Cymbalic Encounters Featuring Former Brand X Members Release New Album “Cerulean Cathedral”
“Cerulean Cathedral” is the third release by Cymbalic Encounters, a concept by drummer/songwriter, Mark Murdock formerly of Peter Banks Empire and recently with Fernando Perdomo’s Out to Sea Band on Cruise to the Edge.
“Cerulean Cathedral” features former Brand X , John Goodsall (R.I.P.) and Percy Jones, who also contributed tracks on two previous releases; “Exploration of the Southern Constellation” and Mark Murdock “Cymbalic Encounters,” respectively.
Watch the promotional video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDbuiyL-gq0
Track List
Cerulean Cathedral
The Fallout Shelter at St. Peter’s Sq.
Flight to Catharsis
The Endless Film at the Endless Theater
The Unwelcome Doormat
Lost Shadows
Man with the Changing Face
Polarity
Falling Velocity
Featuring:
Mark Murdock- drums, percussion and keyboards
John Goodsall- guitar
Percy Jones- fretless bass
Additional “Cymbalic” contributors:
Hiroyuki Namba- piano and synthesizers on songs 1,2,3,4 & 9
Tim Pepper- vocal on songs 4,6 & 9
Joe Berger- lead guitar on songs 2 & 8
Jimmy Hisafumi Maeda- fretless bass on songs 5 & 8
Preston Murdock- lead guitar on songs 5 & 9
Katsumi Yoneda- guitar on songs 6 & 9
Ken Hall- electric 12 string on song 6
All songs composed and produced by Mark Murdock
Copyright 2022
All Rights Reserved
Drum head Art by Visual Sound, SUSH
Cymbalic Encounters logo by Jiro Oshima
Cover design: Mark Murdock
Produced by Mark Murdock
Mixing by Mark Murdock at Off-Shore Recordings, Tokyo
Mastering by Joe Berger at BEAM Audio, NYC
*Dedicated to the memory of John ‘Guvnor’ Goodsall also known as ‘Johnny Mandala.’
Also available on digital audio & CD from Mark Murdock are:
“Visitors from Another Planet”
“The Phoenix Has Risen”
“Exploration of the Southern Constellation”
“Cymbalic Encounters”
“Nuclear Bird with Ric Parnell”
“Mark Murdock Era-2”
“Oblivion Bound”
Available on all digital platforms and Bandcamp:
https://cymbalicencounters.bandcamp.com
Release date for CD/digital: 16 September
Release date vinyl: 21 October
