John Boegehold Revered Songwriter with Prog Rock's Pattern-Seeking Animals!
Pattern-Seeking Animals Release Critically Acclaim Album 'Spooky Action At A Distance'
AMERICAN PROG ROCK SUPERGROUP PATTERN-SEEKING ANIMALS RELEASE NEW ALBUM ‘SPOOKY ACTION AT A DISTANCE’
Hello everyone and welcome to another edition of Interviewing the Legends I’m your host Ray Shasho.
Since the release of their self-titled debut album in 2019, Los Angeles-based quartet Pattern-Seeking Animals have been one of the prog scene’s most prolific outfits.
Formed from members of the influential group Spock’s Beard, Pattern-Seeking Animals (P-SA) has staked claim to its own identity, forging a new path in the prog scene. Named after a quote about human behavior from science historian Michael Shermer, PS-A is John Boegehold (keyboards and production), Ted Leonard (lead vocals and guitar), bassist Dave Meros, and the energetic and talented Jimmy Keegan on drums.
Boegehold, known for his film scores and innovative prog compositions, initially formed the group due to the desire to find a home for material that was not quite the right fit for Spock’s Beard. Sessions took place with Leonard, Meros and Keegan, and P-SA was born. Ever since, the group has been creating music that is ‘progressive and intricate while keeping things immediate and melodic,’ with critically acclaimed albums.
The group’s new release ‘Spooky Action at a Distance’ continues to build on the band’s prior successes while branching out into new territory.
The group has long put to rest that this is a part-time project. Spooky Action at a Distance finds Pattern-Seeking Animals more confident than ever, approaching new soundscapes and topics, combined with the DNA of their previous work for their most memorable and powerful album to date.
PLEASE WELCOME
THE LYRICIST FOR PROG ROCK’S SPOCK’S BEARD AND KEYBOARDIST/SONGWRITER/COMPOSER/
SINGER/FOR PROGRESSIVE ROCK SUPERGROUP PATTERN-SEEKING ANIMALS JOHN BOEGEHOLD TO INTERVIEWING THE LEGENDS …
PURCHASE
THE LATEST RELEASE
BY
PATTERN-SEEKING ANIMALS
Entitled
Spooky Action at a Distance
Available in the following formats:
• Limited 2CD Digipak*
• Digital album*
• 2LP Gatefold vinyl 180g**
*including 3 live bonus tracks from ProgStock 2022
**including 2 live bonus tracks from ProgStock 2022
Purchase Spooky Action at a Distance here:
https://patternseekinganimals.lnk.to/SpookyActionAtADistance
Spooky Action at a Distance finds Pattern-Seeking Animals more confident than ever, approaching new soundscapes and topics, showcasing their evolution, and commitment to pushing their own creative boundaries.
John Boegehold explains, “Because this is our fourth release in less than five years, my intention was to shift gears and not go over ground that's already been covered. In addition to using different sounds, textures and musical styles, we approached the vocals, especially backing vocals from a fairly different angle. In addition, the album was recorded, mixed and mastered at a different studio with a different engineer than our previous three releases.”
The different approach is not only noticeable in production and sounds, but in the lyrics as well. “The subject matter of the lyrics include a Norse king contemplating life while being conquered, an aging seeker on the path toward enlightenment, aliens hunting down humans trying to evade capture, the life of a conflicted soldier before and after WW1, a pregnant teenager leaving a bad situation at home, a reluctant hero victorious in her final battle and a guy’s girlfriend who leaves him because of his conspiracy theories.”
FOR MORE INFORMATION
ABOUT
PATTERN-SEEKING ANIMALS
VISIT
Official website
http://Facebook.com/psanimals1
Facebook
https://twitter.com/psanimals1
Twitter
https://www.instagram.com/psanimals1/
Instagram
INSIDEOUT MUSIC online:
www.insideoutmusic.com
www.youtube.com/InsideOutMusicTV
www.facebook.com/InsideOutMusic
www.twitter.com/InsideOutUSA
www.insideoutmusicshop.com
INSIDEOUTMUSIC Spotify Playlist:
http://spotify.com/progrockessentials
Discography
Pattern-Seeking Animals (2019)
Prehensile Tales (2020)
Only Passing Through (2022)
Spooky Action at a Distance (2023)
AMERICAN PROG ROCK SUPERGROUP PATTERN-SEEKING ANIMALS RELEASE NEW ALBUM ‘SPOOKY ACTION AT A DISTANCE’
Hello everyone and welcome to another edition of Interviewing the Legends I’m your host Ray Shasho.
