The Ghost of a Smile, by Elegant Simplicity

The Ghost of a Smile

by Elegant Simplicity

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Back in stock is the CD version of our 2019 album 'The Ghost of a Smile'. Full-colour Picture Disc, super-duper artwork. Shrink-wrapped at the factory, though willing to open it if you want it signed!

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1.	Transfiguration 07:03	info	buy track
2.	Heartbeat of the Nation 04:23	info	buy track
3.	Seeing Magic 08:16	lyrics	buy track
I always thought that magic was fake: A tool to fool the easily beguiled Yet here I am standing before you Almost disbelieving what’s right in front of me Seeing is magic And I see you Seeing is magic The unbelievable is true
4.	Avoidance of Mirrors 05:38	info	buy track
5.	Connected 01:55	info	buy track
6.	The Ghost of a Smile 11:31	info	buy track
7.	Fateful Fancification 08:49	info	buy track

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New for 2019 is this latest ELEGANT SIMPLICITY release "The Ghost of a Smile", featuring a stellar cast of additional musicians.

Not a concept album as such - though the songs are thematically linked - and all deal with magic, mystery and the unexplained. It's a very moody album with lots of interesting twist and turns. This is probably our most musically adventurous album, blending progressive rock, hard rock, folk, orchestral and new age into a melting pot of melody.

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released November 29, 2019

Line-up:

Steven McCabe - Guitars and Keyboards
Hector Ruano - Bass Guitar
Maurizio Antonini - Drums
William Stewart - Violin
Barbara Bolivar - Flute
Jim Wells - Trumpet
Jody Smith - Narration

Recorded at Propinquity Studios, UK and at various locations in France, Italy, USA and Venezuela. Mixed and Mastered between 21st May 2016 and 13th November 2019. Produced and engineered by Steven McCabe.

Artwork and layout by Steven McCabe

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Elegant Simplicity

ELEGANT SIMPLICITY is a Rock Band from the UK. That is all you need to know.

But! If you like eclectic rock that mixes elements of classic progressive rock, underground, folk, fusion, and all points in between, we might just be the band for you!

"Be yourself, everyone else is taken" ... more

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