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Tom Byrne

 
Tom Byrne

Progressive, melodic, heavily orchestrated rock with celtic and space rock influences

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Picture for song 'Global Greenhouse (Modal Logic)' by artist 'Tom Byrne'

Global Greenhouse (Modal Logic)

A taster for Modal Logic's 'Chemical Armageddon' project. Music by James Hodkinson, lyrics by Hodkinson / Byrne. Guitar arrangements by Croogy.
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Picture for song 'The Only Ones' by artist 'Tom Byrne'

The Only Ones

A cover of the neglected Hawklords classic from 1978. Vox, Acoustic Guitar, Bass - Xoovian, Assassin and sometime Modal Logician Dr James Hodkinson; Keyboards and Production Modal Logician Professor Tom Byrne
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The Dragons of Dinas Emrys

Inspired by the tale of the last pagan prophet Merlin Ambrosius,who released the red and white dragons and prophesied the doom of Britain. Got to #1 in its category.
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Picture for song 'Infinity' by artist 'Tom Byrne'

Infinity

An Easter collaboration with the Assassins of Silence's James Hodkinson - a cover from one of the musical monuments of the 20th Century - Hawkwind's PXR5 album.
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Picture for song 'D-Rider' by artist 'Tom Byrne'

D-Rider

This is a cover (with permission from the composer, Nik Turner) of a classic Hawkwind song. Kevin Perry (www.soundclick.com/xoo): vocals, guitars, bass, drums. Tom Byrne: all synths and samplers. Got to #1 in Classic Rock
] ');');');. I have privately released two albums, "The Last Druids" (2002) and "The Eye of the Cyclone" (2003). These are, according to one reviewer "progressive rock heavily informed by celtic music", though there are also space-rock influences in the second album. My next album "The Store of All the Worlds" will be released in March 2004. See album and concert reviews in the "Reviews" section. You may see reviews of the albums at the excellent "Aural Innovations" site: http://www.aural-innovations.com/issues/issue22/tombyrne.html and http://www.aural-innovations.com/issues/issue24/tombyrn2.html
Band/artist history
I have been producing music privately for a number of years; "The Last Druids" and "The Eye of the Cyclone are single concept works that are designed to take the listener on a musical journey - in the first case, ancient Britain at the dawn of the Dark Age. The second album in the series, "The Eye of the Cyclone" is loosely based on the beliefs that The Last Druids may have held. The third album, "The Store of All the Worlds", was released in June 2004 and is a tour around possible dystopias - a set of sf "short story" songs.
Have you performed in front of an audience?
The highlight of 2003 was supporting the mighty Hawkwind at the summer Hawkfest, performing with the noted Australian guitarist and founder of Alien Dream, Michael Blackman. There's a review of our performance and an interview at: http://aural-innovations.com/2003/september/aliendr2.html See also a highly detailed and intellectual analysis of the tonal structure of our compositions as rendered at Hawkfest, together with musings on the rendition in the context of the evolution of space rock at the highly serious and profound Hawkwindmuseum - http://www.hawkwindmuseum.co.uk/alien.htm The review of the very excellent Hawkfest is at: http://aural-innovations.com/2003/august/hawk2003.html More Hawkfest photos (including Alien Dream) at www.hawkwind.com
Your musical influences
Hawkwind, space-rock and progressive music. Magma, Van Der Graaf Generator, early Genesis, Camel, Yes (especially "Relayer"), more recently Gorky's Zygotic Mynci
What equipment do you use?
A range of synths and samplers, including analog synths from the 1970s. SONAR to sequence and Sound Forge to master.
Anything else?
If you have any comments on the tracks or are another musician wanting to chat, do drop me a line!
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