A Kind of Alchemy

A Kind of Alchemy
Studio album by byron
Released 23 October 2009
Recorded Real Sound & Vision by Victor Panfilov
Genre Progressive rock, art rock, neo-progressive rock
Length 63:10
Label A&A Records
Producer byron and A&A Records
byron chronology

Forbidden Drama
(2007)		 A Kind of Alchemy
(2009)		 Perfect
(2011)

A Kind of Alchemy is the second studio album from the alternative/progressive rock band byron. Released on 23 October 2009 at The Silver Church Club in Bucharest.[1] It contains two singles, "Diggin' a Hole" and "King Of Clowns".[2]

Music

A Kind Of Alchemy contains blues, progressive and funk influences. Dan Byron said that "the mood is nocturnal, rather intimate, sometimes playful or even exuberant", and the album as a whole deals with the "process of creation, ranging from madness to zen".[3] One part of the album has an extra sensitivity, another part is more aggressive, with a clear rhythm section.[4]

Track listing

Original release
All songs written by Dan Byron except as indicated.
No. TitleMusic Length
1. "The Night"  Dan Byron 5:34
2. "Zeitgeist"  Dan Byron 4:38
3. "Diggin' a Hole"  Dan Byron 3:02
4. "War"  Dan Byron 5:10
5. "A Little Bit Deranged"  Dan Byron 3:37
6. "I Don't Want To Entertain You"  Dan Byron 3:48
7. "A Poem Without an End"  Dan Byron 7:44
8. "King Of Clowns"  Dan Byron 4:56
9. "The Song That Never Was"  6fingers 3:23
10. "Sirens"  Dan Byron 3:51
11. "Vitruvian Man"  Dan Byron 3:52
12. "The Alchemist"  Dan Byron 4:09
13. "Blinded By Sunshine"  Dan Byron 4:13
14. "A Peaceful Mind"  Dan Byron 4:53
Total length:
 63:10

Personnel

byron
Additional musicians
Production

References