FORKSTER INTRODUCTION ARTICLE TO CALISSA & RAYMOND
Grieve The Astronaut is a phenomenal independent piano swirling pop-rock band residing stateside out of the beautiful Pacific Northwest’s rocking city of Tacoma. GTA has wreathed a belief, motivation and infinite potentiality for dreamers.
Raymond Hayden (founder of GTA) and Calissa Knox (GTA member) are the radiating main music centring (pianos/vocals/synths). Grieve the Astronaut is still going strong as a full band music outfit, just how the music winds go sometimes and in this case with a mesmerizing music project flighting out between Calissa & Raymond, they’re igniting their music voyage to ear modules around the globe throughout 2019. FORKSTER is here to tell you all about their extraordinary happening.
The Creation of Calissa & Raymond
Years before the conception of “Grieving The Astronaut” was formed it seemed like two of the crucial ingredients of GTA (Raymond Hayden and Calissa Knox) were on a path to musically collide and explore future grooving piano/synth wave trails together.
A mother and her teenage daughter at the time (Calissa) were in a used bookstore that was soon to go out of business. As the teen was captivated by the massive amounts of books in the warehouse’s environment well, this was an absolutely legitimate treasure cove for her. With the store practically ‘giving them all away’ she was embedded with a very interested foresight and began in walking up and down the aisles and reading the titles of mass books stationed all over the area, you name it’ with wherever you looked you saw covered writings. The curly haired book enthusiast then made an aisle decision that would go on to be a game-changer for everybody involved. As she walked down the library lane her steps came to walking in the path to a scratched up, blue and yellow CD case and when almost passing it by a black grand piano caught her curious eyes on the laser discs cover. Calissa was blossoming into a rising pianist. She adored composing pieces and so she curiously picked up the CD off the dusty floor and noticed next that the price was a wonderfully marked 50 cents, and decided “This looks interesting” and then went on to purchase it. When getting it home she went straight at listening to it and immediately began to feel a mighty connection to the music. The depth and passion heard truly went on to relating greatly to her and translating her inner feelings for it into music Calissa composed herself. An inner delight was with her that another music artist was musically speaking with her on the same emotional hemisphere.
This miraculous music encounter, “A Doorway Through Your Tears” quickly turned into being one Calissa’s cherished albums. She was beginning to dream of that special someday of ‘face to face’ meeting the brilliant pianist and music composer, Raymond Hayden. As immediate as she felt a buzz for their one day introduction there was an unfortunate reality thinking that “Surely he must locate out of some far away place.”
Through this chance discovery, A Doorway Through Your Tears fast became one of her favourite albums and she began to dream of someday actually meeting the amazing pianist and composer, Raymond Hayden. But, unfortunately, her hopes were tempered with reality. “Surely he must live in New York City or someplace far away”, she thought. On that note, she had to put aside with the reality of the chances were awful slim’ in meeting that great music’s mastermind. Calissa then went on naturally listening and schooling from his fantastic music while going forth composing her own material.
Years later Raymond was chilling back with a good cigar with dearest of friends and one started a chat up about a young music marvel in his church band. Young, but a devotee with being a naturally gifted pianist and an innate understanding of music well beyond her years. It was like whatever you put in front of her she could play it well, for sure!
Conversations kept up regularly at the cigar lounge on this amazing musician talent and Raymond was becoming interested in knowing and hearing more. Then, one evening Raymond’s friend introduced him to Calissa’s dad and they chatted shortly with her dad giving him a copy of his daughters new, solo piano album, “Forgotten Road”. Raymond returned the good gesture with handing a copy of his new album “September Sky” and he arrived home with it for his now then, curly-haired teenage daughter, Calissa. When he went ahead in presenting it to her, he was so surprised to see this huge brightness for her face and then vibrantly coming out with the words “Raymond Hayden?!?” And then some more with “You actually met him?!!!”
On the flip side of it….Raymond was truly loving what he heard on Calissa’s album and days soon after scheduled up a meeting for the two of them to chat and play for a bit on the piano. You can say that their inaugural meeting and greeting went so exceptionally well for that they wrote a song together that memorable first day (watch here via YouTube for their first collaboration.) He truly wanted to give encouragement to this sensational young music artist and went on to invite her and Calissa’s father to take in a practice live in person for an exciting new band he was introducing soon then, called Grieve The Astronaut.
