The Gatekeepers - The Gatekeepers - Music & Performance - CD
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| Management number | 254620630 | Release Date | 2026/11/07 | List Price | US$5.31 | Model Number | 254620630 | ||
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The Gatekeepers is a concept album about failure. The story follows an artist trying to get their work out in the world but facing a series of sardonic and gatekeepers. A 15-song cycle exploring the creative process from beginning to end, including the cynical aspects of marketing art to the public and the toughness of deciding your own artistic fate. With a sophisticated blend of progressive, left-field rock, jazz, folk, and an authentic lo-fi spirit, the Gatekeepers creates a captivating musical contrast. Occasionally hypnotic, sometimes turbulent, the eclectic mix is reminiscent of The Lamb Lies Down Broadway, Kurt Vile, Of Montreal, and the Canterbury sound with a nod to Zappa. The album's composer and mastermind Alex Wroten is joined by an array of highly acclaimed and unconventional vocalists to bring the story to life: The Residents, Shawn Phillips, Brian Poole (Renaldo & The Loaf), R. Stevie Moore, Elaine di Falco (Yugen, Caveman Hughscore), Mont Campbell (Egg, National Health), Bob Drake, Amy Denio, Deborah Perry (Thinking Plague) and CHEER-ACCIDENT. Other performers in this musical's ensemble include: drummers Morgan Ågren (Mats/Morgan Band, Frank Zappa), Jacopo Costa (Loomings), Brian Wnukowski (Salvation, Haymarket Riot), Rob Allum (Add N To (X)); guitarists Frédéric L'Épée (Shylock, Philharmonie, Yang), Alan Jenkins (Deep Freeze Mice, Ruth's Refrigerator), Bill Brovold (Larval, Rhys Chatham Ensemble, East Village Orchestra), Paul Lai (Upsilon Acrux), Ty Citerman (Gutbucket); multi-instrumentalists Dave Willey (Hamster Theatre), Robert Webb (England), Dan Britton (Deluge Grander, Birds & Buildings); flautist Emily Hay (U Totem, 5uu's); keyboardist Duncan Mackay (Cockney Rebel, 10cc); violinist Matthew Parmenter (Discipline); and additional vocalists Molly Harvey (The Residents), Wally Scharold (miRthkon), and Blaine Reininger (Tuxedomoon).
- GATEKEEPERS
- Music & Performance
- Think Like a Key Rec
| Performer | The Gatekeepers |
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| Music genre | Rock |
| Music subgenre | Progressive Rock, Jazz Fusion, Folk Rock |
| Media format | CD |
| Original release date | 2022 |
| Number of tracks | 15 |
| Has parental advisory label | N |
| Number of discs | 1 |
| Track listing | Butterflies (Feat. Elaine Di Falco), I Like the Strange Things (Feat. Renaldo M), A Promising Direction (Feat. Molly Harvey), Who Are the Gatekeepers? (Feat. Cheer-Accident), The Professional (Feat. Shawn Phillips), Ignorance, The Patron (Feat. the Residents), Anonymity, The Pundit (Feat. Deborah Perry), I Think I Like the Strange Things? (Feat. Renaldo M & Elaine Di Falco), Obscurity the Algorithm (Feat. Amy Denio), A Compromising Direction (Feat. Bob Drake), All the Way to the Bank (Feat. R. Stevie Moore), I Like the Normal Things, All the Way to the Bank (Remix), The Professional (Seen It All Mix), Tight Armhole (The Algorithm Remix), The Patron (Cattle Baron Mix) |
| Record label | Think Like a Key Rec |
| Composer | Alex Wroten |
| Songwriter | Gatekeepers |
| Track name | Butterflies, I Like The Strange Things, A Promising Direction, Who Are The Gatekeepers?, The Professional, Ignorance, The Patron, Anonymity, The Pundit, I Think I Like Strange Things?, Obscurity, The Algorithm, A Compromising Direction, All The Way To The Bank, I Like The Normal Things, All The Way To The Bank (Remix), The Professional (Seen It All Mix), Tight Armhole (The Algorithm), The Patron (Cattle Baron Mix) |
| Digital audio file format | CD |
| Music media format | CD |
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