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Festival News: Quantum Fantay, Fibonacci Sequence To Perform At ProgDay 2011

Posted on Monday, March 28 @ 23:00:00 UTC by nightowl

Catching up on a pair of ProgDay announcements, we start with: Quantum Fanta Lands at ProgDay 2011!

One of the world's foremost space rock bands arrives at Storybook Farm to carry us far away...

Belgium's Quantum Fantay was founded in 2002 when Pete Mush (keyboards) and Jaro (bass) decided to form a band that would "change the city of Lokeren forever!" It became much more. With the addition of Gino Bartolini (drums) and Dario Frodo (guitar), and five albums later, Quantum Fantay has evolved to be an important contributor to the progressive rock / space rock / psychedelic scenes. Though QF has closed the first night of the Burg Herzberg Festival in Germany in front of over 7000 people, audiences in the US will best remember the band from it's wonderful appearance at NEARfest in 2009. New music has been released since, and the band is very excited to be returning to perform material that's never yet been heard in the US, as well as old favorites.

ProgDay Welcomes Fibonacci Sequence!

Every now and then a band emerges on the progressive rock scene that seems to come out of nowhere to make an impression. Fibonacci Sequence is such a band. Though a two-song EP released in 2009 hinted at what was to come, it was the full-length debut Numerology that took everyone by surprise. It garnered glowing critical response and ultimately ended up on many best-of-2010 lists.

"Numerology is a fine piece of art, destined to become an instant classic..." - Dimitris Starakis, Magic Starlight 'Zine

"I would recommend Numerology to fans of heavier progressive fusion bands like Planet X, Liquid Tension Experiment and so many others. Once you hear the music, you’ll agree that the band Fibonacci Sequence should be said in the same sentences as the aforementioned bands. This is one of my favorite instrumental albums of 2010 and gets a very strong recommendation from me." - Ron Fuchs, ProgNaut

"Numerology is a whole lot of experience: it is melodic, sad, cheerful, loud, classic, but most of all Fibonacci Sequence have made a brilliant album with Numerology. Every time I listen I get surprised and find something new. Wonderful stuff...9 out of 10"

- Gert Hulshof, Dutch Progressive Rock Pages

"It's hard to think of a more impressive indie prog entry in 2010." - John Collinge, Progression Magazine

With a symphonic core wrapped in a metal framework and delivered with energetic passion, ProgDay is happy to present Fibonacci Sequence for its first festival appearance.

ProgDay is the longest running progressive rock festival in the world. ProgDay 2011 will take place on Saturday, September 3, and Sunday, September 4 at Storybook Farm in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. For more information, and to hear music from this year's bands, please visit us at www.progday.net.

[Source: ProgDay]

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