A TEASER FOR MARCO MINNEMAN'S LATEST PROJECT

Marco Minnemann has released a track from an upcoming project.

Here's seven minutes of 'Irony',
featuring Kotono, Guthrie Govan, Mariko Muranaka, David Pastorius and Marco Minnemann.

All Bandcamp proceeds will go straight into production and I will make sure to release worthy package of CD/Vinyl/Streaming and merchandise option soon.

MARCO MINNEMANN - ONE BY ONE (THE SCENES MOVE ON)

Bandcamp release: 'One By One (The Scenes Move On)'

Written and performed by Marco Minnemann with special guest vocal performance by Victoria Vechera.

ARISTOCRATS TOUR DATES

A message from the Aristocrats

Having recently wrapped an exclusive run of completely sold out dates on the west coast of the United States (the “Duckling” tour) around the DUCK album’s release, guitarist Guthrie Govan, bassist Bryan Beller and drummer Marco Minnemann will now bring their trademark musical virtuosity and inherent absurdity back to stages all across the United States, as well as Canada and Mexico. They’ll be playing (and perhaps even explaining) a sizeable chunk of their new album DUCK, as well as classic cuts from their five-album catalogue.

Of the upcoming tour, Guthrie commented, “Our new concept album tells the tale of a Duck who travels thousands of miles from his home on a small island and ultimately finds himself in the US… As the sole UK-based member of The Aristocrats, I’m particularly looking forward to retracing his anatine steps this summer!". Marco adds, “It was exciting experiencing the great response and equally great fun we had taking our newest ‘Duck’ material briefly out on the road for a test drive. I cannot express more how much I look forward to presenting our most recent offerings to all of you wonderful people around the globe.” Bryan concludes, “We’re extremely proud of the DUCK album, but live onstage is where our music always truly comes alive. With that said: North America, we’ll see you soon!”

• Tuesday, July 2 - Monterrey, MX - Cafè Iguana
• Thursday, July 4 - Guadalajara, MX - C3 Stage
• Saturday, July 6 - Mexico City, MX - Foro 28
• Thursday, July 11 - Ramona, CA - Ramona Mainstage
• Friday, July 12 - Phoenix, AZ - Crescent Ballroom
• Monday, July 15 - McKinney, TX - Guitar Sanctuary
• Tuesday, July 16 - McKinney, TX - Guitar Sanctuary
• Wednesday, July 17 - Austin, TX - Empire Control Room
• Thursday, July 18 - Houston, TX - Scout Bar
• Sunday, July 21 - Jacksonville, FL - Jack Rabbits
• Monday, July 22 - Orlando, FL - The Abbey
• Tuesday, July 23 - Tampa, FL - Crowbar
• Thursday, July 25 - Atlanta, GA - Vinyl
• Saturday, July 27 - Charlotte, NC - Neighborhood Theatre
• Sunday, July 28 - Raleigh, NC - The Pour House
• Wednesday, July 31 - Washington, DC - Howard Theater
• Thursday, August 1 - Phoenixville, PA - Colonial Theater
• Friday, August 2 - New York, NY - Gramercy Theater
• Saturday, August 3 - Somerville, MA - Crystal Ballroom
• Sunday, August 4 - Portland, ME - Portland House Of Music
• Tuesday, August 6 - Montreal, QC - Les Foufones Électriques
• Thursday, August 8 - Toronto, ON - Velvet Underground
• Friday, August 9 - Buffalo, NY - Electric City
• Saturday, August 10 - Cleveland, OH - Beachland Ballroom
• Sunday, August 11 - Chicago, IL - Bottom Lounge
• Tuesday, August 13 - Kansas City, MO - Recordbar
• Thursday, August 15 - Denver, CO - Bluebird Theater
• Sunday, August 18 - Salt Lake City, UT - Urban Lounge
• Wednesday, August 21 - Vancouver, BC - Hollywood Theatre
• Thursday, August 22 - Seattle, WA - Neumos
• Friday, August 23 - Portland, OR - Aladdin Theater
• Sunday, August 25 - Sacramento, CA - Harlow's
• Tuesday, August 27 - San Francisco, CA - The Independent
• Friday, August 30 - Los Angeles, CA - Echoplex

Haven't got your copy of DUCK yet? It's available now on CD/Deluxe/Vinyl and hi-res audio - visit linktr.ee/aristocratsband for all the links.

AN ARISTOCRATS FEATURETTE

The Aristocrats - "This Is Not Scrotum" - OFFICIAL Featurette

THE ARISTOCRATS - DUCK (DELUXE)

Revisiting The Aristocrats' "Duck" album as the "deluxe edition" not only came in a nice box, but also included a USB stick with lots of bonus stuff of which I really liked chapter five : the demos.

If you haven't decided which variation to buy, go for the deluxe edition.

