Tales From Sheepfather's Grove

by Johannes Luley

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FieldCommanderBob If you are a fan of "Olias of Sunhillow" you will love this album. These are largely instrumental compositions and more pastoral than Jon Anderson's rather grandiose concept album. Lovely listening from start to finish.

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1.	Stab the Sea (part 1) 02:58	buy track
2.	Stab the Sea (part 2) 05:00	buy track
3.	Guardians of Time 04:18	buy track
4.	Moments 03:18	buy track
5.	Give and Take (part 1) 04:03	buy track
6.	Give and Take (part 2) 03:00	buy track
7.	The Fleeting World 03:44	buy track
8.	We Are One 04:24	buy track
9.	Atheos Spiritualis 10:03	buy track
10.	Voya 03:53	buy track

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Five years after the release of Moth Vellum's highly acclaimed debut, Johannes is unleashing a solo album of stunning beauty and complexity. "Tales From Sheepfather's Grove" is an epic work that will take the prog rock community by storm.

Johannes replaced the drum kit with a vast array of hand percussion instruments, giving the album a very primeval feel. These tribal grooves represent the foundation for an dense, cinematic soundscape of acoustic guitar, mandolin, ukulele, Moog synth and lush vocal arrangements. The occasional but rare electric guitar is the icing on the cake.

As with Moth Vellum, listeners will reminisce about the golden era of progressive rock. Johannes is not attempting to reinvent the wheel. Rather this is a continuation of a musical homecoming of an artist rediscovering his musical roots. An artist who has the courage to present listeners with non-linear arrangements and song formats that are not predictable.

"Tales From Sheepfather's Grove" features elements of progressive rock, classical, ambient, world and folk, all combined into a unique sound. It will take listeners willing to immerse themselves on a dreamlike journey. The 8 songs are flowing into each other seamlessly, telling a story of finding higher power within ourselves.

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released January 15, 2013

Johannes Luley - lead vocals, backup vocals, electric bass, electric guitars, acoustic guitars, cuatro, santur, Marquesan ukulele, banjo, cymbals, sleigh bells, castanets, monkey drum, bodhran, bongos, woodblock, triangle, temple bells, djembe, cowbells, keyboards, orchestral and choral arrangements

Stephanie Bennett - concert harp on "Give and Take", "Moments", "Stab the Sea" and "We Are One"

Sianna Lyon - vocals on "Atheos Spiritualis" and "Stab the Sea"

Robin Hathaway - voice on "Atheos Spiritualis" and harmony vocals on "Stab the Sea"

Kristina Sattler - harmony vocals on "Guardians of Time"

Produced, mixed and mastered by Johannes Luley at mysonictemple.com

All songs composed and written by Johannes Luley (BMI/Luley Tunes)

Cover art by Harout Demirchyan

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Johannes Luley Los Angeles, California

Born and raised in Germany; studied at Jazz-Schule Darmstadt under Eddy Marron; background as a session player; 1993 move to California; 2018 major label deal with Sony Music; since 1997 works as producer at his Los Angeles studio mysonictemple.com; has produced/engineered over 100 albums; his own releases are "Tales from Sheepfather's Grove" (2013), "Qitara" (2017) and "Follow Your Heart" 2021. ... more

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