IAN GOTHE & FERNANDO PERDOMO Announce 'NEVER LET GO'--A TRIBUTE TO CAMEL
IAN GOTHE & FERNANDO PERDOMO SET TO RELEASE
‘NEVER LET GO’—A TRIBUTE TO CAMEL ON SEPTEMBER 27 VIA THINK LIKE A KEY MUSIC
REVEAL TWO SONGS: THE TITLE TRACK
“NEVER LET GO” (ORIGINALLY RELEASED BY CAMEL IN 1973)
&
“CITY LIFE” (ORIGINALLY RELEASED BY CAMEL IN 1981)
PAIRED WITH A FUTURISTIC ANIMATED VIDEO
If you Google the band Camel, it will lead you into a rabbit hole of discovery about the ‘70s British prog rock band. While they didn’t achieve mass success, the group has been viewed by enthusiasts as unsung heroes of the genre, leaving their mark on artists like Marillion and Steven Wilson.
And now, two modern-day American virtuosos, IAN GOTHE and FERNANDO PERDOMO, have taken 11 iconic Camel tracks and given them a fresh makeover on NEVER LET GO—A Tribute to Camel. Due out September 27 via the Think Like A Key Music label, the 11-track sonic oasis features imaginative takes on the band’s classics like “Never Let Go” (from 1973) "Air Born" (1976), and "City Life” (1981). See the album’s track listing below. Pre-order NEVER LET GO—A Tribute to Camel at https://tlak.rocks/neverletgo.
GOTHE and PERDOMO share two new samples of the reimagined tracks: the stimulating single/title track “Never Let Go”—out digitally now HERE—and an animated video for “City Life,” which can be seen streaming below or via YouTube HERE.
From devoted Camel-ites to prog neophytes, NEVER LET GO offers something for everyone. It's not just a tribute; it's a love letter to prog rock, a masterclass in musicianship, and a journey through time and space. It’s where Prog Past Meets Prog Future.
“I was fortunate to be induced to Camel's music at a young age and it greatly affected me at every level,” says IAN. “Camel's music became the soundtrack to my life. Whenever I meet another Camel fan, as I did while working on a shorter cover of Camel's ‘Air Born’ on my album Memento with Fernando, I found another soul who had been touched by this music as deeply as I had. Making a Camel tribute album has been a long-time dream of mine and now just seemed like a natural progression for us to make it happen together. Our ultimate hope and goal? That this project will continue to give Camel's gift of music to new ears, so that Camel's talent, message and efforts never die.”
“When I started working on Ian's Memento album, I was delighted to see that it had a Camel cover,” explains FERNANDO. “We have since bonded on our love of Camel, Steve Hackett, and other melodic progressive rock bands. To hear Camel is to love Camel. Unfortunately, not enough people have even heard of Camel, especially in the States. So making this record will hopefully help shine a light on the amazing music the band has made in their five-decade history. Ian and I are just two massive Camel fans who truly have enjoyed making these great songs our own.”
NEVER LET GO was produced and engineered by PERDOMO and GOTHE, mixed and mastered by Zach Ziskin, and recorded in Los Angeles at Sherman Oaks-based Forward Motion Studios. GOTHE’s credits on the album: vocal, 6 & 12-string acoustic guitar, classical guitar, flute, bass, tanpura. PERDOMO’s credits: electric guitar, bass, drums, keyboard, electric sitar, harmony vocal
The album’s sonic highlights include:
A veritable prog orchestra: 6 & 12-string guitars, flute, bass, tanpura, keyboards, drums, and electric sitar
Dave Kerzner's keyboard wizardry on "Never Let Go"
Durga McBroom of Pink Floyd lending ethereal vocals to "Another Night"
NEVER LET GO is proof, you might say, that you can teach an old Camel new tricks. It’s the perfect soundtrack for your next desert trek or interstellar journey.
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