29th August 2010, new CD Sunflower released at the Roxbury Hotel Sydney A very pleasant Sunday afternoon it was for the release. A big thank you to all those who came, particularly those who encouraged me (and bought CD's too). Special thanks to special guest Mr Rory Thomas OAM for coming and his kind words during his impromptu speech. Also thanks to my son Adam on bass for the performance and Peng Lu for his wonderful work on bamboo flute at such very short notice. 28th July, new CD Sunflower to be released at the Roxbury Hotel Sydney After a two year break (mostly spent in China), Chris Martinic returned to Australia in 2009. A return to the recording studio now has "Sunflower" completed. The musical style on the new album builds on the styles developmed in "All the Sound in the Sky" and "Nightfall". The album also explores new territory in terms of syncopation and orchestration. The first track is also the unabridged form of the track "All the Sound in the Sky Part 6" which was featured on the Yesfanz compilation CD of 2008 in abridged form. The recording for this album started in 2006 and then on-and-off (for various personal reasons) until early 2010, finally completed in July. The release will feature a performance of extracts of the album and a mixture of slides, music and video. 6 February 2008, Tracks for YesFanz publication CD selected: The Yesfanz group has selected two Chris Martinic tracks for publication for the forthcoming album "Songs from the South Side of the Sky". An exclusive solo-piano track which is a new instalment in the 'All the Sound in the Sky' series first created in 2002 (album of the same name). I almost never comment on my own music but I was pleased with the way this new track had turned out. This piece won't be featured in this solo-form in the forthcoming Martinic album (as yet unnamed). The second track chosen by Yesfanz was 'In God We Trust' from the 'Nightfall' album of 2006. 6 September 2007, Chris Martinic to feature on YesFanz compilation CD: The Yesfanz group is assembling a cross-section of interesting/like-minded progressive musicians to feature on compilation CD(s). Details as they come to hand. 21 January 2007, New Forthcoming Albums: Sadly, an extremely busy schedule along with working on both Fusion (Martinic/Krumme) and a new personal album (TBA) has taken its toll on the release dates. Will keep you posted on the new releases. 29 May 2006, New Collaborative Album Announced: The new joint album by Chris Martinic and Uli Krumme entitled 'Fusion' is underway. As the name implies, the album will blend Chris's progressive style with Uli's electronica and soundscapes. The results should be quite unpredictable! 22 January 2006: Nightfall (2006) Has finally been finished. This album was an enormous amount of fun to record and features singers Tina Lambert and Frank Maio. Thanks to all involved including Uli Krumme who let me 'borrow' a few notes from Nagaland which grew into one of the many themes in Nightfall Part 2. 8 November 2005:
The Silver Jubilee Album (2005) Is released with selected tracks from 1980-2005. The cover uses personal photographs of the Great Wall at Ba Da Ling (Beijing), People's Republic of China. The 2005 tracks are instrumental versions taken from the soon-to-be-released 'Nightfall' album. This album is a collection of personal favourites. A half-and-half balance between acoustic and electronic music was deliberately chosen. 8
August 2005:
All the Sound in the Sky (2002) is now available as a free mp3 download from. http://www.mp3.com.au 14 July 2005:
New web page launched. Please note that all tracks from the discography list are available for download by arrangement.
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