Year : 2018 (Japan Edition)
Style : Melodic Hard Rock , AOR
Country : Sweden
Audio : 320 kbps + all scan + Video
Size : 127 mb
Bio:
Creye is a brand new Swedish supergroup created by Andreas Gullstrand. The genre is melodic rock with a touch of 80's retro. And only the sky is the limit!The idea of Creye was born in Malmö, Sweden in early 2015.After many years of playing in different bands, guitarist & songwriter Andreas Gullstrand felt that it was time to turn it all up a notch.The vision was to start a new Swedish supergroup that would take you on a journey right back to the glory-full days of the eighties, both musically and visually on stage.After spending nearly two months just experimenting with the sound of the band, Andreas settled on what could best be described as a slick melodic rock sound with a touch of 80's retro wave in the mix.Since there were no room for errors, the decision to hire studio musicians for the first song was made almost immediately. He also didn't want anyone interfering with the songwriting and creative process.The most crucial part was finding a singer with the right voice for this. A singer that not only had a great voice, but also the ability to put som heart and feeling into it. And after only a few days of searching Andreas came across this youtube video of Alexander Strandell singing the debut single "Moving on" by his band Art nation on Swedish Idol. And it just completely blew his mind.The next day Alexander was asked if he would be interested in singing on the debut song for Creye and the rest is history.With one of the best singers in Sweden on-board Andreas felt that he could finally proceed with his plans for the band. He then contacted producer and keyboard player Erik Wiss to kind of make sure that he was going in the right direction with this and also to push him out of his comfort-zone. Erik and Andreas had worked together previously and had a great creative chemistry between them.With about five songs written, Andreas and Erik both agreed that Never Too Late would be the perfect debut for Creye!As the recording grew closer Andreas still hadn't found a suiting drummer or a bass player. And this was really becoming a fast growing issue. But one day out of the blue Alexander contacted him, asking if everything was going okay. And if he had musicians enough to record everything. And he suggested that Andreas would consider using the then new drummer in Art nation to do the job.As it turned out Carl Tudén was a prodigy to say the least. Having won the Swedish drum championship the previous year. This guy was more than qualified for the job.Due to the fact that both Alexander and Carl were located in Gothenburg it was decided that drums and vocals would be recorded at the highly recommended Top Floor studios that’s located right in the heart of Gothenburg. Jakob Hermann who owns the place is well known all over the world for his amazing recording and arranging skills.And the work he did on both the drum & vocal parts just took Never Too Late to an whole other level.As for the bass part it was actually Erik that suggested Linus Abrahamson. Linus has previously played with great bands like Andromeda and Freak kitchen. And a more well prepared and professional musician would be hard to find. He actually saved Creye nearly half a day of studio-time doing the whole thing in three takes. Two of them being soundcheck and arranging takes.To make sure everything was played to perfection even on the guitar parts Andreas felt that it could be a interesting learning experience to actually hire a studio-musician even for that. Just to see how a session guitarist would play it.And there were only one guy that was good enough for the job.That guy was Andrée Theander from the Theander Expression.What came back from Andrée was a very good guitar arrangement to say the least.So it's actually both Andreas and Andrée that's playing the rhythm guitar parts on Never Too Late.The very last thing that was tracked were the vocal harmonies. Since already half of Art nation was involved in Creye Andreas asked Christoffer Borg as well. Christoffer is actually (besides from playing guitar in Art nation) the singer of the AOR band Taste. And is a very talented singer indeed.And his voice worked very well for the harmony parts.With all the bits and pieces in place Erik mixed the whole thing and Thomas Plec did the mastering. The end result was just flawless!This is just the beginning of the Swedish Supergroup Creye!
Album:
Frontiers Music has thrilled us with the announce of the upcoming release of the self-titled debut album from one of the world’s hottest Melodic Rock / AOR newcomers, CREYE.Although the album is not out until 12th October, this Japanese advanced edition will appear tomorrow, including a bonus track.Creye was put together by Grand Design guitarist Andreas Gullstrand in early 2015. After playing in different bands over the years, Andreas felt that it was time to turn it up a notch. His vision was to start a new Swedish AOR / rock&pop sensation that would take listeners on a journey back to the glory days of the '80s, both musically and visually.After spending time experimenting with the sound of the band, he settled on what can be described as a slick melodic rock sound with a strong '80s retro feel in the mix.Creye debuted in late 2016 with the single ‘Never Too Late’, which caused an immediate stir in the international AOR scene with outstanding reviews and immediate talk of the band potentially being the ‘next big thing’ to come out of Sweden.In March 2017, the three song EP ‘Straight To The Top’ was released and featured here at 0dayrox, showcasing a more mature and evolved sound. Andreas continued working on the songwriting and crafting of new, more ambitious melodic rockers with thoughts of what would eventually become the band’s self-titled debut in mind.While Creye’s music is clearly influenced by the classy sounds of the '80s, Andreas is no stranger to more modern production techniques. “I’m personally a '90s kid, so I guess the '80s was still pretty relevant in mainstream media and pop culture when I was growing up,” he said.“But something has always been very appealing to me about the '80s for as long as I can remember and that is subconsciously expressed through the music. To sum it up, we’re more just reintroducing the components of an '80s styled song to a 2018 production with our own touch to it rather than trying to actually write a '80s song”.If you are into bands such as Work Of Art, Art Nation, One Desire, Grand Design and early H.E.A.T, then you will love Creye's self-titled debut.This is timeless Scandi melodic rock with a polished, pristine production and melodies to die for.
Line Up:
Robin Jidhed - Vocals
Andreas Gullstrand - Lead Guitar
Fredrik Joakimsson - Rythm Guitar
Gustaf Örsta - Bass
Joel Rönning - Keyboards
Arvid Filipsson - Drums
Tracklist:
01. Holding On
02. Nothing To Lose
03. Different State Of Mind
04. Never Too Late
05. All We Need Is Faith
06. Miracle
07. Christina
08. Straight To The Top
09. Love Will Never Die
10. Still Believe In You
11. City Lights
12. Desperately Lovin’
13. A Better Way
14. Straight To The Top (Acoustic Version) (Japan Bonus Track)
+ Video "Different State Of Mind" (Official Video)
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