PROGRESSIVE ROCK ARTIST DAVE KERZNER RELEASING ‘HEART LAND MINES VOLUME 1’ OCT 18TH: EXCLUSIVE ZOOM SPECIAL EVENT ON INTERVIEWING THE LEGENDS WITH RAY SHASHO

 

PROGRESSIVE ROCK ARTIST

DAVE 

KERZNER 

RELEASING 

‘HEART LAND MINES VOLUME I’ 

ZOOM EXCLUSIVE 

SPECIAL EVENT 

ON INTERVIEWING THE LEGENDS

WITH RAY SHASHO

Progressive Rock artist Dave Kerzner, known for co-founding the band Sound of Contact with Phil Collins’ son Simon and as the keyboardist of the band Arc of Life with members of Yes is releasing a new solo album entitled “Heart Land Mines Vol. 1”.

It’s an autobiographical concept album about leaving Los Angeles in the 90s after a breakup and driving cross country with a guitar to think, reflect and write songs. The album is Kerzner’s fourth solo effort following up on his previous release “The Traveler”. It features an ensemble cast of musicians including Fernando Perdomo (Echo in the Canyon), Matt Dorsey (Sound of Contact), Durga McBroom (Pink Floyd), Elliott Randall (Steely Dan), Lyle Workman (Jellyfish, Beck), Joe Deninzon (Kansas) and more. “This album was many years in the making,” says Kerzner.

“I’ve worked on it on and off since the mid-90s. The stories in the songs are based on true events in my life when I was in my 20’s. Now, 25 years, I’m thrilled to finally present the first volume to be heard publicly!” Dave Kerzner’s “Heart Land Mines Vol. 1” will be released on CD and digital download on his Bandcamp page and other popular album download sites on October 18th. A 6 song EP from the album called “Heart Land Mines: The Eye” is currently streaming on all major platforms.

PURCHASE

THE LATEST RELEASE

BY

DAVE

 KERZNER

heart land mines Vol 1

Officially released October 18th

Various versions of the album including a deluxe edition that include a surround sound Blu-Ray 

Order here: http://sonicelements.bandcamp.com/merch

FOR MORE INFORMATION

ABOUT

DAVE KERZNER

VISIT

www.davekerznermusic.com

Official website

https://www.facebook.com/davesquidskerzner

Facebook

https://twitter.com/davekerzner

Twitter

www.youtube.com/davekerzner

YouTube

www.instagram.com/davekerzner

Instagram

https://sonicelements.bandcamp.com/music

Bandcamp

Discography

Studio albums

2014: New World

2017: Static

2022: The Traveler

2023: “Heart Land Mines Vol. 1”

 

Remix albums

2016: New World - Instrumental

 

Live albums

2016: New World Live

 

EP albums

2016: Paranoia

 

Compilations

2019: Breakdown: A Compilation 1995-2019

 

With Sonic Elements

2012: XYZ—A Tribute to Rush

2018: Yesterday and Today: A 50th Anniversary Tribute to Yes

 

With Sound of Contact

2013: Dimensionaut

 

With In Continuum

2019: Acceleration Theory Part One: AlienA

2019: Crash Landing (EP)

2019: Acceleration Theory Part Two: Annihilation

 

With Arc of Life

2021: Arc of Life

 

With other artists

1995: Kevin Gilbert, Thud

2008: Simon Collins, U-Catastrophe

2011: Steven Wilson, Grace For Drowning

2012: Steve Hackett, Genesis Revisited II

2020: The McBroom Sisters, Black Floyd 

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DAVE KERZNER

DAVE KERZNER 

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ON INTERVIEWING THE LEGENDS

WITH RAY SHASHO

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Classic Rock Here and Now

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ENTITLED

THE ROCK STAR CHRONICLES

SERIES ONE  

CHRONICLES,TRUTHS

 CONFESSIONS AND WISDOM 

FROM THE MUSIC LEGENDS 

THAT SET US FREE!

BY MUSIC JOURNALIST ...TALK SHOW HOST...  

AUTHOR ... TV SITCOM SCRIPT WRITER 

RAY SHASHO

…Order yours today on (Collector edition) Hardcover or E-book at bookbaby.com and amazon.com

Featuring over 45 intimate conversations with some of the greatest rock legends the world will ever know.

