From: Roy DeRousse <>
I don't believe that I've heard anyone mention David Bagsby's latest CD, "Transphoria."
I love this CD! As a matter of fact, it will probably end up on my "best of
1999" list. It is heavily keyboard-oriented, since that is David's primary
instrument, but there are occasional vocals and (maybe) some other
instruments. (I do hear something that sounds like acoustic guitar in places,
but you never know about keyboard samples these days!) You can hear
influences from some of the old keyboard greats, but mostly it sounds very
original. The music mixes some traditional sounds with some more experimental
stuff to come up with a combination that is worth listening to repeatedly.
Here's a quote from
http://www.geocities.com/TelevisionCity/Network/8226/tulsproj.html:
Transphoria reveals a kaleidoscopic imagination at play in a parti-colored
world of rhythm, texture and space. David Bagsby composed, performed and
produced this tour de force with a dizzying breadth of musical reference.
Special guests Jenny Labow and Candy Gaffen lend their respective vocal and
pianistic talents on a track each. Breathe in a sample at the link above!"
And this is David's comment about the album that appears on the Artist Shop
site at
http://www.artist-shop.com/newart/index.htm#xen : "Transphoria is
symphonic/progressive rock done in a cinematic style. No tracks on this are
designed for pop radio/media. This is my tribute to the bands I revere...the
British Progressive's of the '70's." Although I must add that it sounds like
nothing I ever heard from the '70s (which is a good thing). The influences
are there, however. I can hear some Moraz influence at times. (And I know
that David is a big Moraz fan since he hosted one of his shows on the CHAT
tour.) Some portions of the album also remind me of the great album by Amin
Bhatia, "Interstellar Suite." I believe that most people on this list would
enjoy the album very much. Check it out!