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 With
over 30 years experience in the music industry, the
multi-instrumentalist known as The Psychedelic
Ensemble has garnered numerous awards including more
than 15 ASCAP awards and many others. Having
worked as a performer, composer, and arranger
with many preeminent musicians worldwide, the artist
has recently released three solo albums under the
moniker of The Psychedelic Ensemble.
In 2009, Musea Records released the debut album, The Art of Madness. Nominated Best Debut Album at the ProgAwards, the album reached top rankings on polls and charts worldwide. 2010 saw the release of The Myth of Dying. Nominated Best Foreign Record and Best Production at the ProgAwards, the album also reached top rankings on charts and polls around the globe coming in at No. 29 on the 2010 Global Progressive Rock Poll Top 100. In 2011 The Dream of the Magic Jongleur was released. A spellbinding progressive rock album that combines art and symphonic rock styles. In collaboration with artist Sam Del Russi, The Dream of the Magic Jongleur fuses a complex collection of songs with a beautiful collection of original artwork produced for the album. Nominated for Best Keyboard Performance (Album) and Best Keyboard Solo (The Riddle) by "The Proggies" awards, the album reached many critics' 2011 Top 10 lists including No. 1 (Alex Torres, Dutch Progressive Rock Page), No. 2 (Jon Neudorf, Sea of Tranquility), No. 3 (Gert Hulshof, Dutch Progressive Rock Page), Top 10 Progressive News Germany, Editors' Choice (Wild Thing magazine, Greece), No. 9 (ProgLog Afterglow), the Top 100 Global Progressive Rock Poll, and additional polls worldwide. The music of The Psychedelic Ensemble combines progressive rock, symphonic rock, fusion, and classical styles. All three albums present dramatic concepts on gapless recordings. Each album is a dramatic and musical journey through inventive terrains. In The Art of Madness we follow the protagonist's descent into madness; in The Myth of Dying we follow a deceased poet as he traverses the afterlife; in The Dream of the Magic Jongleur we follow a wandering musician--the jongleur--in his search for magic music. The psychedelic drama of each album unfolds in complex performances and musical styles. While creating the effect of a large ensemble, the music is, in fact, performed entirely by the solo artist, The Psychedelic Ensemble. The music of The Psychedelic Ensemble is not for everybody, but if you enjoy tightly composed music of a highly complex style with rich contrapuntal fabrics and attention to details and overall musical form, you'll surely want to hear The Psychedelic Ensemble. |
 The Dream of the Magic Jongleur 2011 POLLS AND CHARTS Nominee Best Keyboard Performance (Album) -The Proggies Nominee Best Keyboard Solo (on The Riddle) -The Proggies Top 10 No.1--Dutch Progressive Rock Pages (Alex Torres) Top 10 No. 2--Sea of Tranquility (Jon Neudorf) Top 10 No. 3--Dutch Progressive Rock Pages (Gert Hulshof) Top 10 No. 9--ProgLog Afterglow Top 10 Progressive News (Germany) No. 1 Neo-Prog/U.S. ProgArchives (January 1-present) Best Artwork--Dutch Progressive Rock Pages (Gert Hulshof) Global Progressive Rock Poll Top 100 New! Live Interview with TPE (February 2013)-click here New! Hear TPE on Friday Night Progressive December 14, 9:00 p.m. (EST)  Live Interview and Feature on the International Prog Rock Show Frank Marceau talks with TPE in an hour-long interview and features tracks from TPE's albums  New! Exclusive Interview with Progulator--click here Matt Di Giordano talks with TPE about musical style, a forthcoming TPE album with chamber orchestra, and more  Live Interview with Artist Sam Del Russi--click here Hear the artist discuss his paintings and more in this fun interview! Live Interview with the Classical Violinist from The Myth of Dying and The Dream of the Magic Jongleur--click here Our guest discusses working with Led Zeppelin, ELO, and The Psychedelic Ensemble. A truly revealing and often funny interview! New Reviews/New Interviews Dutch Progressive Rock Pages (Netherlands) Big Bang Magazine (France) Eclipse Magazine (Germany) Empire Music Magazine (Germany) Quebec Audio & Video Magazine (Canada) Colossus Magazine (Finland) iO Pages Magazine (Netherlands) Progressive News (Germany) Highlands Magazine (France) Music Waves (France) Music in Belgium Profil (Canada) Prog Afterglow (Netherlands) Babyblaue-Seiten (Germany) Progressor (London) Mały Leksykon Wielkich Zespołów (Poland) Chromatique (France) Vaskarc (Hungary) Ragazzi (Germany) Wild Thing (Greece) PowerMetal Germany Progulator (USA) Full and additional reviews-- click here "Frankly, music doesn't get much better than this." Alex Torres, Dutch Progressive Rock Pages "One of the best releases of 2011, bar none." Jon Neudorf, Sea of Tranquility "If I could hand out six stars, I would." Gert Hulshof, Sea of Tranquility "This is no mere display of dexterity, but a coherent prog masterpiece!" Jürgen Meurer, Babyblaue Seiten-Germany "This is just fantastic symphonic prog. Period." Matt Di Giordano, Progulator "A timeless masterpiece" W. A. Fisher, ProgArchives "What more could a progger want?" Eclipse Magazine-Germany "Three strong symphonic albums including The Dream of the Magic Jongleur, a big contender for the inevitable end of 2011 list." Harry De Vries, ProgAfterglow-The Netherlands "I am glad I heard this and it was a prime example of one man genius" ProgArchives "One of the most impressive recordings of recent years" EDITORS CHOICE Laertis, Wild Thing (Greece) "These three albums are great retrospective symphonic rock albums." Volkmar Mantei, Ragazzi--Germany "Breathtaking virtuosity on all instruments at the service of a creative genius." Richard Guay, Ted Magazine--Quebec Audio and Video |
 End of Days-Epilogue (single version) Video   Click here
for interviews in print. Click here
for reviews.
New! Live Interview with TPE (February 2013)-click here New! Exclusive Interview with Progulator--click here Matt Di Giordano talks with TPE about musical style, a forthcoming TPE album with chamber orchestra, and more New! Live Interview with the contributing vocalist from the forthcoming album!--click here  Live Interview and Feature on the International Prog Rock Show Frank Marceau talks with TPE in an hour-long interview and features tracks from TPE's albums Live Interview with Artist Sam Del Russi--click here Hear the artist discuss his paintings and more in this fun interview! Live
Interview with the Classical Violinist from The
Myth of Dying & The Dream of
the Magic Jongleur--click
here
Our guest discusses
working with Led Zeppelin, ELO, and The Psychedelic
Ensemble. A truly
revealing and often funny interview!
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 The physical CD includes a 12-page booklet with original artwork by Sam Del Russi. (11 tracks; Total playing time 63:42) |
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 $11.99   The mp3
download includes album artwork, liner notes,
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 Physical CDs are available in stores worldwide. Order online at the following stores. Just for Kicks Music-Germany Cosmos Music-France Garden Shed-Japan Melodisc-Canada |
 Nominated Best Debut Album 2009-Prog Awards |
 Nominated Best Foreign Record and Best Production 2010-Prog Awards |
 Purchase The Art of Madness CD with 12-page booklet that includes the lyrics, artwork, and liner notes. $11.99 |
 Purchase The Myth of Dying CD with 12-page booklet that includes lyrics, artwork, and liner notes. $11.99 |
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Listen to The Psychedelic Ensemble on our favorite radio programs:
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Z88.9 Gagliarchives,
Philadelphia
WNYU 89.1 FM, New York Prog Rock Palace KDVS, San Diego ProgRock Radio Aural Moon International Prog Rock Show,
Canada
MLWZ, Poland |
Magic Mushroom--Radio
Central, Belgium Rock FM 100.6, Norway Morow Radio, France The Musical Box, Argentina Educativa FM107.5, Brazil ProgApart, France Captain SIB, United Kingdom The Prog Mill, United Kingdom |
La Filière
Progressive. Canada Live 365 Last FM Prog Archives Jango Radio Profil, Canada ProgDependent, Germany Friday Night Progressive, New York |
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