12.9.2011
The new album is now available! Go to www.cdbaby.com/cd/vividglimpse for previews and downloads.
17.8.2011
We are pleased to have completed work on the new album so it should be available in stores very soon. Exclusive previews will be available on our Media page.
31.3.2011
Read this EXCLUSIVE interview with Torod Fuglestag from ProgArchives.com about us, our music and our plans. Visit: http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=77061
20.03.2011
First play of "Into The Precipice" on Polish radio. The full show is downloadable at www.mlwz.pl
And thanks to Artur for his review on the MLWZ website.
27.11.2010
We're being played on http://www.untappedradio.com/ so go check it out and leave us a message on ArtistTap.com!
18.11.2010
Great 30 minute feature of "Into The Precipice" with Julian Belanger on The Purple Room CJAM 99.1FM (US/Canada region.) Listen to the entire program here: www.vividglimpse.com/radiofeature.mp3
28.10.2010
Look out for a feature of "Into The Precipice" on "The Purple Room" - CJam 99.1FM 7th November 2010
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Interview with Torod Fuglestag from Progarchives.com - March 22 2011
reprinted with kind permission.
Brothers Andy and Richard Vellacott have always been passionate about progressive rock music. Richard recalls " we always loved listening to bands like Genesis and Yes and would save all our pocket money to buy every CD we could find!" Although these days he is more often found behind a bank of keyboards and pedals, Richard, born in 1974, is a classically trained pianist who started playing at the age of six. For his part, Andy, 18 months younger than Richard, has played the drums for as long as he can remember and is a regular session and live musician.
The band has so far released one album. I got in touch with them and Andy Vellacott answered my questions.
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When, where and by whom was your band born ? Did any of you, past and present members, play in any other bands before joining up in your band ? Why did you choose that name ?
As brothers, we had played and written music together throughout our teenage years, so you could say that was when we formed our first band. We wrote all kinds of stuff with an old Yamaha keyboard, a sequencer and other gear we had in the house. Some of it ended up being quite experimental. We kind of went in different directions after each of us went to university. Andy played in a number of bands and started getting session work which kept him busy and the desire to write and record was always there. Andy had found the writing process to be quite slow and frustrating with most of these bands. It was only after we bought some basic recording gear that the two of us started jamming together again, and the old chemistry quickly came back and when we started coming up with some really good material from our very first session we were really excited. So much so that we decided to build our own studio to record in!
Once wed written a decent amount of material we made the decision to put it on an album and of course we then had to decide on a band name. We went through loads of names that we liked but every time we did a search on Myspace or Google wed find another band already using that name. We kept saying that we wanted a name that was dramatic but simple, and Andy had heard this phrase vivid glimpse where you see something clearly but fleetingly and it seemed like a good name for us, and to our surprise nobody else had got there first! We also liked the fact that vivid had two vs in it which seemed appropriate for the Vellacott brothers!
Which bands were you influenced by ?
Our music is strongly influenced by rhythm and keyboards and between us we have a wide range of influences including jazz such as John Coltrane, Weather Report, Miles Daves. Richard was trained as a classical pianist so his influences also include a good deal of classical composers. Our real passion though was for progressive bands such as Genesis, Yes and ELP and they were probably the real inspiration for us to start writing our own material.
Your debut album Into The Precipice was released last year. Please tell us more about this album. How would you describe your music ?
Into The Precipice... was really a venture into the unknown for us and we didnt particularly set out to make a prog-rock record. When we started writing we were just having fun and really didnt know what would come out so we were interested to see what we would come up with. We both have a wide range of influences aside from the obvious ones you can hear on the album, but the progressive influences were the deepest and these are the ones that came out strongest.
Theres a lot of variety on the album, with a mixture of Pop, Rock and Progressive songs and that was a result of us wanting to experiment and see where our strengths lay. We were really pleased with all our music and the more rocky and progressive tracks ended up being the strongest ones so this is probably the direction were going to concentrate on in the future. The sound of the album has a kind of 80s vibe and has been likened to Genesis, Mike And The Mechanics, Phil Collins and Asia, which are fair comparisons.
