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01/25/2009 Relocator CDs finally available!
No more delays - the final Relocator CDs have arrived and are now available from our online store! Don't forget that our flat rate CD price includes shipping costs to wherever in the world you live. The initial batch of pre-orders was shipped today and is on the way to Relocator fans all over the world - to countries as far away as the USA, Canada, New Zealand, Australia and Japan! We thank everyone who pre-ordered the CD and apologize one more time for keeping you waiting. We hope our "instant MP3 download" offer made the wait for the CD easier.  If you didn't pre-order, just head over to our online store now! 01/15/2010 CD release set for January 25th, the first reviews are in!
We finally have a new release date for the CD: January 25th! We apologize for the delay to all who have pre-ordered the CD. The first English review of our album has been posted here: http://www.ytsejam.com/modules.php?name=Reviews&rop=showcontent&id=1680 If you speak German, you can read two more reviews here: http://www.rocktimes.de/gesamt/r/relocator/same.html http://www.babyblaue-seiten.de/album_10425.html And remember, the full album is available for streaming on our MySpace page! Check it out if you haven't yet! 12/30/2009 CD release update
The final Relocator CDs arrived from the pressing plant today just as scheduled. And yet we can't ship them yet -
unfortunately the layout of the CD booklet is totally messed up as you can see in the comparison image below.
How did this happen? We have no idea at this point. We are still waiting for an explanation from the pressing plant and a solution for this unfortunate situation or some kind of schedule for replacements. At least the CDs themselves seem to be fine... We are sorry for this delay and we'll keep you updated. Thanks for your patience! 12/08/2009 Relocator debut album out now!
 Featuring Derek Sherinian on keyboards (ex-Dream Theater, Yngwie Malmsteen, Billy Idol, Planet X) CD order & instant MP3 download! 
Photo from the Relocator album release party, 28/11/2009 at the Blue Note, Fuerth, Germany10/18/2009 More samples added, now featuring our violinist
As announced last week, we have more preview material available today. The new medley shows another side of our debut album,
featuring electric violinist Bartek Strycharski quite prominently. But the focus is not only on Bartek - it's not every day
that you get to hear Derek Sherinian on piano! And of course there's also a healthy amount of "regular" spacey prog
in there so things don't get too one-sided.Both sample medleys are available as high-quality mp3 downloads: Relocator Sample Medley 1 Relocator Sample Medley 2 with violin 10/11/2009 Relocator debut album coming this November
Featuring Derek Sherinian on keyboards (ex-Dream Theater, Yngwie Malmsteen, Billy Idol, Planet X) The self-titled debut CD by international progressive project Relocator will be released in November 2009. Influenced by both modern and classic artists like UK, Planet X, Rush and Allan Holdsworth, Relocator have developed their own purely instrumental style. After a transformation from an unstable "full" local band into an international project, Relocator are finally about to deliver their long-overdue first album that is as uncompromising in its progressive approach as it is melodic and accessible. Adding his distinctive keyboard style to the Relocator debut is special guest star Derek Sherinian. Derek played with rock legends Kiss and Alice Cooper even before really stepping into the spotlight during his four years with progressive metal titans Dream Theater. More recently he has become known for a string of exciting solo albums, each featuring some of the world's most famous guitarists, and for his live and studio work with Billy Idol and Yngwie Malmsteen. Instead of just contributing a few guest solos, Derek Sherinian has recorded all keyboard parts for the album. Derek's experience with the self-proclaimed "sickest instrumental band in the world", Planet X, makes his style a perfect fit for the music. "We are thrilled to have Derek's amazing array of modern keyboard sounds featured on our album!", says guitarist and main composer Stefan Artwin. "The original 2008 album that never got finished would have featured just a few Derek Sherinian solos over tracks with MIDI keys and mostly synth bass. So when we decided to re-approach the material, getting Derek involved more extensively was one of the steps we took to take the music to a new level." Another step was to enlist the talents of Dutch drummer Frank Tinge from the band Superbug. "We wanted someone who could not only play this kind of challenging music with its twists and turns, but who would also show some real enthusiasm for our musical style", says bassist Michael Pruchnicki. "Frank was my first idea and he turned out to be the perfect choice!" Self-described "rock violinist" Bartek Strycharski became the last addition to the project. "With Frank and Derek on board the music became heavier, so we wanted to have some acoustic elements as a balance to all the spacey progressive parts", Pruchnicki explains. "One idea was to have Frank play some African percussion on one track. The other was to add Bartek's electric violin as another expressive instrumental voice. He's one of the most talented and natural musicians I have ever met and his playing really added a new dimension to our music." The self-titled Relocator debut will be available directly from the band as CD or digital download, other distribution channels will be announced soon. A five minute sample medley from the upcoming Relocator debut album is now available: Relocator Sample Medley 1 A second medley showcasing the talents of electric violinist Bartek Strycharski will be released later this month. Yes indeed, we will have more (much more!) preview material available very soon. If you're interested in our guest violinist, why don't you check out his web page for the time being: http://ovca.republika.pl/english.htm It's a bit outdated, but it features several excellent samples of his playing with his former Polish band Borderline under "Music". So let us know what you think of our little five minute appetizer medley and spread the word if you like it! 09/24/2009 Video of Frank playing the track Urban Blue at a drum talent show
04/07/2009 The Inspiration Corner for the upcoming album
Based on an idea popularized by Dream Theater (and subsequently dropped because it created too much pre-release speculation),
we'd like to list some of the artists and albums that have inspired the music you will hear on our upcoming CD:U.K. - all albums King Crimson - all albums Planet X - all albums (Quantum for Jimmy Johnson's bass playing in particular) Derek Sherinian - Planet X (for the eye-opening drumming by Virgil Donati and Tony Franklin's fretless bass), Mythology Meshuggah - I, Chaosphere Joe Satriani - The Extremist Allan Holdsworth - Wardenclyffe Tower, Sand, Metal Fatigue, The Sixteen Men of Tain (for the inspiring solos and rhythm chords) Frank Zappa - Them or Us, especially "Sinister Footwear" Gordian Knot - Emergent (beautiful arrangements and super-tasteful playing!) Cynic - Focus (for those awesome bass lines) Aghora - Aghora (Sean Malone & Sean Reinert again - can't beat that rhythm section!) On the Virg - Serious Young Insects Dream Theater - A Change of Seasons Greg Howe - Extraction (Dennis Chambers!) Expect more news regarding the album soon! 01/01/2009 A new year
Happy new year to you all!Especially to all Prog-Rock Fans :-) Cheers, Relocator |
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