Title: Theo: The Game of Ouroboros
Release year: 2015
Genre: Rock, Progressive Rock, Sympho-Prog, Fusion
Artist: Jim Alfredson (lead & backing vocals, keyboards), Gary Davenport (bass, Chapman stick, fretless bass), Kevin DePree (drums, percussion, backing vocals), Jake Reichbart (guitars), Special guests: Zach Zunis (lead guitar On the Game of Ouroboros), Greg Nagy (12-string guitar on The Game of Ouroboros, chunky rhythm guitar and backing vocals on Exile)

Description:

Formed by world reknown keyboardist Jim Alfredson (organissimo, Dirty Fingers, Janiva Magness, Greg Nagy Band, Root Doctor) THEO harkens back to the keyboard-centric superbands of the 1970s like Yes, Genesis, and Emerson Lake and Palmer, but with a distinctly Modern and bold approach.

THEO also represents a return to the concept of the keyboardist as a vital and irreplaceable part of the group, rather than a mere sideman.

The intrepid and dynamic music is paired with auspicious lyrical themes of corporatization, consumerism, loss of innocence, exile, and the obsession with celebrity. Lead vocals are handled by Alfredson himself. Usually relegated to background duties, Alfredson's surprisingly flexible baritone voice shifts from soaring muscularity to intimate falsetto and everything between.

The eponymous debut album.

Available as a hi-res MP3 or FLAC (24bit / 96kHz) stereo download, FLAC 5.1 download (24bit / 96kHz), standard stereo CD, and / or Limited Edition Blu-Ray version featuring the 24bit / 96kHz stereo mixes and Dobly AC3 5.1 Surround mixes.

Tracklist:
1. The Game of Ouroboros 09:41
2. The Blood That Floats My Throne 08:18
3. Creatures of Our Comfort 06:51
4. These Are the Simple Days 08:05
5. Idle Worship 13:28
6. Exile 11:14

Issued: United States | The Big O Store
Duration: 00:57:44