Glass Hammer - Culture Of Ascent (2007)

Banda de Rock Progressivo Sinfônico Americana formada na cidade de Chattanooga, Tennessee, em 1992 pelo multi-instrumentista Steve Babb (conhecido como "Stephen DeArqe") e Fred Schendel começaram a escrever e gravar seu primeiro album Concept, Journey of the Dunadan, baseado na de Aragorn do "Senhor dos Anéis" de J.R.R. Tolkien.
Culture Of Ascent é um album Concept de estudio muito bem trabalhado que traz a novela de Jon Krakauer's "Into thin Air", e participação especial de Jon Anderson do Yes.

Studio Album, released in 2007

Track Listings

1. South Side Of The Sky (9:24)
2. Sun Song (9:33)
3. Life By Light (7:29)
4. Ember Without Name (16:33)
5. Into Thin Air (19:14)
6. Rest (6:30)

Total Time: 78:43

Line-up/Musicians

- Fred Schendel / Nord electro 2, NordLead 2, piano, Bela D Media D-synth, organs, electric piano, mellotron, additional synths, loops and programming, acoustic guitar, string arrangements and backing vocals
- Steve Babb / bass guitar, pipe organ, Taurus pedals, the Free Note, assorted percussion, mellotron, piano, harp, loops, programming, Mini-Moog and backing vocals
- Carl Groves / lead and backing vocals
- Susie Bogdanowicz / lead and backing vocals
- Matt Mendians / drums
- David Wallimann / electric guitars
- Rebecca James / violin
- Susan Whitacre / viola
- Rachel Beckmann / cello

Guest musicians:
- Sarah Snyder/ backing vocals
- Eric Parker / acoustic guitar
- Robert Streets / backing vocals
- Haley McGuire / backing vocals
- Jon Anderson / vocals

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