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Protos

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About Me

Protos was initially active between 1977 and 1984. Then the band members went their separate ways to build careers and have families. As a result, we took a 22-year break before joining forces to release both our old and new work. In 1982, we released one album entitled One Day A New Horizon and also appeared on a compilation album sponsored by pioneers of new musical talent around Chichester (United Kingdom), the legendary Airship label. Recently, New Horizons music has published a live album called Into the Mouth of the Tiger to complete the history. Their third album The Noble Pauper's Grave has just been released and is now receiving positive reviews from around the world....So how did it all start? Rory Ridley-Duff and Steve Anscombe formed Protos while still at school. We decided to start playing music together after our boredom in an English lesson led to a discussion about tastes in music. Later, Rory enrolled on a Jazz/Popular music course at the Chichester College of Technology (in England). This proved an ideal place to find a new drummer (Iain Carnegie) and bass player (Nigel Rippon). They gigged locally for two years then disbanded when Rory, Iain and Nigel went to college/university to study music. Interest in Protos's music resurfaced when Passing Decades was released. This solo album of symphonic rock album by Rory Ridley-Duff contains a mixture of original compositions and new arrangements of old Protos tracks. As a result, a small but loyal fan base in Japan drove the reissue of Protos's first album and created a viable market for new albums. Rory and Steve restarted their music writing partnership in September 2006 and plan a fourth Protos album for April 2009.

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Member Since: 12/21/2006
Band Website: protosmusic.net
Band Members: Rory Ridley-Duff (Keyboards / Music Technology) Stephen Anscombe (Electric and Acoustic Guitars) Iain Carnegie (Keyboards / Percussion / Double Bass / Ukelele) Nigel Rippon (Bass and Electric Guitars / Electric Cello / Keyboards / Percussion)
Influences: Mike Oldfield, Gordon Giltrap, Genesis, Yes, Camel, Supertramp, Queen, Bill Bruford, ELP, Rick Wakeman, Vangelis, Level 42, Frank Zappa, King Crimson, Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin, The Who, Tangerine Dream.
Sounds Like: Mike Oldfield, Gordon Giltrap, Genesis, Camel, Pink Floyd, Spock's Beard, The Enid, Yes, Pallas, Caravan, IQ
Record Label: New Horizons Music Ltd
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

One of the most beautiful albums released at the close of last year...

MLWZ Review (Krakow Radio, Poland)  English Translation by Artur Chachlowski, 15/02/08. The history of progressive band Protos provides evidence of how unimaginable and unpredictable the fortunes of...
Posted by Protos on Sat, 16 Feb 2008 06:51:00 PST

Who’s Who in the World?

Rory learnt yesterday from Marquis's Who'sWho that someone has nominated him for the 2009 edition "Who's Who in the World".  Rory has no idea whether this is for his contribution to music, b...
Posted by Protos on Fri, 25 Jan 2008 12:20:00 PST

1,000 and counting....

Hi everyone, I thought that reaching and passing the 1,000 'friend' mark was worth celebrating with a blog entry.  Steve and I have been involved in this revival of Protos for just over a year no...
Posted by Protos on Wed, 23 Jan 2008 11:56:00 PST

Magnificent Seven...

We're at 993 friends - do you want to one of the magnificent 7 that get us to 1,000? All the bestRory and Steve  
Posted by Protos on Sat, 19 Jan 2008 02:16:00 PST

10, 9, 8, 7 etc

Hi everyone, We're rapidly approaching the 1,000 friend mark.  We're at 990 friends right this second and we wondered which of you will take us over the 1,000 mark.  Come enjoy the music and...
Posted by Protos on Thu, 17 Jan 2008 11:14:00 PST

New Reviews Posted to CD Baby

reviews These reviews recently appeared at http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/protos3 6 stars if it were possible! author: Andrew Roussak Musically, this very melodic work reminds me, first and foremost, of t...
Posted by Protos on Thu, 20 Dec 2007 01:04:00 PST

Noble Pauper - Availability

Hi everyone, Stocks are low at CD Baby (www.cdbaby.com/cd/protos3) - they are likely to go out of stock before a new batch arrives in their on-line store.  Never fear, you can also obtain the alb...
Posted by Protos on Fri, 14 Dec 2007 03:08:00 PST

Discount for Classic Rock Society Members....

The Noble Pauper's Grave has just been reviewed in the Classic Rock Society Journal. A COLOURFUL PROG INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM THAT FANS OF THE GENRE WILL LOVE... "We're always pleased to reveal hidden tre...
Posted by Protos on Mon, 03 Dec 2007 12:26:00 PST

International Reviews of The Noble Paupers Grave

We have received a number of reviews from around the world (Japan, Italy, Germany, USA and the UK).  Many thanks to the fans and colleagues who patiently translated these for us - some are still ...
Posted by Protos on Thu, 29 Nov 2007 08:47:00 PST

NHM Newsletter (November)

Welcome to the November newsletter from New Horizons Music for progressive rock musicians and fans of art-rock.  We have more music news from around the world: Michel Griffin from France discusse...
Posted by Protos on Mon, 05 Nov 2007 10:39:00 PST