RPWL.
NEWS JAN 2011:
Review "Beyond Man and Time".
Release date 9 March 2012.
The first concept album by Germany's art rock giants will see the daylight early March.
There will be a limited bonus edition of 2.000 pieces that includes an audiobook.
Beyound Man and Time is a musical journey through the world outside of Platon's cave. "The Great goal is to open eyes, look futher, see more, and see differently. Words that everybody approves of are not going to lead to progress. We call that "dreadlock of the spirit". Too many approaches of our time disapear in the void of equal - the conformist.
This piece does not want to be conformist - actuelly, the exact opposite. It's a plea for original thinking, for dissent, for liberation.
A plas
No poetry
No science"
Yogi Lang.
December 2011:
Kalle:
At this point, I also want to present you the title of the album: BEYOND MAN AND TIME. It is indeed a real concept album with a continous story – different to WORLD THROUGH MY EYES or THE RPWL EXPERIENCE, that only had a common theme. But I don’t want to reveal more about the story at this point.
I’m very much looking forward to the upcoming tour through Europe, which is going to start in mid-April and which will lead us through half Europe.
I hope that you’re also excited about the new RPWL Album BEYOND MAN AND TIME, and that we’ll at least meet again on tour!!
Kalle Wallner
Tour dates 2012.
Jan 2011:
Interview with Yogi Lang.
New: Interview with Kalle & Yogi (April 2010).
News 2010:
Yogi Lang Solo!!!!
With a great album called "No Decoder"!
Chris Postl leaving RPWL.
Unfortunately we and our bass player Chris Postl will be parting ways due personal reasons.
We're feeling very sorry for having to go on without Chris, but we wish him - expecially for his solo project Parzivals Eye - all the best and hope that we will keep in touch.
For the upcoming shows we were lucky enough to find and appropriate replacement with Werner Taus, who is an Austrian bass player and singer.
Yogi Lang: Soloalbum „No Decoder“
We’re proud to announce to you as the very first ones to know, that Yogi’s
Soloalbum is almost finished and ready for its release. This is what he
wrote to you:
„Kalle and Chris have already been releasing their solo-pieces. With my
following Album ‚No Decoder’ I will be providing the last mosaic piece to
this special something that represents the RPWL sound. I’m very proud that I
had a really great band in the studio for the recordings: Our good old
friend Manni Müller on drums, Guy Pratt (Pink Floyd, Roxy Music) on bass
guitar and Torsten Weber (The Doors of Perception) on guitars. Of course I
also have lots of guests like for example Anne de Wolff (violin) or Domi
(singer of Lazuli) and many others. Be excited, the album will be released
on the 5th of November 2010.
Best wishes from the studio,
Yogi“
Read more about Yogi Lang at this place.
RPWL: As announced in February, Metal Mind Productions will release the first DVD of German masters of ambitious rock - RPWL!
Metal Mind Productions has released “The RPWL Live Experience” on 15th June in Europe and 14th July in USA (via MVD).
See below for more info 9 out of 10 stars!!!
German band started as a Pink Floyd cover band. Violet District was recorded before they started as RPWL.
Clearly influenced by Yes, Genesis, Steve Hackett, Pink Floyd and by them self. Nice harmonies,
gilmouresque guitar-work, psychedelic keyboards and moog synthesizers accompanied by bass and
drums. The booklets of their ceedees are really professional and of course their music too.
Live they set down an excellent gig, with projections, great musician expertise and a lot
of fun.
God Has Failed ('00) is a really great album (in the mood of Wish You Where Here):
Phil Paul Rissettio - drums,
Chris Posti - bass,
Karlheinz Wallner - guitars,
Yogi Lang- vocals & keyboards.
In the meantime they did a lot of concerts with sometimes a cover of Pink FLoyd, Cymbaline,
Welcome To The Machine, Dogs and floydian intermezzo's referring to Ummagumma, Atom Heart
Mother and sometimes a link to Sorrow.
One of the highlights, i sadly missed, seemed to be a double concert with
Mostly Autumn
in the Netherlands, another great promising band.
Trying to kiss the Sun ('02):
Phil Paul Rissettio - drums,
Stephan Ebner - bass,
Karlheinz Wallner - guitars,
Andreas Werntaler - keyboards,
Yogi Lang - vocals & keyboards,
Additional musicians:
Chris Postl - bass,
Stephan Caron - coral sitar.
Listen to "I don't know (what it's like)" and it will bring a big smile on your face. It sounds like "I don't know
(what i like in your Wardrobe)" of the good old Genesis, but then totally different. The
title track is strong and if you not convinced by that; listen to Home Again.
The Floydian influence is still present also elements of Camel (and Colin Bass), Porcupine Tree and even Mostly Autumn
i would say.
