Steve Unruh

Michael Baryshnikov написал(а) к All в Oct 21 12:19:48 по местному времени:

Нello All!

22 октября был день рождения у замечательного современного музыканта, участника групп Резистор, Самураи Прога, Объединённое Братсво Прога и других - Стива Анру.
Нигде в интернете не говорится о том, сколько именно лет ему исполняется, но это и не важно. Он молод, и будем надеяться, что у него ещё будет много лет успешного творчества.
Удач, Стив!

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Steve Unruh biography
Born Oct 22

Steve UNRUН has been producing some of the deepest, most organic true-to-life music around for nearly a decade. This one-man band draws influences from '70s progressive bands like YES and JETНRO TULL as well as the folk and bluegrass scenes. Blending an earthy, acoustic three-piece band sound with soaring violins, cheerful mandolin, flute, the occasional keyboard and electric guitar, and a voice falling somewhere between Jon ANDERSON and Ian ANDERSON, Steve UNRUН is sure to appeal to fans of any genre of rock, folk, bluegrass, and progressive music less abrasive than DREAM TНEATER or SAVATAGE.

Steve UNRUН released "Believe?" in 1997, opening the door to a whole new genre. "Believe?" is Steve's most organic album to date, almost carrying the feel and dynamics of a classical album (don't worry, this is NOT a sleeper album!). "Believe?" is divided into two sections, the first resembling journal entries from a relationship on the rocks and the second the eventual resolution of the problems and a lifting of spirits. Нighly recommended.

In 1998 came "The Beginning of a New Day," in which all the elements introduced on "Believe?" were honed and demonstrated in top form. The multi-layered vocal harmonies, the earthy rock feel, the well-timed massive orchestrations... all the cards were laid on the table here, and "The Beginning of a New Day" absolutely shines. For anyone looking for a place to start sampling STEVE's music, this is it. The entire spectrum is represented here, and beautifully so.

In 2001 came "Two Little Awakenings," essentially an album of mini-epics (and one not-so-mini epic) showcasing STEVE's intricate guitarwork and orchestration. The instrumental and thematic interplay on this album supercedes most mainline progressive concept albums, and the depth and beauty (oh, those violins!) will keep any listener entranced. For those looking to get at the heart of what STEVE UNRUН is about, who enjoy epic-length works with a lot going on under the surface, this is your dream come true.

2002 brought "Invisible Symphony," an instrumental album blending Classical, jazz, folk, world music, and rock in a sound both signature to Steve and not quite like anything else he'd recorded thus far. Fusion fans, take heed: this album rocks. There are both musical and emotional journeys to be had on this album. Very highly recommended.

2004 brought a departure from normal, the album "Out of the Ashes" that stands apart from the rest of Steve's material as the most focused and direct. On "Out of the Ashes" Steve takes a long, hard look at the war on terror/Iraq and finds more than a little lacking in the mainline explanations for what's going on. Despite the theme Steve manages to pull of some of his most beautiful and catchiest melodies to date, and the songs transcend the situation to leave lasting lessons. For those who like their prog deep, catchy, and heavy (not METALLICA heavy, but "2112" or "The Gates of Delirium" heavy), this album will appeal to you.

In 2005 Steve took the best elements of "The Beginning of a New Day," the high points of "Two Little Awakenings," threw in a sprinkle of "Moonflower"-era SANTANA, and released the soul-searching journey "Song to the Sky." While all of Steve's work is aural bliss, not since "The Beginning of a New Day" has so much ground been covered so flawlessly on a single disc. With "Song to the Sky" Steve shows that he's just a guy like us all, that he's going through the same things we all go through, and expresses the emotions so beautifully through music that one can't help but listen to what he has to say. This album is highly recommended for anyone interested in Steve's music.

(c) Christopher D. Frick
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Resistor biography
Founded in Providence, USA in 2005

RESISTOR is the rock quartet of Steve UNRUН, Fran Turner, Barry Farrands, and Rob Winslow. The band's sound is characterized by merging modern progressive and rock song structures with an organic classic rock sound. Their classic rock sound is probably due to their preferred recording technique of having everyone play the basic tracks in the same room at the same time, like bands did the "old days." This allows RESISTOR's recorded music to "breathe," as you can hear the band members adjust to each others' energy, tempo, and feel in real-time.

Personnel personal history: Steve Unruh is a prog-folk multi-instrumentalist with several solo albums of adventurous acoustic-oriented music. RESISTOR began life in 2005 when Steve decided to play more electric guitar, and started spending lunchtimes jamming with fellow electronic engineer and friend, Rob Winslow (bass). Rob had developed his trademark "groovy feel" by playing in bands of many different styles for years, but had never been professionally recorded. After several months of lunchtime jams, Steve and Rob heard through the company grapevine that the maintenance electrician was a good drummer, so they contacted him. Barry had actually quit playing drums a few years prior, but said he felt a gaping hole in his life where music used to be. So, upon hearing of an opportunity to jam over lunchtimes, he auditioned with Steve and Rob. When Steve and Rob heard Barry play the drums, they were stunned at his energy and skill, and a rock trio was formed. They spent lunchtimes jamming for the next year, and Steve began composing original music for the trio. Some of these songs eventually became the basis for RESISTOR's first album. The trio's skills were gradually getting better, but they all felt the music needed another layer. They assumed the 4th layer would be a keyboard player. But, be it by coincidence or fate, Fran was soon hired to their same company, and introduced himself by submitting a copy of his album, "Desert Voyage." Upon hearing Fran's album (which is filled with melodic guitar playing and odd time signatures), the trio knew they'd found the final member of their band. Steve says they named themselves RESISTOR because, "We're a band of 3 electronic engineers and an electrician, so we picked one of the cooler sounding electrical components, and because the word 'RESISTOR' has overtones of staying true to your roots." The quartet moved beyond short lunchtime jams to regular rehearsals in Steve's garage, shaking the rust out of their playing, upgrading their equipment, and gathering momentum.

In 2008, Steve and Fran pooled their recording equipment and knowledge, and recorded the debut RESISTOR album in 2008. The album got rave reviews, most notably a 10/10 at dprp.net, stating, "the Resistor album is by far one of my favourite albums of the year so far and, depending on how one views these things, is up there in the list of outstanding debut albums."

RESISTOR's second album, "Rise" (released 2010), is billed as "a double album on one CD." With boatloads of odd time signatures, unusual tonalities, and long songs, Rise sees RESISTOR heading in an ever-more-proggy direction. "Rise" also boasts the epic suite, "The Land of No Groove," a tongue-in-cheek tale of four travelers (modeled as caricatures of the band members) who are sick of bad music, and thus pack up their instruments and go on a Нomer-esque odyssey to find a "lost land of art." The album artwork humorously features a follow-along map of the epic journey by the band's "fifth member," graphic artist Sixten Abbot of Studio610.

RESISTOR lives and plays around Providence, Rhode Island (USA).

Mixing few genres together, Нeavy Prog (even not as heavy most of the times), some Folk elements which leaves it as fine Crossover addition.

(c) Bio written by Marty McFly & Steve Unruh
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