IO Earth.
IOEarth came into being late in 2007 when Dave Cureton and Adam Gough decided to start work on a new album that would break conventions and defy genres.
They became friends in the early '90s whilst still at school and wrote their first pieces of music together before they were 12.
Over the years, they worked on many projects with others, but their ultimate goal was to always produce something together. Something that was fresh and new. Something that would challenge the ears, hearts and minds of its listeners.
The project solidified in 2008 as the three-movement work, IOEarth.
Tracklist:
CD1: Introduction (6:04), Storyteller (5:00), EEEE (4:47), Interlude (0:41), Smoky Wood (4:47), Come With Me (7:47), Opus 2 (2.42), Mountain Start To Fall (3:47), Loops (3:47), Symphony (5:27), Light And Shade (4:28), Home (6:36), Creation (7:12)
CD2: Sun Is Going Down (3:50), Interlude (1:38), Harmonic (8:32), Take Me (5:25), Come To Me (Reprise), (4:02) Outro (4:08)
Dave Cureton - Guitars/Keys/Bass/Programming/Vocals/Percussion
Adam Gough - Guitars/Keys/Bass/Programming/Vocals/Percussion
Richard Cureton -
Drums/Percussion
Steve Balsamo -
Vocals
Claire Malin & Louise Brabbins -
Vocals
Steve Trigg - Trumpet & Flugel Horn
Christian Nokes - Bass
and
Aleksandar Velasevic -
IOEarth Album Artwork
Miguel Seco -
Engineering, Mixing,
Mastering and Inspiration.
Review at DPRP.
Reviews:
Geoff Barton: Classic Rock Magazine. Jan 2010:
“This beautifully crafted twin CD is divided into 3 movements (Water, Earth and Air) and is dubbed “an eclectic blend of sound and emotion”.
Jon Patrick: Promoter: The Peel, Kingston upon Thames, March 2010:
“One of THE BEST albums you'll hear this year, in fact one of THE BEST albums in decades!!! Seriously I was not prepared at all upon hearing the
debut album by a band called IOEarth! Forget ANY genre, throw it all away. Classical music meets Classic Rock meets Electonica meets epic
soundscape. Once in a while an album comes along that reminds you why its worth it despite the crap you have to put up with! It is a gorgeous
soundscape! Fusion can either work or go terribly wrong. IOEarth's album is a fusion master-class on how it should be done”.
Jon Patrick: After the gig at the Peel March 6th 2010:
Still recovering from the IOEarth show!! “Last night was an honour and a pleasure!! Thank you all!!”
Rick Wakeman: Planet Rock Radio: May 2010:
His introduction to the track “Storyteller
“Sometimes I get something and I decide to play it. This is mainly instrumental and it is very very very good!"
Moments ('12).
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“Moments” still embraces the idea of taking musical styles and instruments that are not usually found together and melding them into something new, unusual and very often breathtaking. Many of the new pieces blend 70's Rock, Symphonic Rock, Asian, Jazz, Industrial, Dance and Ambient genres (amongst others) and still, the overall impression the listener will receive is one of a single, well developed, cohesive style that is simply unique to IOEarth.
While influences from the likes of Steve Vai, Led Zeppelin, Benoit Atras (Cirque Du Soleil), Groove Armada, Massive Attack and others can be heard, the way that Adam and Dave present their weird and wonderful musical ideas to us comes across as fresh and truly progressive.
Dave Cureton - Guitars/Keys/Bass/Programming/Vocals/Percussion
Adam Gough - Guitars/Keys/Bass/Programming/Vocals/Percussion/Theremin
Richard Cureton - Drums/Percussion
Claire Malin - vocals
Christian Nokes - bass
Luke Singer - Flute/Sax
additional musicians:
Steve Trigg - trumpet
Wendy Vissers-Hagenbeek - spoken words
Jayna Maye-Noa-Vissers - spoken words
Nicko Cureton - percussion
An exciting and highly recommended album.
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Updated July 2012 by Nick.
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