Try one of these albums and you'll run to the store again to buy the other too. ;-)
A promo ceedee called Trying To Kiss the Sun Tour ('02) was made and is sold out ;-(
Including the song Cymbaline.
Stock is a "new" album with a wonderful cover of Syd Barretts Opel. Including a dvd
with some additional info.
Listen to The Way It Is, close your eyes and you'll think that this a the new Pink
Floyd, but then the keyboard section begins and you be amazed again; Is this the forgotten
bonus track "On Selling By The Pound"???
The Gentle Art Of Swimming is another highlight of this ceedee, just like Forgive me
(part 3) is this Snowy White who makes than beautiful guitar sound or is it Karlheinz Wallner, again?
So you there, Pink Floyd-affiniciadoos, don't save your money; spent it on this one!
Phil Paul Rissettio - drums,
Stephan Ebner - bass,
Karlheinz Wallner - guitars,
Andreas Werntaler - keyboards,
Yogi Lang - vocals & keyboards,
Additional musicians:
Chris Postl - bass,
Conny K. - vocals.
They had a wonderful gig in Verviers last night (21-3-'03). The last show with the Swedish
band Ritual; 4 handsome enthusiastic guys (style; Flowerkings, Pendragon and Yes).
RPWL started their show very impressive with Opel (yes indeed a song of Syd Barrett)
(including the liquid projections and quadraphonic soundsystem). Yogi and his band members had a wonderful time,
they enjoyed it and so did the audience of people in the age of 40+ (I was one of
the youngsters ;-).
Althrough they had enough own awesome good songs they did together with Ritual back on stage an
a cover from Peter Gabriel;
Games without Frontiers, again accompanied with film projections. Before that there was
a minute absolute silence for peace.
Political and musical a correct band!
Great concert with excellent floydian spheres.
Althrough I'm very keen to see Mostly Autumn in Verviers in June, I think this will be the
highlight of 2003.
They did a marvelous gig in Spain in August 2004. Together with Mostly Autumn they did the
best Pink Floyd song ever; Comfortably Numb.
Later than previously planned, the new longplayer by RPWL will be out:
World Through My Eyes is released on January 24th. The reason for the
delay is the lavish special edition of this album which will be a hybrid SACD.
This edition offers the complete material of “World Through My Eyes“ with a 5.1
mix (playable in stereo on all common CD players) as well as a ten minute bonus
track and an extended booklet – this means much more value for only relatively
more money since this special edition is only a little bit more expensive than
the standard edition of the album.
Yogi Lang : vocals, keyboards
Karlheinz Wallner : guitars
Phil Paul Rissettio : drums
Stephan Ebner : bass
Ray Wilson : guestvocals on "Roses"
Vipo Maat : guitars
Christl Postl : bass
Asif Ali : sarangi
Rlaf Metzler : piano
Benedikt Just : sound design
Mark Anderton : choir
Karan, Yashasvi, Arunesh, Pramod, Akram, Saurabh, Seher, Shaslhi, Kamlesh and Shardama :
Indian choir.
Review of world through my Eyes
and a new interview with Yogi!
LIVE - START THE FIRE.
2 CDs packed with live-recordings
from the
"World Through My Eyes"-Tour 2005.
(including "Rockpalast TV-performance" feat. Ray Wilson).
RELEASE-DATE: 14.10.2005.
RPWL-webshop.
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CD 1
01. Sleep
02. Start The Fire
03. Who Do You Think We Are
04. Day On My Pillow
05. Roses (feat. Ray Wilson)
06. Not About Us (feat. Ray)
07. The Gentle Art Of Swimming
08. Wasted Land
09. Crazy Lane
10. Trying To Kiss The Sun
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CD 1
01. World Through My Eyes
02. Opel
03. Cymbaline
04. Welcome To The Machine
05. I Don't Know
06. Hole In The Sky
07. New Stars Are Born
(complete studio version, bonustrack)
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Soundsamples
Roses (feat. Ray Wilson)
The Gentle Art Of Swimming
Day On My Pillow
More sound samples at heir website:
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An awesome album... what more must I say? For me the cd has a few great covers and links to their roots.
Genesis is coming by, not alone by covering "Not About Us" (written by Mike Rutherford, Tony Banks, Ray Wilson) and
featuring Ray Wilson,
but also in few
flashbacks, such as in "Who Do You Think You Are", and that's real nicely done!
Think the RPWL fans will like that
extremely well, I do, that's for sure.
Ray Wilson can be heard of the catchy single "Roses", another highlight.
Side two begins with a "World Through My Eyes", a wonderful Pink Floydish version, real creepy. And the
next three songs are Pink Floyd covers, including the long a waited Cymbaline.
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RPWL got enough splendid own material to play, so as we
can hear on their four studio albums, so these
covers are as gift to their fans, who'll probably Pink Floyd & Genesis fan too.
