Magenta, Hackett, and Friends Release Spectral Mornings 2015

Steve Hackett's timeless track Spectral Mornings has been re-imagined and is being released now on the Esoteric Antenna label as Spectral Mornings 2015.

The instigator of this project is Rob Reed, of Magenta fame, who's always loved this famous instrumental track taken from Steve Hackett's 1979 album of the same name.

Says Rob Reed: "It had a great guitar melody and thought it would be amazing to re-record with the addition of some lyrics."

So he contacted bandmate Christina Booth and Big Big Train vocalist David Longdon.

Rob continues: "David wrote the lyrics and we did a demo, which sounded fantastic... We then had to play the demo to Steve Hackett to make sure he liked it, which thankfully he did. He kindly agreed to play guitar on the track, which was wonderful. I really think we have been respectful to the original piece and hopefully brought something new to it as well".

Instrumentally augmented with Nick Beggs on bass (from Hackett's own live band and Steven Wilson's) and Nick D’Virgilio on drums (ex-Spock's Beard), this one-off project's sales will go to the Parkinson's Society UK, who are funding research into a cure for this terrible affliction.

Tracklist:
1. Spectral Mornings 2015

2. Spectral Mornings 2015 (Acoustic Mix)

3. Spectral Mornings 2015 (Instrumental)

4. Spectral Mornings 2015 (Classic Mix)

Watch the video here:

 

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Glass Hammer's Ode to Echo

American proggers Glass Hammer are set to release their 14th album this Spring.

Jon Davison, busy at the moment in the studio recording with Yes, has laid down vocal tracks alongside live singer Carl Groves and former member Susie Bogdanowicz. Guest musician include Rob Reed of Magenta, David Ragsdale of Kansas and Randy Jackson of Zebra.

No news yet concerning track titles or running time, but Glass Hammer are preparing to tour and have some dates penned-in.

They are to appear on the Moody Blues Cruise on April 2-7, and they will headline the Saturday night at the Terra Incognita prog festival in Quebec City on the 17th of May. Live vocalists will be Carl and Susie.

Magenta Releases Expanded Metamorphosis

After the news about Glass Hammer's re-release and expansion of The Inconsolable Secret comes news from the Magenta front.

The Metamorphosis Special Edition CD/DVD contains the original album plus 5 other tracks (remixes and one new song), add to that a DVD with the whole album remixed in 5.1 surround and 2 hours of video content including interviews and promo videos.

Metamorphosis Special Edition:
CD
001.The Ballad Of Samuel Layne
002.Prekestolen
003.Metamorphosis
004.Blind Faith

Bonus Tracks
005.A War Bride's Prayer (Orchestral Version)
006.Metamorphosis (Missing Section)
007.Prekestolen (Orchestral Version)
008.Samuel Layne (Excerpt) (Orchestral Version)
009.Metamorphosis (Single Remix)

DVD (NTSC/Region 0)
Complete Dolby 5.1 Surround Mix (53.35)
Making of Metamorphosis Documentary (47.49)
Inside the Mix with Rob Reed (54.57)
Interview with Rob and Steve Reed (19.27)
Interview with Steve Reed (8.28)
Prekestolen (Promo Video) (3.27)
Blind Faith (Promo Video) (6.01)
A War Bride's Prayer (Promo Video) (4.19)

Order now through the Magenta website and enjoy the video of the new song A War Bride's Prayer.