Calissa was elated to see them perform and truly loved everything that she heard that day. Infact, it gets even better for her where Raymond after that practice invited her to try out his keyboard. The band was all packing up but all took in the beautiful music mastery she was magically spreading to each of their own music ear orbits. It was nothing short of being ‘striking and spectacular’. Always open to options for creative music ideas Raymond got to it soon after that rehearsal in asking Calissa if she would like to compose a medley of all the songs on their upcoming album. She ecstatically agreed to do so and this became “The Law of Jante”, the 1st song off of their GTA album, and the overture for the first GTA concerts (http://bit.ly/LawOfJante2015). Calissa was just 18 at the time.
Raymond recently went on expanding and telling me about that assignment /experience with Calissa:
“We actually collaborated on that song.” I asked her to take all of the hooks for the songs on GTA that I had written and combine them into an overture. So she wrote a melody that combined all of my hooks…she did an amazing job.”
Calissa & Raymond….Since then
Calissa and Raymond have gone on to continue to invent new music creations together. They demand and dazzle each other daily and have configured an enchanting GTA “Satellite” show of their own, with an invigorating and unique mix of piano and synths sure to musically stimulate rocking audiences of all sorts.
Calissa & Raymond: The Now!
Calissa & Raymond from “Grieve The Astronaut” (GTA) are excited to be taking their duo project on the road. They will be doing a sleuth of shows in May (2nd to the 12th) throughout the beautiful European country of Denmark. The musical two are mostly going to share their music that already exists in a creative instrumental way, with Raymond playing an electric piano (YAMAHA CP300) and Calissa also on keys with using a NORD ELECTRO 3 (for Strings/Organ sounds) and a KORG R3 (for Synthesizer atmospheres). They will be performing existing originals from the GTA groups debut album, some cover versions (by music artists: Pink Floyd, Tears for Fears, Elton John, Queensryche, Europe), some new songs off of the recent album release by Raymond entitled “Accidental Grace” and some improvisational New Age progressive music vibes.
GTA Video & New Song Coming in 2019.
For ones interested in the duo’s platform on their upcoming Denmark tour, via YouTube BELOW you can check out RAYMOND & CALISSA’S LIVE MUSIC VIDEO – ORIGINAL INSTRUMENTAL. Also, Raymond has enthusiastically informed me that a brand new song by GTA is on their 2019 new music horizons too. We here at FORKSTER will keep you up to date with the release and will hopefully get to premiere it here for my rocking faithful viewers.
BE ON THE LOOKOUT for an exclusive two-part interview series with Calissa and Raymond at FORKSTER (www.forksterocks.net) on their upcoming tour (Part One – end of April and Part Two – beginning part of June 2019).
Checkout ~Grieve The Astronauts~ at:
Facebook = https://www.facebook.com/grievetheastronaut/
Twitter = https://twitter.com/mauricethefish
YouTube = https://twitter.com/mauricethefish
Buy and/or Stream GTA at:
Digital on iTunes
Purchase Physical Copy of GTA Album on CD
Stream their songs at their Spotify
Grieve The Astronaut is a phenomenal independent piano swirling pop-rock band residing stateside out of the beautiful Pacific Northwest’s rocking city of Tacoma. GTA has wreathed a belief, motivation and infinite potentiality for dreamers.
Raymond Hayden (founder of GTA) and Calissa Knox (GTA member) are the radiating main music centring (pianos/vocals/synths). Grieve the Astronaut is still going strong as a full band music outfit, just how the music winds go sometimes and in this case with a mesmerizing music project flighting out between Calissa & Raymond, they’re igniting their music voyage to ear modules around the globe throughout 2019. FORKSTER is here to tell you all about their extraordinary happening.
The Creation of Calissa & Raymond
Years before the conception of “Grieving The Astronaut” was formed it seemed like two of the crucial ingredients of GTA (Raymond Hayden and Calissa Knox) were on a path to musically collide and explore future grooving piano/synth wave trails together.
