Shackleton's Voyage

 

CD

 

"Shackleton´s Voyage is the fourth album release by the Eureka project, which was founded by Frank Bossert in 1997. Bossert had been singer, guitarist and bassist in a number of Hamburg rock bands before moving to the North Sea town of Husum at the beginning of the 1990s, where he built his own studio. His debut album, Eureka, saw the light of day in autumn 1997, featuring a mix of Celtic motifs, world music, rock and symphonic sounds. 2002 marked the arrival of Eureka’s second CD, The Full Circle; Bossert formed a band consisting of musician friends and brought the complex sound of his music to the stage for the first time. The project’s third album, The Compass Rose, which was greeted by glowing reviews especially in the prog rock press, was recorded in 2004 and 2005. Shackleton´s Voyage sees Frank Bossert embark to more rock-oriented shores again, without neglecting the deeply atmospheric flair of his previous releases.

 

Shackleton´s Voyage is spectacular in every respect and sees Hamburg’s multi-instrumentalist Frank Bossert return to his musical roots. Influenced more strongly again by rock acts such as Yes and Rush, Bossert’s Eureka project tells the true story of Sir Ernest Shackleton’s sensational Antarctica expedition in the years 1914 to 1916. Musically, Shackleton´s Voyage operates at the interface of prog rock, symphonic, Celtic and – mainly in terms of his guitar style – Mike Oldfield influences. Another sensation is the involvement of Billy Sherwood, a former member of prog rock legend Yes."

 

Tracklisting

 

 1  The Last Adventure

 

 2  Departure (feat. Troy Donockley)

 

 3  The Challenge (feat. Billy Sherwood)

 

 4  Grytviken Whaling Station

 

 5  Heading South (feat. Yogi Lang)

 

 6  Icebound

 

 7  Plenty Of Time

 

 8  The Turning POint

 

 9  Going Home (feat. Billy Sherwood)

 

10  Into The Lifeboats

 

11  Elephant Island

 

12  Will You Ever Return? (feat. Kalema)

 

13  In Search Of Relief

 

14  The Rescue

 

15  We Had Seen God!