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"An amazing record. It's beautifully recorded and almost impossible to believe that such a layered and polyphonic music, with chords, percussion, lead lines, bass lines, harmonies, string sections and sometimes voice could all be produced by one person in real time, without overdubs or loops. But it is. The instrument, a specially designed and augmented Sardinian guitar (almost the size of a cello) is equipped with motors, pedals, individual string mic'ing, and extra appendages; and of course there are...
"This disc will play in stereo on a CD player and with film and 5.1 surround sound (or stereo) on a DVD player or computer. The music, as always, is prodigious, sounding like a small band, but played by one person in real time (as the film attests). In this format, you can also see the instrument close-to - a highly rebuilt and extended giant Sardinian guitar - with many sympathetic and extra strings, motor driven hurdy gurdy wheels, whirling strings, springs and other appendages, played, like a cello...
“Apostle are a quintet of seasoned musicians from Yorkshire (UK), who have – collectively and individually – shared a stage with Budgie, Kaiser Chiefs, Magnum, Gary Moore and Martin Barre among many others!
Taking their influences from bands dating from the 70’s to present day (Led Zeppelin, Marillion, Rival Sons, Deep Purple,Pink Floyd etc…), the band truly have a unique sound, mixing great rock riffs and melodies with a twist of prog!
The band originally formed as The Apostles of Chaos, but...