CHRIS SQUIRE... DR. JOHN... GREG LAKE... HENRY MCCULLOUGH... JACK BRUCE … JOE LALA…  JOHNNY WINTER... KEITH EMERSON... PAUL KANTNER...  RAY THOMAS... RONNIE MONTROSE... TONY JOE WHITE... DAVID CLAYTON-THOMAS… MIKE LOVE... TOMMY ROE... BARRY HAY... CHRIS THOMPSON... JESSE COLIN YOUNG... JOHN KAY... JULIAN LENNON... MARK LINDSAY... MICKY DOLENZ… PETER RIVERA ...TOMMY JAMES… TODD RUNDGREN... DAVE MASON... EDGAR WINTER... FRANK MARINO... GREGG ROLIE... IAN ANDERSON... JIM “DANDY” MANGRUM... JON ANDERSON... LOU GRAMM... MICK BOX... RANDY BACHMAN… ROBIN TROWER...  ROGER FISHER... STEVE HACKETT... ANNIE HASLAM… ‘MELANIE’ SAFKA... PETULA CLARK... SUZI QUATRO... COLIN BLUNSTONE… DAVE DAVIES... JIM McCARTY... PETE BEST

 

THE ROCK STAR CHRONICLES

BOOK TRAILER

 

BOOK REVIEW

-By Literary Titan (5) STARS

The Rock Star Chronicles by Ray Shasho, is a splendid book written by a music enthusiast who has poured their heart and soul into it. It’s a story of a boy who loved rock music, and his obsessive passion of it earned himself the name Rock Raymond. He went to school but instead was schooled in all matters of music while his peers were buried chin-deep in coursework. He then became a radio DJ and has now compiled a book on all interviews he held with Rock gods who raided the airwaves back in the 70s and 80s. It’s a compilation of interviews with outstanding vocalists, legendary guitarists and crazy drummers in the rock music scene. Each interview gives a reader an in-depth view into their personal lives and the philosophies that guide their lives which all serve to humanize these great icons. For readers who are old enough to call themselves baby boomers this book will bring old memories back to life. Millennials, on the other hand, may think of this book as a literal work of the Carpool Karaoke show. 

The Rock Star Chronicles is a book I didn’t know I was waiting for. To come across a book that will talk me into trying something new. One brave enough to incite me to venture into new frontiers. This book made me a believer- I am now a bona fide Rock and Roll music fan. 

Ray Shasho masterfully gets the interviewees talking. He smartly coaxes answers from them with crafty questions designed to get a story rolling out of them. The artists talk about diverse issues ranging from music, politics, and their social engagements. Having been on the music seen all his life, Ray Shasho knows the buttons to press, how to get them comfortable about talking about their lives. 

The book’s cover is befitting of its subject matter with the leather look offering a royal background to the golden letter print. It speaks to how high a level rock music holds in the pecking order- arguably, modern music as we know it has originated from blues and rock music.  The second noteworthy thing is the use of high-definition pictures to reference the musician being interviewed in every sub-chapter. This ensures that the book is for both original rock and roll lovers and aspiring new ones. Together is makes for a refreshing and consistently enjoyable read.

I recommend this book to rock music enthusiasts, aspiring musicians wondering what it takes and all readers curious to learn new things by going back in time.

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MUSIC LEGENDS SOFT MACHINE RELEASE NEW ALBUM ‘OTHER DOORS’ AND ANNOUNCE WORLDWIDE TOUR DATES: ZOOM SPECIAL EVENT WITH LONGTIME GUITARIST,SONGWRITER,COMPOSER AND MEMBER JOHN ETHERIDGE

 

 

CANTERBURY MUSIC scene LEGENDS 

S O F T   M A C H I N E

 RELEASE NEW ALBUM 

‘O T H E R   D O O R S’ 

AND ANNOUNCE WORLDWIDE TOUR 

ZOOM SPECIAL EVENT

with 

LONGTIME GUITARIST,COMPOSER AND MEMBER

 JOHN 

ETHERIDGE

Five years after the release of their last studio album, legendary UK musical institution, Soft Machine, return with a brand-new album, “Other Doors.” Boasting new material and two numbers drawn from their extensive historical repertoire, “Other Doors” finds the band in their usual fiery form.

Featuring John Etheridge (guitars), Theo Travis (saxes, flutes, Fender Rhodes piano, electronics), Fred Thelonious Baker (Fretless bass), John Marshall (drums), Other Doors also features two guest appearances from long-serving bassist Roy Babbington, who retired from the band in 2021.

