The Reasoning

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The Reasoning

NEWS:
January 2010:
Hello all and thank heavens the snow has gone!! I hope you all didn't get too caught up in it. We did unfortunately and lost precious time in the studio, but we have more than made up for it
The writing for album 3 has been an incredibly liberating process and that is showing in the music. Over the past 2 months, Dyl and myself have locked ourselves away in our studio and just let things develop naturally. Within the space of 3 weeks we had over 30 different, little ideas. In the past we would take an idea and follow it through to completion and then move on to the next song. This time around, we decided to take several pieces of music and work on them as a whole until we felt we could take them as far as we could, then, we would apply the same method all over again until the songs were completed. This has led to very fluid and defined songs that breath, flow and live.
As it stands now, we have 5 out of the 6 completed, musically. We finish number 6 off this week and then head into the real recording phase on the 1st February. Whilst all this has been going on, Rach has been busy writing lyrics and melodies which are just stunning. The whole vibe of this record is very "up" and positive. There are plenty of dynamics, riffs and soaring melodies. This is very much a Reasoning record in every sense and a very natural progression from "Awakening" and "Dark Angel".
We intend to have the album recorded by the end of February where upon we enter the mixing and mastering stage and then into production. We also have a title for the album and we will announce that on Monday the 18th January All things being well, the album will be ready well before we go out on tour in April.
So, that is where we are at the moment. Once this part of the process has been completed, we head into the studio for album 4, rehearsals for the tour(s), more gigs through 2010 plus some other musical surprises will be coming your way as well. More news on all of that really soon
Look forward to catching up with you all very soon and we promise to have a full studio report with photos etc as the whole thing rolls along. Take care and get ready for rock, The Reasoning style(e)
Love as always,
Matt xxx
Tour dates hope to add some dates on the mainland soon.

November:
New art work for the upcomming albums. Planned are 2 albums of 35 minutes. A dvd shoot is planned in December 2010. Yep you've to make plans for the future.
This is video with the new line-up: YouTube.

September '09
After some hassling the new band is:

Tony Turrell (keyboards/vocals)(ex-Fish),
Rachel Cohen - vocals,
Matthew Cohen - bass,
Dylan Thompson - guitars and vocals,
Owain Roberts - guitar,
Maria Owen - vocals and percussion,
Jake Bradford-Sharp - Drums.
First show at the Globe Cardiff 21 November.
August '09.
The Reasoning released a single called "The Chaffeur", indeed a cover from DuranDuran. You can download it here at Amazon.
They did a gig at the Fish convention with the following new people: Maria Owen - Vocals, percussion and mandolin
Scott Barnett - Acoustic guitar
Jonathan "Fred" Freeden - Piano
Jake Bradford-Sharp - Drums.

July '09.
Vinden Wylde (on drums) & Gareth Jones (excellent on vocals and keyboards) have left the band.
Vinden was a sollid drummer maybe not the most amazing drummer to watch, but he did a excellent good job and was a great guy to team up with.
Gareth added some great vocals to the band and you can say he had an absolute fabulous voice that will be missed in that sound the Reasoning layed down.
Pfoe it will be ahrd job to replace both...

The Chauffeur a DuranDuram cover will be released as single. A version of this was performed as a part of the band’s live set in April, but it has now been given a complete Reasoning makeover, and will be available as a digital download on 10 August from all major digital distributors.

May '09.
We are delighted to announce that the DVD from last October’s show at the Robin 2 in Bilston (the very first of our “Official Bootleg” series) will be on sale in the official Online Shop here from Friday 15th May: at the special credit crunch price of only £6 (inc p&p)! To keep the price so ridiculously low there’s no fancy packaging, and although we describe it as a “Bootleg”, this is a five-camera edit, and the audio and video quality are both fantastic! Feedback from those who bought it at the April gigs has been phenomenal.

The film includes the entire set: Sharp Sea, Dark Angel, Fallen Angels, Aching Hunger, Chasing Rainbows, Shadows Of The Mind, Call Me God?, Absolute Zero, Breaking The 4th Wall, How Far To Fall?, A Musing Dream and Awakening. For those of you have not been able to see us live yet, it’s a great way to experience the intensity, passion and fun that is a TR gig!

Shop “Sale”.
Sticking with the theme of value for money, we thought we’d have a Spring / Summer sale in our Online Shop (going live on Friday 15th May). Not only will you be able to purchase our live DVD for a ridiculous price, but we’ve reduced the prices of both editions of Dark Angel, and also of our first album, Awakening.

So this was the latest album that got some very good reviews!

A fantastic trailer.

Release date 6th October and release party 6th of September; London the Royal George.

