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This band has been mentioned in the Haken and BTBAM threads, but the debut album is out today!

https://www.facebook.com/novacollectivefusion/



The band comprises:
Guitar - Rich Henshall (Haken)
Bass - Dan Briggs (Between the Buried and Me, Orbs)
Keys - Pete Jones (my brother and original Haken keyboardist)
Drums - Matt Lynch (Cynic, Trioscapes)

Being related to one of the band members I've obviously been listening for months, but it's awesome to see it finally out and getting really well reviewed pretty much everywhere.

Couple of songs have videos too:

Dancing Machines live studio performance - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwPe5jVYKe4 (probably the most typically "prog" track)
Ripped Apart and Reassembled - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zugwYbg4__c (basically Snarky Puppy with more guitar)

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Re: Nova Collective [prog/jazz/fusion ft. members of Haken, BTBAM]
« Reply #1 on: March 10, 2017, 06:30:33 AM »
I saw Nick's interview on his website.  I will definitely buy this.

Rich, I've got to say meeting Hen was a very cool experiance.  He and all of Haken we so down to earth but Rich was so cool to talk to.  We talked about life, working part time when not playing in Haken and influences and touring America. 

I'm glad to see your brother doing this.  From our conversations I thought he left for a full time job.
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Re: Nova Collective [prog/jazz/fusion ft. members of Haken, BTBAM]
« Reply #2 on: March 10, 2017, 06:53:54 AM »
I see that this is on Spotify, so I shall listen to it sometime this weekend.

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Re: Nova Collective [prog/jazz/fusion ft. members of Haken, BTBAM]
« Reply #3 on: March 10, 2017, 07:04:52 AM »
Will give it a listen!

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Re: Nova Collective [prog/jazz/fusion ft. members of Haken, BTBAM]
« Reply #4 on: March 10, 2017, 07:19:57 AM »
I'll check this out for sure! Thanks!

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Re: Nova Collective [prog/jazz/fusion ft. members of Haken, BTBAM]
« Reply #5 on: March 10, 2017, 07:57:14 AM »
Just listened. This new band is awesome

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Re: Nova Collective [prog/jazz/fusion ft. members of Haken, BTBAM]
« Reply #6 on: March 10, 2017, 09:25:10 AM »
I'll add this to the other new (to me) music I've picked up lately, definitely enjoyed both of the songs I heard ahead of time.
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Re: Nova Collective [prog/jazz/fusion ft. members of Haken, BTBAM]
« Reply #7 on: March 10, 2017, 09:48:22 AM »
Rich, I've got to say meeting Hen was a very cool experiance.  He and all of Haken we so down to earth but Rich was so cool to talk to.  We talked about life, working part time when not playing in Haken and influences and touring America. 
Hen is a really awesome guy all round, I'm really glad Pete is working with him again.

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I'm glad to see your brother doing this.  From our conversations I thought he left for a full time job.
Full-time studies. He was only 15 when he first auditioned for Haken, they did the demos together, but by the time Aquarius was coming around he was 18 and decided to move away for university. He's been studying since (currently in the last year of his phD) and starting to get back into music again, which is awesome as he's so damn talented.

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Re: Nova Collective [prog/jazz/fusion ft. members of Haken, BTBAM]
« Reply #8 on: March 10, 2017, 09:52:49 AM »
That is great to here.  Thanks Rich!  I will purchase the CD!
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Re: Nova Collective [prog/jazz/fusion ft. members of Haken, BTBAM]
« Reply #9 on: March 10, 2017, 09:53:35 AM »
Yeah, we ate with Hen once or twice on the cruise and he and his wife were super nice. Was funny listening to him talk about going from being on tour with Haken to teaching music to little kids :lol
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Re: Nova Collective [prog/jazz/fusion ft. members of Haken, BTBAM]
« Reply #10 on: March 10, 2017, 10:22:53 AM »
This is an intriguing project.  Looking forward to hearing it.
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Re: Nova Collective [prog/jazz/fusion ft. members of Haken, BTBAM]
« Reply #11 on: March 10, 2017, 02:32:46 PM »
This is a very interesting album. Very original material from these guys. Highly recommended if you are into prog fusion/jazzy music.

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Re: Nova Collective [prog/jazz/fusion ft. members of Haken, BTBAM]
« Reply #12 on: March 10, 2017, 08:01:58 PM »
Was going to start this thread after work, but Rich beat me to it!

