Edensong and Kinetic Element live tomorrow night in Baltimore

Saturday, December 11th at 8 PM
Orion Studios at 2903 Whittington Ave, Baltimore, MD
Tickets are $15 at the door, All Ages Welcome

On Saturday, December 11th, New York based orchestral rockers Edensong will take the stage at Orion Sound Studios in Baltimore, MD as part of the studio's Progressive Rock Showcase series. The show begins at 8pm with the symphonic progressive rock of Virginia's Kinetic Element. Tickets are $15 and available at the venue on the day of the show. Seating is limited, so arrive early!

Edensong (www.edensongtheband.com): Referred to as “A band to watch over the coming years... It almost frightens me where they’re going from here” (Bill's Prog Blog, September 2010), Edensong recently released their half live, half studio album "Echoes of Edensong: From the Studio and Stage" to rave reviews and early ‘Best of 2010’ lists. This, following their unprecedented presence at many major progressive rock festivals of the past year (Three Rivers Progressive Rock Festival in Pittsburgh, PA, Progday in Chapel Hill, NC, and Convention Terra Incognita in Quebec City, QC) helped to gain Edensong a loyal following among progressive rock enthusiasts. For their show at Orion, they will play tracks from the new CD along with songs from their critically acclaimed debut album "The Fruit Fallen" (2008) and even some brand new, unreleased material. For more information on Edensong, please visit the band's official website (www.edensongtheband.com), myspace page (www.myspace.com/edensong), or facebook fan page (www.facebook.com/edensongtheband). You can stream their entire catalog for free at the Edensong webstore: www.edensong.bandcamp.com.

Kinetic Element (www.kineticelement.com): US outfit KINETIC ELEMENT was formed in 2006 and is the creative vehicle of composer and keyboardist Mike Visaggio.  Since then, they have been performing a number of live shows and slowly but surely  have gotten around to recording their songs as well. So far, Kinetic Element have issued a demo EP named The Powered By Light Suite in 2008 and their full length debut album Powered By Light in 2009."

Michael Manring upcoming events

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UPCOMING EVENTS


Saturday September 25, 2010
Solvang Festival Theater
420 Second St.
Solvang, CA
Tickets Available at:
Solvang Theaterfest
Business Office: Mon-Fri 8am - 3:30pm
439 Second St, Solvang
(805) 686.1789
solo performance
also appearing: bassist Jean Beaudin, drummer Kyle Batty

Tuesday September 28, 2010
Academia de Música Fermatta
Av. López Mateos Sur 740
Col. Chapalita, 45040 Guadalajara, JAL
México
01 33 3630 4577
solo clinic

Thursday, September 30, 2010
142 Throckmorton Theater
142 Throckmorton Ave.
Mill Valley CA 94941
415-383-9600
with Manring/Kassin/Darter
CD release show!

Wednesday, October 20, 2010
'Round Midnight Jazz & Blues Bar
13 Liverpool Road, Angel N1 0RW
London, UK
6:30PM
Solo Bass Night
Also appearing: Steve Lawson

October 22 and 23, 2010
Manson's Guitar Show
Riverside Leisure Centre
Exeter, UK
Clinics/performances for Zon Guitars

Saturday, November 6, 2010
Art House Gallery and Cultural Center
2905 Shattuck Ave.
Berkeley, CA, 94705
(510) 472-3170
7:30 PM doors at 7:00
suggested donation $10
solo performance
also appearing: singer-songwriter Mark Lemaire

Saturday, November 20, 2010
East West Bookstore
324 Castro Street
Mountain View, CA
94041-1297
650-988-9800
as part of guitarist Shambu’s group

December 3 & 4, 2010
Loveland, CO
with Acoustic Eidolon
www.acousticeidolon.com
Details to be announced

Saturday, January 15, 2011
Anaheim, California
Markbass Special Anniversary Concert
solo performance
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PHOTO GALLERY: Prester John at NJ Proghouse 10 September 2010

As always, additional photographs may be found in my Photobucket account at the following address:

http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v478/prjt2501/prester_john_20100910/

Shawn Persinger/Jack Dupon at Orion Studios tomorrow night (Baltimore)

This show should make a nice appetizer for those heading to DC the following week to enjoy the Sonic Circuits Festival, major portions of which will be held at the French Embassy. So it's entirely appropriate (and completely coincidental) that we are featuring a French avant/progressive band in the form of Jack Dupon.

