Pangaea (band)
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| Pangaea | |
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| Origin | United States |
| Genre(s) | Rock/Progressive rock |
| Years active | 1996-Present |
| Label(s) | Hargadein Music Group |
| Website | pangaea-rock.com |
| Members | |
| Andi Schenck Corey Schenck Rico Schenck Darrell Masingale Ron Poulsen |
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Pangaea are a rock band from Houston, Texas, United States. The concept for the band was to create a sound based on the classic rock and progressive rock of the past while utilizing modern sounds and styles. The idea was simple: amalgamate memorable melodies; rich harmonies; powerful rhythms, and other musical elements into compact song structures.
[edit] History
1996: In February the brothers Schenck, Andi (drums) and Corey (keyboards/guitar) founded PANGAEA with Ron Poulsen (bass) and Darrell Masingale (vocals/guitar) in Houston, Texas. For the next five months the band focused on writing and rehearsing original material. The music was a mix of the classic music of the past and cutting edge ideas of the new generation. Memorable melodies, solid rhythms, and rich harmonies are some of the features in their music. After writing over thirty songs they selected ten of the strongest for the first CD. The band recorded their debut, The Rite of Passage, with producer/musician Robert Berry (of 3 and GTR) at Soundtek Studios in Campbell, California during July and released to it to positive reviews worldwide the following winter. The band sold thousands of copies worldwide without the support of a label and managed to find radio play on college, Internet, and European stations. The songs “Time Syndrome”, “The Winds”, “September Park”, “Father”, “Hollow Dweller”, “A Gift”, “Lonely is a Place” and “Beggar’s Hand” hit the airwaves in Canada, England, Poland, Germany, France, Sweden, Israel, and the Netherlands.
1998: In the summer, PANGAEA recorded the follow up, Welcome to the Theatre... and released it early the next year through Angular Records of Germany. Again, various radio formats played many of the songs. Two tracks from the album were released on compilation CDs in Europe (“Autumn Monsoon“ and “The Hobo, The Dog, & The Moon“), which led to a European tour invitation. Andi’s track “The White Shaman”, which was inspired on his trip of Native American historical sites, was distributed as a single through the Rock Art Foundation of the Pecos River Valley in Texas. In 1998 the group was on the cover of the Pink Floyd art-rock magazine Eclipsed in Europe. PANGAEA was also featured and interviewed in other magazines worldwide such as Subterranea in Chile, Empire, in Germany and Metal Hammer in both Germany and Poland. The experimental track “The Nightmare” received a “DJ mix” in Greece and hit the club circuit in 1999. Other notable songs were "The Fall of Rome" and "Dark Room" which also received airplay in Europe, Asia, South America, and North America.
2001: At the turn of the century PANGAEA completed writing music for their third CD, A Time & A Place. Just before recording began Poulsen left the band temporarily. The album features session musicians Steve Osborn (vocals) and Maurice Bettaglio and Robert Berry sharing bass duties. The group also recorded a compelling rendition of the Pink Floyd classic “Time” for a tribute album entitled Signs of Life. "Something Happened Yesterday", "November Sky", "Myth", and "The Human Condition" were the 'radio songs' this time around. Later that year Pangaea began performing live with singer Kirk Eller and guitarist Scott Draughon joining the Schencks and Masingale. In the summer of 2002 Rico Schenck, youngest brother to Corey and Andi, joined the band’s ranks as bass player and Poulsen returned on guitar cementing the band's lineup. A Time & A Place was released in 2003. They established themselves as a meticulous live band with songs that showcase the individual members' instrumental and vocal skills. Performances in Texas, Oklahoma, Los Angeles, San Jose, and Nashville have proven successful for the group.
2006: Most recently Pangaea has been concentrating on live performances and writing new material for a fourth album under the working-title The Not Too Distant Future. In a recent newsletter keyboardist Corey Schenck mentioned the new album would consisit of a mix of concise 'accessible' songs and two works of an epic scale. Their version of Pink Floyd’s “Time” has also been selected for another tribute project to be released in Europe late in 2006. This new quintet has an authoritative command on their music and is ready to take their music into the 21st Century.
Pangaea’s CD catalogue is available through the band and online sources in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Germany, and France.
[edit] Personnel
- Current Members:
- Andi Schenck (born June 21) - drums & percussion
- Corey Schenck (born August 6) - keyboards & guitars & backing vocals
- Erich Schenck (born May 20) - bass guitars
- Ron Poulsen (born May 8) - guitars & backing vocals
- Darrell Masingale (born December 6) - lead vocals & guitars
- Former Members:
- Steve Osborn (born September 20) - vocals & acoustic guitars (A Time & A Place)
- Maurice Bettaglio (born June 30) - bass guitars (A Time & A Place)
- Kirk Eller (born April 1) - vocals
- Scott Draughon (born March 25) - guitars
[edit] Discography
- Discography includes:
