Stephan Forté - Shadows Compendium

[Crazy Booduh]

Ken,

I can only assume you're bringing this in? I found the tracklist on Amazon France and there are some cool guests on here:

1. The Shadows Compendium (feat. Jeff Loomis) 5:17

2. De praestigiis daemonum (feat. Matthias IA Eklundh) 5:11

3. Spiritual Bliss 6:04

4. Duat (feat. Glen Drover) 5:56

5. Sorrowful Centruroide (feat. Derek Taylor) 6:03

6. Prophecies of Loki Xxi 5:32

7. I Think There's Someone in the Kitchen (feat. Daniele Gottardo) 4:36

8. Improvisation on Sonata No. 14, C Sharp Minor, Op. 27 No. 2 6:19

You can also listen to samples at Amazon France: [ame]http://www.amazon.fr/The-Shadows-Compendium/dp/B005WIK8X4/ref=sr_1_9?ie=UTF8&qid=1319129090&sr=8-9[/ame]


Here's the first fully released track:
[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fujpdCmPWcE&feature=channel_video_title[/ame]

Early reviews are very good, at least in score (they are all in French).

 

[lasercd]

What label?

 

[Crazy Booduh]

Listenable Records.

It's interesting that the background for that Youtube video says "Out now worldwide" but as far as I can tell it looks like it's not supposed to come out until next month.

 

[lasercd]

I don't know if Listenable is going to release it in the US.

 

[Crazy Booduh]

A shame. I'll get my hands on it one way or another!

 

[_Gentleman of_the Snow_]

It sounds so much like his style; I can tell from a mile away!

OP, sounds like you need to start using Google Chrome; it translates languages for you!

 

[Crazy Booduh]

Heh, I am using Chrome but I didn't know it had a built-in translation tool. I just read a few blurbs on Forte's Facebook that were all in French, but the CD got 18/20 and 9/10 scores. I'll have to check out the actual reviews though and see how the French to English conversion goes!

 

[raptured]

I'm not crazy about instrumentals but I still want to check this one out. Stephane leans more towards the classical and progressive side of music....so I just might be able to get into it.