Relocator

[Phrog]

//http://www.relocator-project.com

I don't know if you've been made aware of this new instrumental prog metal project thats going on, but the first album is streaming in a few places now and it's excellent! Sounds a lot like Falling Into Infinity era Dream Theater, and so it should, because it features Derek Sherinian Playing keys! Check it out.

[ich_bin_besser]

Yep, highly recommended for those who love instrumental prog metal! Very nice debut album!  

[Kyo]

Thanks, guys! Feels good to have other people start threads about one's band for a change, haha!  :lol:

And yes, we're streaming the full album on our MySpace page so everyone can check it out in its entirety:
http://www.myspace.com/relocatorproject

And just in case anyone cares, I just did this nice interview with Drop-d magazine from Ireland - check it out!  
//http://www.drop-d.ie/archives/9845

Thanks to Jonathan Keane!

[Kyo]

Hey everyone,

Guitar Nine Records have posted this pretty cool interview with Stefan, check it out:
http://guitar9.com/interview154.html

Keep in mind that they removed all smileys from Stefan's answers, so some of these answers might come across a bit arrogant when they were really meant to be funny.

[Kyo]

Now that they finally have a decent number of discs in stock I'd like to point out that, as a promotional move to go along with the interview linked above, Guitar Nine Records are currently offering our CD for the low price of just $13 (including shipping within the US!). This is a limited time offer, so if you're on the fence about this album or know someone who is, now would be a good time to pull the trigger. :smile:

http://www.guitar9.com/relocator.html


Also, I'm not quite sure yet how to incorporate it into my signature (size limits and all), but we finally have an easy-to-remember URL for our Facebook page:
http://www.facebook.com/relocatorproject

[Kyo]

Hey everyone,

Bill Knispel of Bill's Prog Blog (a truly excellent site!) has just published his extensive interview with me, check it out!

http://billsprogblog.blogspot.com/2010/ ... chael.html

[Kyo]

Just wanted to mention that there's a full-page article on Relocator in the brand-new issue of Classic Rock Presents Prog - woohoo!

And I've been told the extensive Dream Theater interviews are also worth a read.

[Pedro]

Cool....and 6 pages that mention Jem's bruv's band Tinyfish.
Hope to buy it tomorrow.

[Kyo]

Yeah, the Tinyfish article was pretty cool! As was the one on TesseracT, I really enjoyed reading those (among others).

Anyway, a brand-new interview with our guitarist Stefan Artwin was just posted over at ProgArchives, check it out!
http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum ... ?TID=73940

We should also have some news regarding a pretty cool live gig soon!

[Kyo]

Hey everyone,

here's our brand-new press release. These are exciting times for us, moving from a studio project to a live band that's bigger than Relocator has ever been. Check out the video of our live keyboardist Sergej, I'm sure you'll be impressed! I could watch his take on the epic Aavishkar solo all day!

Anyway, here goes:


Relocator announce live replacement for Derek Sherinian
New sextet lineup to headline "Generation Prog" mini-festival

January 15, 2010

One year after the release of their internationally celebrated debut album, Relocator are finally ready to hit the stage. For their headlining performance at the first "Generation Prog live" event in Erlangen, the fusion proggers have assembled an international sextet lineup. The core group featured on the studio album stays intact: Project founders Stefan Artwin (guitar) and Michael Schetter (born Pruchnicki, bass) with Bartek Strycharski (electric violin) plus Frank Tinge from the Netherlands (drums). Joining them is another Dutchman, multi-instrumentalist Meinte Boersma (guitar, percussion), enabling the live band to do the dense arrangements of the album justice.


Newcomer Sergej Schamber takes the place of CD guest star Derek Sherinian



The addition of Sergej Schamber (Ocean Spout) to the live band finally answers an often posed question: "How are they going to play this stuff live without Derek Sherinian?". The former Dream Theater keyboardist had recorded all the keyboard tracks for the Relocator debut as a special guest star, enabling the project members to wrap up the recording of the album without adding a full-time keyboardist. "Sherinian's ivory work across Relocator provides a mass of musical might", wrote Ytsejam.com reviewer Tommy Hash. After the release of the album, Relocator finally found the perfect keyboardist to join them for live gigs. Sergej Schamber's ability to tackle the complex Relocator material and Derek Sherinian's stylish, virtuosic lead work is demonstrated in this video:

//http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLPdPS4uX8c


"Generation Prog live": An evening of prog on an international level in Erlangen



The first concert in the "Generation Prog" series will feature Relocator alongside ProgRock Records artist Dante and newcomers Effloresce, who will be previewing material from the upcoming full-length followup to their 2009 debut EP Shades of Fate. This mini-festival will take place at the Omega in Erlangen, Germany, on February 11, 2011. To learn more about the performing artists or to pre-order tickets please visit the official Generation Prog website (German only):
//http://www.generation-prog.com

[Kyo]

We have now added photos and some biographical info on Sergej and Meinte to our website:
http://relocator-project.com/index2.php?m=20

Can I get some comments on the video above?

[Kyo]

Hey everyone,

tomorrow is the big day! Rehearsals have been going great, so we're really looking forward to the Generation Prog live gig!

Here's a bunch of photos from the last two days:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2 ... 7761589802

[owen]

Long ago, picture 1 would have been a bottle of Jack Daniels. Not sure this is an improvement :lol:

[Kyo]

Finally managed to relax a bit after the intense preparation work leading up to our mini-festival. It was a blast! Great performances from all three bands, a very appreciative audience and a fairly packed (although not exactly huge) venue - can't wait to do it again sometime soon!

The first review is already in. It's obviously in German, so to put it in a nutshell for most of you here, they're saying the entire event was awesome and our performance was the pinnacle of the evening (despite this being our first public gig). Woohoo!

Review in our biggest local paper, the Nürnberger Nachrichten (extended online version):
http://www.nordbayern.de/nuernberger-na ... e-1.823635

Their pre-gig interview with yours truly (I was the organizer of the event):
http://www.nordbayern.de/nuernberger-na ... w-1.818719

Their awesome high resolution photos from the event:
http://www.generation-prog.com/?page_id=272




Oh, and...

Long ago, picture 1 would have been a bottle of Jack Daniels. Not sure this is an improvement :lol:

:lol:

[owen]

Glad it went well