Omnibus - The Early Years

~ Release by The Samurai of Prog (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

The Samurai of Prog's first three albums have been sold out for a long time. Now they are available again in a limited edition 4CD Box-Set including:


Undercover (2011)

Secrets of Disguise 2CD (2013)

The Imperial Hotel (2014)


The Box-set contains 38 tracks; 5 hours of music – including almost one hour of previously unreleased bonus tracks - mostly new material.


”Undercover” and ”Secrets of Disguise” have been re-mixed.

Moreover, some of the tracks have been reworked or extended.


Besides old guests such as Roine Stolt (The Flower Kings) and Jon Davison (Yes) there are new ones like Steve Babb (Glass Hammer), Stefano Galifi (Museo Rosenbach) and Oliviero Lacagnina (Latte e Miele). Altogether there are over 60 guests musicians joining Marco Bernard, Kimmo Pörsti and Steve Unruh.


Presented in a special package by Ed Unitsky including 32-page booklet

(original artwork of Undercover and Secrets of Disguise by Davide Guidoni).

Annotation last modified on 2019-07-30 18:59 UTC.

Tracklist

1CD: Undercover
2CD: Secrets of Disquise Cd 1
3CD: Secrets of Disquise Cd 2
4CD: The Imperial Hotel
#TitleRatingLength
1After the Echoes8:43
2Limoncello7:57
3Victoria’s Summer Home
audio engineer and mixer:
Kimmo Pörsti
producer:
Marco Bernard, Kimmo Pörsti and Steve Unruh
electronic instruments [sound effects]:
Steve Unruh
grand piano:
David Myers (Canadian keyboardist)
mixed at:
Seacrest Studio in Hämeenlinna, Kanta-Häme (Tavastia Proper), Finland
recording of:
Victoria’s Summer Home
composer:
David Myers (Canadian keyboardist)
2:54
4The Imperial Hotel
audio engineer and mixer:
Kimmo Pörsti
producer:
Marco Bernard, Kimmo Pörsti and Steve Unruh
acoustic guitar:
Kamran Alan Shikoh and Steve Unruh
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Kimmo Pörsti
electric bass guitar [rickenbacker]:
Marco Bernard
electric guitar:
Kamran Alan Shikoh
flute and violin:
Steve Unruh
keyboard:
Robert Webb (UK prog artist)
guest background vocals:
Martin Henderson (British bass player and vocalist. Member of England)
vocals:
Steve Unruh and Robert Webb (UK prog artist)
recorded at:
InvisibleStudio in Rhode Island, United States, Oakwood Studios in Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland and Seacrest Studio in Hämeenlinna, Kanta-Häme (Tavastia Proper), Finland
mixed at:
Seacrest Studio in Hämeenlinna, Kanta-Häme (Tavastia Proper), Finland
recording of:
The Imperial Hotel
writer:
Mark Ibbotson (member of England), Jaime Rosas (Symphonic prog artist from Chile) and Robert Webb (UK prog artist)
28:11
5Into the Lake7:52
6Un respiro e tutto cambia5:23
7Anatta3:55
8La magia è la realtà
mixer:
Kimmo Pörsti
acoustic guitar, flute and violin:
Steve Unruh
drums (drum set):
Kimmo Pörsti
electric bass guitar [rickenbacker]:
Marco Bernard
electronic instruments [special effects] and keyboard:
Elisa Montaldo (Italian piano player)
solo guitar:
Rubén Álvarez (N'Arba's guitar player)
vocals:
Elisa Montaldo (Italian piano player)
orchestrator:
Jose Manuel Medina (Spanish composer, producer and multi-instrumentalist)
recording of:
La Magia È La Realtà
lyricist and composer:
Elisa Montaldo (Italian piano player)
6:22
9Rimani nella mia vita4:10