8:00 pm Saturday, September 11th
The Baltimore Progressive Rock Showcases at Orion Studios
2903 Whittington Ave., Baltimore, MD 21230


JACK DUPON
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http://www.myspace.com/jackdupon
http://www.jackdupon.net

The music of Jack Dupon is yet another "impossible to describe" experience. They are a French experimental-avant-progressive rock band whose music is sometimes flavored with an absurd sense of humor. And don't look to find anyone named Jack Dupon - there is no such person. Instead Jack Dupon is a collection of four young, fairly unhinged individuals; phlegmatic adventurers of the imaginary - improvisers and storytellers, polite and rude. Full of oppositions and contradictions, they will taunt you with their outrrrageous music! Influences include Zappa, Primus, Caravan, Morphine, and King Crimson. Listening to their music I hear a bit of old-school progressive in songs like "L'Homme a la Jambe qui", some silliness in "Cousine", and checking out some of the videos of live performances I get a sense of some almost punky prog. I'm wondering if they were able to bring those crazy costumes along with them?

SHAWN PERSINGER is PRESTER JOHN
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http://www.myspace.com/persingermusic
http://www.PersingerMusic.com

Likewise don't look to find anyone named Prester John - it's a performance moniker adopted by our old friend Shawn Persinger, formerly the guitarist for Boud Deun. In the past decade or so Shawn has circled the globe a couple of times, traveling to and performing in seldom visited regions of distant lands, acquiring a wealth of life experience and enriching his musical palette. His newest album, Desire for a Straight Line, is an all-instrumental album including the usual (for Shawn) varied yet cohesive mix of smart and whimsical tunes, 16 in all. Both on the record and in concert Shawn is joined by David Miller on mandolin. Expect a mix of new and old Prester John tunes, a Boud Deun song or two, as well as perhaps a classic proggy cover!



DA RULZ:

All-ages show - BYOB - SMALL folding chairs welcome.

Cover: $15

Driving Directions:
Take I-95 to exit 50A - Caton Ave., South. If you are coming from the south BEWARE - there is no merge lane at the end of the exit ramp to get onto Caton Ave., so BE CAREFUL!! Take Caton Ave to the third traffic signal and turn left onto Washington Blvd. Take Washington Blvd. about 1/4 mile to the large "U-Haul" sign on your right. Turn just before the sign onto Inverness Ave. Take Inverness to its end and turn left onto Whittington Ave. Take Whittington to its end and turn right, into our lot. Enter through door "B" in the building on your right as you enter the lot.

REMINDER: Izz/Edensong/Half Past Four in NYC Labour Day weekend!

Members of the New York progressive rock band IZZ join fellow New York orchestral rockers Edensong and Toronto based group Half Past Four for a one time performance at Manhattan's historic Webster Hall during Labor Day weekend. The show begins at 7pm on Sunday, September 5th at the Studio at Webster Hall, 125 East 11th Street, New York, NY 10003. This show is 19+. Tickets are $10 ($15 at the door) and available now from www.ticketmaster.com.

IZZ Lite (www.izznet.com) - Galgano brothers, Tom and John, lead a stripped down ensemble with a focus on the band's more acoustic material. It's a rare chance to witness a completely different take on the epic and intricate music of IZZ in this intimate setting.

Edensong (www.edensongtheband.com) - The symphonic rock sextet celebrate the release of their new EP Echoes of Edensong in a rare hometown performance. The band will play tracks from the new CD, their critically acclaimed debut "The Fruit Fallen" and possibly premier some new material.

Half Past Four (www.halfpastfour.com) - A first ever chance to see this up and coming creative Canadian quintet in New York: one of only two US shows. The band makes a detour on the way back home from Progday in Chapel Hill, NC to treat this NY audience to their unique and captivating stage show.

Webster Hall (www.websterhall.com) was originally built in 1886 as the city's first modern nightclub. Through the years, it has been home to concerts by many well known acts. The Studio at Webster Hall, opened in 2008, is the hall's newest performance space and is regarded by many as the best new venue to see a show in New York City.

Make this special concert part of your plans for Labor Day weekend. Buy your tickets early and help progressive music thrive in the NYC area. See you at the show!

