Artist: Theo
Title: The Game of Ouroboros
Genre: Rock, Progressive Rock, Sympho-Prog, Fusion
Label: © The Big O Store
Release Date: 2015
Quality: Blu-ray Audio
Length: 0:57:44
Video: MPEG-4 AVC 19370 kbps / 1080i / 29,970 fps / 16:9 / Main Profile 4.0
Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1 / 48 kHz / 640 kbps
Audio: LPCM 2.0 / 96 kHz / 4608 kbps / 24-bit
Formed by world reknown keyboardist Jim Alfredson (organissimo, Dirty Fingers, Janiva Magness, Greg Nagy Band, Root Doctor) THEO harkens back to the keyboard-centric superbands of the 1970s like Yes, Genesis, and Emerson Lake and Palmer, but with a distinctly modern and bold approach.
THEO also represents a return to the concept of the keyboardist as a vital and irreplaceable part of the group, rather than a mere sideman.
The intrepid and dynamic music is paired with auspicious lyrical themes of corporatization, consumerism, loss of innocence, exile, and the obsession with celebrity. Lead vocals are handled by Alfredson himself. Usually relegated to background duties, Alfredson’s surprisingly flexible baritone voice shifts from soaring muscularity to intimate falsetto and everything between.
The eponymous debut album features six tracks including an epic three song opening suite comprising 24 minutes.
Available as a hi-res MP3 or FLAC (24bit/96kHz) stereo download, FLAC 5.1 download (24bit/96kHz), standard stereo CD, and/or Limited Edition Blu-Ray version featuring the 24bit / 96kHz stereo mixes and Dobly AC3 5.1 Surround mixes. (more…)