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Mask

by The Foundation

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David Edwards
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David Edwards Fantastic melodic, symphonic and neo-prog. Wonderful and vibrant instrumentation, complex and yet accessible, and with thoughtful lyrical content. The title track is a stunner, but there is so much more light and shade Favorite track: Mask.
Douwe Fledderus
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Douwe Fledderus One of the strengths of this album is that it is recognizable as melodic Symphonic Rock but musically it has its own style. Highlights for me are of course the long title track "Mask" but also songs like "Climbing Mountains", "Blind To Reality", "Unconditional" and "Future" score high. Mask" is a highlight in the rich history of Dutch Symphonic Rock. Highly recommended by progVisions.
Ron Kraaijkamp
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Ron Kraaijkamp What a great start.
Great music with a wonderful mix. All instruments and voice are all clearly distinguishable.
Artwork great and reflecting the story of life.
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Birth 03:21
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Despair 03:37
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Mask 12:14
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Renewal 04:32
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Future 07:18

about

A Fairy Tale of real life

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released June 30, 2023

Concept by Ron Lammers

"Mask" is a conceptalbum based on an autobiographical story.
It's a chronological representation of human life. It starts innocently when we are born.

We are born to love.
We learn to hate.

It's up to us what we reach for!

We are expected by the outside world but also by our parents to prove ourselves and to strive more and more for a better position in society. Either financially or in terms of prestige. As a result, we are blinded by reality and lose sight of what really matters in life. This can even lead to despair. Take off your mask and choose for love. This can lead to a conversion to faith. Therefore you are filled with love and positivity. Take your responsibility and manage your mistakes and look positively to the future.


Credits

Music by Ron Lammers ( 1-9 ), Gijs Koopman ( 9 ),
Jan Munnik ( 4,7,8 ) and Marcel Kerkdijk ( 6 )
Lyrics by Mark Smit ( 3,4,7,8,9 ) and Ron Lammers ( 6 )

Vocals - Mark Smit
Guitars - Rinie Huigen, Aad Bannink and Jens van der Valk
Bass Guitar and Taurus Pedals - Gijs Koopman
Violin - Sjoerd Bearda
Flute - Judith van der Valk
Drums - Jan Grijpstra
Keyboards - Jan Munnik, Gijs Koopman and Ron Lammers

Artwork by Douwe Fledderus from Blissy Design.

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The Foundation Tweede Exloërmond, Netherlands

The Foundation is founded by Ron Lammers.
In the late 90's he started with Sietse Dijkstra and Marcel Kerkdijk to compose and record some progsongs. Unfortunally due personal circumstances they had to split up. In the meantime Ron Lammers started Xymphonia Records and released albums from Plackband and Timelock. In 2020 Ron bought a proper keyboard and he composed a conceptalbum "Mask" ... more

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