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The ANABASIS, the progressive rock collaborative of Barry Thompson (music) and George Andrade (words), announce that Jimmy Keegan will record drums for the band’s long-awaited sophomore release, The Battle – An Opioid Story, a rock opera written to benefit the Edwina Martin House in Brockton, MA.

In these unprecedented times it's very easy to be sucked down into the vortex of darkness that lurks within the human mind. When we are threatened with bodily harm or death there is a primal survival instinct, as ancient as the human species itself, that kicks in whether we realize it or not. Witness the irrational hoarding of toilet paper in the United States as a clear example of the mass psychosis brought on by life-altering events.

10t Records, the independent prog label that held such bands as Shadow Circus, Frogg Cafe, Little Atlas and many others has closed their doors for good and released all artists.  In a message sent to the bands on the label, Steve Carroll lamented the costs of doing business in the current environment and technical challenges due to a server crash.

"Life is like a box of chocolates....you never know what you're going to get."  -Forrest Gump

And so it was for this project.   We never knew what we were going to get.  Sometimes that's a bad thing, but sometimes it's a good thing.  Or a great thing! As we built the album, we sought world-class musicians who could deliver the kind of performances that would not soon be forgotten.
 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  

October 24, 2011  The ANABASIS, Featuring Ryo Okumoto, Release Debut CD, BACK FROM BEING GONE, on 10T Records

Charleston, SC – October 24, 2011  (10T Records) - 10T Records is thrilled to announce the pending release of the full length debut concept CD by The ANABASIS, entitled Back From Being Gone, on November 22, 2011, with an official street date of January 17, 2012.