G. Calvin Weston's Treasures of the Spirit plays Mahavishnu this weekend

G. Calvin Weston's Treasures of the Spirit
Friday, September 3rd - 10:00 PM
Tritone
1507 South St.
Philadelphia Pennsylvania
Price: $7

Featuring:
G. Calvin Weston--Drums
Benjamin Karp--Guitar
Cyndee Lee Rule--Violin
David Dzubinski--Keyboards
Elliot Garland--Bass


At 17, Calvin joined Ornette Coleman's Prime Time Band, with bass player Jamalaadean Tacuma, his close friend from Philly, which toured extensively in North America and Europe. After recording four albums with Prime Time, Calvin went on to play and record with guitarist James "Blood" Ulmer, until he joined John Luries Lounge Lizards in 1990.

During the late '90s Calvin recorded and toured with Billy Martin of Medeski Martin and Wood, Tricky, Eyvind Kang, Derek Baily, Mark Ribot, and James Carter. He also played on several movie soundtracks including Get Shorty. For his latest project, Calvin Weston's Big Tree, Calvin explores the many musical influences of his career as bandleader and composer.

He also has a new band with world guitarist, Vernon Reid and bass player, Jamalaadean Tacuma and formed the group freeformfunkyfreqs and their new CD Urban Mythology Volume 1. He also plays with Jean-Paul Bourelly and Melvin Gibbs in the band called Gypsys Reloaded, which toured in March of 2008 and recorded a live CD at the Bimhuis. G. Calvin Weston has played on many recordings including Asmodeus: Book Of Angels Volume 7 with Marc Ribot, Trevor Dunn, and John Zorn.

Cyndee Lee Rule news: concerts, new tune

Live VIPER set at the Vibrant Living Festival
Date: Saturday, August 21, 2010
Time: 9:00am - 9:00pm
Street: 1341 Mill Rd., Sellersville, PA, 18960

Description: The Vibrant Living Festival will feature raw food, live music, interactive activities, demonstrations, nature, smoothies, banana whips, and vendors with natural and handmade items for sale. It will be an all day, amazing fun and informative event where you can meet lots of people who share your interests.

I'll be performing a spacerock set on the VIPER at 11:00 AM.

Tickets will be $20 each until July 21st, then the price will increase.
Order tix here:
http://vibrantlivingfestival.eventbrite.com/



Rob Martino solo Chapman Stick House Concert
Date: Saturday, August 21, 2010
Time: 7:00pm - 10:00pm
Location: Trevose, PA (Philadelphia area)

Description: Rob Martino be performing at a house concert in the Philadelphia area, hosted by Cyndee Lee Rule and Jeff Nutkowitz!

$12 admission, feel free to BYOB, and vegan snacks will also be served. Doors open at 7pm, show starts at 8pm.

To RSVP (which will include directions), email violincyndee@yahoo.com

Please share this event with others if you think they may be interested!

Soundfiles here: www.robmartino.com

Bio:
Rob Martino performs original music and arrangements on the Chapman Stick, a unique stringed instrument that combines elements of guitar, bass, piano and percussion. The strings are tapped and held onto the frets, rather than plucked or strummed, enabling both hands to play complete and expressive multi-part arrangements.

Music listeners with widely different tastes, from new age to folk to classical to hardcore metal have been attracted to different aspects of Rob's music- some find it pleasantly melodic and others are intrigued by the subtle complexities and artistry of the music. Rob has particularly drawn from progressive and art rock influences such as Jethro Tull, Rush, Marillion, and Genesis (as well as folk, Celtic and classical music genres) to develop his particular playing style and musical approach.

In addition to making a strong impression at live performances, Rob's music has a popular online presence, gathering over a million views and thousands of subscribers worldwide on YouTube. You are welcome to get in touch with any booking requests, both locally (mid-Atlantic area of the USA) and worldwide.

Rob is currently based in Fredericksburg, Virginia (originally from the Boston area), and has had a lifelong interest in music and computers - he is a software engineer in the music technology industry (Wave Arts and Camel Audio), and also holds a master's degree in music from Northwestern University.

Hope to see you at both of these events!! And, I hope you will download the new Osiris the Rebirth tune, too (see below)! Please leave feedback here or at my guestbook at: www.cyndeeleerule.com! We'd love to know what you think!



