Releasedate: 27-01-2023
The One is a bandproject by the dutch musician/producer Timothy van der Holst. Growing up in the 80’s listening to the records of Yes, King Crimson & Genesis he was infected by the magic of these prog bands. He described his music as atmospheric prog in the spirit of the great bands of the 70’s with a good melodic and rhythmic sensibility.
Together with the British musician/lyricist Frank ‘Fish’ Ayers he started writing new music in his studio for his first album. Playing most instruments by himself, but with a great help of the Dutch guitar player Edwin in ‘t Veld and British singer Max Gilkes he developed his sound in his studio. For some of the music he asked the help of American guitarplayer Fernando Perdomo, dutch guitarplayer Luca Giordano and singer Maarten Teekens.
Frank ‘Fish’ Ayres literally wrote the lyrics in a whirlwind manner. Timothy would send him the music and within a blink of an eye the words to each song were created. Plus every song text was written early in the morning, hence- Sunrise.
The result is the album “Sunrise”.
This album is a sonic tale about a person of science who dares to wave his logical fist at his experience of reality. Having dived into the complex web of string theories and nearly drowning in the seductive ocean of quantum physics, his sanity is held by a thread when he realises that falling in love and falling out of love are faster than the speed of light. Like an actor forgetting his lines, the theatre lights of a relationship freezes him in a dream- like reality where he looks into the eyes of Amon-Ra. Faith or facts? The answers rise with the Sun and his day has been reborn.
Tracklist:
01 The Thoughts Of Light 03:32
02 Time Out 05:47
03 The Past Haunts Again 08:56
04 Remember 03:30
05 Lets Laugh 05:52
06
Between You And Me 04:35
07 The Time Stands Still 02:59
08
Sunrise 05:14
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Album review quotes:
"Sunrise" by The One is full of great progressive symphonic rock songs that sound like music to my ears and I can highly recommend this disc to anyone who loves these types of music.”
New Underground Music 4/4
“Atmospheric conceptual debutalbum from the Dutch band The One with a few guitar-based progrock songs. The One gives the best inkling to the future”
Keys And Chords 4/5
“The entire musical history of symphony is given an ode here by the varied range of music.”
Rockportaal
“The music of The One is pleasant to listen to, is well composed and is performed excellently.”
Aardschok 60/100
“A pleasant mix of heavy riffs, sometimes contrary rhythms, wonderful old-fashioned keyboard playing, beautiful guitar parts and well-groomed vocals provide yet another but well-deserved nod to the 70s.”
Progwereld
"‘Sunrise’ by The One proves to be another bull’s-eye for Construction Records.”
White Room Reviews
“Fans of old school prog will certainly get their money's worth with this.”
IO Pages
“The One is a very interesting new rising star in the progressive rock firmament.”
Rock Tribune 8,5/10
“The atmospheric prog rock on The One's "Sunrise" album could just be the soundtrack to a 1970s rock musical. Highly recommended for fans of vintage prog rock."
Snoozecontrol
“Growth record. Because the more you play this record, the more it starts to grow.”
Mania
"The prog fans, who can't get enough of the 70's prog sound, should absolutely get this album because we are dealing with a great Dutch prog project here!"
Bluestown Music
“Excellent melodic progressive rock with great guitar picking and it is a shame that this album is rather short, I would gladly have listened to a couple of more tracks from The One."
Background Magazine 3+/4
“Sunrise sounds refreshingly modern and catchy, is complex without being too high-minded, and of course offers the beloved guitar solos and keyboard. A strong disc!”
Empire Magazine (GER)
“Given this very promising debut, I look forward to the continuation and further development of this band-project.”
DPRP 7/10
“This band sound has the potential to grow the foursome into a "classic" prog band. Do yourself a favor and get this album.”
DA Music
“There is a classic epic in The One. I like this album.”
Lazland
“At a concise 40 minutes, 'Sunrise' provides an enjoyable listening experience with no lulls or skippable tracks. We encourage listeners to tune in for a taste of this impressive debut.”
ProgRadio 4/5
"We feel a lot of talent, melodic sense and a lot of compositional intelligence in their music. One of the best new bands heard lately. Excellent."
Highlands Magazine
