Mike Bell - Vocals, Keyboards Elyse Jacobson - Violin Tom "Fountainhead" Geldschläger - Guitars Martin Rose - Bass, Vocals Finlay Panter - Drums, Vocals
Also on the recordings:
Jason Nett - Guitars, Bass (all tracks); Vocals Ali Siadat - Drums (Eye of the Day, Global Citizen) Mike Bell - Drums (all other tracks); Sitar Elyse Jacobson - Viola, Vocal FX Alyssa Stevenson - Flute Meg Todd - Vocals Jeremy Vint - Trumpet Kyle Shepard - Vocal FX, Didjeridoo, Percussion
All songs written and arranged by Mike Bell and The Living
Formed in Canada in 2006, The Living is a collection of highly skilled musicians brought together by the combination of their classical training and their mutual passion for artistic exploration. The band's evocative name reflects the diversity of styles present in their music, as well as their desire to push boundaries and to continually grow.
The Living is known for their ability to blend several genres seamlessly into a single song. Indeed, the band takes much of its influence from classical composers such as Stravinsky and Ravel, rockers Queen and Muse, world artists like Ozomatli and Shakti, and progressive visionaries The Mars Volta, Björk, and Mike Patton, among many others.
The result: Violin fireworks. Primal rhythms. Tripped-out lyrics and sound textures. In short, an epic sonic experience.
"[T]his [is] progressive rock – at least in the true, progressing forward, sense of the word. The music here is incredibly dynamic and it’s amazing how many changes they put into these tracks – and yet keep it cohesive. Nothing here is over four minutes and sixteen seconds in length, but when you listen to these tracks you’ll find that hard to believe because there is so much in each piece. [Bedd Tracks] is an EP and as such is short. It’s also killer."
-Gary Hill, Music Street Journal
"The Living besteht aus ... fantastischen Musikern, welche anscheinend spielerisch in der Lage sind sehr komplexes Material sehr eingängig umzusetzen. In den 4-Minuten-Songs steckt eine Vielzahl an Einflüssen, Stilen, genreübergreifenden Verknüpfungen, so dass man sicher sein sollte, dass diese E.P. nur was für Fans von völlig durchgedrehtem RIO/Avant (siehe Sleepytime Gorilla Museum) ist. Ist sie auch, aber dennoch ist die Scheibe auch total mitreissend und eingängig, regelrecht poppig....Bedd Tracks ist eine Super-E.P...."
-Fix Sadler, Babyblaue-Seiten Prog-Reviews
"Bedd Tracks is a great example of what this band can do[;] all four tunes stand on their own, making you want more material from [The Living]. The music here isn't light fusion nor is it jittery, it's accessible with sensibility for the melodic pop/rock factor in mind, yet they keep the artistic focus front and center - it's a perfect balance."
-Tommy Hash, Ytsejam.com
"Wenn es The Living gelingt, das Niveau der EP auf ihren nächsten Veröffentlichungen zu halten oder gar noch zu steigern, dann könnten sie eine richtig große Band werden - und das nicht nur im Progressive Rock Genre. Empfehlung!"
-Ingo Andruschkewitsch, Musik an Sich
"Amazing."
-Valentino Butti, Arlequins Progressive Rock Webzine
Danke fürs adden, aber leider kann ich am 13. Februar nicht anwesend sein, ich habe sehr viel zu tun. Auch hätte ich keinen Babysitter für meinen Sohn. Sorry. yuni
danke für den add leider muss ich euch absagen denn ich wohne nicht merh in deutschland ich bin da weg aber trozdem danke ich wünsche euch trozdem viel erfolg gruss salva
Am 13ten bin ich leider nicht in Nbg, sondern in Prag, sonst wär ich da voll dabei... aber vielleicht kommt ihr ja auch zum Bardentreffen oder so... So long, und danke für den Add!
em...ich find euer musik echt cool. und danke für die Einladung (hier im myspace und aufs Konzert) aber ich kann an dem 13 leider nicht, kommen hab schon was anders vor....aber ne anders mal bestimmt irgendwann mal.:D:D
bis dahin wünsch ich euch noch ein schönes Wochende und eine schöne näche woche und ja ein schönen Monat!^^
thanks for your kind words elyse! So glad you even spent time listening to my stuff, really honored!
That would have been amazing to work with devin!! spewin it wasnt his own material, non the less...wow!!! i own that bleeding through album too, nice work on the violin btw
Devin would have to be my most favorite songwriter, i am completely and utterly entirely influenced by him, if it wasn't for him, i would never have ended up taking that sort of direction musically.
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Hey! We just released a few tracks from our new EP on our page and we would love it if you would give it a listen and let us know what you think of it! Thanks -TheBeauties
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