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Hope

by Max Hunt

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    Max Hunt's debut solo song-based album 'Hope' is now available to stream /download on the official Fragile Bandcamp page.

    Pre-orders for the CD release are also available and include download and streaming of the digital album. CDs will be dispatched from Nov 8th.

    This album features over an hour of new original music in the form of 10 songs recorded during the worst period of the Covid19 Lockdown 2020/21 and is supported by the Hessische Kulturstiftung.

    For Max 'Hope' represents the personal hope of a renaissance in musical culture and is inspired in part by the despair, anger and depression of this time and conversely the hope, enthusiasm and excitement for a better future.

    Other inspirations for 'Hope' include: Vicar's talking to Toads, the Bavarian 'Alte Kath Zwiefache' dance, reoccurring childhood dreams, Dark Age European history, Space flight, Scifi, fantasy, natural sounds, west African Baka polyphonic Yodelling and Languages.

    CDs come in a 4 page full colour printed slim card Digisleeve design package featuring stunning artwork from US artist Steve Mayerson.

    Includes unlimited streaming of Hope via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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1.
Out Of Time 04:44
Out Of Time Life on the edge, all out of time no idea how it will be Edged out of time, not what was needed Not what I wanted to see Taking my time, ending it all No, we are no longer free! Rights that were wrong, taken away Needed to love, to be free Right out of time, time sublime, no doubt it's out Right out of time, time to climb, prime align That's all , will I fall? Progressing in rock, rocking the clock Now we're in shock, taking stock Regressive lock, backwards tik tok How can we now make up time? Right out of time, time sublime, no doubt it's out Right out of time, time to climb, prime align That's all, will I fall? Ending it all now, now is it gone This is so wrong, will I ever discern? Do we know how, within this song we can Help things along, to return Right out of time, time sublime, no doubt it's out Right out of time, time to climb, prime align Right out of time, time sublime, no doubt it's out Right out of time, time to climb, prime align That's all, will I fall?
2.
Prelude 05:35
Prelude Far shores have been discovered before The world on which we all survive, through a wide open door Transported onwards, the time was a prelude Moonlight shining upon all bold faces On a dark hill far away the chorus is heard And the tall trees sway in effortless slumber Shading the light that brings in a new day Shading the light that brings in a new day These times are but a prelude for what is to come A prelude that heralds a new chance for beautiful words to be sung Onward we strove, we wove and made it a new life Life and strife our ways were our number And on a dark hill far away a song is heard And the tall trees sway in effortless slumber Shading the light that brings in a new day Shading the light that brings in a new day Those times were but a prelude for what has now come A prelude that heralds a new chance for beautiful words to be sung With the chance of illusion all knowing ladadada Ai Ai now know It someday With the chance of illusion still growing ladadada Ai Ai now grow It someday With the chance of illusion out flowing ladadada Ai Ai now flow It someday With the chance of illusion now showing ladadada Ai Ai now show It someday Those times were but a prelude for what has now come A prelude that heralds a new chance for beautiful words to be sung Far shores to be discovered, further discovery will find Earth knows, she sows the seed of future potential Far shores have been discovered before The world on which we all survive, through a wide open door
3.
Ascent 06:43
Ascent Living like a dream today, move the sense within Fast, it came a different way, I may as well give in Then it came, a wave up there, rolling fast away Carried me across a void, a place I want to stay Spiral staircase undersea, coral towers high And somewhere in a darkened hall, an echo of true peace Gentle current carry me Sea and sky was one Gentle current carry me Warming in the sun Drifting, flowing, ebbing, knowing, calming, showing me Sensing, hearing, dis-appearing, coming nearer, free Once a dream that started flight, high above the trees I regress, a calming light, pain begins to ease Fear of pursuit started it, a dream from years ago Air like water was the key, if I could find the flow Drifting, flowing, ebbing, knowing, calming, showing me Sensing, hearing, dis-appearing, coming nearer, free Gentle current carry me Sea and sky was one Gentle current carry me Warming in the sun
4.
Voices (Unendlich Vorwärts Bewegen) There we were, and as then, still here we are Time that no longer we stay here, the voices abound Here we are, carrying forward new ideas Hearing voices from endless dreams, never heard before We just carried on as we were before We did not find the time, for searching anymore Moving on to share the sunrise of today Taking on new life, taking in knowledge too In the night time, hearing the voices that call to me For the first time, sense all the light that is shining In the night time, endlessly moving onward for the first time, onward to where we're meant to be Moving on (taking care), hear the song (now aware) (Unendlich Vorwärts Bewegen) Taking on a new life, taking in knowledge too
5.
Dark Age Techno Dream How do I know now, what can I vow, what I see here, standing right before me Now seeing new life, in this device, what I have here, like nothing ever did before Time is now showing, we are growing, in a manner, like we never have in our time Light in our darkness, it is starless, techno dreamer, now this rhythm taking me out Vessel beneath us, venting out thus, cloud arising, stretching now our wings out wide Sensing the season, a new reason, standing out now, now that we can just provide Claiming our time now, now it seems how, any way to, rec-tify the balance in time Rising above me, sailing freely, to a new dawn, in a dark age techno dream Ha meo, I say it thus I sing it now, sing it now Ha meo, I know I must I sing it now, sing it now Ha meo, believe in trust I sing it now, sing it now Ha meo , turn to dust
6.
