Silent Dance, by Solstice

Silent Dance

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1.	Peace 06:32
2.	Earthsong 06:37
3.	Sunrise 04:08
4.	Return Of Spring 04:53
5.	Brave New World 08:46
6.	Cheyenne 06:00	lyrics
Cheyenne Your Kingdom has fallen Cheyenne The darkness surrounding you The warm flame still lingers Cheyenne Your people will follow you Your existence Your humanity In creating Fire and harmony You are wisdom Set your spirit free Cheyenne You’re an image Yet reality Given poison For your purity You’re a shadow We no longer see Cheyenne Arya Maia ria septe aie
7.	Find Yourself 06:01

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By the time the debut album was recorded, Solstice were already seasoned veterans of countless gigs throughout Britain, being staples of the then-thriving club and university circuit and equally at home on the stages of major festivals. It is striking, then, that Silent Dance is so emphatically a studio album. From the staccato opening of Peace to the jazz-tinged coda of Find Yourself, the album has a glacial quality. The rough, folky edges were replaced by a sleek ambience, sometimes intimate (Earthsong), elsewhere thrillingly expansive (Sunrise). Mark Elton's violin was reigned in as atmospheric keyboards gained prominence, generally leaving centre stage to Sandy Leigh's vocals and Andy Glass's guitar. Dynamic foundations are provided by Martin Wright's percussion and Mark Hawkins' bass, though the one criticism of the album is that this latter lacks presence in the mix.

As with the best of their peers, this confident and unique album proved that "The Progressive Rock Revival" was merely shorthand journalese for music that defied categories.

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Silent Dance was produced by Nigel Mazlyn Jones

Tracks:

Peace
Earthsong
Sunrise
Return Of Spring
Cheyenne
Brave New World
Find Yourself

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released July 21, 2020

Andy Glass - Guitar/vocals
Marc Elton - Violin/vocals/keyboards
Sandy Leigh - Vocals
Martin Wright - Drums/percussion
Mark Hawkins - Bass/bass pedals

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"If one band could lay claim to the label ‘prog’s best kept secret’ then Solstice would surely make the shortlist. And I’m speaking here from personal experience. When I put the first of these discs in my CD player my initial reaction was ‘where has this band been all my life’?" Geoff Feakes DPRP ... more

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