Dark Art Rock Concert in Philadelphia THIS Saturday, Dec. 21
The Red Masque
The Red Masque Newsletter
Happy Holidays from The Red Masque
The Red Masque will be taking a break from performing until March 2003
in order to work on new material for their forthcoming album (the band
has tentative plans to go into the studio in May) and for live shows.
However, they have one last show in the area this year on Saturday.
See information below……………..
Saturday, Dec. 21: Twenty21 Restaurant (www.twenty-21.com), 2005
Market St., Philadelphia, PA. 215.851-6262. Sponsored by Club
Nostradamus. $7. 10pm-2am. Complementary hors d'oeuvres, free,
validated parking-21st street garage. Show is FREE for Twenty21 dinner
guests. Info: Rst...@aol.com. Prizes awarded for the "best dressed".
Be tacky and/or creative.
The Red Masque perform with the psychedelic and kraut-influenced Radio
Eris (Featuring The Red Masque's dancer Loralai as spoken word
artist/vocalist, see http://www.orangeentropy.com/Eris/) and The
Crime, an improvisational three-piece consisting of guitar, saxophone
and drums. Founded by guitarist John Price, the band was formerly
known as the John Price Trio, as well as Akash (See
http://members.aol.com/akashmusic/myhomepagepersonal6.html for info.).
In other news, Progressive World's Stephanie Sollow conducts an
interview with TRM vocalist Lynnette Shelley, and republishes an older
Prog Freaks interview conducted with the original TRM lineup. Visit
http://www.progressiveworld.net/intviews.html. A new interview
featuring The Red Masque's current lineup is expected to be published
shortly in the Argentinean Prog Zine Nucleus. See
www.nucleusprog.cjb.net.
New publicity photos are now available online at The Red Masque.com.
See www.theredmasque.com/gallery11.html. FREE live and studio
downloads at www.theredmasque.com/music.html.
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The Red Masque's CD Victoria and the Haruspex: New Review
Psychedelic Folk - A Belgium Music Resources Web Site dedicated to
Progressive Rock, Psychedelic Folk Rock and more.
December 2002
Not more than once a year / few years I am confronted with a release
from which I immediately say :wow, what a monster, this definitely is
a classic on its own, a must have heard. This is such a release.
There is not much avant garde like opening structures music with a
basically acoustic character. Recently the Hirsche Nicht Aus Sofa
releases (from the eighties) have been reissued, with "Küttel Im
Frost" and also "Melchior" as highlights. This CD starts very
experimental, covering all kinds of genres listed in the famous Steven
Stapelton list of collectors items that crosses musical borders (with
hints to Saint Just, Opus Avantra,..), without being just avant garde.
In stead this is a highly listenable / enjoyable release. This first
track, "Haruspex" is structured in its improvisational manner and
should interest Steven Stapelton for sure. This might not be the
easiest / most accessible way to start a CD but still is tremendous
(with its contributing el.guitars, organ, female voice,..) and
beautiful all 25 minutes.
After this track the music changes into more easily recognizable
structured music. "Birdbrain" with organ, very up driving rhythms,
electric guitar outbursts, heavy female progressive rock voice (hints
to Julian's Treatment and the likes), is a track that gets me shivers
all over my back. This is mindexpanding and Kundalini stimulating
music with beautifully varied and also quite passages, recalling all
my favourite 70's prog groups (Saint Just indeed, but with a more
powerful voice). "Afterloss" starts wonderfully and harmoniously with
acoustic guitars / harp fingerpickings to with additions of the
heavenly powervoice of Lynnette Shelley accompanied by flamenco like
acoustic rhythm guitars / more fingerpicking and harp. Also the
melodies / workouts are speaking very much to the heart too, in a way
like flamenco can. "Cenopath" is a very beautiful harp track
(dedicated to a member (Nathan-Andrew Dewin)'s brother Alan).
A must have heard release. Unmissable in any open minded progressive
music collection.
--Gerald Van Waes
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Thank you,
The Red Masque
Brandon, Lynnette, Kiarash, Marcia, Vonorn
www.theredmasque.com
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Purchase TRM CDS: Musea Records (www.musearecords.com), Big Balloon
Music(www.bigballoonmusic.com), ZNR CDS (www.znrcds.com) and Sonic
Cathedral (www.soniccathedral.com), and MP3.com
(www.mp3.com/TheRedMasque/)
Purchase TRM Merchandise (Tshirts, Stickers etc): Café Shops
(http://www.cafeshops.com/TheRedMasque)
FREE TRM Downloads: both live and studio tracks available at
www.theredmasque.com/music.html
All other info: www.theredmasque.com