Evolve iv

EVOLVE IV IS SIGNED TO PROGROCK RECORDS AND RELEASES THE ALBUM "DECADENT LIGHT" Evolve IV was founded by two seasoned progressive musicians from either side of the Atlantic, Peter Matuchniak from the UK and Michael Eager from the USA. They formed a strong song-writing partnership that provides a fresh take on the modern progressive scene, whilst leaning on their combined experiences with past bands on either side of the pond.

Evolve IV was founded by two seasoned progressive musicians from either side of the Atlantic, Peter Matuchniak from the UK and Michael Eager from the USA. They formed a strong song-writing partnership that provides a fresh take on the modern progressive scene, whilst leaning on their combined experiences with past bands on either side of the pond.

Lead guitarist Peter was part of the UK neo-progressive rock scene from the 1980's with bands Mach One and Janysium, that attracted attention from press agent Keith Goodwin (Marillion, Yes, etc.), with reviews featuring in top British music papers for their tour of London clubs and English Universities. Singer and rhythm guitarist Michael toured extensively across the United States throughout the 1990's with Vitamin Funk, Mind Expansion and HED, bands that he had formed while living in Boston and Seattle respectively.

The pair was joined by drummer Paul Sheriff and bassist Jim DeBaun, all of whom met while answering internet ads, with a common goal to record music that evolved naturally out of their influences, past (Genesis, Pink Floyd, Yes, Grateful Dead, Beatles) and present (Coldplay, Killers, Radiohead). The results are their debut release ?Decadent Light?.

Peter Matuchniak (Lead Guitarist/Producer) had this to say: "We're delighted to be signing with Shawn Gordon at ProgRockRecords. Shawn epitomizes the passion that fans everywhere have for this genre, and he takes a serious view to promoting it while making a good business model for it to thrive. For Evolve IV it was a logical step: the band came together with a goal of making great music while enjoying the process and doing it for the right reasons. We feel that ProgRockRecords provides the kind of outlet that works best for our music, and with Shawn you can easily connect on a musical and personal level-- qualities that are in tandem with our values of our band."

"It's not often I get to meet any of my artists, so it was a treat to have this quality release come across my desk and find out the band was only about 10 miles away, it gave me a chance to sit down and talk with Peter and we had a tremendous amount in common, not only do I have a great new artist on the label, I've got a new friend in the area.", said Shawn Gordon, President of ProgRock Records.

"Decadent Light" is the ProgRock Records debut release from Evolve IV and can be found at http://www.progrockrecords.com/artists/view.php?id=105. The album will be released in late September 2008 but is available for immediate pre-sale at a $2 discount.


QUOTE FROM JERRY LUCKY (author of the Progressive Rock Files):

contained on the disc are eleven tracks that carry forward the essence of a classic progressive rock sound that is clearly placed in a modern setting. The first two tracks ?Number 16? (4:20) and ?War? (4:52) find the band at their most progressive with tunes that ebb and flow between fast and slow, intense and atmospheric, vocals and instrumental soloing. In fact there is a wide mix of rock styles and influences here, but there's also a little country-rock on ?Baby Come Back? (2:59), some spacey/psychedelics on ?Saturday's Gone? (4:28) and more. The compositions are upbeat, song-oriented but with a real art-rock-quirkiness allowing for many interesting musical moments to shine throughout the disc. The tunes go from moody to toe-tapping with many subtle shifts in time and tempo best exemplified in the CD's longest track ?Goodbye? (8:03). In fact it's easy to lose track of time as the music on this disc ?evolves' before your very ears. I'm sure the music here will appeal to wide cross section of music lovers.