The Kolios Project

The Kolios Project was started in 2002 by guitarist and composer Ryan Denzer-King. Frustrated by the lack of like-minded musicians at his university, he instead turned to internet forums to find other people with personal recording capabilities who were interested in his kind of music. Soon after the start of the project, Ryan found Manfred Dikkers, a capable jazz drummer with a set of V-drums and an interest in progressive music. Ryan and Manfred recorded the first two songs in the latter part of 2002, still looking for other musicians to join them. During this period Alan Goldstein (Aghora) recorded a few tracks with them, but later dropped out due to his busy schedule. In 2003, Ryan found keyboardist Matteo Borselli (Anthelion). Matteo recorded several tracks, with Ryan sharing in keyboard duties because of Matteo's obligations to Anthelion. After lacking a full-time bassist since Alan's departure (during which time bassist Jan-Mikael Erakare contributed to one track, and Ryan recorded bass for another), the band finally found bassist Pablo Carrascosa (Tekne). Pablo's improvisatory style fit in well with the technical and experimental side of The Kolios Project. Joining in on one track for guest solos are Tymon Kruidenier (Exivious) and guitarist Andre Verholen. More recently, Santiago Dobles (Aghora) contributed a solo to the final song on the 2005 demo. Currently the band is working on an EP slated for release some time this year, with a full-length album to follow.