As posted by Dave Adams, of Osiris the Rebirth:

"A new track, co written with Bridget Wishart, and featuring the fantastic Cyndee on Viper violin, called "Planetscape," is now up on myspace.com/osiristherebirth in an edited form. However until close of play next Friday, the full high quality un-edited tune is available to download free at osiristherebirth.com

"This is the first completed tune from the forthcoming album Lost.

Space rock DJs feel free to download and play on your shows."

Some brief thoughts about the upcoming Dream Theater/Iron Maiden concert

So…

I’ll be seeing Dream Theater and Iron Maiden in just a few days…1 July, at what used to be called the Garden State Arts Center in Holmdel NJ. I’ve got lawn seats, which runs counter to my general loathing of general admission seating in my ever so advanced dotage. Seriously…you try having a sclerotic right S.I. joint and early onset osteoarthritis and then decide to stand for several hours in what will likely be 90+ degree heat for a metal show. I have a feeling I’ll be wheeled out of there because my one leg is gonna stiffen so much it’ll resemble a 2x4 stuck in a pair of jeans.

But I digress. This is my blog after all, and I am allowed the occasional digression.

Here’s what’s interesting about the whole situation: I have been a fan of Dream Theater, to one degree or another, since the release of Images and Words in 1992. Somewhere I even have a copy of the review I wrote of that album for my college’s newspaper, and while I don’t currently have a scanner, if I find it I’ll scan it and append it to this post at some future date. That’s not the point right now; the point is that as of this month, I’ve been listening to this band for 18 years, and this will be the first time I will be seeing them in concert. If I were to be honest, it’s likely because they are opening for Iron Maiden that I am seeing them this time. And I am not sure how to feel about that.

All bands change; all bands evolve. I’ll admit that I was not a huge fan of Images and Words, as I found some of the ballady stuff too cloying, and the production gave the songs a 90’s metal sheen that was not in keeping with the more progressive sounds I was looking for, and found in some of the songs. Their 1994 follow-up, Awake, was much more in keeping with my tastes at that time, and it still gets a decent amount of play here. Falling Into Infinity took, well, almost an infinity to come out, and it was at the time way less than satisfying (I’ve since re-evaluated my position, and while I like it more than I did, it’s still not great).

A weird thing happened then. Dream Theater got a new keyboardist, their third one, a guy named Jordan Rudess, who went to Julliard and played with Annie Haslam and the Dixie Dregs, among others. They released a 78 minute long concept album that blew everyone’s socks off, and which left me again somewhat less than impressed. Oh, there were some killer songs on there, but a lot just…I missed whatever it was that the band was doing that others fell in love with. This would end up being the theme from here on out; each successive album would come out, and I’d buy it hoping to capture in a bottle whatever it was I was looking for, and each time finding things to enjoy, and often just as much that didn’t do a thing for me. Six Degrees, Train of Thought, Octavarium, Systematic Chaos, Black Holes and Silver Linings…I’ve bought them all, listened to them all, and while there are moments that I nod my head and smile, it’s not a constant. And maybe never was, as we can see.

I’ve seen the band live on DVD, of course…being the fan I am, I’ve bought Live in Tokyo and Five Years in a LIVEtime and Live Scenes From New York and (pantgaspforair) Live at Budokan and Score and Chaos in Motion and…you get the message. I’ve seen how they are live, and I’ve heard enough of their live material to know they can bring it in concert. Yet I’ve had no desire the last couple years, as they’ve toured more heavily, to see them in concert. I’ve had chances…I could have seen the 2004 summer tour where they opened for Yes, but couldn’t get out of work (that didn’t stop my boss from telling me the Monday after the show how he saw Yes in concert with ‘that band Dream Theater that you like’ opening for them). I had a ticket made available for me for the Radio City show that they shot Score at, but no way to get into the city for it. And then, the past few years, just no longing, no burning need to see them.

Some of this, I am sure, is because the past few albums I have returned to less and less. While I am listening to Black Holes and Silver Linings as I type this, I can say this is maybe the fifth or sixth time I have listened to anything from this release that isn’t the cover songs since it came out on 23 June last year. There’s next to nothing on this album that drives me to want to listen to it, and I am not one of those people who believes that you have to listen to something twenty or thirty or a hundred times to ‘grasp the subtle nuances of what the band has to offer.’ This is Dream Theater; there ain’t a blasted thing subtle about them. Even Systematic Chaos gave me 40-odd minutes of music I liked, even though I still bristle at how much 25 minutes of that was taken from the manhwa Priest sans any crediting or attribution.