“Other Doors” was recorded at Temple Music Studios, a facility owned by the late Jon Hiseman during July and August 2022. It’s a location of which the band is particularly fond, explains John Etheridge. “Working at Jon Hiseman’s studio was special, especially with Ru Lemer who is a brilliant engineer. He’s fantastically quick and that’s very good as we record mainly live in the studio. It’s come out really well and I think it sounds great.”

That ability to work quickly on takes as an ensemble has resulted in a fresh-sounding series of top-flight performances whose typically knotty and sometimes complex themes frequently give way to explosively discursive improvisations. As Theo Travis observes, “The interesting thing about recording free improvisations is you’re not playing to a plan or a grid or a blueprint, so you don’t know what’s coming, and you don’t know what’s coming until it’s gone. At which moment you’re thinking about the next thing.”

The album is brimming with that fast-moving creativity. It’s been a kind of tradition with the group to include new arrangements of older Soft Machine numbers from the band’s illustrious back catalogue. These have included numbers as varied as “Chloe and the Pirates,” “Kings and Queens,” “Out-Bloody-Rageous,” etc.

Along with exciting new compositions, on “Other Doors” they’ve revisited the very first album, originally released in 1968, to include Kevin Ayers’ “Joy Of A Toy.” Fred Baker makes his studio debut with Soft Machine. A well-known figure on the Canterbury Scene not only is he the perfect choice for the group but he’s also a long-term fan of the repertoire.

The album also contains “Penny Hitch,” a track originally heard on 1973’s Soft Machine “Seven.” This features the first of two appearances of Roy Babbington who provides the bass lines underpinning Karl Jenkins’ composition while Fred plays the sinuous lead melody on his fretless bass. The pair also worked together as a duo on “Now! Is The Time,” a number originally based on a theme Babbington brought into the sessions, with Fred and Roy both adding and expanding the scope of the piece. 

If the album ushers in a new member in the shape of Fred Baker, it also acts as a fond farewell to drummer John Marshall, who joined Soft Machine midway through the recording of 1972’s “Fifth.” At the age of 81 Marshall has decided to retire making “Other Doors” his final studio album with the group, and the final album of his glorious career. Indeed, Marshall is in whip-cracking form throughout the album bringing his trademark musicality and decisive presence.

With “Other Doors,” he brings his distinguished career to a rousing conclusion. Intense, celebratory, and consistently impressive. “Other Doors” is the sound of a group determined to press forwards with an integrity and sense of purpose that’s quintessentially and definitively Soft Machine.

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BY

S O F T 

  M A C H I N E

Entitled

O T H E R  D O O R S

To purchase Soft Machine “Other Doors”

Visit

https://softmachine-moonjune.bandcamp.com/merch/soft-machine-other-doors

also available at amazon.com

FOR MORE INFORMATION

ABOUT

JOHN ETHERIDGE

And

SOFT MACHINE

VISIT

www.softmachine.org

Official website

www.facebook.com/softmachinelegacy

Facebook

www.instagram.com/softmachineband/?hl=en

Instagram

www.youtube.com/@TheoTravisOfficial

YouTube

www.john-etheridge.com

Official website

SOFT MACHINE TOUR

 2023-2024

The updated tour dates are (with Asaf Sirkis permanently substituting John Marshall who has retired):

After the first world tour date in Toledo at the MoonJune Festival

Sept 29 – Toledo, Spain (Circulo de Arte)

North American Tour
Oct 04 – Sellersville, PA, USA (Sellersville Theater)
Oct 05 – Baltimore, MD, USA (Keystone Korner)
Oct 06 – New York, NY, USA (Iridium)
Oct 07 – New York, NY, USA (Iridium)
Oct 08 – Woodstock, NY, USA (Colony)
Oct 10 – Rochester, NY, USA (Lovin’ Cup)
Oct 11 – Syracuse, NY, USA (Average Joe)
Oct 12 – Albany, NY, USA (Linda WAMC)
Oct 13 – Quebec City, QC, Canada (Salle d’Youville)
Oct 14 – Quebec City, QC, Canada (Salle d’Youville)
Oct 16 – Ottawa, ON, Canada (Rainbow)
Oct 17 – Toronto, ON, Canada (Garrison)
Oct 18 – Waterloo, ON, Canada (Jazz Room)
Oct 19 – Detroit, MI, USA (Joy’s Manor)
Oct 22 – Milwaukee, WI, USA (Shank Hall)
Oct 24 – Chicago, IL, USA (Reggie’s)
Oct 25 – Cincinnati, OH, USA (Ludlow Garage)
Oct 26 – Indianapolis, IN, USA (Irving Theater)

