{"id":16233,"date":"2021-11-02T18:07:10","date_gmt":"2021-11-02T18:07:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/skylight.gr\/?p=16233"},"modified":"2021-11-02T18:07:13","modified_gmt":"2021-11-02T18:07:13","slug":"prog-duo-mark-murdock-and-dmitry-m-epstein-release-new-concept-album-oblivion-bound-feat-ron-howden-of-nektar-fernando-perdomo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/2021\/11\/02\/prog-duo-mark-murdock-and-dmitry-m-epstein-release-new-concept-album-oblivion-bound-feat-ron-howden-of-nektar-fernando-perdomo\/","title":{"rendered":"Prog Duo Mark Murdock and Dmitry M. Epstein Release New Concept Album \u201cOblivion Bound\u201d Feat. Ron Howden of Nektar & Fernando Perdomo"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The eve of Halloween 2021 sees the release of \u201cOblivion Bound\u201d: a concept album, devised by Dmitry M. Epstein on Mark Murdock\u2019s request, a record which tells a story of a rock star who dies and is given a second chance to live – provided he can change and get cleansed through his love, his only constant on this mortal coil – but what if he returns and no one remembers his name? It\u2019s a story of Orpheus and Eurydice turned inside out and upside down, with a possible happy end \u2013 recounted over the background blending hard-rock vigor and prog sophistication and set to a string of highly memorable melodies.

The joint project of Japan-based American Murdock, famous for his part in Peter Banks\u2019 Empire, and Canadian Epstein, a music journalist and a runner of the \u201cLet It Rock\u201d website (dmme.net<\/a>), who followed the veteran\u2019s career and reviewed albums he released with such ensembles as Cymbalic Encounters and Masheen Messiah, started in early 2021.\u00a0

Perceived initially as a Murdock record, \u201cThe Game of the Name\u201d \u2013 this is the opus\u2019 original title \u2013 turned into a duo\u2019s one once Mark asked Dmitry to come up with a concept which would run through all the songs they planned to write. The latter obliged, even though he had never penned a narrative-based lyrics, as opposed to image-driven words, and the former sketched out demos to be fleshed out by artists often present on his discs. Thus, The Id\u2019s Tim Pepper became the voice of \u201cOblivion Bound\u201d and NEKTAR\u2019s Ron Howden shared drumming duties with Murdock, while Fernando Perdomo, his colleague in The New Empire, and his son Preston are but two of the guitarists featured on the album.\u00a0

While the record was being prepared, Dmitry co-wrote two songs on Mark\u2019s Atomic Rooster tribute, Nuclear Bird\u2019s debut \u201cTyrannical Megalomaniac,\u201d and Mark finished and has just released his new solo CD, \u201cVisitors from Another Planet.\u201d

Says Mark Murdock, \u201cBased on the creative writing of Dmitry\u2019s reviews, I felt he was the right person to approach about doing a concept project with. In this project the lyrics were written after the music, but perhaps as follow up we can reverse the process.\u201d

Adds Dmitry M. Epstein, \u201cIt was a gripping experience directing Mark\u2019s music as well as being directed by it. The result of our efforts is open to interpretation, but don\u2019t hurry to jump to conclusions just because the end of this story might have to be written yet.\u201d

Watch the \u201cOblivion Bound\u201d Promotion Video:<\/strong>https:\/\/youtu.be\/JOSFikirnaM<\/a>
The album is available for streaming and download at:<\/strong>https:\/\/markmurdockanddmitrymepstein.bandcamp.com\/<\/a>and will also soon be made available on all digital platforms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mark and Dmitry are available for interviews<\/strong>Murdock:\u00a0cymbalicencounters@gmail.com<\/a>\u00a0Epstein:\u00a0dmitry@epstein.to<\/a>
<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The tracklist:<\/strong>
1. Coming To
2. Ain\u2019t No Avalon
3. Echo of My Ego\u00a0
4. A Way Out For the Weak
5. The Game of the Name
6. Voices in My Mind
7. Outside Whorl
8. Vanishing Point\u00a0
9. Will You Take Me Back (to the Fold)?\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n


All music composed by Mark Murdock,\u00a0except Song 9 which was composed by Preston Murdock
Lyrics by Dmitry M. Epstein
Mark Murdock – drums, percussion & keyboards\u00a0Ron Howden (Nektar) – drums on song 8Tim Pepper (The Id) – vocals\u00a0Fernando Perdomo (The New Empire) – lead guitar on songs 1 & 2Katsumi Yoneda (French TV) – guitar\u00a0Dave Juteau (The Dave Juteau Band) – guitar on song 8Preston Murdock (Cymbalic Encounters) – guitar on song 9Jeff Curry (Izmatik) – bass\u00a0Daniel Kubota\u00a0(Cymbalic Encounters)\u00a0– guitar on song 4

Produced, Mixed and Mastered by Mark MurdockRecorded at Off-Shore Studios, Tokyo and U.K.Artwork by TimPani Graphics Copyright 2021

To purchase:\u00a0<\/strong>https:\/\/markmurdockanddmitrymepstein.bandcamp.com\/album\/oblivion-bound<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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