Here is an interview with Richard about the album for anyone interested: https://wpapu.com/interview-richard-henshall-of-nova-collective-and-haken/
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Re: Nova Collective [prog/jazz/fusion ft. members of Haken, BTBAM]
« Reply #13 on: March 10, 2017, 08:28:29 PM »
Listening to the album right now, it's amazing! I've listened to Dancing Machines A LOT since it was first released, so gladthe whole album is finally out.

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I'm glad to see your brother doing this.  From our conversations I thought he left for a full time job.
Full-time studies. He was only 15 when he first auditioned for Haken, they did the demos together, but by the time Aquarius was coming around he was 18 and decided to move away for university. He's been studying since (currently in the last year of his phD) and starting to get back into music again, which is awesome as he's so damn talented.

I always wondered why he left Haken after recording only the demo. Didn't know you are his brother, that's really cool! Please tell him, if you want, I really enjoy his playing and I'm glad he returned to music after many years of hard study/work, he's insanely talented  :metal
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Re: Nova Collective [prog/jazz/fusion ft. members of Haken, BTBAM]
« Reply #14 on: March 13, 2017, 11:41:41 AM »
I love Matt Lynch's playing. His stuff in Trioscapes is so mind-blowing and I love the way he played on the newest Orbs as well. He's on FIRE, the way he can just go nuts on a really long fill and still have dynamics and groove throughout.
He's an amazing player.

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Re: Nova Collective [prog/jazz/fusion ft. members of Haken, BTBAM]
« Reply #15 on: March 13, 2017, 11:58:44 AM »
GREAT album!
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Re: Nova Collective [prog/jazz/fusion ft. members of Haken, BTBAM]
« Reply #16 on: March 13, 2017, 02:07:05 PM »
I love Matt Lynch's playing. His stuff in Trioscapes is so mind-blowing and I love the way he played on the newest Orbs as well. He's on FIRE, the way he can just go nuts on a really long fill and still have dynamics and groove throughout.
He's an amazing player.
He's pretty outrageously good. Pete has been really enjoying playing with him, both in Nova Collective on the latest Orbs tour where he joined them as their usual keyboardist was looking after her newborn.

I'll be honest though, I could never get into Trioscapes. Talented playing of course, but the music always just felt too out there for me.

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Re: Nova Collective [prog/jazz/fusion ft. members of Haken, BTBAM]
« Reply #17 on: March 13, 2017, 02:36:24 PM »
Heard the album and loved it!  :metal

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Re: Nova Collective [prog/jazz/fusion ft. members of Haken, BTBAM]
« Reply #18 on: March 13, 2017, 09:02:52 PM »
Didn't know this was a thing till I saw my friend, who's a big BTBAM fan, post about it on Facebook.

Giving it a listen at work. Really digging it so far.


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Re: Nova Collective [prog/jazz/fusion ft. members of Haken, BTBAM]
« Reply #19 on: March 15, 2017, 02:59:56 AM »
Love the album, Richard Henshall is extremely awesome.

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Re: Nova Collective [prog/jazz/fusion ft. members of Haken, BTBAM]
« Reply #20 on: March 22, 2017, 10:25:44 AM »
Picked this up from Amazon, finished my first listen.

This is FANTASTIC music.  I like my prog metal, I like my jazz, and I like my fusion.  This is a perfect combination.  I just really loved it.  Perhaps my favorite instrumental album since Liquid Tension Experiment 2

Rich, your brother sounds great on this.  Very tasteful.

Are they planning touring at all?
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Re: Nova Collective [prog/jazz/fusion ft. members of Haken, BTBAM]
« Reply #21 on: March 22, 2017, 12:08:17 PM »
Really glad you're digging it hef!

They definitely want to tour, it's just a case of scheduling.

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Re: Nova Collective [prog/jazz/fusion ft. members of Haken, BTBAM]
« Reply #22 on: March 22, 2017, 12:14:22 PM »
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Re: Nova Collective [prog/jazz/fusion ft. members of Haken, BTBAM]
« Reply #23 on: April 01, 2017, 11:12:43 AM »
May want to see them if they tour.

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Re: Nova Collective [prog/jazz/fusion ft. members of Haken, BTBAM]
« Reply #24 on: February 26, 2018, 05:49:49 AM »
I recently stumbled across a young band called Hago that might interest others fans of Nova Collective as well: https://hago.bandcamp.com

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Re: Nova Collective [prog/jazz/fusion ft. members of Haken, BTBAM]
« Reply #25 on: September 21, 2018, 05:11:52 AM »
Matt Lynch - Nova Collective - Cascades - Drum Playthrough

So tasty, creative and groovy. Really enjoy Matt's playing.
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