They say they very from ‘70’s glam of David Bowie, the modern glam of Pulp, the experimental alternative sounds of Radiohead and the straight ahead rock of U2. I would tend to agree with this adding that the varies styles are at times all blended into one song showing the bands diversity: A touch of jazz, a touch of Latino, a touch of rap and a touch of this and a touch of that the band keeps an energizing beat.

“We wanted to create a record that embodied our individual experiences and truly captured our love of many different styles of music,” said Ed Hale, singer, songwriter and guitarist for the band. I believe they successfully succeeded in their intent. I feel the band has fun playing their music, which at no time is there a boring song or score.

Ed Hale and Transcendence is a very talented band. “Rise and Shine” is a truly enjoyable CD.

Track Listing:
Better Luck Next Time
Do You Know Who You Are (Intro)
Do You Know Who You Are
Paris
Incidental Music (Original Sin)
Love Is You
Mother
The Journey (A Call To Arms)
Incidental Music (On Love)
Letter To A Friend
Incidental Music (Love Is You Demo)
Rise And Shine (to be featured in the movie, Chat by writer/director Robert Seoane)
Ma Petit Naomi
Tres Cool
Incidental Music (Travels In Brazil)
So Quero Um Xodo/All You Need Is Love
Dreams

Ed Hale: lead and background vox, guitars, keyboards
Howard Stroman: acoustic and electric bass guitars, Novation bass station, keyboards, background vox
Ricardo Mazzi: drums, percussion, background screams
Jon Rose: keyboards, background vox
Duane Allen: roaring guitars

Additional performances by Joe Trainor on keyboards, Karen “Trophy Wife” Feldner on background vocals, Fred Arrieta on percussion, “No Bus Fare” Johnson on trumpet, Michelle did the French monologue at end of Letter To A Friend, Paul Messina on flute, Bill Meredith on percussion, Jorge Gera on keyboards and guitar on various songs, Margo Ochoa on background vocals, the Varsalona String Quartet on Do You Know Who You Are, Paris, and Better Luck Next Time. Basic tracks to the songs Better Luck Next Time, Do You Know Who You Are, and Love Is You were tracked in 2” by James Delia and crew at Dungeon Studios and finished at Sunflower Studios.

Recorded between March 1998 and March 2000 at Sunflower Studios, Holloywood, Florida, USA
Tracking Engineered by Cliff Rawnsley Jr.
Produced by Cliff Rawnsley Jr., Ed Hale, and Howard “Stro” Stroman
Songs arranged by Transcendence
String arrangements by Joe Trainor
Mixed at International Sound by Michael Fourens
Remixed and Optimized by Gary Bosko at Studio Center for Heartforge Productions
Mastered by Mike Fuller at Fuller Sound
Photography by Karen Keisler, Cliff Rawnsley Jr., Ed Hale, Jacque Varsalona, Alex Cano, Eduardo Silva and Diego Robledo
Graphic design by Eduardo Silva for TMG Records
So Quero Um Xodo contains samples courtesy of Philips.

www.transcendence.com

www.edhale.com

TMG Records
1521 Alton Road #512
Miami Beach, FL 33139

TMG Records NYC
405 E 51st Street #2D
New York, NY 10022

Interesting note: The bands artwork is plant oriented with a touch of spiritual oneness. I also found it interesting that the band notes on the back page of its CD insert a list of organization to help the planet or people.