Lest anyone think I am just not metal enough to dig Dream Theater…three of my favourite albums released in the last six months are from Ihsahn, Triptykon and Finntroll. I think Enslaved is far more progressive than Dream Theater is; prog metal doesn’t mean just adding keyboards to the mix. I think Thomas Gabriel Fischer has done more to progress metal, and Ihsahn is breaking down huge boundaries, especially on After, which sees his patented symphonics mixed with crushing black metal and skronking saxophone to create a wonderfully flavourful melange that sweetens the tongue as it repeatedly bashes you in the face. I am far from afraid of metal; I do seek out great metal music to balance the lush symphonic rock of Banco and Yes, powerful metal to be the dark, brutal yin to the light, pastoral yang of Jade Warrior and Gryphon. Yet I am going into this concert with Dream Theater’s presence being more of an added bit to the fact that I am getting a chance to see Iron Maiden, also for the first time. If not for them, there’s every chance that I’d still not have seen Dream Theater in concert.

Am I going to skip seeing Dream Theater? Nope.

Am I going to whinge about seeing them? Not a chance (though I bet some reading this will assume I am doing just that here).

Will I feel the same way I did years ago? Probably not.

Will I enjoy the set? With 95% certainty, most assuredly.

I’m tossing this out there as it is. I’m not offering up any deep insights, though perhaps there’s something in here that is actually insightful. I’m sure that among you reading out there, some of you have certainly gone through the same thing with other bands, and will be nodding your heads sagely, stroking your goatees while sipping a nice single barrel scotch. I’m equally sure there will be people out there who will be looking for me at the show to administer a beat down, verbal or otherwise (ok, not so much on the second bit...I hope), for daring to besmirch the name of Dream Theater. And it’s OK to feel that way, it really is. I’m defensive of the bands I love (I still can’t believe there were people who didn’t get The Enid at NEARfest). Just because I’ve fallen out of love with Dream Theater doesn’t mean the band and I still can’t see each other from time to time and reminisce about the good old days, after all…it just means we’ve both moved on.

discipline./Matthew Parmenter show in Ferndale

Horror Express CD Release Show
Discipline. & Matthew Parmenter
Sunday November 16 at the Magic Bag in Ferndale, MI

special solo appearances by
Matthew Parmenter & Ryan Parmenter

Advance Tickets Available only through TicketMaster
www.ticketmaster.com

Ryan Parmenter solo set starts at 7PM
Matthew Parmenter solo set starts at 8PM
Discipline. starts at 9PM (sharp)

The Magic Bag
22920 Woodward Avenue
Ferndale, MI 48220 (USA)
Phone: (248) 544-3030

$10.00 - 18 and older

The Magic Bag is located on Woodward Ave. in Ferndale, Michigan, just north of 9 mile road, south of I-696.

For more information visit the Magic Bag web site:
www.themagicbag.com

Univers Zero updates

Univers Zero at Le Triton November 14 and 15, 2008
These two concerts will be filmed for the DVD release.

Finally an archive CD is coming with live recordings from 1984, 1985 and 1986. It is coming out on Cuneiform Records and will be available (probably) early 2009

UNIVERS ZERO- ARCHIVES 1984/85/86 (NO NAME YET)

from March 31st, 1984 at The Pavillon in Hannover, Germany
L'ETRANGE MIXTURE DU DOCTEUR SCHWARTZ (Daniel Denis)
PRESAGE (Daniel Denis)
PARADE (Daniel Denis)

from October 9th, 1985 at the Centre culturel de Seraing, Belgium
THE FUNERAL PLAIN (Andy Kirk)
HEATWAVE (Andy Kirk)
L'ETRANGE MIXTURE DU DOCTEUR SCHWARTZ (Free version) (Daniel Denis)*

from February 7th, 1986 at the Frankfurt Jazz Festival, Germany
EMANATIONS (Daniel Denis)

and a never recorded piece .....from February 25th, 1984 in Dottignies, Belgium
LIGNE CLAIRE (Daniel Denis)

Some notes:

Booklet with new photos and liner notes by Aymeric Leroy and Renato Moraes will probably make part of this wonderful package!