Some of the multitrack parts you hear on the album were actually the demo parts we put down as we were writing, so the production could have been stronger, but we thought in places we had captured a certain atmosphere that might prove difficult to recreate. This was Andys first time as a lead vocalist and we were both learning as we went. Our original intention was to record the demos and then get someone else in to record the final vocals but in the end we thought we should try and do it ourselves and were pleased with the result. There are certain tracks that stand out such as the title track Into The Precipice, our instrumental Broken Mirrors and the final song on the album, Take My Hand and these are the tracks which have got people talking about us.
We had given ourselves a self-imposed deadline for writing and recording enough material for an album, and we have done the same thing while working on our next CD. Were keen to push ourselves and have definitely stamped a bit more of our own identity on our new material.
What is your status, plans for this year and beyond ?
We are very close to finishing our second album. We didnt know what kind of response we would get from the first album and we have been really pleased with the positive reaction and exposure people have been giving us. Were very excited that our songs have been played on the radio and that we have had a number of great magazine reviews!
So we cant wait for people to hear our next CD which has a much more edgy and distinctive sound. Were really pushing ourselves on the writing and the production of this album, and were enjoying experimenting with new ways of writing and recording. Once its released well be able to do some decent promotion with the contacts weve made over the last year and then were keen to get stuck into writing our third album.
To wrap up this interview, is there anything you want to add to this interview ?
Wed like to add a word of thanks to everyone who has taken an interest in what we are doing and felt us worthy of promotion with reviews, radio airtime and interviews. Wed particularly like to thank you guys at Prog Archives for the great website and were proud to be part of your community.
When we started we didnt know if wed generate any interest at all, or what the state of the progressive-rock scene was like. But thanks to sites like yours, there is a buzz about what were doing and many more people than we ever expected have been able to find out about us and hear what we do. Thank you!
Excerpts from interview with Torodd Fuglesteg from ProgArchives.com
Into The Precipice... was really a venture into the unknown for us and we didnt particularly set out to make a prog-rock record. When we started writing we really didnt know what would come out so we were interested to see what we would come up with. We both have a wide range of influences aside from the obvious ones you can hear on the album, but the progressive influences were the deepest and these are the ones that came out strongest.
We are very close to finishing our second album. We didnt know what kind of response we would get from the first album and we have been really pleased with the positive reaction and exposure people have been giving us. We're very excited that our songs have been played on the radio and that we have had a number of great magazine reviews!
So we cant wait for people to hear our next CD which has a much more edgy and distinctive sound. We're really pushing ourselves on the writing and the production of this album, and we're enjoying experimenting with new ways of writing and recording.
Read the full interview on:
www.progarchives.com
Reviews of 'Into The Precipice':
Vivid Glimpse is a new British outfit featuring two brothers: Andy and Richard Vellacott. Their debut album 'Into The Precipice' really is a game of different halves. I'd rather describe the sound as solid AOR with a decent amount of progressive influences. The vocal harmonies tend to be in the same league as Buggles, whilst their musical journey takes us to late Genesis and Yes, but also to performers like Asia and Ambrosia. Very good musicianship, strong compositions - full of diversity and skill. It's clear that Vivid Glimpse are not afraid to mix up the genres. As a result, the CD 'Into The Precipice' has plenty of plus points. That's why I can give you one good advice: buy this release.
Mike Batnov, The Pendgragon Forum (September 18th 2010)
Vivid Glimpse is a new British duo formed in 2009 by the brothers Andy and Richard Vellacott. Into The Precipice is their debut album containing eight tracks with pop, rock, ballads and great instrumentals. Their music is powerful and moving but also atmospheric. Let me try to give you an idea of the individual songs.
