Excelsior! by MASTERMIND
MASTERMIND Excelsior!
Total playing time: 56:14
5th Mastermind studio album and first title with Jens Johansson on keyboard. First released in Japan in Nov. 1998 on the Avalon label, in Europe and USA in 1999 by Inside Out Music. First all instrumental Mastermind album. Japanese bonus track inc. here.
Tracklist
| 1. | On The Road by Noon | 6:15 |
| 2. | The Approaching Storm | 7:16 |
| 3. | Tokyo Rain | 6:35 |
| 4. | The Red Hour | 1:37 |
| 5. | Decide For Yourself | 5:23 |
| 6. | Sudden Impulse | 4:59 |
| 7. | Sky Dancer | 5:53 |
| 8. | When The Walls Fell | 13:28 |
| 9. | Excelsior! (JP bonus track) | 4:53 |
Credits
released November 1, 1998
Bill Berends: guitars, midi-guitar, bass
Rich Berends: drums & percussion
Jens Johansson: keyboard
Additional musicians:
Bob Eckman: 5 string bass
Mike Mironov: tabla & hand percussion
PRODUCED by BILL BERENDS and RICH BERENDS
All music written by Bill Berends
©1998 BILL BERENDS MUSIC PUBLISHING (ASCAP)
©1998 ©1999 ©2016 Bill Berends. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
Album download includes printable CD cover PDF booklet.
Mastered by Suha Gur at universal Studios.
Cover art by Thomas Ewerhard.
Bill Berends: guitars, midi-guitar, bass
Rich Berends: drums & percussion
Jens Johansson: keyboard
Additional musicians:
Bob Eckman: 5 string bass
Mike Mironov: tabla & hand percussion
PRODUCED by BILL BERENDS and RICH BERENDS
All music written by Bill Berends
©1998 BILL BERENDS MUSIC PUBLISHING (ASCAP)
©1998 ©1999 ©2016 Bill Berends. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
Album download includes printable CD cover PDF booklet.
Mastered by Suha Gur at universal Studios.
Cover art by Thomas Ewerhard.
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New Jersey based progressive rock band formed by brothers Bill Berends [guitar-synths-vocals] and Rich Berends [drums] in 1986. Heavily ELP influenced early on with ever evolving symphonic, jazz-rock, and metal tendencies. Jens Johansson [Swedish; keyboards] and female vocalists enhance later albums. In 2017 Bill Berends moved to Brazil and performs Mastermind works with Brazilian musicians.