Updt: We've uploaded one more song from our debut album POLES, TRANSMISSION FAILS, a strange song about losing energy and Man's relationship to Nature.. Actually the lyrics may have several interpretations depending on the mood, person... so listen, and try to figure it out. Ok, back to the new POST:

A Strange Utopia is to be released in September/October 2009, through Prog Rock Records with distribution by SPV and Ryko/ADA. A Strange Utopia is Produced by Hugo Flores and Prog Rock Records, mixed by Hugo and mastered at Finetune studios.
Artwork By Paul Gerrard.

And here's the COVER ART plus Track Listing:




So I thought I'd share with you the latest developments. First of all, the release is very close now! The artwork for the album is complete, including the layouts, and man they're amazing, all those 12 pages. The mixing is almost concluded, so, we hope to have the album for you guys very very soon.
This is kick ass stuff, and we also have special guests: David Ragsdale on violin for 2 tracks, performing some beautiful solos. David is best known for his band Kansas, true legends in the World of progressive rock, so, we're thrilled and honored to have his performances. We have Shawn Gordon, Tadashi Goto, Chris Brown featuring some great solos, plus Gaby Koss, Antonella, Zara, Cheryl Childs on guest vocals.

We decided to release the album's cover, depicting a darker Garden of All Seasons Artwork (track 6 - with over 15 vocal harmonies!), plus the Track Listing with a mystery track as bonus, TBA soon...

Compared to Poles, what's different on A Strange Utopia?  Well, first of all it's by far the album with the biggest production I've ever done. Second, musically it’s probably easier to get into for the general audience and at the same time much more complex/proggy and heavier.. How da hell did we manage that? Well, judge for yourselves once it is out, but it's true, it’s a huge album, epic, faster than Poles, more diverse, much..er..much more yes, and rockier as well, still featuring the hallmark of FoD, that is great melodic sense and some shivering moments that make your skin crawl, hopefully.
There's a big track called E-motions that runs an almost total of 10 minutes. The track is divided into 3 parts.
Thought I'd also mention one track called Sonic Sensations. Imagine a World created by Sound and Music, a Sonic World. About this track all I can say is that melodically it is one of the most beautiful tracks we've ever done.

We shall release a cool preview/medley late August, before the actual pre-ordering & official release. So, stay tuned! Oh, and pls subscribe to our Youtube channel HERE so you can be notified of the preview.

http://strangeutopia.com