Limitless 05:52
Limitless The only reason to live your life Is to breed like vermin in the dirt All you want to do is to use your seed And Breed, you need to breed Living in this rancid mess we've made our nest Devouring all the planetary store Malignant blight from deep within the Earth to space Consuming what we think we need and more The dog pulls on his lead too hard and chokes himself Human need and greed is unfulfilled A force, the global tribes rape the forest Destroying life en-masse, the forest stilled A Higher Ideal to strive for, a man walks a different path Heavenly furnaces shine in his face as he transcends the aftermath In a union with his own future, he walks down a pathway of light Finding an inner calm nature, a pathway to inner sight The thing you want in life is to succeed in all You try, through generations you have learned That wealth and property and family is all And therein lie your obsessions and hurt In this timeline, you rape the planet In this timeline, your children will suffer your fate In this timeline, you rape the planet In this timeline, STOP IT, before it's too late! A Higher Ideal to strive for, a man walks a different path Heavenly furnaces shine in his face as he transcends the aftermath In a union with his own future, he walks down a pathway of light Finding an inner calm nature, a pathway to inner sight In this limitless life, in this limitless life...............
7.
Ikaros 07:23
Ikaros Heat of the sun, as it beats into the ground Sight of the one, in the void all will surround Building, Structure Holding, Mover Sensing, Airflow Under, Wing Horizons will seem, so different from here Alighting and rising, ever higher and higher Building, Structure Holding, Mover Sensing, Airflow Under, Wing Gazing at iridescent orb up there Departing and rising ever higher Reach for the sky, for the Master had shown that you wanted to try Reach for the dreams, that you truly believe in Sail right on by, as the truth realised he had tought you to fly Sail for the sun, on your wings of freedom Light have you forsaken me, shade has entered here Sending me into a cool dark world, falling freely remains Falling, Rupture Folding, Maneuver Sensing, Water Under Me
8.
Christian & The Toad Hopping along in the night, creeping across the lawn Hide in the corner what's that light, can't be the coming dawn Sounds from within, a calming voice, coming now from deep inside I will wait to make my choice and hope alone to meet my guide Talk to him, come on talk He's your Friend today Talk to him, come on talk Just wanted to say Thank you, you really made my day so much better because Of the time that you spent watching me and the goodness that you shared Of the time that you spent watching me and the goodness that you shared Singing songs all through the night, helping keep the spirits high Songs of praise, leading to the light, dancing till the dawn is nigh Morning comes, a bright new day, who is here, down below Shaded corner, in a pot-bound way, here are more seeds to sow. Talk to him, come on talk He's your Friend today Talk to him, come on talk Just wanted to say Thank you, you really made my day so much better because Of the time that you spent watching me and the goodness that you shared Of the time that you spent watching me and the goodness that you shared
9.
Original Design Moving, forward, every-time I look for dreams to come In life, dreaming, ever gonna know what's happening? Love all the days that come, shall be the only one to see Dream-time, so long, most of all that happens to me Shall we, consider that, everything is meant to be? All that is meant to be seen, all so sure and happening now All are, certain, in order to be strong emerging, searching, recorder won't be long Surely to see it in your heart, your art converging Moving, forward, every-time I look for dreams to come In life, dreaming, ever gonna know what's happening? Love all the days that come, shall be the only one to see. Shall be the only one to see, shall be the only one to see. Love all the days that come, shall be the only one to see. So they open up the page of the very next set, they talk about it, entertain and never forget Safe for the loved ones coming through. Safe for loved ones coming again and again, So they open up the page of the very next set, they talk about it, entertain and never forget Safe for the loved ones coming through. Safe for the loved ones coming again and again,
10.
Shining Light Hey, when did we take this path? When did we go this way? Is it the right way? Is it the Right Path Say, then we did the right task, then we had a right to ask Is it the right day? Is it the right mask? Shining light, a blinding sight, making us so strong Bringing here, a true delight, that we have dreamt for long It ends the night and sets alight the sky from dawn to dusk Giving me a cause to be, a place to re-adjust. Time can be the saving grace, time can be so fine To be known, so long alone, time to climb sublime Saving grace, a divine space, for all to find a sign A sign to make a strong embrace, interlace refine Bring to me that shining light, carrying along Bring a light now, bring a light now, bring a light now, bring a light now It is to me a true delight, a place to belong Bring a light now, bring a light now, bring a light now, bring a light now Warm encase, a loving face, set course toward the west Field of stars, a stellar base, ride the wave to the crest Shining sea, it brings to me the memory so long It brought regret, but set me free, and life returned to song Voices call, reverse our fall, hear them calling me Hey, when did we take this path? When did we go this way? Enable me the chance to call, of setting us free Is it the right way? Is it the Right Path On we move, perpetual stream, method to find peace Say, then we did the right task, then we had a right to ask An open door to endless dream, light and love increase Is it the right day? Is it the right mask? Bring to me that shining light, carrying along Bring a light now, bring a light now, bring a light now, bring a light now It is to me a true delight, a place to belong, a place to belong.................... Bring a light now, bring a light now, bring a light now, bring a light now Shining light, a blinding sight, End the night, sky alight Let us put a new case forward, let us make it right Let us now review a new world leading to the light

