Description
Spatium & Tempus is the debut album by Alta Forma, a project led by Antoine Fafard (guitar/bass), featuring JK Harrison (vocals) and Todd Sucherman (drums).
Having released instrumental music for more than 20 years, Spatium & Tempus is Antoine’s first album to feature a vocalist. Although the songwriting process for this project began many years before it finally reached completion, the fundamental challenge in making this music a reality was to find a singer who would fully embark and contribute to it.
JK Harrison had produced and been a co-writer and instrumentalist on Sucherman’s solo album Last Flight Home, and was introduced to Antoine by Sucherman. Willing to jump into a new challenge, Harrison provided inspired vocal tracks as well as valuable input into the lyrical and musical direction throughout the process of creating Spatium & Tempus.
The nine songs featured on Spatium & Tempus reflect Antoine’s diverse musical influences, which includes prog bands like ELP, Rush, U.K. and Yes, alongside artists who have a more jazz fusion twist to their sound, such as Steely Dan and Gino Vannelli, and classic rock bands including Cream, Led Zeppelin and The Who.
Todd Sucherman has played with Styx for over 20 years. While being an in-demand session drummer, he has won to this day nine reader’s poll awards in Modern Drummer Magazine. On Spatium & Tempus, Todd completely immersed himself into the project, bringing the powerful, precise and inventive playing he is known for.
Originally from Chicago, JK Harrison has been a close collaborator with Todd since their early years. A Grammy winner and Emmy and Golden Globe nominee, JK has produced and or collaborated with countless artists, while legends such as Bruce Springsteen, Brian Wilson and Paul Simon have praised his musical abilities. Fafard’s music catalogue features collaborations with some of the world’s most respected and influential players, including Vinnie Colaiuta, Jerry Goodman, Gavin Harrison, Gary Husband, Simon Phillips and Dave Weckl. His music has been noted for its intricacy and originality by his peers.
TRACKLIST
Side A
1. Comfort Zone (4:32)
2. Impossible Hero (4:37)
3. Climbing to Infinity (4:43)
4. Never After (5:09)
5. Invisible Time (3:29)
Side B
1. Time to Dive (3:27)
2. Hear Now (5:00)
3. His Mind’s Universe (6:16)
4. Apocalyptus (6:24)
GENRE: Progressive Rock
BARCODE: 615068902908
RELEASE DATE: 17/01/2025
