All songs on the album (except Neverland) were conceived, created, and completed from Winter 2023 through to Winter 2024.

Latest reviews here -

lazland.org/album-reviews-2025/imperial-measures-the-promise-of-morning

progressiverockcentral.com/2025/01/11/imperial-measures-the-promise-of-morning/
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released January 1, 2025

Cast and Crew -

Music - Peter
Lyrics - Peter, Kevin, Stef

Mixing/Engineering/Production/Artwork- Kevin

Keyboards/Guitars - Peter
Drums/Bass/Keyboards/Guitars/Bells/Whistles - Kevin
Vocals - Stef and Kevin

PLUS -

Bass ---

Steve Johnson (Falling)
Philippe Pansard (Persona)
Chris Branch (Waiting Game, Wages for Cages, The Promise of Morning)
Robert Williams (Running Scared)
Richard Bradley (Tinsel Town - Bonus Track)

Guitar ----

The Other Michael - (Medusa)
Darren Houghton (Neverland)
Jamie Williams (Falling, Waiting Game, The Promise of Morning)
Richard Bradley (The Promise of Morning)

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Imperial Measures are -
Peter Rand
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Composer · Musician

Kevin Hartnell
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Composer · Producer · Podcast Editor · Sound Designer · Photographer

Stefanie Kisamore
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Singer · Guitarist · Artist

Far Off Tides

Discards

Adagio

A collection of recent instrumentals and demos that haven't appeared on any other albums.
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released December 10, 2024

Music - Peter Rand

Keyboards / Guitars - Peter Rand

With great help from -

Drums
Nick DeNardo (Wired/Surface Temperature/Deeds)
Sylvio S Filho (Surrender)
Timothy Reid (Monologue)
Zempel (Until Tomorrow)
Brian Henry (Last Ride)

Bass
Rob Glass (Wired)
Igor B (Surrender)
Philippe Pansard (Surface Temperature)
Timothy Reid (Monologue)
Anton Klinkt (Until Tomorrow)

Keys
Moe Howard (Wired)

Theremin
Rob Glass (Wired)

Guitar
Francois Vingrief (Wired)
John Schilling (Wired)
Timothy Reid (Surface Temperature/Monologue/Deeds)
Scott Riley (Until Tomorrow)
Jamie Williams (Hitched to the morning star)

Deeds

Dreams of you

So Long Ago

If there is a theme to this album, it is "plus ca change" - history repeating itself, whether in matters of conflict, art, or love.
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released January 1, 2023

Thanks to all the musicians who helped this process - but also a big thank you to Ramlee Oak who provided some great vocals on four of the songs, not to mention lyrics and ideas to bring songs to life. Individual musicians are listed in the bonus items lyrics page (when you download the album)

Jan 2024 Update - "Golden Experiment" - instrumental added as a 1st anniversary gift.
Dec 2024 Update - "Worlds Apart" - added (previously Demo)

The Killing Fields of Eton

Autumn in Downland

Golden Experiment

This is our 4th instrumental album since 2021, all tracks have been produced by Nick DeNardo.

Progblog said this was "a well-conceived, beautifully realised and evocative post-rock offering based on subtly evolving short phrases".
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released November 1, 2024

Peter Rand - Music / Keyboards / Guitars / Bass
Nick DeNardo - Drums / Mixing / Mastering

With thanks to :

Bass - Jim Bryan / Chris Branch / Steve Johnson
Philippe Pansard / Peter Fischer / Rob Glass / Mario Licata
Guitars - Richard Bradley / Jamie Williams / Chris Branch

No Subject

Falling

Tinsel Town

Neverland

The Promise of Morning

Playing with Fire

Waiting Game

Resurrection

Running Scared

Tuesday's Children

Persona

All I Need

All Coloured

Half of Me

More of a soundtrack type piece, piano and some guitars in the background, sounds to me like a "scandi noir" type of thing.

The Lonely Myriad

Instrumental version of a track to come , guitars and synths.

Landlines (Instrumental)

Keys / Bass - Peter Rand Drums - Julian Knight (https://soundcloud.com/julian-knight)

North Star

Peter Rand Site

Taller Sky

Looking for some headroom - Rock. Mixed/Mastered by Richard Bradley

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Headroom

Summer Solstice

City lights
Stars burn bright
Crowds walk by
Weekend high

It's not a choice
He ever made
Speak quiet voice
in light and shade

He seems too close
Too close to home
Seems too near
Near to the bone

Passers by
Fade to white
One more night
Passes by

He asks for change
He asks for change

He asks for change

Change

Ian Tsang - Vocals / Lyrics
Peter Rand - Guitar / Music
Timothy Reid - Guitar
Kevin Hartnell - Guitar/Drums/Percussion/Glockenspiel/Vibes/Synths/FX/Mix
Philippe Pansard - Bass

Denouement

"Morality is doing what is right, no matter what you are told. Religion is doing what you are told, no matter what is right "
Written by Les Cotton and Peter Rand

Lyrics:

Hands up in the classroom for some Sunday School religion 
Teacher smiling kindly quoting parables of wisdom 
God is speaking through him of an otherworldly kingdom 
And everything that's wrong down here is righted by his system 

Hands up in the supermarket bargain basement prizes 
Chemicals and sugar coating fancy dress disguises 
Instant answers on the shelf to fit a range of sizes 
The retail gurus mark us down with money off surprises 

Give the poor contempt 
and envy to the rich 
Bow to priests and charlatans 
and burn the bloody witch 
Buy your way to heaven 
using credit card receipts 
Walk the other way past 
the scum under your feet 

Hands upon the moneybags and fingers in the pie 
The users and the usurers escape the hue and cry 
While cities sleep the city keeps a baleful open eye 
on short-term opportunities too juicy to pass by 

Hands up for the lawman and the organ grinder's monkey 
The judges free the guilty and the innocents go hungry 
While children look in vain for Jesus' picture perfect country 
The bitter pill is swallowed with a month of Ice Cream Sundays 

Let the world go by 
day by unjust day 
It's only human nature 
to keep it all this way 
Call yourself unworthy 
Worth no more than a thief 
Call yourself believer 
in a life without belief 

Hands up for the lawman and the organ grinder's monkey 
The judges free the guilty and the innocents go hungry 
While children look in vain for Jesus' picture perfect country 
The bitter pill is swallowed with a month of Ice Cream Sundays

Ice Cream Sundays

Strawberry Fool, Imaginary King, Imperial Measure, and Môr . Writes music and lyrics and all that sort of stuff. Plays keys / guitar.

Peter Rand

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