Since the release of their self-titled debut album in 2019, Los Angeles-based quartet Pattern-Seeking Animals have been one of the prog scene’s most prolific outfits.
Formed from members of the influential group Spock’s Beard, Pattern-Seeking Animals (P-SA) has staked claim to its own identity, forging a new path in the prog scene. Named after a quote about human behavior from science historian Michael Shermer, PS-A is John Boegehold (keyboards and production), Ted Leonard (lead vocals and guitar), bassist Dave Meros, and the energetic and talented Jimmy Keegan on drums.
Boegehold, known for his film scores and innovative prog compositions, initially formed the group due to the desire to find a home for material that was not quite the right fit for Spock’s Beard. Sessions took place with Leonard, Meros and Keegan, and P-SA was born. Ever since, the group has been creating music that is ‘progressive and intricate while keeping things immediate and melodic,’ with critically acclaimed albums.
The group’s new release ‘Spooky Action at a Distance’ continues to build on the band’s prior successes while branching out into new territory.
The group has long put to rest that this is a part-time project. Spooky Action at a Distance finds Pattern-Seeking Animals more confident than ever, approaching new soundscapes and topics, combined with the DNA of their previous work for their most memorable and powerful album to date.
PLEASE WELCOME
THE LYRICIST FOR PROG ROCK’S SPOCK’S BEARD AND KEYBOARDIST/SONGWRITER/COMPOSER/
SINGER/FOR PROGRESSIVE ROCK SUPERGROUP PATTERN-SEEKING ANIMALS JOHN BOEGEHOLD TO INTERVIEWING THE LEGENDS …
PURCHASE
THE LATEST RELEASE
BY
PATTERN-SEEKING ANIMALS
Entitled
Spooky Action at a Distance
Available in the following formats:
• Limited 2CD Digipak*
• Digital album*
• 2LP Gatefold vinyl 180g**
*including 3 live bonus tracks from ProgStock 2022
**including 2 live bonus tracks from ProgStock 2022
Purchase Spooky Action at a Distance here:
https://patternseekinganimals.lnk.to/SpookyActionAtADistance
Spooky Action at a Distance finds Pattern-Seeking Animals more confident than ever, approaching new soundscapes and topics, showcasing their evolution, and commitment to pushing their own creative boundaries.
John Boegehold explains, “Because this is our fourth release in less than five years, my intention was to shift gears and not go over ground that's already been covered. In addition to using different sounds, textures and musical styles, we approached the vocals, especially backing vocals from a fairly different angle. In addition, the album was recorded, mixed and mastered at a different studio with a different engineer than our previous three releases.”
The different approach is not only noticeable in production and sounds, but in the lyrics as well. “The subject matter of the lyrics include a Norse king contemplating life while being conquered, an aging seeker on the path toward enlightenment, aliens hunting down humans trying to evade capture, the life of a conflicted soldier before and after WW1, a pregnant teenager leaving a bad situation at home, a reluctant hero victorious in her final battle and a guy’s girlfriend who leaves him because of his conspiracy theories.”
FOR MORE INFORMATION
ABOUT
PATTERN-SEEKING ANIMALS
VISIT
Official website
http://Facebook.com/psanimals1
Facebook
https://twitter.com/psanimals1
Twitter
https://www.instagram.com/psanimals1/
Instagram
INSIDEOUT MUSIC online:
www.insideoutmusic.com
www.youtube.com/InsideOutMusicTV
www.facebook.com/InsideOutMusic
www.twitter.com/InsideOutUSA
www.insideoutmusicshop.com
INSIDEOUTMUSIC Spotify Playlist:
http://spotify.com/progrockessentials
Discography
Pattern-Seeking Animals (2019)
Prehensile Tales (2020)
Only Passing Through (2022)
Spooky Action at a Distance (2023)
- John Boegehold interview
- Pattern Seeking Animals
- Spocks Beard
- new music 2023
- Progressive rock
- Ray Shasho
- Interviewing the Legends
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The Zoom interview can be seen at www.youtube.com/c/InterviewingtheLegends in its entirety.
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