Miracles Don't Happen To Me is a joyful tune, up-tempo pop music typical of the eighties or you could say a light version of Mike & The Mechanics. Undermined begins with a typical Genesis riff of the album And Then There Were Three. It's again up-tempo with some smooth synth solos but with passionately played drum breaks as well. Mesmereyes sounds like a Phil Collins solo tracks - listen to the words tonight, tonight - although it has some electronic drumming as well. The end is quite symphonic and contains the first interesting guitar solo. The title track sounds nice with many breaks: the middle section is filled with synth and drum solos. I like this one very much. A Stone's Throw From Paradise could also be a track of Mike & The Mechanics. It's a ballad with cheerful rhythms and verses. The penultimate track Broken Mirrors is a smooth instrumental track in the vein of Genesis during the Wind And Wuthering era with again an interesting duel between the synthesizer and the drums. It has a nice ending full of surprises and is one of the best songs on Into The Precipice. The final track Take My Hand is also quite similar to the music of Phil Collins and well produced; you can hear the drums all around your Dolby-set. It's an ideal track to conclude a live concert with as the audience can easily sing along with the lyrics.
After reading this review you might be thinking that Vivid Glimpse is a blend of Mike & The Mechanics, Genesis and Phil COllins, but I think that these guys have enough musical talent of their own to surprise us in the near future.
Cor Smeets , Background Magazine (December 2010)
This track (Take My Hand) blew me away first time I heard it. It is rare to find music of such simplicity and power, but when the drums kicked in I was left almost breathless. My spine was already tingling but that didn't prepare me for the haunting vocal line that ends this song. Vivid Glimpse are surely going to show us the way in the very near future
Seb Whitson, Cambridge Live (July 15th 2010)
Brothers Andy and Richard Vellacott have always been passionate about progressive rock music. Richard recalls "we always loved listening to bands like Genesis and Yes and would save all our pocket money to buy every CD we could find!" Although these days he is more often found behind a bank of keyboards and pedals, Richard, born in 1974, is a classically trained pianist who started playing at the age of six. For his part, Andy, 18 months younger than Richard, has played the drums for as long as he can remember and is a regular session and live musician.
With 20:20 hindsight, the fit seems obvious, but it wasnt until Andy and Richard went to a Prog Rock concert in 2007 that they were inspired to start jamming together. "From our very first session we had some great music and couldn't wait for our next opportunity to get together", says Richard, "we were both on each others wavelength from the very beginning". Andy picks up the story, "we decided to design and build our own music studio so we could jam together whenever we wanted to. It took us a few weeks to finish, but has worked brilliantly and, most importantly, its still standing!"
In 2009, the brothers formed their own progressive rock band, VIVIDglimpse and soon found they had written enough material for an album. "It really crept up on us we didnt have any grand plan, we just really enjoyed writing and playing together. But then it struck us that we had written some really great tracks and should do something with them". And so was born their debut album "Into the precipice..."
"Into the precipice..." features Andy on lead vocals, drums and percussion and Richard on synths, pianos and backing vocals. The album contains eight original tracks from lyrical ballads such as Deep Inside My Heart and dramatic songs like Undermined to powerful instrumentals in the title track and Broken Mirrors.
"We're incredibly proud of our work on this album", says Richard, "and hope that other people enjoy listening to it as much as we did writing it." "We are really excited about the future for our music, we've lots of great ideas just waiting to come to life," adds Andy, and Richard nods his head in agreement.
Our debut album is available on CD or MP3 download
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Looking From The Outside In
(Released August 2011)
Into The Precipice
(Released: July 2010)
Track List:
1. Miracles Don't Happen To Me
2. Undermined
3. Mesmer Eyes
4. Into The Precipice
5. A Stones Throw From Paradise
6. Deep Inside My Heart
7. Broken Mirrors
8. Take My Hand
1. In The Frame
Part 1. Flight From The Inferno
Part 2. In The Seventh Circle We Wait
Part 3. The Final Judgment
2. Looking From The Outside In
3. Lost In Time
4. Don't Leave Me Alone Tonight
5. Skyhigh
6. Island In The Sky
7. And So It Ends
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19.09.2010
Look out for an upcoming album review and interview in Background Magazine and airplay of "Into The Precipice" on their online radio station
http://www.backgroundmagazine.nl/
18.09.2010
Nice review of "Into The Precipice" given by Mike Batnov on the Genesislive website
View it here: http://www.pendragon.mu/forum/viewtopic.php?p=37714#37714
or on our new Press page
16.09.2010
We are now on LastFM, Soundcloud and ReverbNation
15.09.2010
Our Myspace page has been revamped - check it out at: www.myspace.com/vividglimpse
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