A mother and her teenage daughter at the time (Calissa) were in a used bookstore that was soon to go out of business. As the teen was captivated by the massive amounts of books in the warehouse’s environment well, this was an absolutely legitimate treasure cove for her. With the store practically ‘giving them all away’ she was embedded with a very interested foresight and began in walking up and down the aisles and reading the titles of mass books stationed all over the area, you name it’ with wherever you looked you saw covered writings. The curly haired book enthusiast then made an aisle decision that would go on to be a game-changer for everybody involved. As she walked down the library lane her steps came to walking in the path to a scratched up, blue and yellow CD case and when almost passing it by a black grand piano caught her curious eyes on the laser discs cover. Calissa was blossoming into a rising pianist. She adored composing pieces and so she curiously picked up the CD off the dusty floor and noticed next that the price was a wonderfully marked 50 cents, and decided “This looks interesting” and then went on to purchase it. When getting it home she went straight at listening to it and immediately began to feel a mighty connection to the music. The depth and passion heard truly went on to relating greatly to her and translating her inner feelings for it into music Calissa composed herself. An inner delight was with her that another music artist was musically speaking with her on the same emotional hemisphere.
This miraculous music encounter, “A Doorway Through Your Tears” quickly turned into being one Calissa’s cherished albums. She was beginning to dream of that special someday of ‘face to face’ meeting the brilliant pianist and music composer, Raymond Hayden. As immediate as she felt a buzz for their one day introduction there was an unfortunate reality thinking that “Surely he must locate out of some far away place.”
Through this chance discovery, A Doorway Through Your Tears fast became one of her favourite albums and she began to dream of someday actually meeting the amazing pianist and composer, Raymond Hayden. But, unfortunately, her hopes were tempered with reality. “Surely he must live in New York City or someplace far away”, she thought. On that note, she had to put aside with the reality of the chances were awful slim’ in meeting that great music’s mastermind. Calissa then went on naturally listening and schooling from his fantastic music while going forth composing her own material.
Years later Raymond was chilling back with a good cigar with dearest of friends and one started a chat up about a young music marvel in his church band. Young, but a devotee with being a naturally gifted pianist and an innate understanding of music well beyond her years. It was like whatever you put in front of her she could play it well, for sure!
Conversations kept up regularly at the cigar lounge on this amazing musician talent and Raymond was becoming interested in knowing and hearing more. Then, one evening Raymond’s friend introduced him to Calissa’s dad and they chatted shortly with her dad giving him a copy of his daughters new, solo piano album, “Forgotten Road”. Raymond returned the good gesture with handing a copy of his new album “September Sky” and he arrived home with it for his now then, curly-haired teenage daughter, Calissa. When he went ahead in presenting it to her, he was so surprised to see this huge brightness for her face and then vibrantly coming out with the words “Raymond Hayden?!?” And then some more with “You actually met him?!!!”
On the flip side of it….Raymond was truly loving what he heard on Calissa’s album and days soon after scheduled up a meeting for the two of them to chat and play for a bit on the piano. You can say that their inaugural meeting and greeting went so exceptionally well for that they wrote a song together that memorable first day (watch here via YouTube for their first collaboration.) He truly wanted to give encouragement to this sensational young music artist and went on to invite her and Calissa’s father to take in a practice live in person for an exciting new band he was introducing soon then, called Grieve The Astronaut.
Calissa was elated to see them perform and truly loved everything that she heard that day. Infact, it gets even better for her where Raymond after that practice invited her to try out his keyboard. The band was all packing up but all took in the beautiful music mastery she was magically spreading to each of their own music ear orbits. It was nothing short of being ‘striking and spectacular’. Always open to options for creative music ideas Raymond got to it soon after that rehearsal in asking Calissa if she would like to compose a medley of all the songs on their upcoming album. She ecstatically agreed to do so and this became “The Law of Jante”, the 1st song off of their GTA album, and the overture for the first GTA concerts (http://bit.ly/LawOfJante2015). Calissa was just 18 at the time.
Raymond recently went on expanding and telling me about that assignment /experience with Calissa:
“We actually collaborated on that song.” I asked her to take all of the hooks for the songs on GTA that I had written and combine them into an overture. So she wrote a melody that combined all of my hooks…she did an amazing job.”
Calissa & Raymond….Since then
Calissa and Raymond have gone on to continue to invent new music creations together. They demand and dazzle each other daily and have configured an enchanting GTA “Satellite” show of their own, with an invigorating and unique mix of piano and synths sure to musically stimulate rocking audiences of all sorts.
Calissa & Raymond: The Now!