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YOUTUBE ALBUM PROMO:

youtu.be/jlnVKwccNAk

DARK AGE TECHNO DREAM LYRIC VIDEO:

youtu.be/WZ6O_ZLTXZ4

ENGLISH:

This is Max Hunt's first official solo release of song based material. 'Hope' was created during the hardest part of the Covid19 Lockdown of 2020/21.

With all live shows with well known German rock guitarist Siggi Schwarz, The Thrill, solo and duos having been cancelled and all social interaction having been prohibited for a protracted period in Germany, Max worked on his own in the Studio for many months on this release, pulling together music from the past and present into this new original album.

Max performs all instruments on the album and sings lead and backing vocals. Gerlinde Hunt sings additional backing vocals on 3 tracks. Instruments featured on the album include: keyboards, bass guitar, acoustic & electric guitars, lap steel, lap harp and various percussion instuments.

This album was produced with financial support in the form of a Stipendium (Grant) from the Hessische Kulturstiftung.

For Max 'Hope' represents the personal hope of a renaissance in musical culture and is inspired in part by the despair, anger and depression of this time and conversely the hope, enthusiasm and excitement for a better future.

Other inspirations for 'Hope' include: Vicar's talking to Toads, the Bavarian 'Alte Kath Zwiefache' dance, reoccurring childhood dreams, Dark Age European history, Space flight, Scifi, fantasy, natural sounds, west African Baka poly-rhythmic Yodelling and Languages.

Max continues to work with Siggi Schwarz, Fragile and The Thrill and has also worked with Jon Anderson, Steve Howe & Alan White of Yes, ex-Marillion singer Fish, Chris Jagger, Pete York (The Spencer Davis Group), Chris Thompson (Manfred Mann's Earthband), Frank Diez (Peter Maffay), Nicky James (Denny Laine, The Jamesons, Johnny Walker, The Moody Blues 5), late 60s Pre Yes band Mabel Greer's Toyshop, Tantalus and UK TV presenter Johnny Ball.

'Hope' features the following 10 tracks:

Out Of Time 04:44
Prelude 05:35
Ascent 06:43
Voices (Unendlich Vorwärts Bewegen) 04:01
Dark Age Techno Dream 06:57
Limitless 05:52
Ikaros 07:23
Christian & The Toad 06:33
Original Design 09:22
Shining Light 09:54

The album comprises approx. 1h 7m of new music, including Progressive Rock, Space Rock and New Age ideas developed over many years and now finally collated into a single project and produced into this new album.

Max performs all instrumentation on the album including keyboards, guitars, bass, percussion & lap harp and sings lead and backing vocals. Gerlinde Hunt sings additional backing vocals on Prelude, Original Design & Shining Light.

