Yesterdays (band)

Yesterdays is a Hungarian symphonic progressive rock band based in Cluj Napoca, Romania.

Its musical style has been compared to Yes, Quidam, Pat Metheny, Anna Maria Jopek, Eclipse (from Brazil), Gentle Giant, King Crimson and Genesis.(see details in the References links)

Biography

In 2004 the band won its first First Prize at the Félsziget Fesztivál's Talentum competition.

In 2006 it released their its album, Holdfénykert (Moonlit Garden) on a small Hungarian record label: Rockszerviz. This first edition was sold out in 6 months. The band played in the Netherlands at the ProgFarm Festival 2006.

In February 2007, Yesterdays and Rockszerviz Records organized the first MiniProg Festival in Budapest with two other bands: Flamborough Head from the Netherlands and ex-Yes guitarist Peter Banks' Harmony In Diversity.

After some member changes the band worked on some new songs, a 20 minutes long epic for the upcoming Colossus Magazine/Musea release The Spaghetti Epic III and on a 5 minutes progrock hit with Jonas Reingold, the bassist of The Flower Kings, for Dante's Inferno (a new Colossus/Musea project CD box)

In 2008, Holdfénykert was re-released by the famous French label, Musea Records. The CD came out as an "Enhanced and Remastered" edition, with some multimedia bonuses.

Currently the band is working on its second album.

Band members

Hanna - lead vocals
Bogáti-Bokor Ákos - guitars, keyboards, vocals
Enyedi Zsolt - keyboards
Kolumbán Zoltán - bass guitar
Murányi János - drums

Discography

2008, May: Holdfénykert (Enhanced and Remastered) - Musea Records (FGBG 4748.AR)
2006, Oct: Holdfénykert - Rockszerviz Records (rsz-001)
2004, May: A Whole Half (EP) - Author's edition

Related projects, guest appeareances

2008, Nov: Dante's Inferno (Colossus/Musea)
2008, Dec: The Spaghetti Epic III. (Colossus/Musea)
2009, Jan: Tuonen Tytar II. (Colossus/Musea)

Reviews

External links

Official website
Yesterdays entry at Progarchives