Calissa & Raymond from “Grieve The Astronaut” (GTA) are excited to be taking their duo project on the road. They will be doing a sleuth of shows in May (2nd to the 12th) throughout the beautiful European country of Denmark. The musical two are mostly going to share their music that already exists in a creative instrumental way, with Raymond playing an electric piano (YAMAHA CP300) and Calissa also on keys with using a NORD ELECTRO 3 (for Strings/Organ sounds) and a KORG R3 (for Synthesizer atmospheres). They will be performing existing originals from the GTA groups debut album, some cover versions (by music artists: Pink Floyd, Tears for Fears, Elton John, Queensryche, Europe), some new songs off of the recent album release by Raymond entitled “Accidental Grace” and some improvisational New Age progressive music vibes.
GTA Video & New Song Coming in 2019.
For ones interested in the duo’s platform on their upcoming Denmark tour, via YouTube BELOW you can check out RAYMOND & CALISSA’S LIVE MUSIC VIDEO – ORIGINAL INSTRUMENTAL. Also, Raymond has enthusiastically informed me that a brand new song by GTA is on their 2019 new music horizons too. We here at FORKSTER will keep you up to date with the release and will hopefully get to premiere it here for my rocking faithful viewers.
BE ON THE LOOKOUT for an exclusive two-part interview series with Calissa and Raymond at FORKSTER (www.forksterocks.net) on their upcoming tour (Part One – end of April and Part Two – beginning part of June 2019).
Checkout ~Grieve The Astronauts~ at:
Facebook = https://www.facebook.com/grievetheastronaut/
Twitter = https://twitter.com/mauricethefish
YouTube = https://twitter.com/mauricethefish
Buy and/or Stream GTA at:
Digital on iTunes
Purchase Physical Copy of GTA Album on CD
Stream their songs at their Spotify
REVIEWS OF Grieve the astronaut
GRIEVE THE ASTRONAUT REVIEW - GERMANY
We are pleased to have been reviewed by Vincent Bittner of Broad Screen.
Eine Band, entstanden aus einer Heldensage. Ein Held, der den Hoffnungslosen Hoffnung verspricht. So ziemlich jeder kleine Junge (und auch verdammt viele kleine Mädchen) hegen den Traum, irgendwann mal ein Astronaut zu werden: Den Weltall und die Sterne erkunden, weit, weit weg von Zuhause auf einer wichtigen, aber auch gefährlichen Mission ganz alleine. Natürlich wird nicht jedes Kind der nächste Astro-Alex, der sich für die Wissenschaft in die unendlichen Weiten begibt. Dennoch bleiben Träume und Hoffnungen aber bestehen, wenn auch manchmal klein und versteckt. Darauf baut auch der theatralische Sound von Grieve The Astronaut auf. Hier könnt ihr euch schonmal eingrooven:
Das gleichbetitelte Album von Grieve The Astronaut ist warm und kalt, gleichzeitig traurig aber auch freudig auf die Zukunft. Die musikalische Umsetzung eines müden Lächelns, nachdem die harte Zeit vorbei ist und der nächste Sonnenaufgang nur noch eine kurze Zeitspanne entfernt ist. Am aktivsten in den insgesamt 9 Tracks ist das Piano, das fast durchgehend maßgebend ist. Zwar begleitet von Drums, Bass und dem ein oder anderem Synthesizer, stellt es sich durch seine klimpernden Melodien klar in den Vordergrund. Durchzogen werden die teils instrumentalen, aber auch besungenen Stücke immer wieder von einer Kinderstimme unterbrochen, die sich nichts sehnlicher wünscht, als ein Astronaut zu werden. Ein spannendes Konzept, wenn nicht nur ein Konzeptalbum, sondern gleich eine gesamte Konzeptband durch solch eine Backgroundstory gestaltet wird. Grieve The Astronaut ist ein Album, das man am Stück hören muss, um die ganze Geschichte zu erleben.
Mehr von Grieve The Astronaut findest du auf ihrer Webseite und auf Spotify.
