July 5, 2024

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Cymbalic Encounters Featuring Former Brand X Members Release New Album “Cerulean Cathedral”

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“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