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Note: There are three artists with this name.
1. Prog Rock, German band
2. 60’s female pop singer.
3. Low-Fi Dublin Band
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In the spring of 1990, Kay Söhl, the two keyboarders Volker Söhl and Matthias Harder, founded the band TEMPORAL TEMPTATION. By that summer the band had already played its first gig - the first live performance of the core founding members of the band. In a way it was also Sylvan’s birth. At this time the band played hard rock music and sang in German. Only a small part of their music was progressive rock.
In Autumn 1990, the band changed its name to CHAMELEON, a symbol of changeability, representing the long instrumental parts in their music. The cover artwork had a likeness to early Marillion covers and has never been issued. In summer 1991 Marko Heisig joined Chameleon as the lead singer and bassist. Between 1992 and 1994 the band had a gloomy and aggressive tonality to them and in this they were very different from the more rocky sounds of the previous years. In 1992 the first official demo tape of Chameleon was released. With Matthias Koops as lead singer, the second official demo tape was recorded. The title was ‘Slaves’ and its tracklist was ‘Time’, ‘Slaves’, ‘Mirror of a Lifetime’ and ‘Childhood Dreams’. (By the way, ‘Slaves’ was the old title of a version of today’s song ‘Deliverance’ after which Sylvan’s first album was named!).
1. Prog Rock, German band
2. 60’s female pop singer.
3. Low-Fi Dublin Band
1.
In the spring of 1990, Kay Söhl, the two keyboarders Volker Söhl and Matthias Harder, founded the band TEMPORAL TEMPTATION. By that summer the band had already played its first gig - the first live performance of the core founding members of the band. In a way it was also Sylvan’s birth. At this time the band played hard rock music and sang in German. Only a small part of their music was progressive rock.
In Autumn 1990, the band changed its name to CHAMELEON, a symbol of changeability, representing the long instrumental parts in their music. The cover artwork had a likeness to early Marillion covers and has never been issued. In summer 1991 Marko Heisig joined Chameleon as the lead singer and bassist. Between 1992 and 1994 the band had a gloomy and aggressive tonality to them and in this they were very different from the more rocky sounds of the previous years. In 1992 the first official demo tape of Chameleon was released. With Matthias Koops as lead singer, the second official demo tape was recorded. The title was ‘Slaves’ and its tracklist was ‘Time’, ‘Slaves’, ‘Mirror of a Lifetime’ and ‘Childhood Dreams’. (By the way, ‘Slaves’ was the old title of a version of today’s song ‘Deliverance’ after which Sylvan’s first album was named!).
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Pane of Truth
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Bequest of Tears
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Posthumous Silence
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Answer To Life
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In Chains
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The Colors Changed
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We Don't Belong
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Message From the Past
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The Last Embrace
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A Kind of Eden
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Signed Away
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One step beyond
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Shoutbox
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CrashingDevice wrote:
I love this band somehow, everything sounds very natural yet technical, i'm into emotions and heartfelt music very wide and diff bands; from NIN to Abba and Zappa and then back to Sylvan and Porcupine Tree and so on :) it's important to see the big picture. I like every record of Sylvan, they have a lot of strong material. The show in Kerkrade was very good i found, would like to see them more live!! Yeah!!
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empty_words wrote:
X-Rayed great album also. When you listen it first time you don't know what to make of it. But this album is different to the other albums and guitar solos are nothing short of wonderful.
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dsyktts wrote:
The new album is great, but "Posthumous Silence" is their best.
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Gymnie wrote:
great vocals
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Timy_T wrote:
Feel free to join: http://www.last.fm/group/Sylvan
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Kingsnake77 wrote:
Just recently "discovered" this band. I think they're awesome.
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adi51 wrote:
'Posthumous Silence' still the best
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pliskin0900 wrote:
The new album is pretty amazing. One of the art rock bands that force us to think and dream on a higher level...
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_tourniquet wrote:
great new stuff xD nice!
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eGe5 wrote:
new album sounds gooooooood
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Nefertiti2 wrote:
Amazing!!!!!!
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lavender3 wrote:
i love it!!!
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teddypuh wrote:
In some way, "Force of Gravity" reminds me of Pain of Salvation's "Scarsick". Not that the albums are comparable in any way - and yet they share some stylistic similarities. What about the track titles? "King Porn" "God of Rubbish" Sheesh! From the aesthetic perspective this is a serious letdown. Anyway, the tracks range from nice to brilliant. "Isle in me" easily is the best track on the album. Goosebumps.
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jchahin13 wrote:
last.fm introduce me this band 2 weeks ago, and i'm an addict already.
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Sarah7syl wrote:
Force of Gravity is another wonderful album! Melodic, emotional, powerful, awesome!
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empty_words wrote:
Force of Gravity a great album! Pure Sylvan. Nothing extraordinary but they are extraordinary. You know why ? Because they compose great music without trying. macatak , ;)
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gaspode8 wrote:
@MelancholyRage: What???
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macatak wrote:
It sounds like they didn't try. I guess that's just me.
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NatzeZ wrote:
# agree @ gaspode8... the new album is a good work
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gaspode8 wrote:
Incredible album! A rollercoaster ride of emotions.
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For one day full track | 3:49 |
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Signed Away full track | 4:29 |
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Posthumous Silence full track | 5:38 |
Events
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Dec
12
Pendragon
The Assembly, Leamington Spa, United Kingdom
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Dec
20
Weihnachtskonzert
Music Club Live, Hamburg, Germany
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| 3 attendees
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Feb
26
iO Pages Progfestival
Boerderij, Zoetermeer, Netherlands
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| 19 attendees
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Recent Activity
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poyoprog, uniquemusique2 and billagy1 added Sylvan to their libraries. 5 hours ago
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thang_pippo9 tagged Sylvan with german, neo progressive and progressive metal. yesterday morning
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tualatin14 tagged Sylvan with german and progressive rock. yesterday morning
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The_Forgotton wrote about Sylvan in Eleventh Hour playlist for 11-22-09. Tuesday evening
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winchestermann, ment0z, doodlejunkie and 7 other people added Sylvan to their libraries. Monday afternoon
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zana9 connected Sylvan to the group Lazuli. last week
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TheKeeny tagged Sylvan with art rock, german and progressive rock. last week
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TheKeeny, GothicBowie, Craistusm and 2 other people added Sylvan to their libraries. last week
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x__Anne tagged Sylvan with seen live and progressive rock. last week
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windofchange13 and tacoskickass added Sylvan to their libraries. last month
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