WEB LINK: http://broadscreen.de/grieve-the-astronaut-laesst-uns-nach-den-sternen-greifen
ENGLISH TRANSLATION:
A band, created from a heroic saga. A hero who promises hope to the hopeless. Pretty much every little boy (and damn many little girls) cherish the dream of becoming an astronaut someday: exploring space and the stars, far, far from home on an important but dangerous mission all by itself. Of course, not every child will be the next Astro-Alex, who goes for science in the vastness. Nevertheless, dreams and hopes persist, albeit sometimes small and hidden. This is also the basis of the theatrical sound of Grieve The Astronaut. Here you can crook yourself:
The same-titled album by Grieve The Astronaut is warm and cold, at the same time sad but also joyous for the future. The musical realization of a tired smile after the hard time is over and the next sunrise is only a short while away. Most active in the total of 9 tracks is the piano, which is almost always authoritative. Accompanied by drums, bass and one or the other synthesizer, it clearly stands out due to its jingling melodies. The partly instrumental, but also sung songs are permeated by a child's voice that desires nothing more than to become an astronaut. An exciting concept, if not just a concept album, but an entire concept band is designed by such a background story. Grieve The Astronaut is an album you have to hear in one go to experience the full story.
You can find more of Grieve The Astronaut on their website and on Spotify.
We are pleased to have been reviewed by Vincent Bittner of Broad Screen.
Eine Band, entstanden aus einer Heldensage. Ein Held, der den Hoffnungslosen Hoffnung verspricht. So ziemlich jeder kleine Junge (und auch verdammt viele kleine Mädchen) hegen den Traum, irgendwann mal ein Astronaut zu werden: Den Weltall und die Sterne erkunden, weit, weit weg von Zuhause auf einer wichtigen, aber auch gefährlichen Mission ganz alleine. Natürlich wird nicht jedes Kind der nächste Astro-Alex, der sich für die Wissenschaft in die unendlichen Weiten begibt. Dennoch bleiben Träume und Hoffnungen aber bestehen, wenn auch manchmal klein und versteckt. Darauf baut auch der theatralische Sound von Grieve The Astronaut auf. Hier könnt ihr euch schonmal eingrooven:
Das gleichbetitelte Album von Grieve The Astronaut ist warm und kalt, gleichzeitig traurig aber auch freudig auf die Zukunft. Die musikalische Umsetzung eines müden Lächelns, nachdem die harte Zeit vorbei ist und der nächste Sonnenaufgang nur noch eine kurze Zeitspanne entfernt ist. Am aktivsten in den insgesamt 9 Tracks ist das Piano, das fast durchgehend maßgebend ist. Zwar begleitet von Drums, Bass und dem ein oder anderem Synthesizer, stellt es sich durch seine klimpernden Melodien klar in den Vordergrund. Durchzogen werden die teils instrumentalen, aber auch besungenen Stücke immer wieder von einer Kinderstimme unterbrochen, die sich nichts sehnlicher wünscht, als ein Astronaut zu werden. Ein spannendes Konzept, wenn nicht nur ein Konzeptalbum, sondern gleich eine gesamte Konzeptband durch solch eine Backgroundstory gestaltet wird. Grieve The Astronaut ist ein Album, das man am Stück hören muss, um die ganze Geschichte zu erleben.
Mehr von Grieve The Astronaut findest du auf ihrer Webseite und auf Spotify.
WEB LINK: http://broadscreen.de/grieve-the-astronaut-laesst-uns-nach-den-sternen-greifen
ENGLISH TRANSLATION:
A band, created from a heroic saga. A hero who promises hope to the hopeless. Pretty much every little boy (and damn many little girls) cherish the dream of becoming an astronaut someday: exploring space and the stars, far, far from home on an important but dangerous mission all by itself. Of course, not every child will be the next Astro-Alex, who goes for science in the vastness. Nevertheless, dreams and hopes persist, albeit sometimes small and hidden. This is also the basis of the theatrical sound of Grieve The Astronaut. Here you can crook yourself:
The same-titled album by Grieve The Astronaut is warm and cold, at the same time sad but also joyous for the future. The musical realization of a tired smile after the hard time is over and the next sunrise is only a short while away. Most active in the total of 9 tracks is the piano, which is almost always authoritative. Accompanied by drums, bass and one or the other synthesizer, it clearly stands out due to its jingling melodies. The partly instrumental, but also sung songs are permeated by a child's voice that desires nothing more than to become an astronaut. An exciting concept, if not just a concept album, but an entire concept band is designed by such a background story. Grieve The Astronaut is an album you have to hear in one go to experience the full story.
