A Kind of Alchemy
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| A Kind of Alchemy | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 23 October 2009 | |||
| Recorded | Real Sound & Vision by Victor Panfilov | |||
| Genre | Progressive rock, art rock, neo-prog | |||
| Length | 63:10 | |||
| Label | A&A Records | |||
| Producer | byron and A&A Records | |||
| Byron chronology | ||||
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A Kind of Alchemy is the second studio album from the alternative/progressive rock band byron. Released on 23 October 2009 at The Silver Church Club in Bucharest.[1] It contains two singles, "Diggin' a Hole" and "King Of Clowns".[2]
Music
[edit]A Kind Of Alchemy contains blues, progressive and funk influences. Dan Byron said that "the mood is nocturnal, rather intimate, sometimes playful or even exuberant", and the album as a whole deals with the "process of creation, ranging from madness to zen".[3] One part of the album has an extra sensitivity, another part is more aggressive, with a clear rhythm section.[4]
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Music | Length |
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| 1. | "The Night" | Dan Byron | 5:34 |
| 2. | "Zeitgeist" | Dan Byron | 4:38 |
| 3. | "Diggin' a Hole" | Dan Byron | 3:02 |
| 4. | "War" | Dan Byron | 5:10 |
| 5. | "A Little Bit Deranged" | Dan Byron | 3:37 |
| 6. | "I Don't Want To Entertain You" | Dan Byron | 3:48 |
| 7. | "A Poem Without an End" | Dan Byron | 7:44 |
| 8. | "King Of Clowns" | Dan Byron | 4:56 |
| 9. | "The Song That Never Was" | 6fingers | 3:23 |
| 10. | "Sirens" | Dan Byron | 3:51 |
| 11. | "Vitruvian Man" | Dan Byron | 3:52 |
| 12. | "The Alchemist" | Dan Byron | 4:09 |
| 13. | "Blinded By Sunshine" | Dan Byron | 4:13 |
| 14. | "A Peaceful Mind" | Dan Byron | 4:53 |
| Total length: | 63:10 | ||
Personnel
[edit]- byron
- Dan Byron – vocals, acoustic guitar, flute, melodica
- Costin Oprea – electric guitar
- Cristi Mateşan – drums
- 6fingers – keyboards, backing vocals, rhodes, accordion
- Vladimir Săteanu - bass
- Additional musicians
- René Popescu - violin
- Ana Ghiţă - violin
- Alexandra Toader - viola
- Alexandru Gorneanu - cello
- Petre Ionuţescu - trumpet
- Jane D. - backing vocals on "A Little Bit Deranged"
- Lu Cozma - backing vocals on "War"
- Production
