Seacrest OY SCR1019 label releases the Progressive Construction on 6th August
Strandberg Project, formed in 1995 along their debut At The Music Box, is set to release their ninth album, Progressive Construction, on the 6th August. The band has released its eight earlier albums with variable ensembles but one of the founding members, guitarist Sami Virtanen, has been around since the beginning.
Inspiration for the album the band has drawn from 1970s progressive music from bands such as Emerson Lake & Palmer, Rush and Wigwam without forgetting funk and jazz. The band’s music is tightly in present and their own sound can be heard clearly on the new album.
The idea of Strandberg Project has been to invite musicians and friends from all around the world to join forces and create new, interesting music together and get fresh viewpoints to compositions.
PROGRESSIVE CONSTRUCTION
- The Searchers Prelude (Gustavson)
- The Searcher (Strandberg)
- Under Construction (Strandberg)
- Freedom and Honor (Gustavson)
- Wizard Samba (Virtanen)
- Busy Weekend (Strandberg & Zenger)
- Lets Get Started (Strandberg)
- Freedom and Honor Part II (Gustavson)
- Chilin (Virtanen)
- Lets Get Started Live (Strandberg)
- Love Trusts (Gustavson)
- The Searchers Departure (Gustavson)
Jan-Olof Strandberg: bass, keyboards
Sami Virtanen: guitar & keyboards
Jukka Gustavson: keyboards & vocals
Jartsa Karvonen: drums & percussion
William Suvanne: Tenor sax & flute
Felix Zenger: beatbox (Busy Weekend)
Tatu Turpeinen: programing & keyboards (Busy Weekend & Lets Get Started Live)
Perttu Siren: claps & samples (Lets Get Started Live)
Produced by: Jan-Olof Strandberg & Sami Virtanen
Recorded by: Sami Virtanen at SV Studios, Pete Asiala at Ambience Studios, Tatu Turpeinen at Sellosali Concert Hall and S.T Studio
Photography by Per-Olof Strandberg
Mixed by Sami Virtanen & Tatu Turpeinen (Lets Get Started Live & Busy Weekend)
Mastered by Tatu Turpeinen
Cover art by Kimmo Heikkilä
Layout design by Kimmo Heikkilä