Dave Bainbridge - Veil Of Gossamer

Bitrate: 320K/s
Year: 2004
Time: 64:27
Size: 150,7 MB
Label: Open Sky
Styles: Progressive rock/Crossover prog
Art: Full

Tracks Listing:
 1. Chanting Waves - 2:17
 2. Over The Waters - 7:29
 3. Veil Of Gossamer - 4:55
 4. The Seen And The Unseen - 2:18
 5. The Everlasting Hills, Part 1 - 5:36
 6. The Everlasting Hills, Part 2 - 2:34
 7. The Everlasting Hills, Part 3 - 3:54
 8. The Everlasting Hills, Part 4 - 2:54
 9. The Everlasting Hills, Part 5 - 4:36
10. Seahouses - 3:06
11. Until The Tide Turns - 4:29
12. The Homeward Race - 5:25
13. Star-Filled Skies, Part 1 - 3:39
14. Star-Filled Skies, Part 2 - 2:40
15. Star-Filled Skies, Part 3 - 3:46
16. Star-Filled Skies, Part 4 - 4:41

Multi-instrumentalist and song-writer Dave BAINBRIDGE is co-founder of IONA. His solo material is more or less an extension/progression of the band's, combining progressive rock with traditional Celtic folk. On his only solo album to date, BAINBRIDGE himself plays over twelve instruments, aided by eleven musicians who share bass guitar, drums and percussion, violin, cello and vocal duties, including three impressive female vocalists who alternately sing in English and Gaelic.
The album "Veil of Gossamer" features some splendid guitar work over a tapestry of delicate folk melodies. Although this may sound borderline 'New Age', the reader shouldn't expect an easy listening here, as Bainbridge often breaks through the pastoral atmosphere with some highly progressive rockers - shades of CAMEL's "Harbour of Tears" and IRIS' "Crossing the Desert" come to mind. The compositions are rich and complex and the acoustic guitar tracks sit most comfortably between the electric guitar workouts and the splendid vocal and ethereal passages. The production is top notch and the album has an ebb and flow that holds the listener's attention throughout. Will please fans of the more contemplative form of prog as well as those who appreciate technical perfection of virtuoso guitar play.

Veil Of Gossamer