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Exodus
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Created: 05/13/08
Last Edited: 04/21/09
Views: 3756
Appreciations: 116
Comments: 27
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Daniel Correa, Roger Joseph Manning Jr., Jonathan Maron, Jose Luis Pardo, Marc Urselli, Nilesh Patel, Tatiana Arocha, Boris Vallejo, Julie Bell
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Boris Vallejo, Julie Bell, Tatiana Arocha, Exodus, Expansion Team Records, Roger Joseph Manning Jr, Roger Manning, Malibu, Jose Luis Pardo, DJ Afro, Los Amigos Invisibles, Daniel Correa, Jonathan Maron, Groove Collective, Vangelis, Yes, Daft Punk, Blade Runner, Kavinsky, Sebastien Tellier, Legowelt, Simian Mobile Disco, Giorgio Moroder, Lindstrøm, Prins Thomas, Alden Tyrell, Putsch 79
Project featured on 7/4/08
Fields: Music
From: Alex Moulton's Portfolio
Exodus is my debut album on my label, Expansion Team Records. It's a project that started in late 2004 and was released May 27th, 2008. I went back to my childhood inspirations of the late 70s and early 80s, and from that naive creative head-space I imagined what music would sound like at the end of the first decade of the 21st Century. And since I was trained as a filmmaker, there's a plot that holds it all together like a soundtrack.
I think it's a shame that kids today don't have the experience of staring at a cover for hours on end while listening to an album. To me, that's the experience that turns a child into a real music lover. I was never a fan of progressive rock, but I loved the gatefold album covers of the era. But I always felt the music never lived up to the imagery on those Yes albums. Some of the funk and disco records came closer. So when it came time to create the artwork for Exodus, Tatiana Arocha (the album's art director and my wife) and I contacted legendary fantasy painter Boris Vallejo and his wife Julie Bell. It was great fun working as two couples, half in English, half in Spanish!
People who are wondering about the secret storyline for Exodus will have to wait a bit longer unfortunately. There were plans to publish the full story but they've fallen through. The good news is that I continue to work on the story (and on the upcoming sequel) in my spare time so you can be sure that it'll be better than had I released it with the album. For now you are free to make up your own plots and email them to me.
I think it's a shame that kids today don't have the experience of staring at a cover for hours on end while listening to an album. To me, that's the experience that turns a child into a real music lover. I was never a fan of progressive rock, but I loved the gatefold album covers of the era. But I always felt the music never lived up to the imagery on those Yes albums. Some of the funk and disco records came closer. So when it came time to create the artwork for Exodus, Tatiana Arocha (the album's art director and my wife) and I contacted legendary fantasy painter Boris Vallejo and his wife Julie Bell. It was great fun working as two couples, half in English, half in Spanish!
People who are wondering about the secret storyline for Exodus will have to wait a bit longer unfortunately. There were plans to publish the full story but they've fallen through. The good news is that I continue to work on the story (and on the upcoming sequel) in my spare time so you can be sure that it'll be better than had I released it with the album. For now you are free to make up your own plots and email them to me.
Overture (edit)
The Prophecy (edit)
Meridians (edit)
Vicious (edit)
Order the limited edition version of the album on Amazon
Join my mailing list and check out more music on MySpace
Download hi-res wallpapers at Expansion Team Records
And here are a few close-ups for you to see some more details in the painting
Join my mailing list and check out more music on MySpace
Download hi-res wallpapers at Expansion Team Records
And here are a few close-ups for you to see some more details in the painting
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once I listened to the music... I had to buy the album... too bad I live so far... still, you must know: musci + art going hand in hand, I mean, the music is a trip! and by that I mean i just let it go and close my eyes...
thank you mate! very much!
Paz y Pesos,
Gejius
What an homage to the past. Way to bring work like this back into the mainstream! Same goes for the music.