiama', 'The Tangent''] | | Stephen Dundon | Flute (on 7) | [Courtesy of 'Molly Bloom'] | | Nick Magnus | Keyboards (on 3) | [Courtesy of 'Nick Magnus'] | | Phideaux | Vocals (on 8) | [Courtesy of 'Phideaux'] | | Ulf Reinhardt | Drums (on 8) | [Courtesy of 'Seven Steps to the Green Door'] | | Chris Catling | Guitar (on 4) | | | DavidB | Backing Vocals
| | | Julie King | Backing Vocals | | | Kevin Currie | Backing Vocals | | The Santucci Horns
| Eric 'Tooch' Santucci - Trumpet / Alex Taylor - Trombone (on 4 and 6) |
Album CD design and artwork: Tony Lythgoe
Website band logo and train picture: Antonio Seijas
All music/lyrics written by Guy Manning
Mixed and Produced by Sean Timms
Special arrangement created by Nick Magnus for 'The Cosmic Score' (thanks Nick!)
Thanks to Mark 'Truey' Trueack for lyrical suggestions on 'Dark Sun'
New Promo video for track "Long Time, Shadow Falls" on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRb-k5GbA-c
Edited by GuyM - July 06 2017 at 05:08
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GuyM
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Posted: July 19 2017 at 00:41 |
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Do I need to do something else to get us added to the Artists roster?
Guy
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Posted: July 19 2017 at 04:36 |
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Maybe add a hint to the thread title about suggested sub-genre e.g. symphonic prog?
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GuyM
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Posted: July 19 2017 at 05:07 |
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Not sure what it is tbh
Symphonic certainly in places, quite jazzy too
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Posted: July 19 2017 at 06:15 |
I haven't heard enough of this album to decide on genre, maybe whichever one Manning is in? I must buy the album, heard a couple of tracks and it's really good.
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Posted: July 19 2017 at 06:43 |
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Thanks! I think so too :)
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Posted: July 19 2017 at 06:47 |
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If it sounds anything like Southern Empire or United Progressive Fraternity then this is a must buy album.
I have to be honest Guy, I don't think that I knew that you were involved with UPF. Definitely love your work with Manning and previously with The Tangent.
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Posted: July 19 2017 at 08:59 |
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This is a brilliant album. I'm a huge fan of everything Guys done!.......... :)
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Posted: July 19 2017 at 11:42 |
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Manning is here in Eclectic Prog...and that's exactly where I personally would send this suggestion off for evaluation. That Damanek belong on the site is absolutely without question. This is a superb album musically...and with some very inspired lyrics too, bearing in mind the direction that humanity, and indeed the World itself, seems to be heading.
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Posted: July 20 2017 at 00:43 |
Yeah...a founder member of UPF, contributed to "Fall in love with the World" and then went out on tour with the band in 2014. Having now released "On TracK" with new outfit DAMANEK, I am looking at things for UPF #2 before Damanek #2 activity starts in the Autumn www.damanek.com for all info Thanks for all the nice comments 
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Posted: July 20 2017 at 04:32 |
 GuyM wrote:
Thanks! I think so too :) |
Not that you're biased at all  I've ordered the CD and it's due to drop through my letterbox today. 
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Posted: July 20 2017 at 04:38 |
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excellent...of course I am biased...but just basing it on all the lovely reviews we've had for it :)
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Posted: July 20 2017 at 08:06 |
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Definitely agree that Damanek belongs on the site. Not entirely sure the album's varied enough stylistically for eclectic prog in particular, but it's always a possibility. I might see if the crossover team is interested, too.
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Posted: July 21 2017 at 03:00 |
The album arrived yesterday and just listening for the third time, it's brilliant. Guy, it may be the best thing you've done, some wonderful jazzy instrumental sections, great production and your best vocals I feel. Not particularly eclectic but then I'm not very good at genres!
