Gryphon to release their first ever live album

Gryphon
(Image credit: Gryphon)

Legendary chamber prog rockers Gryphon have announced they will release their very first live album, Gryphon Live – A Sonic Tonic, through Talking Elephant Records on September 6.

The new release was recorded at The Junction in Cambridge on November 28 last year on the band's 50th-anniversary tour and features a mix of classics from their original 70s period and more recent material the band have recorded since they reformed in 2015. 

"Gryphon’s music defies categorisation and is hard to describe," other band state. "It can perhaps be compared with an abstract painting built from seemingly incongruous images that individually may jar the senses, but through the vision and expertise of the artist, they coalesce and become complementary. In this way Gryphon’s music manages to create a kaleidoscopic fantasy of atmospheric sound. The compositions have been meticulously scored, enabling the band to perfectly reproduce their pieces live on stage, where their diverse musical skills draw the listener into an aural journey through the show."

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The current issue of Prog Magazine features a new interview with the band, primarily discussing the year 1974, when they released both the Midnight Mushrumps and Red Queen to Gryphon Three albums and toured with Yes.

You can see the new album artwork and tracklisting below.

You can buy the latest issue of Prog Magazine here.

Gryphon

(Image credit: Talking Elephant)

Gryphon: Gryphon Live - A Sonic Tonic

Disc One
1. Kemp's Jig
2. The Astrologer
3. Dumbe Dum Chit
4. A Bit Of Music By Me
5. The Brief History Of The Bassoon
6. Normal Wisdom From The Swapmp... (a sonic tonic)
7. Sailor V
8. Reduc ed Krum Dancing

Disc Two
1. Hospitality
2. Christina's Song
3. Forth Sahara
4. Unquiet Grave
5. Haddock's Eyes
6. The Red Queen Muddle
7. Parting Shot
8. Estampie

Jerry Ewing

Writer and broadcaster Jerry Ewing is the Editor of Prog Magazine which he founded for Future Publishing in 2009. He grew up in Sydney and began his writing career in London for Metal Forces magazine in 1989. He has since written for Metal Hammer, Maxim, Vox, Stuff and Bizarre magazines, among others. He created and edited Classic Rock Magazine for Dennis Publishing in 1998 and is the author of a variety of books on both music and sport, including Wonderous Stories; A Journey Through The Landscape Of Progressive Rock.

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