Deluge Grander - Lunarians [2020]

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The presence and prominence of instruments such as bass clarinet, cello, clarinet, flute, oboe, trombone, trumpet, and violin might push some of the music on Lunarians towards "classical" music, but probably not far enough for it to no longer be rounded off to "prog." The lyrics are about various moon-related issues, including lunacy.

Some of the musical ideas on this album are also on the album Oceanarium (2017), which also has some ideas from the album Heliotians (2014), most copies of which also had hand-painted artwork and hand-written lyrics. (HeliOTIANs + LunARIANs ~ OCEANARIUM) However, most ideas that are on two of these albums appear in drastically different arrangements that most listeners probably won't recognize.

released December 15, 2020

On this recording, Deluge Grander is:

Brett d'Anon: bass, guitars

Dan Britton: keyboards, guitars, vocals

Patrick Gaffney: drums

Christopher West: compositional contributions

with

Neil Brown: trumpet

Steve Churchill: oboe

Brian Falkowski: flute, clarinet

Aaron Gage: vocals

Denis Malloy: bass clarinet

Corey Sansolo: trombone

Natalie Spehar: cello

Zack Stachowski: violin

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Deluge Grander - Oceanarium [2017]

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The music on "Oceanarium" is entirely instrumental, densely orchestrated, and has a wide variety of instruments, including cello, trumpet, bass clarinet, flute, saxophone, hammered dulcimer, banjo, mandolin, violin, oboe, and trombone, in addition to the usual keyboards, guitars, bass, and drums. Although many musical styles are included, the end result probably fits nicely under the label "symphonic prog."

"Oceanarium" is the second album in a planned three-level seven-album series. The first album "Heliotians" was released in 2014, and the third album "Lunarians" will hopefully be released in 2018. Those two albums had/will have hand-painted artwork and hand-written lyrics and/or notes for each of the roughly 300 copies (each containing a vinyl LP and CD). "Oceanarium," on the other hand, will be released as a regular 80-minute CD and double vinyl album. "Oceanarium" is on the middle tier of the three-tiered seven-album series and contains ideas found in the two albums beneath it (the previously mentioned "Heliotians" and "Lunarians"), but unlike those two albums, it is densely and carefully orchestrated and is entirely instrumental.

released November 15, 2017

Dave Berggren: electric guitar (6), compositional contributions (6) 

Dan Britton: keyboards, guitars, other instruments (1-8) 

Neil Brown: trumpet (8) 

Steve Churchill: oboe (1, 7) 

Brett d'Anon:  bass, guitars (1-8) 

Brian Falkowski: saxophone (3), flute (4, 5), clarinet (8) 

Patrick Gaffney: compositional contributions (1, 6) 

Denis Malloy: bass clarinet (1, 2, 3, 8) 

Corey Sansolo: trombone (1) 

Natalie Spehar: cello (2, 4, 5, 8) 

Zack Stachowski: violin (4, 5) 

Christopher West: compositional contributions (6, 7) 

Alex Bennett: cover art

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Deluge Grander - Heliotians [2014]

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205 numbered copies of this album have been made.

Each copy has a vinyl LP, a CD, hand-painted artwork, hand-written lyrics, and is signed by all the musicians who played or sang on it.

It was recorded and mastered mostly on analog tape, using mostly analog instruments.

There are no plans for releasing this album in any other physical format, though some of the musical ideas may appear in different versions on future Deluge Grander albums.

For more details, visit www.emkog.com/DelugeGrander.html

View all 205 album covers and hear the music here:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzT5hLxMEng

released February 5, 2014

On this recording, Deluge Grander is:

Christopher West: Bass, Flute, Vocals, Ressikan Flute

Cliff Phelps: Guitar, Vocals

Dan Britton: Fender Rhodes, Multivox, Univox, Vox, Mellotron (Thanks, Jim Rezek!), Hammered Dulcimer, Acoustic Guitars

Megan Wheatley: Vocals

Natalie Spehar: Cello

Patrick Gaffney: Drums

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Various - Emkog Records Sampler [2010]

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Alguns exemplos da excelência do Rock Progressivo.

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The Emkog Records Sampler [2010] is a compilation album released by the independent progressive rock label Emkog Records. It showcases the various musical projects of multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Dan Britton. 

Album Overview

Release Year: 2010

Genre: Progressive Rock

Total Runtime: Approximately 78 minutes and 20 seconds.

Featured Artists: Deluge Grander, Birds and Buildings, Cerebus Effect, and All Over Everywhere. 

Tracklist

The sampler includes a mix of previously unreleased alternate mixes and early versions of tracks that would appear on later albums. 

# Artist Track Title Duration

1 Deluge Grander The Solitude of Miranda (Alternate Mix) 7:12

2 Birds and Buildings Birds Flying into Buildings (Alternate Mix) 9:11

3 All Over Everywhere Art of the Earth 4:15

4 Birds and Buildings Yucatan 65: The Agitation of the Mass (Excerpt) 4:56

5 Cerebus Effect Nine Against Ten 6:33

6 Birds and Buildings Miracle Pigeon (Early Version) 2:27

7 Deluge Grander Aggrandizement (Excerpt) 12:52

8 All Over Everywhere Gratitude 10:41

9 Various A Big Blob of Demos and Early Versions of Forthcoming Music 20:13

Availability

The sampler was originally released as a promotional CD in a cardboard envelope. It can currently be found on digital platforms: 

Emkog Records Sampler on Spotify

Emkog Records Sampler on Amazon Music.

Deluge Grander - The Form of the Good [2009]

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released June 1, 2009

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Deluge Grander - August in the Urals [2006]

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released July 30, 2006

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