Europe:
Nov 05 – Hull, UK (Wrecking Ball)
Nov 06 – Kinross, UK (Green Hotel)
Nov 10 – Royal Tunbridge Wells, UK (Forum)
Nov 11 – Lewes, UK (Conservative Club)
Nov 14 – Milton Keynes, UK (The Stables)
Nov 17 – Luton, UK (The Bear)
Nov 19 – Exeter, UK (Phoenix Art)
Nov 23 – Katowice, Poland (Rialto Theater)
Nov 24 – Warsaw, Poland (Hybrydy Klub)
Nov 25 – Bydgoszcz, Poland (Kuźnia Klub)
Nov 26 – Poznań, Poland (Culture Ctr)
Nov 30 – Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg (Rockhal)
Dec 02 – Tilburg, Netherlands (Paradox)
Dec 03 – Zoetermeer, Netherlands (Boerderij)
Feb 07 – Guildford, UK (Boileroom)
Feb 08 – London, UK (Signature Brew)
Feb 09 – Canterbury, UK (Gulbenkian Theatre)
Feb 11 – Market Harbough, UK (Jazz Club)
Feb 18 – Farsley, UK (Old Woollen)
Feb 19 – Manchester, UK (Band On The Wall)
Feb 20 – Wolverhampton, UK (Robin 2)
Feb 21 – Brighton, UK (The Chalk)
Feb 22 – Cardiff, UK(Stepping Stones)
Feb 24 – Cheltenham, UK (DEYA Brewery)

More gigs to be announced, in the UK, Europe, Japan, South America as well another tour in the USA in the Summer of 2024.

DISCOGRAPHY

As leader

1994 Ash

2003 Chasing Shadows (Dyad)

2006 Places in Between with John Williams (Sony Classical)

 

With Icarus

1972 Marvel World of Icarus

 

with Darryl Way's Wolf

1973 Canis Lupus

1973 Saturation Point

1974 Night Music

 

with Soft Machine

1976 Softs

1977 Triple Echo

1978 Alive & Well: Recorded in Paris

1994 Rubber Riff

2005 British Tour '75

2018 Hidden Details

 

With Soft Machine Legacy

2005 Live in Zaandam

2006 Soft Machine Legacy

2006 New Morning: The Paris Concert

2007 Steam

2010 Live Adventures

2013 Burden of Proof

 

SOFT MACHINE

Studio albums before John Etheridge

1968 The Soft Machine

1969 Volume Two

1970 Third

1971 Fourth

1972 Fifth

1973 Six

1973 Seven

1975 Bundles

 

with Second Vision

1980 First Steps

 

Collaborations

with Stéphane Grappelli

1978 Tea for Two with Yehudi Menuhin

1980 Strictly for the Birds with Yehudi Menuhin

1983 Live at Carnegie Hall

1981 At the Winery

1988 Menuhin & Grappelli Play "Jealousy" and Other Great Standards with Yehudi Menuhin

 

with Nigel Kennedy

1996 Kafka

1999 The Kennedy Experience

 

with others

1992 Obsession Fees, Dick Heckstall-Smith

1992 Hear My Song, John Altman

1993 Invisible Threads, Andy Summers

1995 Two's & Three's, Elton Dean

1996 Secret Island, Theo Travis

1998 Whatever's Best, Danny Thompson

2002 Fairport Unconventional, Fairport Convention

2001 The Music of Frank Zappa - Absolutely Live, Zappatistas

2002 Unhinged Take No. 2, Mark Latimer

2006 Bohemia, Vic Juris

2008 Still Waters, Ric Sanders

2009 The Ridge, Chris Jagger

2015 Space Fusion Odyssey, Nik Turner

2015 Space Ritual Live 2014, Hawkwind

2017 From the Half House, Pye Hastings

Filmography

2014: Jake Thackray and Songs (DVD)

2015: Romantic Warriors III: Canterbury Tales (DVD)

 

JOHN ETHERIDGE 

APPEARS WEEK OF

NOVEMBER 13TH 2023

ON INTERVIEWING THE LEGENDS

WITH RAY SHASHO

NOW STREAMING ON THESE SITES

The Classic Rock Music Reporter  

Classic Rock Here and Now

   Music Tried and True 

   www.rockmusic.show

 YouTube   Facebook   Apple   

amazon music   iHeartRadio  TuneIn 

Podcastics   Podchaser   Spotify  

PANDORA   Deezer   Google Podcasts  

 ReverbNation   LinkedIn   Twitter   Stage32 

ORDER NOW

 WHILE SUPPLIES LAST!