John Mitchel (Arena, IQ, It's Bites, Frost, The Urban) is busy with the mix of the new darker album!

A special edition is now on pre-sale. This will take the form of a 1,000 run pressing which will include the album plus a bonus DVD. On the DVD will be the "making-of", plus some on-the-road footage...and some little extras.
A double review of Dark Angel you can find here.

More dates (also supporting Fish) you can here at their MySpacePage or at their new looking website.

The Dutch Tour was wonderful:

Picture by Jaak Geebelen.

More info and pictures on this page.

Dutch interview by Michiel Scheijen.

So for all the Dutch fans an interview of Io-Pages you can find here &
Part II
Thanks to Io-Pages.

 

Classic Rock Magazine: "The Reasoning, a new six piece whose debut Awakening must surely set them up as one of the brightest hopes for the future." "The Reasoning are beginning to make a name for themselves on the touring circuit, with reports that they pack a serious punch live." The Musician Union Magazine: "The Reasoning are a stunning six piece progressive rock outfit who have risen in a very short space of time to supporting Marillion and generating impressive sales of this CD." "A confident debut that oozes talent and fun." www.thereasoning.com. Photo by Paul Harries. More excellent reviews here (in English, Dutch, French & German). NEW: Introduction of Owain Roberts the new guitarist. Pictures from their previous Tours + Reviews.

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"The Reasoning" formed in August 2005 after Matthew Cohen (Bass) left the progressive rock giants, Magenta, in July 2005. He has played all over the world with Magenta including the USA, Mexico and Europe where they gained a large fan base and rave reviews wherever they went. He was also one of the key-promotors of ProgAid (where he met Rachel Jones ;-).
After he met Dylan Thompson they decided to start a new band. Zoe-Marie Davies was their first singer, but in July '06, replaced by Rachel Jones (ex-Karnataka) and Rhys Jones (also ex-Magenta) was the first drummer, but replaced by Steve Hughes (Kino, The Enid, Whimwise and Big Big Train) (September '06):

Dylan Thompson - Lead Vocals, Rhythm Guitar, Lead Guitar;

Matthew Cohen - 6 string Bass Guitar and Bass Pedals;

Lee Wright - Lead Guitar and Rhythm Guitar;

Vinden Wylde - Drums

Rachel Jones - (ex-Karnataka - ProgAid) - Lead Vocals and Percussion;

Gareth Jones - Keyboards Lead and Backing Vocals.

"BIG" Dave Parsons Road Manager / Chief Tech
Danny Mayo PR To The Reasoning.

They're currently in the process of writing and recording their debut album which is due for release in February 2007.

Awakening is the the name of the debut album.
Track Listing:

1. Awakening
2. Chasing Rainbows
3. Playing The Game
4. Aching Hunger
5. Chasing Rainbows
6. Sacred Shape
7. Fallen Angels
8. Shadows Of The Mind
9. Within Cold Glass

Session musicians on the album are:

Liz Prendergast ( Blue Horses) - violins & mandolins(9)

Steve Rothery (Marillion)- guitar solo (9)

 

Matthew.	Matthew, Dylan & Lee.	Rachel.

Hey Nick,
So great to hear from you sir. ..... I am very busy with my new band, The Reasoning. We are currently recording demo songs for the album and things are coming on very nicely. I also have the original Magenta drummer, Rhys, on board with me too, so that is cool. We are doing a more rock thing but with prog influences/ We will be more like Coheed and Cambria, Amplifier and Pure Reason Revolution.
Matthew.

Good luck dear friend,
Nick!

 

You wanna hear 3 amazings song? Click here and take care you don't faint away!

Dylan, Matthew & Lee.	Gareth.	Vinden.

Please visit their sites:
The Reasoning.
www.myspace.com/thereasoninguk.

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News 20th of November 2007:

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Crikey! I can't believe it has been one whole month since we last spoke! Apologies for that, but I do have a good excuse, honestly. For the past 30-odd days, I have been holed up in my studio with the band, beavering away on the latest tunes for our 2nd album Dark Angel. Everything is very exciting right now, and I love the material we have been coming up with. There seems to be a natural flow happening – with the music itself and also as far as our writing methods are concerned. On Awakening we were trying to find our feet as writers [and as musicians!], exploring the directions in which the music took us. This time around, however, the music has literally been flooding from within us…and it's taught us a lot about who we are as a group of writers and performers.

So far we have written about 13 tracks, although not all of these will make the final cut. I am very happy to confirm that we have a definite 7 in the bag which are ready to rock – and these will certainly define the album. There are several more writing sessions scheduled for this month – and by December we will definitely have completed tracks for this release – plus a great deal of additional material for future use, too!

