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Office of Strategic Influence - News
Pre-order "Office of Strategic Influence"!
Added on 01-25-2003
Both the regular edition as well as the limited edition
of "Office of Strategic Influence" are now available for pre-ordering online:
Bonus material for Limited Edition
Added on 12-30-2002
The material on the Bonus CD of the limited edition of the "Office of Strategic
Influence" album will be as follows:
- Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun (8:49)
- New Mama (2:22)
- The Thing That Never Was (17:21)
Multimedia Section
"Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun" is a Pink Floyd cover performed
by Kevin Moore and Mike Portnoy. "New Mama" is a Neil Young cover performed
by Kevin Moore. "The Thing That Never Was" is the original "Looks Like
Rain" demo performed by Jim Matheos and Mike Portnoy.
The Multimedia Section is approximately 19 minutes long and includes a concept piece
directed and edited by Kevin Moore for "Horsehoes and B-52s" as well as
two separate documentary style clips shot at Carriage House Studios during the
recording of the album.
Update from Kevin Moore
Added on 10-27-2002
The OSI album "Office of Strategic Influence" has been mastered, and Kevin
has just completed the video material that will be included on the special edition CD
(a music video and documentary footage). Kevin will also be doing two bonus tracks
for the enhanced CD.
"Office of Strategic Influence" is scheduled to be released in February 2003,
and the tracklisting will be as follows:
- The New Math (what he said)
- OSI
- When You're Ready
- Horseshoes And B-52's
- Head
- Hello, Helicopter!
- ShutDOWN
- Dirt From A Holy Place
- Memory Daydreams Lapses
- Standby (Looks Like Rain)
Source: ChromaKey.com
Update from FatesWarning.com
Added on 09-02-2002
"OSI have just finished mixing their debut, "Office of Strategic Influence". The CD will be released
early in 2003. Tracks include: The New Math, OSI, When You're Ready, Horseshoes and B52's, Hello, Helicopter,
and shutDOWN (featuring Steven Wilson from Porcupine Tree on vocals).
There are also plans for a limited edition two disc set with the second disc including videos and bonus tracks.
Check out www.insideoutmusic.com for future updates on OSI."
Source: FatesWarning.com
Update from ChromaKey.com
Added on 08-18-2002
Kevin Moore and Jim Mattheos left for the
Carriage House on August 17th, 2002, where Phil Magnotti will be mixing the album. Mixing should
be done by August 25th, 2002. Phil has mixed a lot of Fates Warning material in the past. Two of
the tracks will feature Steven Wilson of Porcupine Tree on vocals.
Source: ChromaKey.com
Update from Sean Malone
Added on 08-12-2002
The following is an excerpt from a news update from Sean Malone's
website. For more information regarding Sean and his wonderful Gordian Knot project please
visit www.seanmalone.net.
"My tracks for O.S.I. are finished. It's always hard to explain the
style of any kind of music, especially one that is multifaceted. Each of
the tracks had a MIDI bass part that served as a guideline. In most
cases, I tried to keep things simple and supportive, not being sure of
everything that would be put on top. So on this disc I didn't venture
out that much, but in each case tried to put my own take on things from
the bottom-up. I included some Stick here and there, sometimes doubling
the bass, other times playing some melodies. Some of the music is very
spare and texture-heavy; in these cases I did a lot of double-tracking
the bass parts to create a natural kind of chorusing that I prefer to
any digital effects. In fact, I rarely ever use effects on bass, so I do
this once in a while to create a textural shimmer panned hard left and
right. I had Mick Karn on my mind for a few tracks, bending some
harmonics and playing, as he called it, 'pulse bass'. In the end though
I'll have to wait and see what Jim and the crew decide for how they want
to hear the parts in the final mix.
Other tunes are reminiscent to Tool, and others that remind the listener
of the bands from whence the composers come; some exciting grooves in
11, phase shifts, and chops throughout. All in all I enjoyed playing on
the disc, though ultimately it would have been nice to work out parts
with Mike as they were being recorded rather than after the fact. But on
the other hand, technologically we're afforded the opportunity to lay
down multiple versions and approaches to each song, then pick and choose
what works best. I'd have to say though that not having been involved
with the composing, it was most appropriate to take a session-approach
to the disc, trying as much as possible to create parts that fit what
Jim et al had created, versus trying to impose anything upon it."
