Tar and Cement

Album: New World
Artist: Dave Kerzner
2014/5
Digital download

Dave Kerzner: vocals (1-3, 5, 7, 9-11, 15-18, 20, 22, 23), backing vocals (8), keys (1-12, 14-23), piano (13), organ (13), synth (13), guitar (2, 7, 8, 23), acoustic guitar (15, 18), bass (7), drums (7), sound design (1, 2, 4, 8, 12, 16, 17, 19, 23), drum programming (17)
Fernando Perdomo: guitar (1-3, 5, 8-11, 13, 14, 16-18, 20-23), bass (1-3, 5, 8-11, 14-18, 20-23)
Nick D'Virgilio: drums (1-3, 5, 8-11, 15, 16, 18, 20-23)

with:
Steve Hackett: guitar (1c, 23d, 23e)
Durga McBroom: vocals (1, 9, 14, 16, 23c), backing vocals (8d, 8e, 10)
Jason Scheff: backing vocals (1, 8d)
Ana Cristina: backing vocals (1, 8d)
Heather Findlay: vocals (2), spoken word (4)
Colin Edwin: fretless bass (2)
Francis Dunnery: guitar (8b, 22, 23b)
Emily Lynn: vocals (17, 23c), spoken word (8c, 10, 17)
Lorelei McBroom: vocals (16, 17), backing vocals (8e)
David Longdon: vocals (22), spoken word (12)
Keith Emerson: modular Moog synthesizer solo (13)
Billy Sherwood: bass (13)
Simon Phillips: drums (13)
Maryem Tollar: exotic vocals (14, 15)
Satnam Ramgotra: tabla (14)
Russ Parrish: guitar (15)
Christine Leakey: operatic vocals (8, 16)
Lara Smiles: vocals (17), whispers (17)

Using the Nick Mason drums library by Sonic Reality (17), Hugh Padgham drums library by Sonic Reality (7)
Astronaut voices and audio transmissions (1, 2) from NASA

Produced by Kerzner
Mixed by Kerzner, except (1) mixed by Tom Lord-Alge/Kerzner
Mastered by Gavin Lurssen/Reuben Cohen for Lurssen Mastering
Artwork and graphic design by Leakey
Cover art by Kerzner/Leakey

Recorded at SR Studios Miami, Florida; Reseda Ranch Studios, Reseda, California; Sweetwater Sound; Cloud City Sound, Portland, Oregon; The Farm Studios, Vancouver, Canada; Phantom Recordings, Sherman Oaks, California
Vocals, guitars and keys recorded by Kerzner/Perdomo
Drums recorded by Justin Phelps/Chris Holmes/Mark Hornsby/Phillips
Steve Hackett's guitars recorded by Roger King
Maryem Tollar recorded by Ernie Tollar

Additional mix engineering and editing by Holmes
Sound design by Kerzner and Sonic Reality
Sound effects from Serafine FX Tron by Frank Serafine and Sonic Reality
Nick Mason's drums recorded by Alan Parsons
Hugh Padgham's drums recorded by Padgham for Sonic Reality
Vocal samples by The McBroom Sisters for Sonic Reality
Sample editing by Mike Geneivive/Kerzner
Music software by IK Multimedia and Sonic Reality
Logistics by Allen Mackenroth
Creative consulting by Veronica Malazzo

Deluxe edition tracks:
Disc 1
1. "Stranded (Part 1-5)" [Kerzner] (11:28)
    a. "Part 1 - Isolation"
    b. "Part 2 - Delirium"
    c. "Part 3 - March of the Machines"
    d. "Part 4 - Source Sublime"
    e. "Part 5 - The Darkness"
2. "Into the Sun" [Kerzner] (9:19)
3. "The Lie" [Kerzner] (5:05)
4. "The Traveler" [Kerzner] (2:02)
5. "Secret" [Kerzner] (8:09)
6. "Reflection" [Kerzner] (1:44)
7. "Under Control" [Kerzner] (6:12)
8. "Premonition Suite" [Kerzner/Dunnery] (8:55)
    a. "Part 1 - Premonition"
    b. "Part 2 - Resilience I"
    c. "Part 3 - Subtle Signs of Life"
    d. "Part 4 - Altered State"
    e. "Part 5 - Illuminessence"
9. "In the Garden" [Kerzner] (6:16)
10. "The Way Out" [Kerzner] (5:24)
11. "Recurring Dream" [Kerzner] (4:30)

Disc 2
12. "Biodome" [Kerzner] (1:41)
13. "Crossing of Fates" [Kerzner] (4:49)
14. "Theta" [Kerzner] (4:01)
15. "My Old Friend" [Kerzner] (5:18)
16. "Ocean of Stars" [Kerzner] (6:41)
17. "Solitude" [Kerzner] (5:00)
18. "Nothing" [mus: Kerzner/Perdomo; lyr: Kerzner] (6:17)
19. "Erased" [Kerzner] (2:03)
20. "Realign" [Kerzner] (5:04)
21. "Nexus" [Kerzner] (5:38)
22. "New World" [Kerzner] (5:44)
23. "Redemption (Stranded Part 6-10)" [mus: Kerzner/Dunnery; lyr: Kerzner] (21:32)
    a. "Part 6 - The Oasis"
    b. "Part 7 - Resilience II"
    c. "Part 8 - High on the Dunes"
    d. "Part 9 - Mirage of the Machines"
    e. "Part 10 - To the Light"

Standard edition tracks:
1*. "Stranded (Part 1-5)" (10:31)
    a. "Part 1 - Isolation"
    b. "Part 2 - Delirium"
    c. "Part 3 - March of the Machines"
    d. "Part 4 - Source Sublime"
    e. "Part 5 - The Darkness"
2*. "Into the Sun" (7:20)
3*. "The Lie" (5:03)
4*. "Under Control" (5:54
5*. "Crossing of Fates" (4:48
6*. "My Old Friend" (5:27
7*. "Ocean of Stars" (5:35
8*. "Solitude" (3:40
9*. "Nothing" (6:15
10*. "New World" (5:57
11*. "Redemption (Stranded Part 6-10)" (17:27)
    a. "Part 6 - The Oasis"
    b. "Part 7 - Resilience II"
    c. "Part 8 - High on the Dunes"
    d. "Part 9 - Mirage of the Machines"
    e. "Part 10 - To the Light"

Notes: The standard edition was released on 9 Dec 2014. The deluxe edition has additional tracks and longer versions of some tracks; it came out 31 Jan 2015. The album is reflects Kerzner's Pink Floyd influences, particularly the opening track, "Stranded". "Crossing of Fates", the piece Sherwood plays on, is strong. (HP, 25 Jan 20)

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