RAY’S BEST-SELLING BOOK

ENTITLED

THE ROCK STAR CHRONICLES

SERIES ONE  

CHRONICLES,TRUTHS

 CONFESSIONS AND WISDOM 

FROM THE MUSIC LEGENDS 

THAT SET US FREE!

BY MUSIC JOURNALIST ...TALK SHOW HOST...  

AUTHOR ... TV SITCOM SCRIPT WRITER 

RAY SHASHO

…Order yours today on (Collector edition) Hardcover or E-book at bookbaby.com and amazon.com

Featuring over 45 intimate conversations with some of the greatest rock legends the world will ever know.

CHRIS SQUIRE... DR. JOHN... GREG LAKE... HENRY MCCULLOUGH... JACK BRUCE … JOE LALA…  JOHNNY WINTER... KEITH EMERSON... PAUL KANTNER...  RAY THOMAS... RONNIE MONTROSE... TONY JOE WHITE... DAVID CLAYTON-THOMAS… MIKE LOVE... TOMMY ROE... BARRY HAY... CHRIS THOMPSON... JESSE COLIN YOUNG... JOHN KAY... JULIAN LENNON... MARK LINDSAY... MICKY DOLENZ… PETER RIVERA ...TOMMY JAMES… TODD RUNDGREN... DAVE MASON... EDGAR WINTER... FRANK MARINO... GREGG ROLIE... IAN ANDERSON... JIM “DANDY” MANGRUM... JON ANDERSON... LOU GRAMM... MICK BOX... RANDY BACHMAN… ROBIN TROWER...  ROGER FISHER... STEVE HACKETT... ANNIE HASLAM… ‘MELANIE’ SAFKA... PETULA CLARK... SUZI QUATRO... COLIN BLUNSTONE… DAVE DAVIES... JIM McCARTY... PETE BEST

 

THE ROCK STAR CHRONICLES

BOOK TRAILER

 

BOOK REVIEW

-By Literary Titan (5) STARS

The Rock Star Chronicles by Ray Shasho, is a splendid book written by a music enthusiast who has poured their heart and soul into it. It’s a story of a boy who loved rock music, and his obsessive passion of it earned himself the name Rock Raymond. He went to school but instead was schooled in all matters of music while his peers were buried chin-deep in coursework. He then became a radio DJ and has now compiled a book on all interviews he held with Rock gods who raided the airwaves back in the 70s and 80s. It’s a compilation of interviews with outstanding vocalists, legendary guitarists and crazy drummers in the rock music scene. Each interview gives a reader an in-depth view into their personal lives and the philosophies that guide their lives which all serve to humanize these great icons. For readers who are old enough to call themselves baby boomers this book will bring old memories back to life. Millennials, on the other hand, may think of this book as a literal work of the Carpool Karaoke show. 

The Rock Star Chronicles is a book I didn’t know I was waiting for. To come across a book that will talk me into trying something new. One brave enough to incite me to venture into new frontiers. This book made me a believer- I am now a bona fide Rock and Roll music fan. 

Ray Shasho masterfully gets the interviewees talking. He smartly coaxes answers from them with crafty questions designed to get a story rolling out of them. The artists talk about diverse issues ranging from music, politics, and their social engagements. Having been on the music seen all his life, Ray Shasho knows the buttons to press, how to get them comfortable about talking about their lives. 

The book’s cover is befitting of its subject matter with the leather look offering a royal background to the golden letter print. It speaks to how high a level rock music holds in the pecking order- arguably, modern music as we know it has originated from blues and rock music.  The second noteworthy thing is the use of high-definition pictures to reference the musician being interviewed in every sub-chapter. This ensures that the book is for both original rock and roll lovers and aspiring new ones. Together is makes for a refreshing and consistently enjoyable read.

I recommend this book to rock music enthusiasts, aspiring musicians wondering what it takes and all readers curious to learn new things by going back in time.

https://literarytitan.com/2020/05/03/literary-titan-book-awards-may-2020/   

Gold Award Winner

MORE BOOKS BY RAY SHASHO

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