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PROJECT XANADU











ABOUT

PROJECT XANADU

...from bandcamp website





Project: Xanadu was a live performing band in the early ‘90. After it disbanded, Singer Arthur van der Meulen and guitar player Mirko Pelgrom stayed in touch. At some point in the ‘10s we started working on new material, unsure of what to do with it. Resurrect Project: Xanadu? Involve other members? It remained in flux for some time.

While collecting the original material (mostly from poor quality rehearsal tapes) we realized that the songs were too good to be left behind. This resulted in the album “Reflections of Past Transgressions” (2020), filled with the original songs from the ‘90. This was quickly followed by an EP with two new songs, “A Testimony of Transgressions” (2021).

Immediately after the EP release we started working on a full length with all new songs. The overall goal we set ourselves was simple; improve! Improve in songwriting, in recording and in production. We set the bar high and needed several jumps to clear it, but we got there.

Refrained Transgressions is the culmination of 3 years of hard work, overcoming disappointments, learning from mistakes but finally succeeding. Each song has a clear identity, a distinct personality and a number of secrets for you to explore. We’ve grown as performers and made a huge step in the overall sound.

Needless to say we are damn proud of what we’ve created! Our job is now done, your journey is just beginning. Enjoy the ride.

Arthur & Mirko
credits
released September 9, 2023

All vocals & vocal arrangements: Arthur van der Meulen
Everything else: Mirko Pelgrom
















Hi friends

2023 Work in Progress..ive



These are my best tracks of 2023


Track Title-Group or Artist-Album

I'm Done with You-RIVERSIDE-ID.ENTITY

Life Lines-SUNCHILD-Exotic Creatures and a Stolen Dream

Scanning The Dark Horizon-JOHN IRVINE-Scanning The Dark Horizon

Memories in a Box-SINGLE CELLED ORGANISM-EVENT HORIZON

To_find_the_light_part_two-GREAT WIDE NOTHING-Hymns for Hungry Spirits, Vol. II

Ghosts From The Future-OVERHEAD-Telepathic Minds (Disc 1)

King_of_the_world-RPWL-Crime Scene(Disc 1)

No Man's Land-TNNE-LIFE 3.0

Mysterious Forest, Pt. 1-KARFAGEN-Passage to the Forest of Mysterious

Something New-MARTIN MILLER-Maze of My Mind

Kill_the_sun_and_the_moon_and_the_stars-THE BLACK CAT'S EYE-The Empty Space Between A Seamount And Shock​-​Headed Julia

Gargantuan.(Part One)-AMPLIFIER-Hologram

The Beauty and the Least-MYSTERY-Redemption

Scratches-INNER PROSPEKT-Canvas Three

All Connected-YES-Mirror to the sky

Summer Lies Beyond-COMEDY OF ERRORS-THRENODY FOR A DEAD QUEEN

The Sacred Law of Retribution-TRITOP-RISE OF KASSANDRA

Ingravita-BUHO ERMITANO-IMPLOSIONES

Danger-ELOY-ECHOES FROM THE PAST

Naturens katedral-LARS FREDRIK FRØISLIE-FIRE FORTELLINGER

Ur askan-AGUSA-PRIMA MATERIA

The 11th Chapter: The Nine, including a) The Fire (pt II​)​, b) A Nonagon in Eight -RING VAN MÖBIUS-Commissioned Works Pt II - Six Drops of Poison

Journey to the Center of the Mind -MARCO RAGNI-HALLUCINATORY EMBRYO

Poker -I VIAGGI DI MADELEINE-TRA LUCE E OMBRA

The Gathering-SKY PASSAGE-The Gathering

Moving Through Tomorrow-SOUTHERN EMPIRE-Another World

Tell Me-KARMAMOI-STRINGS FROM THE EDGE OF SOUND

Liquid Suite-LA BOCCA DELLA VERITA-[Un​]​connected

Stronghold -THE FLOWER KINGS-LOOK AT YOU NOW

Helen-UNITOPIA-SEVEN CHAMBERS

Actual Brutal Facts-STEVEN WILSON-THE HARMONY CODEX

A Hymn for the Pioneers-SYNTH REPLICANTS-Time of Legends

Push-TREVOR RABIN-Rio

Labyrinthus-IL BALLETTO DI BRONZO-Lemures

Hydra-SEVEN IMPALE-Summit

The River-THIS WINTER MACHINE-The Clockwork man

Lotus Unfolding-OZRIC TENTACLES-Lotus Unfolding

i/o -PETER GABRIEL-I/O

THE LONG GOODBYE-GALAHAD-THE LONG GOODBYE

I Can Fly-CEN-PROJEKT-Dark Clouds

Noone but ourselves-APOGEE-Through the Gate

The Oldest of Treess-MONARCH TRAIL-FOUR SIDES

Aphelion-NICK FLETCHER-Quadrivium

Reflections on Copper-DAMANEK-Making Shore

Amnesia 1916-LALU-THE FISH WHO WANTED TO BE KING

Insania-NEXUS-Insania

Teen Angel Meets The Apocalypse-MOON SAFARI- Himlabacken Vol. 2

Fever Pitch-PALLAS- The Messenger

Spiraling Purity-PROJECT XANADU-Refrained Transgressions

























Spiraling Purity-PROJECT XANADU
https://projectxanaduband.bandcamp.c...iraling-purity







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