If you're not familiar with The Aristocrats, check them out:

 

THE ARISTOCRATS - DUCK

• the aristocrats: duck deluxe
      (2024, cd+usb, usa, boing bm000130)

The brand-new album by The Aristocrats comes in different packages.
The "Duck Deluxe" version is issued as a box and includes the CD and a USB stick (plus a laminated card and a lanyard).

Guthrie Govan, Bryan Beller and Marco Minnemann .
Guitar - bass - drums
An instrumental progressive rock power trio, with the emphasis on power.
Outstanding musicians and beautiful compositions.
Album artwork by Lance Myers !

I love it.

Here's 'Sgt.Rockhopper' :

If you want to go for a physical copy, you can order it locally :
https://linktr.ee/aristocratsband

 

ARISTOCRATS NEW ALBUM AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER

A message from The Aristocrats :

Our new album “DUCK” is available for pre-order at: 

https://linktr.ee/AristocratsBand. 

Drops February 16. And the first new Aristocrats studio track in nearly five years is here! 

Check out the visualizer video for “Hey, Where’s MY Drink Package?”, the kickoff cut.

NEW ARISTOCRATS STUDIO ALBUM ANNOUNCED

from The Aristocrats newsletter:

THE ARISTOCRATS reveal album title/concept of first new studio album in five years!

DUCK.

That’s the name of our fifth studio album, coming out on February 16. There’s the big news. And there’s a story to it and everything. Plus some fancy new artwork.

Pre-orders will start in early January. There will be a standard CD, a “DUCK Deluxe”, and DUCK vinyl. We’ll be playing lots of tunes from DUCK on the USA West Coast mini-tour to celebrate the release. It’s all very exciting. :-)

You can read more about it in the press release below.

Thank you again for your support on the DEFROST tour while we worked hard to finish this new music for you!

Cheers to all,
The Aristocrats

Renowned rock-fusion trio The Aristocrats are excited to reveal the album title and concept of their first studio album in five years: DUCK will be available in both standard and deluxe edition formats as well as vinyl on February 16th, 2024. The new concept album will be released via BOING Music, distributed via Hostile City Distro/MVD in North America. The trademark Aristocratic musical mayhem is rowdier than ever, but the band’s fifth studio album is truly like nothing else in their catalogue. DUCK is mixed by Forrester Savell (Twelve Foot Ninja, Dead Letter Circus, The Butterfly Effect) and contains original character artwork by film animator Lance Myers (Space Jam, Anastasia, Quest For Camelot).

Of the inspiration for DUCK, The Aristocrats collectively explained, “It is the story of a web-footed Antarctic Island native fleeing a penguin policeman all the way to New York City… where considerable misadventure and danger await.” Of its genesis, they elaborated, “We’ve always been writing with a storytelling aspect in mind, and our live shows always include our stories behind the songs… But the stories had mainly been about us. Then Marco came into the studio with a song about a duck, and we all looked at each other and said, ‘What if all of stories for the songs on this album… happened to a duck? What’s that story about?’ And suddenly we had a concept album on our hands.”

DUCK will be available in both standard and deluxe editions. The standard edition features the original CD, whilst the deluxe edition contains the original CD along with a USB DUCK drive with behind-the-scenes footage, demos and more, a DUCK pass laminate with QR code for bonus features and a custom Aristocrats-branded lanyard. DUCK will also be available in 180-gram double vinyl.

Coinciding with the release of DUCK, The Aristocrats will headline select dates on the West Coast of the United States.

FEBRUARY

• 16 - Seattle, WA - The Triple Door
• 17 - Portland, OR - Mississippi Studios
• 19 - Redding, CA - The Dip
• 22 - Mill Valley, CA - Sweetwater Music Hall
• 24 - Los Angeles, CA - The Echo

ARISTOCRATS ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM AND TOUR

A message from the Aristocrats:

Hey everyone - we know it’s been a while, but we’re excited to announce our new album is DONE, and it will drop on February 16, 2024. We’re also going to do a short 5-city tour of the USA West Coast to celebrate the release. Tickets are going on sale TODAY at 12:00 noon U.S. Pacific Time

MARCO MINNEMANN HAS A NEW ALBUM OUT

Marco Minnemann - ‘Glass Attack’ (from the new album ‘Their Colors Fade’)

'Egg Nog'

MIKE KENEALLY & MARCO MINNEMANN - EVIDENCE OF HUMANITY

• mike keneally & marco minnemann: evidence of humanity
      (2010, cd+dvd, usa, exowax recordings)

Having enjoyed a perfect dose of Marco Minnemann's music the last couple of days, what better way to continue than to revisit "Evidence Of Humanity".

Released in 2010, this album was part of Marco's "Normalizer 2" series, where he would send a drum track to different artists with the request to compose music to it.

