The Archaeoptimist - CD+DVD

CD, Album, Stereo
DVD, DVD-Video, Multichannel, NTSC
All Media, Limited Edition, Digipak

If Spock’s Beard have taught us anything over their 30+ years in the business, it’s that they have no interest in becoming their own tribute act. The Archaeoptimist - their latest offering & first release on Madfish - is not a retreat into old habits, but a recalibration. Just when you think they’re settling in, they kick the walls out instead.

At the centre of this particular storm is Ryo Okumoto, whose fingerprints are all over the album - not just as a performer, but as a driving creative force. Teaming up with co-writer Michael Whiteman (I Am the Manic Whale) & longstanding bandmembers Alan Morse & Ted Leonard, Ryo has helped shape an album that is undeniably Spock’s Beard with a characteristic wry smile to boot.

The album was produced by Okumoto & recorded at each band member’s respective home studios. Esteemed producer Rich Mouser (Dream Theater/Weezer) takes up the mixing & mastering duties.

Over more than 30 years, Spock’s Beard have established themselves as one of modern progressive music’s most exciting & consistent acts, with live shows as renowned as their studio work & tours that draw sold-out audiences across the globe. Their albums regularly chart worldwide, with 2018’s Noise Floor reaching #3 on the UK Official Rock & Metal Chart & #6 on the Official Progressive Albums Chart.

This Special 2 Disc CD / DVD edition of The Archaeoptimist features 5.1 & hi-res 24/48 stereo mixes and is presented as a digipack CD including a 8-page printed lyric

Tracks:
CD-1 Invisible
CD-2 Electric Monk
CD-3 Afourthoughts
CD-4 St. Jerome In The Wilderness
CD-5 The Archaeoptimist
CD-6 Next Step

DVD-1 Invisible
DVD-2 Electric Monk
DVD-3 Afourthoughts
DVD-4 St. Jerome In The Wilderness
DVD-5 The Archaeoptimist
DVD-6 Next Step