One of the minds behind the Samurai Of Prog project, Kimmo Pörsti brought us his latest release "Past And Present" out on Seacrest Oy. Released as his solo album but with a large number of guests inside, which more or less all revolve around the projects of Kimmo and co. All his musical skills are portrayed here with the instrumental tracks ranging from symphonic prog to fusion to folk. As with The Samurai Of Prog releases artwork is by Ed Unitsky with a lush 20 page booklet.
BRAVADE is an illustrious and active recorder quartet specializing in Renaissance recorders. The Bravade musicians have studied early styles of music at the Sibelius Academy and Stadia in Helsinki, at music universities in Germany and the Netherlands and also on many courses and master classes. As a quartet Bravade has studied with Han Tol, founding member of the world-famous Flanders Recorder Quartet, and professor Peter Holtslag.
As a dominant force for more than four decades, YES has sold more than 33 million albums worldwide. Their symphonic use of sound and innovative musical style has made each of the group s players virtuosos in their own right. The Grammy Award winners, one of the most influential and ground-breaking progressive rock n roll bands in history, follow up their new studio album Fly From Here with a brand new live album.