Matheos / Moore / Portnoy project named OSI
Added on 07-18-2002
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
JIM MATHEOS/KEVIN MOORE/MIKE PORTNOY PROJECT NAMED OSI; DEBUT ALBUM 'OFFICE
OF STRATEGIC INFLUENCE' TO BE RELEASED THIS FALL ON INSIDEOUT MUSIC AMERICA
The highly anticipated project featuring guitarist Jim Matheos (Fates Warning),
keyboardist Kevin Moore (Chroma Key, formerly of Dream Theater) and drummer
Mike Portnoy (Dream Theater, Transatlantic) now has an official name: OSI.
OSI will release its debut album, 'Office of Strategic Influence,' in fall
2002 on InsideOut Music America. IOMA Managing Director Jim Pitulski expects
this album to be one the label's biggest sellers to date.
Matheos, Moore and Portnoy are the core of the band, and Moore does most of the
lead vocals, but 'Office of Strategic Influence' will also feature special
guest vocalists to be announced, and guest bass guitarist Sean Malone (Gordian Knot).
Recording of 'Office of Strategic Influence' is taking place at Carriage
House Studios in Connecticut with Grammy Award-winning engineer Phil Magnotti.
Listeners can expect to be surprised. According to Portnoy, musically speaking the
album is "not Fates Warning, not Dream Theater and not Chroma Key."
A limited edition, multimedia version of 'Office of Strategic Influence' will also
be available and include concept videos from Moore as well as documentary footage.
For future updates, visit IOMA's web site: www.insideoutmusic.com.
www.insideoutmusic.com
Studio Photos: Matheos, Portnoy, Moore
Added on 06-10-2002
Click here for photos of Jim Matheos, Mike Portnoy
and Kevin Moore at the Carriage House Studios in Stamford, Connecticut. The recordings
took place from June 2nd to June 9th, 2002.
Gildenlöw comments on departure from project
Added on 06-04-2002
The following comment from Daniel Gildenlöw was posted on Pain
Of Salvation's official site on June 4th, 2002:
"In April I was contacted by Jim Matheos of Fates Warning. He asked me if I
would want to be part of a project together with him and Mike Portnoy, and after
hearing the material I said yes. The full line up of this project turned out to
be Jim Matheos (Fates Warning), Mike Portnoy (Dream Theater), Kevin Moore (Chroma
Key, ex Dream Theater), Sean Malone (Gordian Knot, Cynic etc) and myself. In good
company. My role would be as a vocalist and co-composer, and I created vocal
melodies and lyrics for a 26 minute song and another song, and wrote one track
entirely. As it happened, Matheos decided two days before my flight over to New
York that he would have Kevin do all the vocals instead, since we had so different
styles. I just wanted to explain this to clarify that I did not quit the project,
and there were no hard feelings or disagreements between us; Matheos liked what I
did, but simply, and unfortunately for me, wanted to take the project in a slightly
different direction than he first intended. Anyway, it was an honor in the first
place to be chosen for a project like this. Looking at it from a perspective it is
comforting to see that they obviously must have picked me because of what I do and
not because of my name or nativity. The only other reason would be because of my
looks, and I think it goes without saying that that is out of the question. :)
Another time."
Source: www.painofsalvation.com
Project carries on without Daniel Gildenlöw
Added on 06-02-2002
The project has decided to carry on without Daniel Gildenlöw. Jim Matheos (Fates Warning),
Kevin Moore (Chroma Key) and Mike Portnoy (Dream Theater) will start writing, arranging and
recording in the studio on Monday, June 2nd, 2002. Sean Malone (Gordian Knot) will still be
contributing as well. Stay tuned for more information as the project continues to develop.
Matheos / Portnoy / Gildenlöw / Moore / Malone
Added on 05-23-2002
A new "Supergroup" project has formed with the following impressive line-up:
- Jim Matheos - Fates Warning
- Mike Portnoy - Dream Theater
- Daniel Gildenlöw - Pain Of Salvation
- Kevin Moore - Chroma Key
- Sean Malone - Gordian Knot
This project was brought to life by Jim Matheos. The guys will be entering
a studio in the US at the beginning of June to record an album. The album
is scheduled to be released on Inside Out Music at the end of October or
beginning of November.
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