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AKIN IS SIGNED TO PROGROCK RECORDS AND RELEASE “THE WAY THINGS END”
31 Jul 2011
Rancho Santa Margarita, CA – 6 June 2011 – "The way things end" is an hour plus, 15 track adventure, mixing progressive rock, metal, pop music and a bit of jazz. A string quartet from the Conservatoire National de Musique et de Danse de Lyon performs on it along with a classical flute, percussion and some other exotic instruments, such as the dilruba. The result is, as recently noted by an English reviewer, "a work of harmonious contrasts, (...) a jazzy liveliness but with a melancholy gothic underbelly; delicate subtlety and driving power; catchy and melodic but with technical musicianship; adventurous, fascinating and absorbing but oh so easy to listen to; acoustic and electronic instrumentation; simplicity and sophistication; light and dark." The band had this to say: "We are so pleased that our music has travelled across to America, home of Rock culture. With the help of ProgRock Records, we hope to bring a French touch to the ears of progressive rock and metal lovers. It's a new chapter in the life of AKIN.". "When the band approached me with 'female fronted French band with string quartet', I really couldn’t imagine what it would sound like, but WOW, I only needed to listen once to know I wanted to work with them.", said Shawn Gordon, President of ProgRock Records. "The way things end" is the first release from AKIN and is available for immediate ordering at a $2 discount till mid-June 2011 and will be shipped in mid-June, audio samples, information and ordering can be found at http://www.therecordlabel.net/progressive-rock/akin/