MER announce JETHRO TULL homage with "Aqualung Redux" Kickstarter
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Magnetic Eye Records have revealed the next installment in their acclaimed Redux Series: The series features cover renditions by current artists as an homage to legendary rock classics. By now it has become the established practise to pay tribute to a selected band with the recreation of one of their milestone albums and a 'best of' collection. This time an impressive gathering of renowned artists will dedicate their homage to JETHRO TULL and their 1971 classic "Aqualung" in the shape of "Aqualung Redux" and "Best of Jethro Tull Redux".
Following established tradition, the label is presenting the project first with a Kickstarter campaign.
First artists announced for "Aqualung Redux" and "Best of Jethro Tull Redux" to date include (in alphabetical order):
CHRIS GOSS & ALAIN JOHANNES
DOMKRAFT & ARVID HÄLLAGÅRD
HASHTRONAUT
HUNTSMEN
MAMMOTH VOLUME
MOTORPSYCHO
SWEAT
THE SWORD
The Kickstarter campaign will continue until September 6 here.
JETHRO TULL pushed the limits of what defines rock music from the start. Elements of classical music, jazz, and traditional music such as compound time signatures have led to the band being classified as art rock and later progressive rock – among a host of other terms. The British legend has managed to balance the tightrope between art, wide appeal and commercial success with seeming ease. This was helped by the outstanding showmanship of Ian Anderson, whose stagecraft and performances even rivaled his contemporary, the legendary British singer Arthur Brown.
Magnetic Eye's Redux Series was created to pay homage to classic albums from across music history. The label has charged themselves as chroniclers and archivists to contribute to keeping the memory of outstanding artists and records alive and transfer their music to the sound of new generations. Heavy music has always experienced evolution in many directions, but the idea that a band led by an eccentric, mercurial Scotsman who integrated art pieces, social critiques, off-kilter humour and yes, even a flute, proved to be delightfully appealing and finally irresistible.
That eccentric geniuses such as JETHRO TULL could become one of the most memorable and recognisable acts of the 1970s that continued to amaze throughout the next decades very much shows what a fun and crazy time those early days of rock's exploration were.
With "Aqualung Redux" and "Best of Jethro Tull Redux", Magnetic Eye pay heavy tribute to the original art rock masters through an array of renditions by bands both iconic and new. JETHRO TULL were singular and a band even just similar might never come into existence today, but it is cool as hell that their legacy continues to live on more than five decades late. Magnetic Eye proudly uphold and endorse their lasting greatness with this respectful homage.
P.S.: Yes, more than one band actually included a flute in their songs – you will just have to patiently wait to hear them.
The Magnetic Eye Redux Series features hand-picked classic albums from across the history of rock and metal re-imagined in their entirety from start to finish. Artists we love from within and outside the heavy rock landscape choose tracks to make their own, bringing these milestone records into the new millennium with crushing heaviness and searing energy. To date, we've produced Redux editions of PINK FLOYD's "The Wall", HELMET's "Meantime", BLACK SABBATH's "Vol. 4", HENDRIX's "Electric Ladyland", ALICE IN CHAINS' "Dirt", AC/DC's "Back in Black", and SOUNDGARDEN's "Superunknown" which have included artists like RED FANG, MATT PIKE, PALLBEARER, THE MELVINS, ALL THEM WITCHES, KHEMMIS, ASG, SUPERSUCKERS, ZAKK WYLDE, MARK LANEGAN, RUBY THE HATCHET, and many other amazing artists.
Join us for our eighth foray into Redux territory as we pay proper respect to the British legends. More artist announcements to follow soon!