The album artwork features more stunning 'Fantascape' imagery from US artist Steve Mayerson (mayersonart.wixsite.com/home)

DEUTSCH:

Dies ist Max Hunts erste offizielle Soloveröffentlichung eines liedbasierten Albums. 'Hope' wurde während des schwierigsten Teils des Covid19-Lockdowns von 2020/21 geschaffen.

Da alle Live-Shows mit dem bekannten deutschen Rockgitarristen Siggi Schwarz, The Thrill, Solo und Duos abgesagt und jegliche soziale Interaktion in Deutschland für längere Zeit verboten war, arbeitete Max viele Monate allein im Studio an dieser Veröffentlichung , die Musik aus Vergangenheit und Gegenwart in diesem neuen Originalalbum zusammenführt.

Max spielt alle Instrumente auf dem Album und singt Lead- und Backing-Vocals. Gerlinde Hunt singt in drei Liedern zusätzlich Backing Vocals. Zu den auf dem Album vorgestellten Instrumenten gehören: Keyboards, Bassgitarre, akustische und elektrische Gitarren, Lap Steel, Lap Harp und verschiedene Percussion-Instrumente.

Dieses Album wurde mit finanzieller Unterstützung in Form eines Stipendium der Hessischen Kulturstiftung produziert.

Für Max steht 'Hope' für die persönliche Hoffnung auf eine Renaissance der Musikkultur und ist zum Teil inspiriert von der Verzweiflung, Wut und Depression dieser Zeit und umgekehrt von der Hoffnung, Begeisterung und Aufregung auf eine bessere Zukunft.

Andere Inspirationen für 'Hope' sind: Pfarrers Gespräch mit Kröte, der bayerische Tanz 'Alte Kath Zwiefache', wiederkehrende Kindheitsträume, europäische Geschichte des dunklen Zeitalters, Raumfahrt, Scifi, Fantasy, Naturklänge, westafrikanisches polyrhythmisch Baka-Jodeln und Sprachen.

Max arbeitet weierhinmit Siggi Schwarz, Fragile und The Thrill. Er arbeitete auch mit Jon Anderson, Steve Howe & Alan White von Yes, dem Ex-Marillion-Sänger Fish, Chris Jagger, Pete York (The Spencer Davis Group), Chris Thompson (Manfred Manns Earthband), Frank Diez (Peter Maffay), Nicky James (Denny Laine, The Jamesons, Johnny Walker, The Moody Blues 5), die Pre Yes-Band der späten 60er Jahre Mabel Greer's Toyshop, Tantalus und der britische TV-Moderator Johnny Ball.

'Hope' enthält die folgenden 10 Tracks:

Out Of Time 04:44
Prelude 05:35
Ascent 06:43
Voices (Unendlich Vorwärts Bewegen) 04:01
Dark Age Techno Dream 06:57
Limitless 05:52
Ikaros 07:23
Christian & The Toad 06:33
Original Design 09:22
Shining Light 09:54

Das Album umfasst ca. 1h 7m neue Musik, darunter Progressiv Rock, Space Rock und New Age Ideen, die über viele Jahre hinweg entwickelt wurden und nun endlich in einem einzigen Projekt zusammengefasst und zu diesem neuen Album produziert wurden.

Max spielt alle Instrumente auf dem Album, einscheilßlich Keyboards, Gitarren, Bass, Percussion und Lap Harf und singt Lead- und Backing- Vocals. Gerlinde Hunt singt zusätzliche Backing Vocals bei Prelude, Original Design und Shining Light.

Das Album-Artwork enthält weitere atemberaubende 'Fantascape'-Bilder des US-Künstlers Steve Mayerson (mayersonart.wixsite.com/home)

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released October 11, 2021

All composition © 2021 Max Hunt. Copyright Control.

Vocals: Max Hunt

All Instruments: Max Hunt

Backing Vocals: Gerlinde Hunt (on Prelude, Original Design & Shining Light)

Production, Mixing & Mastering: Force Ten Productions

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Fragile are the original European YES tribute project and have toured the UK & Europe in various line-ups for the past 20 years. This included live dates/tours with Steve Howe in 2005,6 & 7 and appearances with Alan White & Rick Wakemen.

Following 20 years of performing Yes music, the band are no longer performing LIVE but now write/record original Yes inspired music.
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