You can find more of Grieve The Astronaut on their website and on Spotify.
[GTA ALBUM REVIEW]
By Carson Lee (Ann Arbor, Baltimore)
Grieve The Astronaut inscripts their penmanship into unmapped territory on their newest white-knuckled LP outlining an innovative peak in piano influenced rock progression towards the existential conscientious cosmos of musicianship.
The rhythmic sections transmit intricate chord progressions while staying true to the ballad landscape of the album’s substructure with witty improvisational performance artistry that is simply unprecedented. The sincerity embedded within the songwriting on this album encourages top notch emulations of enduring music entrenched in the eternal shrine of pristine sound.
The songwriting faculties execute unique positioning and instrument arrangements throughout the album’s duration that were linked together in a unified method of innovation. The piano elements move in a fluidly consistent motion much like a mantra that hits hard within the beats per minute tempo variations. The lucidity and clearness of the album does not lose a step as it portrays a shined imagery of ultramodern music while simultaneously providing a gritty undertone through saturation characteristics peppered with lush reverberation.
The independent vibe of Grieve The Astronaut’s music emphasizes the revolution of the entertainment industry’s mission to bypass the gatekeepers and disseminate an honest effort towards universal optimism. Engineering is an often overlooked facet that Grieve The Astronaut’s team does not ignore or overlook. – This is apparent in the album’s professional quality that provides a signature sound tailored to their band’s philosophy.
Furthermore, their music resonates the harmonic intricacies of sound that sets ‘have’s from the have-not’s’ in the current era of creative competition. Grieve The Astronaut is a mere sample of the exciting career this band will offer to the music industry while fortifying a valiant tonality that aspiring fans are yearning for while serving as a prequel for unique future projects and collaborations.
By Carson Lee (Ann Arbor, Baltimore)
Grieve The Astronaut inscripts their penmanship into unmapped territory on their newest white-knuckled LP outlining an innovative peak in piano influenced rock progression towards the existential conscientious cosmos of musicianship.
The rhythmic sections transmit intricate chord progressions while staying true to the ballad landscape of the album’s substructure with witty improvisational performance artistry that is simply unprecedented. The sincerity embedded within the songwriting on this album encourages top notch emulations of enduring music entrenched in the eternal shrine of pristine sound.
The songwriting faculties execute unique positioning and instrument arrangements throughout the album’s duration that were linked together in a unified method of innovation. The piano elements move in a fluidly consistent motion much like a mantra that hits hard within the beats per minute tempo variations. The lucidity and clearness of the album does not lose a step as it portrays a shined imagery of ultramodern music while simultaneously providing a gritty undertone through saturation characteristics peppered with lush reverberation.
The independent vibe of Grieve The Astronaut’s music emphasizes the revolution of the entertainment industry’s mission to bypass the gatekeepers and disseminate an honest effort towards universal optimism. Engineering is an often overlooked facet that Grieve The Astronaut’s team does not ignore or overlook. – This is apparent in the album’s professional quality that provides a signature sound tailored to their band’s philosophy.
Furthermore, their music resonates the harmonic intricacies of sound that sets ‘have’s from the have-not’s’ in the current era of creative competition. Grieve The Astronaut is a mere sample of the exciting career this band will offer to the music industry while fortifying a valiant tonality that aspiring fans are yearning for while serving as a prequel for unique future projects and collaborations.
GRIEVE THE ASTRONAUT *REVIEW* ON STEPKID.COM
“Grieve the Astronaut” is exactly the kind of musical project I love to feature on here. Not too much is known about the band. As their name suggests, they seem focused artistically on a “re-birth of shattered dreams.” Their self-titled album is epic. It very much has the feel of a soundtrack to a space opera. While their style has been compared to groups like Pink Floyd, I must say the tracks on “Grieve The Astronaut” would have fit right in on the soundtrack of films like “Dune.” Everything about this release just oozes with talent, class and imagination. It’s crafted with professionalism and musiciansmanship. It’s like if you fused classical music with futuristic synth wave. This is a terrific release.
DIRECT REVIEW LINK: http://stepkid.com/reviews/grieve-the-astronaut/
DIRECT REVIEW LINK: http://stepkid.com/reviews/grieve-the-astronaut/
Grieve The Astronaut – No Surprise Jack Saint
December 23, 2016
Music Reviews, Single Hello my fabulous readers! I hope everyone is having a happy holidays this season. We just received a new artist that we are proud to review. This artist is one of those artist that will make you think about music and a whole new light. The style of this artist, is similar to those likes of Billy Joel ,Eric Clapton and a little mix of Led Zeppelin.