"Evidence Of Humanity" is crazy. It's instrumental madness.
I like the concept, and like the finished result even more.

The DVD that came with the album included a 50 minute live duo improvisation...

Here's an excerpt:

MCSTINE & MINNEMANN - MCSTINE & MINNEMANN

• McStine & Minnemann: s/t
      (2020, download/streaming, --, bandcamp)

McStine & Minnemann combines two multi-instrumentalists: Randy McStine and Marco Minnemann.

The duo has released four albums to this day, and I got to enjoy their first (eponymous) album this afternoon.
Blending progressive rock and metal, with an astonishing result.
I like it a lot.

Check it out !!

MARCO MINNEMANN - MY SISTER

• marco minnemann: my sister
      (2019, download/streaming, --, bandcamp)

It should be no surprise that Marco Minnemann's albums always have the drums in front of the mix, which gives them this little extra punch. Love it.

The songs on this album are actual songs (beautiful melodies, including vocals) and the participating musicians are just awesome.

The album got released on CD and as a 2 LP set, privately released by Marco and available during concerts, but it has also been made available for download / streaming on Bandcamp.

Check it out.
Recommended listening.

ARISTOCRATS TOURDATES

The second leg of The Aristocrats' DEFROST tour kicks off in October.

PHI YAAN-ZEK - INTERDIMENSIONAL GARDEN PARTY

• phi yaan-zek: interdimensional garden party
      (2022, cd, uk, geomagnetic records)

Let me start by saying that Phi Yaan-Zek's "Interdimensional Garden Party" is a top album. I had enjoyed the digital download, the amazing compositions, the outstanding technical performances, the interconnectedness of the different pieces,...
And then the physical copy of the album arrived, adding that extra level of intensity from enjoying the artwork, browsing through the booklet and figuring out the musicians on the different tracks while listening to the album again (and again).
We're Only In It For The Music, and Music Is The Best !!

"Interdimensional Garden Party" is a top album.
Wait. Let me rephrase: "Interdimensional Garden Party" is a TOP ALBUM;

With notable guest appearances for Lalle Larsson, Morgan Agren, Bryan Beller, Marco Minnemann and (the amazing) Mike Keneally.

Highly recommended !!

U.K. - CURTAIN CALL

• u.k.: curtain call
      (2023, blu-ray/dvd/blu-ray audio, usa, globe media arts)

"Curtain Call" was a live album by U.K.
Recorded in Kawasaki, Japan, in 2013 and released in 2015 but only in Japan !

• Eddie Jobson - keyboards, electric violin
• John Wetton - vocals, bass
• Alex Machacek - guitar
• Marco Minnemann - drums

The (amazing) band performed the two U.K. studio albums, "U.K." and "Danger Money", in concert.
Next to Eddie Jobson and John Wetton, these (original) albums featured Bill Bruford, Allan Holdsworth and Terry Bozzio.

The album / concert got re-released in Eddie Jobson's "Four Decades" box set, but has now also been made available as a separate release.

This newly remastered set presents both audio and video recordings of the concert (Blu-Ray, DVD and Blu-Ray Audio) in one single package. 

Pretty amazing...

UK / EDDIE JOBSON

excellent news from GlassOnyonPR

Prog Legends UK’s 10th Anniversary Release of “Curtain Call (2023 Remaster)” Concert Video

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Eddie Jobson has announced the first worldwide release of “Curtain Call (2023 Remaster)” by the legendary progressive-rock supergroup UK. Previously only available in Japan, this one-off 2013 reunion concert in Tokyo features UK founding members Eddie Jobson and the late, great John Wetton, along with new-generation virtuosos Alex Machacek and super-drummer Marco Minnemann, and captures the only ever live performance of both UK studio albums “UK” and “Danger Money” in their entirety.

Released on both Blu-ray and DVD in a single package, this rare concert footage has been fully remixed and remastered for worldwide release on May 19th.

UK were a British progressive rock supergroup originally active from 1977 to 1980. The band was founded by bass guitarist John Wetton and drummer Bill Bruford, formerly the rhythm section of King Crimson, along with former Roxy Music and Frank Zappa violinist/keyboardist/composer Eddie Jobson; guitarist Allan Holdsworth completed the original lineup. Bruford and Holdsworth left in 1978, and Bruford was replaced by drummer Terry Bozzio.

Jobson, Wetton and Bozzio reformed UK for a world tour in 2012, with further Jobson-Wetton reunion tours extending through to 2015. Throughout their brief existence, UK’s music was characterised by skilled musicianship, complex harmony, odd time signatures, electric violin solos, and unusually varied synthesizer (Yamaha CS-80) sonorities. The band spans various genres ranging from progressive rock to jazz fusion.

