Archiviarum is a collection of special recordings which The Samurai of Prog have made throughout the years. Four tracks are new, a few are previously unreleased, a few have appeared in other projects with which TsoP have been involved, and two are covers (none of the tracks has appeared in our albums before). All have been given a new treatment; they all have new mixes, and in some cases new arrangements.
This isn’t a typical TSoP album – please don’t compare it directly to our previous releases. But all in all, we thought these tracks deserved to be assembled into a proper album.
So, we threw a generous portion of love, care, and the kitchen sink at them to make them all shine. We were happily surprised to find that despite its piecemeal origins, Archiviarum grew into a cohesive listening experience. We hope you agree!
1. Keep the Ball Rolling (6:07)
2. Ahead of Fortune (5:16)
3. La Oscuridad (9:50)
4. Cristalli (5:24)
5. Elitropia (4:56)
6. The Sleeping Lover (8:32)
7. From This Window (10:37)
8. Ice (9:41)
9. Predawn (4:06)
10. Heroes (5:36)
Total Time 70:08
Line-up:
Marco Bernard: Rickenbacker and Dingwall basses
Kimmo Pörsti (Mist Season): drums, percussions
Steve Unruh (Resistor): vocals, violin, flute, electric guitar
With
Kerry Shacklett (Presto Ballet): keyboards, guitar
Srdjan Brankovic: guitar
Lalo Huber (Nexus): keyboards
Carlos Lucena (Nexus): guitar
Michelle Young: vocals
Octavio Stampalía: keyboards
Brett Kull (Echolyn): guitar
Eduardo García Salueña (Senogul): keyboards
Oliviero Lacagnina (Latte E Miele): keyboards
Michele Mutti (La Torre Dell Alchimista): keyboards
Rubén Álvarez: guitars
Stefano “Lupo” Galifi (Museo Rosenbach, Il Tempio delle Clessidre): vocals
Stefano Vicarelli (Fonderia, La Batteria): keyboards
Marek Arnold (Seven Steps To The Green Door, Cyril, Toxic Smile, UPF): sax, keyboards
Fran Turner: guitar
David Myers: piano
Danny Lopresto (Southern Empire): guitar
Mark Trueack (Unitopia, UPF): vocals
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