The piece marked with * used to be presented as the encore and sometimes named as L'ETRANGE MIXTURE DU DOCTEUR SPOCK and it is a more weird-free version over the classic DOCTEUR SCHWARTZ!

Andy Kirk thinks this version of THE FUNERAL PLAIN is the best ever performance of this piece! And if you think PRESAGE is energetic enough on UZED, wait to listen to this live version!

Hold your breath!

More concerts to be announced soon!

The Red Masque - Fossil Eyes release forthcoming

News courtesy of TRM vocalist Lynnette Shelley:

The Red Masque are pleased to announce that work on their new album, Fossil Eyes, is finally complete and is being sent off to the record label. Vonorn wrapped up productions this weekend, and the final song list is below:

01. The Spider Is the Web
02. Carbon 14
03. Gliese 138
04. Das Snail
05. The Worm
06. Carbon 13
07. Lost in the Petrified Forest
08. The Hive
09. Polyphemus
10. Metamorphosis
11. The Anti-Man (Not Afraid)

To see a picture of the cover, go to:
http://www.theredmasque.com/images/FRONTCOVER-FINAL.jpg

As soon as the band has release date information from the label or further details, we will let you know.

As a reminder, The Red Masque will be performing on May 2nd in Philadelphia at Germ Books and Gallery (2005 Frankford Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19125; 215.423.5002). This concert is featured as part of Philly's "First Friday" Arts Crawl. Show time is 7 PM and admission is FREE but donations accepted. This will be a very intimate concert experience with a limited number of seating. Germ Books is also an unusual space and describes itself as an "alternative independent bookstore that [provides] access to ideologically unpopular books; books that address difficult social topics; books that don't cater to the lockstep mentality of the current counterculture; and books that reveal who our true masters are: The UFO Overlords."

Porcupine Tree mini-Europe tour

London show announced

In October Porcupine Tree will undertake a short European tour in order to shoot their second live DVD - this will be the final time that the Fear of a Blank Planet tour repertoire will be performed, but there may also be some surprises! The first show to be announced is at the Indigo2 venue in London. This is situated within the same building (formerly the Millenium Dome) as the O2 Arena, and is a wonderful new venue. Tickets will shortly be on sale from ticketmaster.

Reminder: Tiles and discipline. live this weekend

Tiles - http://www.tiles-music.com - returns for their first official live appearance in almost three years with a special showcase performance Sunday,March 9th at the Magic Bag Theater - http://www.themagicbag.com - in Detroit (Ferndale) - with special guests Discipline - http://www.strungoutrecords.com. The band's fifth CD "Fly Paper" was released January 29th on InsideOut/SPV and is building momentum with positive reviews from:

Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles - http://www.bravewords.com/hardwares/1001311
Dutch Progressive Rock Page - http://www.dprp.net/reviews/200808.php#tiles
Exclaim.ca - http://www.exclaim.ca/musicreviews/generalreview.aspx?csid1=118&csid2=846&fid1=29310
Music Street Journal - http://www.musicstreetjournal.com/cdreviews_display.cfm?id=100083
Rock United - http://www.rockunited.com/reviews.htm
Rock Report - http://www.rockreport.be/review.asp?id=1948
Metal Express Radio - http://www.metalexpressradio.com/menu.php?main=reviews&id=2457
Glory Daze - http://www.glory-daze.com/readarticle.php?article_id=2937
Room Thirteen - http://www.roomthirteen.com/cgi-bin/cd_view.cgi?CDID=7514
Lords Of Metal - http://www.lordsofmetal.nl/showreview.php?id=11039&lang=en

"Fly Paper" was produced by Terry Brown, who is noted for his multi-platinum success with Rush, Cutting Crew and Fates Warning. Tiles' previous four releases: "tiles," "Fence the Clear," "Presents of Mind," and "Window Dressing" are available as part of InsideOut Music's Special Edition series. Each CD features a variety of previously unreleased songs, demos, and bootleg video; expanded packaging, photos, and liner notes; newly mastered audio from the original tapes; and bonus live material. It was 1999's "Presents of Mind" that propelled Tiles into the mainstream progressive rock scene garnering glowing endorsements from Jethro Tull's Ian Anderson and Dream Theater's Mike Portnoy - culminating in a three week European tour as special guests for Dream Theater.

Visit http://www.tiles-music.com, http://www.myspace.com/tilesmusic or http://www.insideout.de for more information.