Aisles (Chili) en Profuna Ocean
Aisles have been considered one of the most interesting Progressive Rock bands of recent years and have just released their third studio album '4:45 AM'.
Their soulfully crafted combination of rock, progressive rock, art rock, fusion, world music and other styles illustrates the band's unique liberal and eclectic music vision.
Aisles have been regarded as Prog Rock, but their approach to music goes far beyond that while creating a very powerful and unique type of music and sound.
In 2003 the band produced a demo with the goal of publishing their music. Having achieved such a high quality of sound and powerful compositions they decided to use it as their first record. In 2005 "The Yearning" was born and consequently published and distributed in Europe, the United States and Japan.
In 2007 the seeds of the album "In Sudden Walks" were sown. This self-produced album was in works for over a year, while the band perfected their music and sound alongside internationally recognized technicians.
Once again, the quality of both the music and the production of "In Sudden Walks" caught the attention of the music press. AISLES were nominated for the Prog Awards (Italy) in the Best Foreign Record category, no mean achievement given the strong history of Italy's progressive music.
In addition the band were invited to France to open the 11th Progressive Rock Festival CRESCENDO in August 2009, and were a huge hit with the audience, consolidating their place on the international music scene.
Aisles were formed to serve as a constantly evolving vehicle of expression maintaining an unmistakably unique identity. Allowing creativity to prevail above all else fuels the band's desire to create.
Aisles' third record, '4:45 AM, has been officially released on October 29th via Presagio Records.
Guitars, Vocals and Keyboards: Germán Vergara
Guitars and Vocals: Rodrigo Sepúlveda
Drums and Percussion: Felipe Candia
Lead vocals: Sebastián Vergara
Bass: Daniel Baird-Kerr
Keyboards: Juan Pablo Gaete
Profuna Ocean takes you on a musical trip!
Profuna Ocean is an alternative progrock band from the Netherlands, founded in 2008. With their sequences of thought out compositions, vivacious melodies and powerful rock sounds their music seems to be constantly working toward some kind of musical trip and introduces the listener to the world of Profuna Ocean.
In 2009 the band released their first album Watching The Closing Sky, which received international attention with airplay in the radio show of Sander Guis on 3FM (Dutch radio) and the radio show of Rick Wakeman (Yes) in England. In the next period the band worked on their live performance with a number of shows on many different stages and shared the stage with bands like Focus, Knight Area and Racoon. In 2013 Profuna Ocean won the award for “best progressive rock band of The Netherlands” (Dutch Exposure Project) with their song Waiting For The Fall.
Meanwhile, the band was working on their second studio album, refining and redefining their own unique sound. The period of writing, arranging and recording the album In Vacuum was an intense period of development where they found themselves and took their music to a whole new level. On the one hand, it still has progressive influences from bands like Porcupine Tree and The Pineapple Thief. On the other hand, this album is especially about the power and intensity of their music, inspired by bands like Anathema. Driven by the idea that music is always at its most powerful when it comes straight from the heart, with In Vacuum the band is truly blossoming into something extraordinary and very special.
From the start of the recordings, the band used a high standard for the album. To finish the results at the right level, they teamed up with the Swedish producer Jens Bogren for mastering the album. The second studio album of Profuna Ocean, called In Vacuum, shows who they really are!
Band members
Raoul Potters - Vocals/Guitars
Yacco den Toom - Guitars
Rene Visser - Keyboards/Synthesizers
Arjan Visser - Bass Guitar
Fred den Hartog - Drums