To purchase UK “Curtain Call (2023 Remaster)”:

https://burningshed.com/store/eddiejobson/uk_curtain-call-remaster_dvd_blu-ray

https://www.amazon.com/Curtain-Call-Blu-Ray-Audio-Booklet/dp/B0C24N5LVK/

THE ARISTOCRATS RETURN TO ASIA

Hello! It's Guthrie, Bryan and Marco here again!

We will be making our long-awaited return to the stages of Asia next year as part of the DEFROST tour, and here we are announcing new shows for February and March 2023! There will be performances in Hong Kong, Indonesia, India, Taiwan and Vietnam added to this Asian leg, alongside dates in Japan and Singapore that we announced earlier in the year.

We are humbled and grateful to be able to play our unique blend of Aristocratic music for audiences across Asia once again! From a place we know well like Japan, to our first ever shows in Indonesia and Singapore, to a second trip across India, as well as return visits to Hong Kong, Taiwan and Vietnam, it’s amazing that even with music as wild and experimental as ours, the language of music is universal. We can’t wait!

DATE - VENUE, CITY, COUNTRY

February 6, 2023 - Bigcat, Osaka, Japan
February 7, 2023 - The Bottom Line, Nagoya, Japan
February 9, 2023 - Club Citta’, Kawasaki, Japan
February 11, 2023 - Tsuen Wan Town Hall, Hong Kong
February 13, 2023 - The Gateway Theatre, Singapore
February 15, 2023 - Dharma Negara Alaya, Denpasar Bali, Indonesia
February 17, 2023 - Oddball Festival, Mumbai, India
February 18, 2023 - Oddball Festival, Bangalore, India
February 19, 2023 - Oddball Festival, Delhi, India
February 23, 2023 - EXT, Hyderabad, India
February 25, 2023 - Urban Mantra, Guwahati, India
February 26, 2023 - Hard Rock Cafe, Kolkata, India
March 1, 2023 - The Wall, Taipei, Taiwan
March 3, 2023 - Theatre of Vietnam National Academy of Music, Hanoi, Vietnam

ARISTOCRATS TOUR DATES

THE ARISTOCRATS announce more European dates for their “DEFROST” tour in OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2023

Hello! It's Guthrie, Bryan and Marco here!

We will be making our long-awaited return to the stages of Europe next year, and we're so excited to share with you this second batch of gig dates! We'll be continuing the worldwide DEFROST tour, which began with a hugely successful 50-show North American leg last summer.

We promised there would be many more shows for Europe after we announced our limited run for June 2023, and we’re ready to deliver with weeks of Aristocratic shows across the continent in October and November - with even more to be announced soon. Europe will always be special for us, and we look forward to reconnecting with so many of our fans there. Like we said before, it’s been too long!

The Aristocrats DEFROST EUROPE Tour – OCT/NOV 2023

October 5, 2023 - Rockhal, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
October 6, 2023 - Spirit Of 66, Verviers, Belgium
October 7, 2023 - De Boerderij, Zoetermeer, Netherlands
October 8, 2023 - De Boerderij, Zoetermeer, Netherlands
October 10, 2023 - Fabrik, Hamburg, Germany
October 11, 2023 - Franzz, Berlin, Germany
October 13, 2023 - Piano, Dortmund, Germany
October 14, 2023 - Lehenbachhalle, Winterbach, Germany
October 15, 2023 - Ampere, Munich, Germany
October 16, 2023 - 7er Club, Mannheim, Germany
October 18, 2023 - KUZ, Mainz, Germany
October 21, 2023 - Bølgen Kulturhus, Larvik, Norway
October 22, 2023 - Pustervik, Gothenburg, Sweden
October 26, 2023 - Lutakko, Jyvaskyla, Finland
October 27, 2023 - Olympia, Tampere, Finland
October 28, 2023 - Aaniwalli, Helsinki, Finland
October 30, 2023 - Voru Kannel, Voru, Estonia
November 3, 2023 - Collosseum, Kosice, Slovakia
November 4, 2023 - Barba Negra, Budapest, Hungary
November 5, 2023 - MMC, Bratislava, Slovakia
November 7, 2023 - Blue Note, Nove Mesto, Slovakia
November 8, 2023 - Palace Akropolis, Prague, Czechia

Full details for all shows, including ticket links as they become available, can be found on the Aristocrats website at: http://the-aristocrats-band.com/shows/

ARISTOCRATS TOURDATES

Guthrie Govan, Bryan Beller and Marco Minnemann are the Aristocrats.

The Aristocrats DEFROST UK/IRELAND Tour

June 12, 2023 - The Garage, Glasgow, U.K
June 13, 2023 - NUSU, Newcastle, U.K
June 14, 2023 - HMV Empire, Coventry, U.K
June 15, 2023 - The Fleece, Bristol, U.K
June 16, 2023 - O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire, London, U.K
June 17, 2023 - Academy 2, Manchester, U.K
June 19, 2023 - Opium, Dublin, Ireland