Release date: 1 September 2025
Label: PQR-Disques plusqueréel
Band name: Earthrise
Album title: Earthrise
Cat. no: PQR044
Specs: Vinyl 180 gr., strictly
limited pressing of 400 numbered copies + 2-page insert, 200 copies in black, 200 in splatter vinyl.
Will
appeal to fans of: Easter Island, Mirthrandir, Westfauster,
Camel, ELP.
In continuation of PQR’s
incessant quest for those one-off gems of U.S. Prog, we bring you the first
ever reissue of a classic among prog collectors and enthusiasts at large, the
sole album by EARTHRISE. In fact, this edition is 2 albums in 1, as, over and
above the 4 main tracks, it features 5 previously unreleased ones, spanning key
member Bill Drobile’s different compositional phases, from fuzzed out
psychedelia to prog. Emerging from New Jersey’s fertile musical landscape in
1975, EARTHRISE crafted a work of remarkable depth and vision, punctuated by
Dennis Orlando’s sci-fi inspired cover art. Although evidently influenced by
the likes of Camel and ELP, the four long tracks that are featured in this
album constitute nuanced approaches to the chameleonic tapestry of prog. From
the opening “Eden’s Child” that thrives with lush organ and gentle, floating
textures, expressive vocals, and a captivating instrumental section where
electric piano and synths engage in constant dialogue, and the organ-driven
“Arcturus” that wavers between placid, aethereal and suggestive threads to
punchy stretches of augmenting intensity, with rampant rhythmic shifts, to the
spectacular self-titled track that blends a dreamy soundscape spearheaded by a
spacey, futuristic theme, with symphonic elements and the concluding “New Clear
Dawn” that adds a slightly more introspective psychedelic cadence to the
album’s enigmatic fabric, EARTHRISE captivate the listener in their
multi-dimensional enclave. The album comes in 400 numbered copies (200 in black
and 200 in splatter vinyl), including a 2-page insert with the band’s extensive
bio.
AVAILABLE ON PQRDirect webstore
BLACK VINYL
https://pqrdirect.my-online.store/product/earthrise-earthrise-black-vinyl-limited-to-200-copies
SPLATTER VINYL
https://pqrdirect.my-online.store/product/earthrise-earthrise-splatter-vinyl
YouTube
Earthrise-Arcturus
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