VIRGIN GROUNDS by Ton Scherpenzeel
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Virgin Grounds is an enhanced re-issue of an instrumental album originally composed for television series, ‘Conquer The Arctic’ (1991) It was released then under an alias name, Orion. Several tracks have been rearranged, and two new tracks have been dded to the original album, ‘Departure’ and ‘Arrival’.
“As I dove into this project, I felt the old synthesizer flame more and more rekindled. I was inspired by images of the vast silver white landscapes and their overwhelming voids; reinforcing the feeling of human triviality when compared to nature’s sheer awesomeness."
Ton S.
Official release of this 13-track instrumental album 15/October/2023. Only a limited amount of copies of numbered and signed CDs will be made available. The pre-sale of the Virgin Grounds cd begins 15/August, with a limited numbered and signed edition.
about the artist:
Ton Scherpenzeel is most known for his forty-eight year career as leader, composer, and keyboardist of the world renowned prog rock band, Kayak. But that is not his only musical legacy. He is also known for his years as keyboardist for prog rock bands Camel and Earth and Fire. In addition to his band and solo careers, Ton is an avid composer and musician in theatre and record productions in the Netherlands. He produced two albums for folk band, Flairck and has composed music and toured with Dutch comedian Youp van ‘t Hek (1984 – present).
Tracklist
| 1. | Departure | 4:25 |
| 2. | Virgin Grounds | 2:56 |
| 3. | Conquer The Arctic | 4:12 |
| 4. | White World | 5:31 |
| 5. | Open Skies | 7:56 |
| 6. | Snowscape | 3:30 |
| 7. | Midnight Sun | 8:30 |
| 8. | Polar Circle | 2:59 |
| 9. | Crystal Waves | 1:41 |
| 10. | Frozen Air | 6:02 |
| 11. | Eternal Snow | 5:01 |
| 12. | Northern Light | 8:41 |
| 13. | Arrival | 5:14 |
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Credits
Recorded and Mixed by, TON SCHERPENZEEL
Produced by, Ton Scherepenzeel (+Bert Ruiter Tracks #2 -#12)
Mastered by, EQUUS MASTERING, Pieter de Wagter
Artwork by, Kerrie Savage @kerriesavageart.com
Sleeve design by, Ton Scherpenzeel, Kathy Keller
Press/Media contact: info@oob-records.com
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Although mostly recognized as leader/composer/keyboardist of world renowned Prog rock band Kayak, Ton has also earned his place in the Netherlands theatre scene as a composer/musician, and has produced numerous albums in addition to his own projects. In October 2023 an enhanced re-issue of his 1991 synthesizer/ambient/instrumental album 'Virgin Grounds' will be released.