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AUDIOCRACY – Revolution's Son

Part I – The Dream: Revolution's Son
Part II – The Hope: The City
Part III – The Underground: Escape into The Fray Zone
Part IV – The Confrontation: Speak Truth To Power
Part V – The Extinction: Gethsemane Again
Part VI – The Survivors: When The Future Comes
Part VII – The Re-Emergence: Dare To Sing

1. Revolution's Son
Lead vocals, Olympia 5-string bass: Twøn
Vocals, organ, synths, drums: Tobin
Guitars: Darren Chapman
Vocal Engineering: Al Ligammari

2. The City
Guitars: Bob Piper
Vocals, organ, synths, Trilogy fretless bass: Tobin
Vocals: Twøn
Drums: Scott Rockenfield
Guitar Engineering: Al Ligammari

3. Escape into The Fray Zone
Guitars: Darren Chapman
Vocals: Twøn
Vocals, organ, synths, piano, drum programming: Tobin

4. Speak Truth To Power
Guitars: Darren Chapman
Vocals, Olympia 5-string bass: Twøn
Vocals, organ, synths, drums: Tobin
Engineering: Al Ligammari

5. Gethsemane Again
Vocals, organ, synths, Trilogy fretless bass, guitars, percussion: Tobin
Vocals: Twøn

6. When The Future Comes
Guitars: Bob Piper
Vocals, acoustic guitar: Twøn
Vocals, organ, synths, backwards drum programming: Tobin
Drums: Rob Thurman
Engineering: Al Ligammari

7. Dare To Sing
Lead vocals, acoustic guitars, Olympia 5-string bass: Twøn
Vocals, organ, synths, percussion: Tobin
Electric Guitars: Tadashi Togawa and Darren Chapman


Audiocracy Founder, Tobin Mueller

TOBIN MUELLER:
Composition, lyrics, B3 organ, synths, piano, percussion, vocals. Tobin is a Dramatist Guild playwright and an ASCAP composer of everything from symphonies to jazz to film scores. He's worked with Dave Brubeck, Maynard Ferguson, Entcho Todorov, Donny McCaslin, Ken Schaphorst,and others, from jazz to classical to progressive rock. Tobin has released a series of original solo piano recordings displaying astounding compositional and performance skills: 13 Masks and Morning Whispers, available through Simig Media. His other TLR releases include A Bit Of Life, a solo album that defies genre.

TWØN:
Lyrics, lead vocalist, Olympic 5-string bass, acoustic guitar. Twøn is lead singer and lyricist with the New York City progressive rock band Invanity. He was a founding member of M-Lab, the bassist and backing vocalist for their first two CDs: "M-LAB" (debut recording) and "From Baser Metals" as well as their current 4 track EP. In the 1990's, Twøn was lead vocalist and main songwriter for The New York City Crack Team. He was also in over 80 musicals as a theatrical performer. He's Tobin Mueller's eldest son.

BOB PIPER:
Composition, guitars. Performing for over 35 years, his most successful project overall was the band Pleaides. Their premier release "A Moment Of Clarity" was revered as ground-breaking, and is still a masterpiece to this day, timeless. Bob has also scored for motion pictures, using an EBow for a most dramatic effect a soundtrack can have.

DARREN CHAPMAN:
Electric guitars. Performed with the group Out Of The Blue in the 1980s and an Alice In Chains Tribute Band in the 90's. Hails from Ontario, Canada, where he currently plays with two other bands and teaches guitar.

ROB THURMAN:
Drums. Rob Thurman studied with legendary Buffalo Jazz drummer Louis Marino (Tommy Dorsey). In 1986 he was playing with the band Real Eyes. In 1990, he and his brothers formed the Thurman Brothers band and toured up and down the east coast until '97. Rob joined the Genesis tribute band “Seconds Out” in early 1998, and that summer formed his all original progressive rock band Navigator. He tours with the Rick Alviti show band, the country's leading Elvis Presley tribute artist.

TADASHI TOGAWA:
Electric & acoustic guitars. A renown guitarist from Japan, his influence can be felt in a long line of students and disciples that continue to call him Master.

Reviews:

"Brilliant... Inspired compositions, great musical vision. In the vein of Yes and other prog icons. I simply adore it."

— Ovidiu Dumitrescu, FOR THE LOVE OF GUITAR radio show, Romania

AUDIOCRACY is an international collaborative progressive rock band founded by keyboardist/composer Tobin Mueller. Their first CD, "Revolution's Son," is a concept album that follows the life of a revolutionary who comes to The City to be a catalyst for change and a prophet of truth. He falls into an Underground that urges a less innocent approach to change, leading to the execution of many and a post-apocalyptic finish. The poetic writing and virtuosic performances make each track a life-affirming and emotionally uplifting experience, even amidst the serious content. "Revolution's Son" is masterpiece in the Epic Prog tradition.

Audiocracy combines fabulous keyboards (B3 organ, a wide variety of synths, electric pianos), excellent guitar work (four separate guitarist, all marvelous), and dense vocal harmonies. Intricate passages give way to a uniting synergy of power and vision. The guitar is always melodic, from the lightening fast licks to subtle padded overtones, chord clusters, and chaotic rhythms. The personalities behind each performance communicate something special, transcending the distances between the players as they add to each track from separate studios around the globe. The vocals are reminiscent of early Yes, scored like orchestral parts, not only lending impressionistic lyrics but progressive harmonies to the mix. The drumming is strong and inventive, rarely taking a back seat. Each track is a story unto itself, yet the whole is greater than the parts. As all great Prog, influences from fusion to jazz to classical to musical theatre coalesce within the living, ever-changing genre of progressive rock. Breathtaking.

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