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Tramtracks

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NEW CD OUT NOW!
Our second CD "Rain" was written to be part of an exhibition at Australia's National Glass Collection in November 2008. The CD artwork has close up images of glass artwork by Marc Grunseit ( www.marcgrunseit.com ) featured in the exhibition.
Rain is available from iTunes, CDBaby and Wrockdown TV. Australian residents can order directly from us with PayPal.CLICK HERE TO BUY RAIN IN AUSTRALIACLICK HERE TO BUY RAIN
Our origins go back to 2003, when Toivo, as keyboard player for 1970s Australian prog rock band Sebastian Hardie, was supporting the Sydney and Melbourne concerts for progressive rock legends Yes, a tour that was instigated by me and our local group of fans - YesFANZ. After the concerts we felt we were on a creative high and wanted this magic to continue. I set up a studio in Glebe, an old inner Sydney suburb, and initially our intention was just to jam and create our own fun.
At first the music was purely keyboard and synthesiser based, with a theremin being added later. Then an old friend Mark Hudson joined us on guitars. Mark played with James Reyne in an early version of Australian Crawl, and had also played with Max Sharam and other Sydney groups. For some time Athol Spraggs contributed on many sessions assisting with engineering and bass and drum programmes.
Robert Forbes
CD 'See' is HERE
Our independently released CD 'See' is available from iTunes, CDBaby and Wrockdown TV. Australian residents can order directly from us with PayPal.CLICK HERE TO BUY SEE IN AUSTRALIACLICK HERE TO BUY SEE
'Youth' Video (from 'See') is on Youtube

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Member Since: 22/08/2007
Band Website: www.tramtracks.com
Band Members: On "See": Robert Forbes: keyboards, theremin, lyrics. Toivo Pilt: keyboards, vocals, lyrics. Mark Hudson: guitars, vocals Athol Spraggs: drum programmes, vocals.

On "Rain": Robert Forbes: keyboards, theremin, lyrics. Toivo Pilt: keyboards, vocals, lyrics. Mark Hudson: guitars. Graeme James: drums. Special guests Kristin Sevaldsen, saxophone, "After the Rain"; Steve dAvis, bass, "Rain is Champagne" and "Sea Wind Spray".

Influences: Yes, Sebastian Hardie, Pink Floyd, Genesis, King Crimson, Moody Blues, The Church, King Crimson, Pink Floyd, Supertramp, early Split Enz, Gong, Focus, 60s psychedelic, 70s progressive rock
Sounds Like: "Progressive Chill" - a modern version of Pink Floyd, Yes, Focus, early Genesis, King Crimson, Moody Blues with a laid back groove
Record Label: Marumba
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Tramtracks Rain CD part of exhibition at National Glass Collection

Last Saturday 30th August the Remembering Rain exhibition at the National Glass Collection in Wagga Wagga was officially opened. Glass works by Marc Grunseit are featured on the CD cover artwork of Tr...
Posted by on Sat, 06 Sep 2008 18:39:00 GMT