Artist description Having recorded the album Scalaria in 1998, and having performed it in numerous memorable shows, notably at Club Soda, Le Zest and D’Auteuil, OryZhein expects to record a new original album in the Fall of 2001. Scalaria was warmly welcomed in specialized critiques in Quebec and France (Voir, Longueur d’Onde), Belgium (Prog-resiste), England (Progressive Rock Society, Acid Attack), the United States (Progression) and the Netherlands (Alternate View).

Music Style Progressive Rock

Musical Influences Genesis, King Crimson, Peter Gabriel

Artist History 1994: OryZhein was born out of a school project.1996: All lyrics and music for Scalaria were composed.1998: Scalaria was recorded.2000: A new line-up for the band.2001: New album expected.

Group Members Scalaria: Benjamin Masse (guitars), Marc Douesnard (drums), Allan Kinney (keyboards), Alirio Ferreira (bass), Eric Dube (vocals)From now on: Benjamin Masse (guitars, vocals), Marc Douesnard (drums), Allan Kinney (keyboards), Simon Bernard (bass)Technical staff: Eric Dube (producer, sound technician), Eddy Masse (light technicians)

Instruments Guitars, keyboards, basses, drums, saxophones, didjeridu, bagpipes, jimbe, vocals

Albums Scalaria

Press Reviews Larry Nai, Progression Magazine :“... stand back and breathe deep: this French-Canadian quintet's debut disc is a real kicker… There's a looseness to the rhythms here, and the way they're played, that reminds me of Yes… Scalaria is an album of tremendous variety. But, oddly enough, it all seems to come from a central place, a very interesting, distinctly eccentric psyche that I hope to hear much more of.”

Location Montreal, Quebec - Canada

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