Dutch Band Sylvium Release First Full Album

 

Freia Music are proud to announce the release of the first full album by Dutch post-prog band Sylvium. The band released their debut-EP ‘Purified’ in 2010 and solely based on social media attention became a hit in Holland. At the time, the duo worked as a studio project only. In 2012 Sylvium participated in Dutch Exposure, releasing one track ‘True Images’. They reached the final but due to the fact that they were not able to perform live did not participate in the finale.

 

Since then things started moving fast. Sylvium evolved into a 5 person band consisting of founder Ben van Gastel (guitars, keyboards), Janroel Koppen (piano), Greg Geurtsen (drums), former Knight Area bass player Gijs Koopman (bass guitar, bass pedal) & Richard de Geest (guitar, vocals).

 

‘The Gift Of Anxiety’ contains six tracks all based on a different aspect of fear. This album introduces vocals on two tracks, a new aspect to the so far instrumental music of Sylvium. The band has a wide influence from 70’s rock (Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple) to neo-progressive rock (IQ, Twelfth Night) and to modern progressive rock ( Anathema, NoSound).

You can purchase the CD at Freia Music or through the band website: http://www.sylvium.com/index.html

 

 

 



Cruise To The Edge 2 Announced

It seems that this year's Cruise to the Edge was a success, and the promoters have already started to filter out some news concerning the second edition of this popular new phenomenon.

Imagine being on a cruise ship in the Caribbean, enjoying the sun, the sea, and the progressive rock music! Imagine having breakfast on the deck with some of your favorite artists. Well that's what happened earlier this year with the first cruise, and that will most likely be what will happen during the second edition of this musical cruise. And more than music, you get to travel to Honduras, Cozumel, and Miami!

More news about participating artists, pricing, and schedule will be forthcoming on the newly designed website in the coming weeks. For the moment if you go to the website you'll find out about last march's cruise and see what you missed.

The dates have been set to April 7 to 12, 2014. Scheduled artists already booked are:

Yes (returning for a second time)
Steve Hackett (returning for a second time)
UK (returning for a second time)
Tangerine Dream (they had been scheduled for the first one but unfortunately had to cancel)
Queensryche
Renaissance
Saga (returning for a second time)
Sound of Contact
IO Earth (returning for a second time)
Asturias Electric
Scale the Summit
Moon Safari
The Prog Orchestra
Heavy Mellow
Cheap Thrill