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Back in 2006 after I left DOMAIN, even if we
ended up with the best album that band was able to do, I needed a change of
pace, something a bit more back to where I came from, back to where my heart is.
What I wanted to do was a real Classic Rock album. Straight PURPLE, RAINBOW,
HEEP, MANFRED MANN... you name it. Quickly I got the boys together to do it, and
we managed to record a few demos. Unfortunately, the band disbanded shortly
after, and as my studio jobs became more and more interesting and important, I
put that idea on hold.
A couple years later in 2009 I finally came to the
conclusion, not to go out looking for steady band members, but to try to get all
my friends together to help me out making the album, I always wanted to make.
For whatever reason, I don't
know, right when I was about to start, my work as a studio singer simply seemed
to explode! I had more offers than ever before!
You know, when I was a kid
in the mid and late eighties, I was a huge fan of all the Sotos, Hugheses and
Turners on the planet. Guys, that could really sing, that were recording dozens
of albums with so many amazing musicians from all over the world... - I bought
everything I could get my hands on, simply because I knew, if they were singing,
I'd like the records anyway.
I always dreamed about one
day being one of those, and, though I will never even get close to the league
those guys are playing in, within my own little universe, I somehow managed to
fulfill that dream - guess you can easily imagine, how f'''ing proud I am of
what I've achieved over the years.
Anyway, the idea of
recording MY Classic Rock album never left me.
To make a long story short,
after I've been contacting friends, friends of friends and guys, I simply dig,
writing with many different people from all around the globe, the journey has
begun:
...the name is THE CARSTEN LIZARD SCHULZ SYNDICATE.
There's a shitload of work
ahead, which will keep me busy at least the rest of the year (as usual, I got
some really fascination and tempting offers, which I simply couldn't refuse, so
it might take a bit longer). All in all, it's something like two dozen musicians
involved, so keep your fingers crossed that I can handle this monster
logistically, too.
Do I go solo?! Hell no!! This is not a solo album!
For the first time, I'm
simply recording an album for me, just for me. I'm the link between all there
amazing musicians, and I'm already proud of what's to come!
I will post regular updates
on who's doing what for the CLS SYNDICATE, don't worry, but if there's any
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The tracks (in no particular order)...
"Last Train To
Babylon"
Music: Alessandro Del Vecchio (EDGE OF FOREVER / GLENN HUGHES ...to name but a
few!)
Lyrics: CLS
"Man In Flames"
Music: Steffen Seeger (MIDNITE CLUB), Henning
Lachmann, Roger Kayy, CLS
Lyrics: CLS
"Black Water Soul"
Music: Cede Dupont (DOWNSPIRIT / ex-FREEDOM CALL)
Lyrics: CLS
"Postcards From
Hell"
Music:
Thomas Muster (SHAKRA)
Lyrics: CLS
"Nothing Left To
Give"
Music:
Paul Logue (EDEN'S CURSE)
Lyrics: CLS
"The Prize Is Shame"
Music: Steffen Seeger (MIDNITE CLUB)
Lyrics: CLS
"Into The Blue"
Music: Iain Ashley Hersey, Steffen Seeger
Lyrics: CLS
"Lucky Star"
Music: Holger Seeger (MIDNITE CLUB / DEAD END
HEROES), Steffen Seeger
Lyrics: CLS
"Close Your Eyes And
Count To Ten"
Music: Jay Parmar
Lyrics: CLS
"Brand New Fire"
Music: Jonas Hörnqvist (TREASURE LAND)
Lyrics: CLS
"Dogs"
Music: Steffen Seeger
Lyrics: CSL
"Head's Blowing A
Fuse"
Music:
Robby Boebel (EVIDENCE ONE / FRONTLINE), Steffen Seeger
Lyrics: CLS
"Perfect To Me"
Music: Paul Logue (EDEN'S CURSE)
Lyrics: Paul Logue, CLS
"Song Like Rain"
Music: Emir Hot, Steffen Seeger
Lyrics: CLS
"Soulburn"
Music: Stefan Kahne, Steffen Seeger
Lyrics: CLS
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Pete Ahonen
(BURNING POINT / GHOST MACHINERY /
STARGAZERY) |
Thorsten Koehne
(EDEN'S CURSE / HARDLINE) |
Ferdy Doernberg
(AXEL RUDI PELL) |
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Chris Lyne
(ex-SOUL DOCTOR / MOTHER ROAD) |
Helge Engelke
(FAIR WARNING) |
Cede Dupont
(DOWNSPIRIT / ex-FREEDOM CALL) |
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Oliver "O.G."
Guettinger
(ex-CZAKAN / BACKBONE SLIDE) |
Steffen "Seegi"
Seeger
(MIDNITE CLUB) |
Tommy Vitaly
(SOLO ARTIST) |
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Rolf Munkes
(DEAD END HEROES / EMPIRE) |
Kelly Simonz
(SOLO ARTIST |
Matti Filippini
(MOONSTONE PROJECT / GLENN HUGHES / IAN PAICE) |
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Guido Stöcker
(BODYGUERRA) |
Stefan Kahne
(THE BRIGHTS / VINTAGE HEAT BLUES BAND) |
Axel Rudi Pell
(SOLO ARTIST) |
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Oliver Hartmann
(AVANTASIA / HARTMANN) |
Jorg Wartmann
(ex-EVIDENCE ONE, UNHEILIG) |
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Erik Norlander
(SOLO ARTUST,LANA LANE, ROCKET SCIENTISTS) |
Alessandro Del
Vecchio
(EDGE OF FOREVER, GLENN HUGHES etc) |
Holger Seeger
(DEAD END HEROES, IAIN ASHLEY HERSEY) |
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Neil Murray
(WHITESNAKE / BLACK SABBATH) |
Volker
Krawczak
(AXEL RUDI PELL) |
Paul
Logue
(EDEN’S CURSE / DEAD END HEROES) |
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Mat Sinner
(PRIMAL FEAR / SINNER / VOODOO CIRCLE) |
Michael
"Muelli" Mueller
(JADED HEART) |
Ilker
Ersin
(FREEDOM CALL, POWERWORLD) |
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Hutch
Bauer
(EVIDENCE ONE / FRONTLINE) |
Alex
Jansen
(FOXX) |
Henning
Saleschke |
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Ramy Ali
(FREEDOM CALL/IRON MASK) |
Markus
Kullmann
(VOODOO CIRCLE/FOX/GLENN HUGHES) |
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| Now that the recordings are in full progress, I'd like
to give you a small roundup on whom I was writing the tracks for the album with.
When I started the project, never in my wildest dreams did I expect receiving so
many simply amazing songs and song ideas from all over the planet. |
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Alessandro Del Vecchio
(EDGE OF FOREVER, GLENN HUGHES etc) |
Holger Seeger
(DEAD END HEROES, IAIN ASHLEY HERSEY) |
Steffen "Seegi" Seeger
(MIDNITE CLUB) |
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Cede Dupont
(DOWNSPIRIT / ex-FREEDOM CALL) |
Thomas Muster
(SHAKRA) |
Paul Logue
(EDEN’S CURSE / DEAD END HEROES) |
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Iain Ashley Hersey
(SOLO ARTIST) |
Jay Parmar
(SOLO ARTIST) |
Jonas Hornqvist
(TREASURE LAND) |
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Robby Boebel
(EVIDENCE ONE / FRONTLINE) |
Emir Hot
(SOLO ARTIST) |
Stefan Kahne
(THE BRIGHTS / VINTAGE HEAT BLUES BAND) |
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