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 Nashville-based recording
engineer/producer and a Los Angeles-based performer have teamed up to
create a unique twist on a classic Genesis album. This fall, Nick
D'Virgilio of Spock's Beard fame and engineer/producer Mark Hornsby are
re-recording the Genesis classic: The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway, in
it's entirety. Produced at Java Jive Studio in Nashville, the album
features some of Music City's best musicians, taking the songs in a
whole new direction.
"We wanted to see what would happen if
we exposed the songs to a different climate of musicians," says
D'Virgilio, "The early Genesis recordings are so musical and very
bluesy when you get right down to it. They really lend themselves to
some different interpretations. When it came time to figure out what
label to work with, I remembered working with Shawn on the Amaran's
Plight release and had been really pleased with how that all worked out
and I knew what a big Genesis fan he is, so I'm glad it worked out."
Nick is no stranger to Genesis as he performed on the prog legends
latest release.
Although all
of the original elements of the songs are still included such as drums,
bass, guitar and piano, the recordings now take on a more "theatrical"
vibe. This, coupled with orchestra, rock guitars, and some fantastic
horn arrangements, the songs now enter an entirely different place.
"We
had talked about doing something like this for awhile," says Hornsby,
"With the recent attention our version of The Colony of Slippermen
received, and the re-release of the original album in 5.1, the time
seemed right to see what we could come up with. After the first
conference call with Shawn, I felt really comfortable about working
with him, and we all managed to make it work and realize the fruition
of our vision."
"Genesis is
one of my all time favorite bands and I spent many hours reading the
lyrics and liner notes for The Lamb. Nick is one of my favorite
drummers, and to combine these two elements in what is an amazing
re-imaging of The Lamb is a fantastic thing to be part of," said Shawn
Gordon, President of ProgRock Records.
"A
Tribute to The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway" is the ProgRock Records
debut release from Rewiring Genesis and can be found at
www.progrockrecords.com/artists/view.php?id=104 or at your favorite
online shop or brick and mortar reseller on November 4, 2008.
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