The band, Grieve The Astronaut, has released a new single and a video for their song entitled “No Surprise”. One thing, that sticks out about this song, is the way the instrumentation takes you on a journey through several styles of different genres of music. At first you will hear a slight tenderness that the amazing Billy Joel once used when he first started creating music. Then you will hear the blues and the guitar instrumentation of the likes of Eric Clapton. The final thing about this song that gets me, is the way it delivers it’s smooth transition from the chorus to the verses, and there is the little sense of Led Zeppelin.
No I know you may think how can you compare a band to three types of music, well, the way I do that is because I myself am a musician. When I listen to songs I hear The transitions within the instrumental of the music. That’s what music is about. Music is about creating the feeling that you’re there with the artist and you were hearing their true emotions.
Along with the single being released, Grieve The Astronaut have released a video on YouTube. I enjoy seeing live music being performed for a music video, it shows that an artist is real and it shows that they have real talent and an amazing team behind them.
Check out the video below and let us know what you think in the comments. We would love to hear from you and please be honest, BU, and of course be real.
December 23, 2016
Music Reviews, Single Hello my fabulous readers! I hope everyone is having a happy holidays this season. We just received a new artist that we are proud to review. This artist is one of those artist that will make you think about music and a whole new light. The style of this artist, is similar to those likes of Billy Joel ,Eric Clapton and a little mix of Led Zeppelin.
The band, Grieve The Astronaut, has released a new single and a video for their song entitled “No Surprise”. One thing, that sticks out about this song, is the way the instrumentation takes you on a journey through several styles of different genres of music. At first you will hear a slight tenderness that the amazing Billy Joel once used when he first started creating music. Then you will hear the blues and the guitar instrumentation of the likes of Eric Clapton. The final thing about this song that gets me, is the way it delivers it’s smooth transition from the chorus to the verses, and there is the little sense of Led Zeppelin.
No I know you may think how can you compare a band to three types of music, well, the way I do that is because I myself am a musician. When I listen to songs I hear The transitions within the instrumental of the music. That’s what music is about. Music is about creating the feeling that you’re there with the artist and you were hearing their true emotions.
Along with the single being released, Grieve The Astronaut have released a video on YouTube. I enjoy seeing live music being performed for a music video, it shows that an artist is real and it shows that they have real talent and an amazing team behind them.
Check out the video below and let us know what you think in the comments. We would love to hear from you and please be honest, BU, and of course be real.
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Review of grieve the astronaut
There are two types of maverick artists: the ones who adopt different styles as a way of switching costumes, and the ones who take a variety of musical concepts and subvert them wholly to their own ideas, and their own identities. “Grieve The Astronaut,” is clearly the latter.
This band is an amazing cornucopia of musical genius! I had the pleasure of listening to their self titled debut album, “Grieve The Astronaut,” and I was more than pleased. The aptly titled introduction, a beautiful piece called, “The Law of Jante Overture,” is a refreshing glass of water in music’s otherwise cottonmouth society. Eight minutes of intoxicatingly passionate melodic patterns, chords, and traditional tempos draw the listener in and charm your musical ear into musical submission. A clear stand out track, “Hands Of A Child,” is an emotional roller coaster, from the piano driven intro to the climatic pop filled bridge, the opening is perfection. “A Million Hands,” is a melodic track dominated by strong piano chords coupled with exceptional vocal melodies providing accessible and dynamic tones while utilizing minimal classic pop patterns throughout the verses. “Mystic Rhythm,” another stand out with its smooth flow and nostalgic feel, seems to seamlessly pull you into a story line, there’s a slight stream of consciousness in the lyrical delivery provided by the lead which only enhances the classic sound. “Loss of Innocence,” “Twilight,” and “Red Door to Nowhere,” only enhances the already solid project. “Grieve the Astronaut,” incorporates elements of classical, pop, and even a slight hint of rhythm and blues while remaining rooted deeply in originality. If this project is at all a hint of what’s to come from the band, then I expect to hear quality music for years to come. ~Chxn LA Freelance Writer/Music Producer |