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Posted: July 21 2017 at 05:57 |
Very glad you like it I am very pleased with the overall sound...bound to be better as I did not produce it (Sean did)! Please spread the word, we are up against the usual suspects and some big hitter releases right now and so need the support! G
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Posted: July 21 2017 at 06:03 |
Check out the PROMO Videos on our Damanek YouTube Channel too...they seem to be going down well too! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRb-k5GbA-c https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4r84uBiSV_c
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Posted: July 21 2017 at 08:04 |
Magnum Vaeltaja wrote:
Definitely agree that Damanek belongs on the site. Not entirely sure the album's varied enough stylistically for eclectic prog in particular, but it's always a possibility. I might see if the crossover team is interested, too. |
I always get confused with the genres of eclectric and crossover with bands.
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Posted: July 21 2017 at 09:20 |
noni wrote:
Magnum Vaeltaja wrote:
Definitely agree that Damanek belongs on the site. Not entirely sure the album's varied enough stylistically for eclectic prog in particular, but it's always a possibility. I might see if the crossover team is interested, too. |
I always get confused with the genres of eclectric and crossover with bands. |
That's understandable, especially with modern bands, where there can be a lot of overlap. Here's the simple distinction:
Eclectic Prog: Prog that mixes together a wide range of styles and genres. Crossover Prog: Prog that has strong pop sensibilities/mainstream influences.
The tricky bit always arises when a band fits into both of these categories, i.e. they fuse together a wide range of genres, including pop music. In those cases the decision gets a bit more challenging and it comes down to weighing how much "pop" influence the band has relative to the other styles they incorporate.
In the case of Damanek, I hear a predominantly neo-prog sound, with some jazz stylings woven in. So although there is some diversity of style (which makes them eligible for eclectic prog in a sense), I think that the slick production and strong melodic appeal make the band better suited to crossover prog.
Hope that makes some sense.
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Posted: July 21 2017 at 09:47 |
Magnum Vaeltaja wrote:
noni wrote:
Magnum Vaeltaja wrote:
Definitely agree that Damanek belongs on the site. Not entirely sure the album's varied enough stylistically for eclectic prog in particular, but it's always a possibility. I might see if the crossover team is interested, too. |
I always get confused with the genres of eclectric and crossover with bands. |
That's understandable, especially with modern bands, where there can be a lot of overlap. Here's the simple distinction:
Eclectic Prog: Prog that mixes together a wide range of styles and genres. Crossover Prog: Prog that has strong pop sensibilities/mainstream influences.
The tricky bit always arises when a band fits into both of these categories, i.e. they fuse together a wide range of genres, including pop music. In those cases the decision gets a bit more challenging and it comes down to weighing how much "pop" influence the band has relative to the other styles they incorporate.
In the case of Damanek, I hear a predominantly neo-prog sound, with some jazz stylings woven in. So although there is some diversity of style (which makes them eligible for eclectic prog in a sense), I think that the slick production and strong melodic appeal make the band better suited to crossover prog.
Hope that makes some sense. |
Thanks!....
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Posted: July 21 2017 at 15:30 |
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When I was on the Eclectic team I worked with a slightly different model. I generally looked for acts that crossed at least three core Prog categories (what is a core category is debatable, but Crossover would not be one of them) without leaning overmuch to any of them. For instance, if a band was one part Symph, one part Electronic, and one part jazz-rock without being primarily any one of those then Eclectic. If it was those plus it had significant pop or mainstream elements than I might suggest Crossover, or if it was that and more avant-garde and experiemntal or "crazy" elements then I might suggest Avant Prog.
We used to have an Art Rock category before it was split and the first thing I tended to think of is, "Is this an Art Rock sub suggestion?" Of course I would aslo think, does this sound like acts in Ecletic? But that doesn't mean they have to sound like another band to go there, and some bands fit Eclectic better than others (seemed Crimson was the band I would reference most for Eclectic Prog).
Really it comes down to much the same thing and we find much the same results.
I agree with Magnum's opinion of the music. I wouldn't even consider Eclectc for it. I'd think Crossover first then if that failed Neo-Prog.
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