For those of you who'd like a sneaky preview of a few "working" song titles, the following are for you [in no particular order!] –

1 - Dark Angel
2 - Breaking The Fourth Wall
3 - How Far To Fall?
4 - Sharp Sea
5 - A Musing Dream
6 - Call Me God?
The 7th track is called "Song 7" at the moment, so watch this space!

What do the tracks sound like? On the whole, this album is a lot darker – and rather heavier, too – although [as always], we remain true to our core emphasis on melody and vocals. I'm sure you won't be disappointed - Dark Angel rocks in all the right places, and we can't wait to play it for you. More news on that subject matter as it happens.

Other news…We have a gig with the wonderful Classic Rock Society on the 24thNovember at Montgomery Hall in Wath-Upon-Dearne near Rotherham. This is going to be a very special gig for many reasons and we hope you are able to attend. We shall be performing the Awakening album in its entirety [and in the CD running order] for what will be the last time in a very long while. We will also be performing a song that myself, Dylan and Rachel wrote for Chris Hudson, entitled "I'll Be Waiting". Chris is a talented, young and up and coming vocalist, who has huge potential. We've thoroughly enjoyed working with him, and I just know that you'll love the track! In short, this gig will be a true one-off, so don't miss it! Since this is our last show before Christmas, we have decided to make it our "Xmas Extravaganza", so do come full of festive spirit, ready to celebrate a year that has been amazing for us in many ways – not least due to your love and support. See you very soon and speak to you even sooner. Take care, be good and stay in touch. 2008 is approaching fast and it promises to be even better than 2007. If that is at all possible….

Love and regards,

Matthew, Rachel, Dylan, Lee, Gareth, Vinden, BIG Dave, Nick and Comet The Cat xxxxxxxxx

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News 23th of April 2008:
Lee Wright left the band!
He needs more space or kids and family... and is unable to go on tour and fill in his father role.
Mmm that's a pitty. Lee is an excellent guitarist and a fine man.
But Matthew found a replacement for the Dutch tour, guitarist Jay MacDonald from the BlueHorses.

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The Point at Cardif, 25th of February.
Favourite pose of Matthew.	vocals & keyboards; Gareth.
More Pictures here. Rachel Lee & Gareth. Picture by Adrian the Rock.

Tour dates:

27th December 2007 The 12 Bar, Swindon Supporting Blaze Bayley
17th January 2008 The Limelight, Crewe Supported by Mr So & So
18th January 2008 The Point, Cardiff Supported by Breathing Space
19th January 2008 The Riga Bar, Southend-On-Sea Supported by Touchstone
20th January 2008 The Robin 2, Bilston, Nr Wolverhampton Supported by Breathing Space
15th March 2008 Montgomery Hall, Wath-Upon-Dearne, Rotherham Supported by Gina Dootson
!6 March Rotherham; acoustic set.

22nd May 2008 P60, Amstelveen, The Netherlands Supported by Mangrove
23rd May 2008 De Nieuve, Heerlen, The Netherlands Support S.C.A.R. (Jack Pisters/ Avalon)
24th May 2008 Metropool, Hengelo, The Netherlands Supported by Mangrove

NEW January 2008:
Pictures from their January Tour + Reviews.

Sunday July 20th 2008 Cambridge Rock Festival.
With Marillion & Andy Fairweather-Low (Roger Waters guitarist & Eric Clapton &&...).
More info here.
They've planned some gigs in the U.K. after the summer break, a list with upcoming gigs and a few dates with dear uncle Fish you can find on this page.

Mr. Steve Rothery had some fun on the Cambridge Rock festival with the Reasoning. He joined them to play "Within Cold Glass".
Owain Roberts, the new guitarist of the Reasoning made his maiden trip on this festival.

Owain Roberts (the new guitarist), Matthew & Steve Rothery.
Dark angel a double review (oct '08).
A live review on this site (oct '08).

A review from the whole festival, with Touchstone, Breathing Space, The Reasoning, Mostly Autumn and a band called Marillion you can find a Tim's place.

An small interview with the new guitarist Owain Roberts you can find here.

www.myspace.com/The Reasoning.

Live “Bootleg” DVD

The live bootleg DVD from last October’s show at the Robin 2 in Bilston (the final date of the Dark Angel tour) is nearly finished and will be on sale at the April gigs at a special credit crunch price! Entitled “Live and Untrousered in Bilston 2008” the DVD contains the entire Robin 2 show with 5 different camera angles. More details on price and track listing will be announced soon, but it is looking great and will certainly highlight how much fun the band have together on stage.

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