The cd ends with a studio bonus track "New Stars Are Born", a great song that breathe
the spirit of the beautiful Floydian live recordings. Absolute madness...
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Close your eyes and let the imagines of the projections float through your head...
If you like Pink Floyd and or Genesis, or if you're looking out to see David Gilmour
perform, then this album is absolute "a must have". I almost would say that I'll pay your
money back if you don't agree...
Thought that the cd "World Through My Eyes" was one of the Top albums of 2005, but RPWL
have beaten themselves with this live release.
Left:
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NEWS
January 2005:
For a long time it was just a rumour but now it is confirmed. "Ancient" bass player Chris Postl is back with RPWL. Already Postl will take over the bass part as well as backing vocals with the WDR "Rockpalast" concert at Bonn
on Tuesday, March 8th. He got the part at short notice from Stefan Ebner, who has left the band. He will also play
the complete spring tour and later gigs, too.
"Welcome back, Chris!"
They're working on a dvd, with some unexpected bonus material...
And... maybe some solo ideas will get reality: Yogi, Karl and Chris! So watch out this or their site.
They played at the Pink Floyd Day in the Zoetermeer as main act. Sorry that I missed you guys, I was at
Odin Dragonfly and Fish gig, just 30 miles to the South; Rotterdam. Gonna see you in Loreley!
And yeah what a surprised the original Line Up:
Rissottio, Phil Paul - drums,
Postl Chris - bass
Wallner, Karlheinz - guitars,
Lang, Yogi - vocals & keyboards with
Markus Jehle - keyboards.
This was the setlist, hope it is complete:
Sleep,
Start the fire,
3 lights,
Day on my pillow
Gentle art of swimming"
Trying to kiss the sun
God has failed
Hole in the sky
Let there be more light
Cymbaline
Opel (Syd Barret)
Biding my time
Welcome to the machine
Murder (Gilmour) and
Home again.
We'd like to announce our forthcoming special album: "9"
(release: 9th of September 2007)
"9" is a compilation including 5 previously unreleased live songs and 4 brandnew solo songs from Yogi Lang, Chris Postl, Manni Müller and Kalle Wallner, recorded together by the band. Those studio-tracks are representing the different influences in the band.
"9" will be released in a limited edition of 999 CDs and will be only available in our own Shop.
part 1: "Live"
1. Trying To Kiss The Sun
performed by Lang, Wallner, Postl, Jehle, Müller
2. 3 Lights
performed by Lang, Wallner, Postl, Jehle, Müller
3. Let There Be More Light (Waters)
performed by Lang, Wallner, Postl, Jehle, Rissettio
4. Tell Me Why
performed by Lang, Wallner, Postl, Jehle, Müller
5. Home Again
performed by Lang, Wallner, Postl, Jehle, Rissettio
Part 2: "Works"
Solo-Songs von Manni Müller, Chris Postl, Yogi Lang und Kalle Wallner. Jedoch von RPWL zusammen eingespielt.
1. Someone Else
(Kalle Wallner)
2. Release Me
(Manni Müller, er singt auch die Lead-Stimme)
3. '48
(Yogi Lang)
4. Another Day
(Chris Postl)
The RPWL Experience ('08).
Yogi Lang: vocals, keyboards
Karlheinz Wallner: guitars, backing vocals
Chris Postl: bass guitars, backing vocals
Manni Müllner: drums, backing vocals
Tracklist:
1. Silenced 9:52
2. Breath In, Breath Out 3:52
3. Where Can I Go? 7:19
4. Masters of War 6:17
5. This is Not a Prog Song 5:35
6. Watch Myself 6:00
7. Stranger 8:32
8. River 7:52
9. Choose What You Want to Look at 5:04
10. Turn Back the Clock 6:37
Reviews, interviews and news you can find at my MySpaceBlog.
An excellent new fresh album. RPWL is on new course and i can tell you it's Spitze Klasse!
Highly Recommended!
RPWL live is:
Yogi Lang - vocals and keyboards
Kalle Wallner - guitars and backing vocals
Marc Turiaux - drums
Markus Jehle - keyboards &
Chris Postl - bass and backing vocals.
with;
Lenie - lights and videos &
Michiel - sound.
Dutch Review
by Michiel Scheijen 3/12.
New Pictures from de nieuwe Nor 01-10-2008.
And more
Live reviews + photo's; The Reasoning, Marillion, Gazpacho,
Mostly Autumn, PBII, Pure Reason Revolution, Magenta & RPWL.
The RPWL Live Experience” (dvd june 2009).
Home again
The DVD also features an interview with Yogi Lang and Kalle Wallner, “Breathe In, Breathe Out” video clip, Tour Footage 2006 (incl. Sleep Demo Version), photo gallery, desktop images, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround sound and much more! “The RPWL Live Experience” will be available in the following formats: DVD, 2CD, and in a limited DVD+2CD edition.