Album Notes

Dandelion is about life, it surrounds it and goes deep into human experiences. Dandelion is not an observation, but an effort on touching subjects and values that this world desperatedly needs: sincerity, commitment, peace of mind, honour and integrity; but in a very personal way.
For Time's Forgotten, this second release is a step forward in every level, since it was a band's job, not the work of only one composer and arranger, but a blend of influences, textures and landscapes of all six of them.
"Time's Forgotten is all about experimenting and fusion, we tried to go deeper into our heavy side but also touching that world music nerve that's always been there" says Juan Pablo Calvo who produced the record along with guitarist Ari Lotringer. "Musically it's intense and very dynamic: it takes you into thick atmospheres and walls of sound but suddenly you are left alone with a few piano notes or small sounds on the background" says Calvo.
Dandelion is a concept, but one in which every fragment has it's own independence but still contributes to the whole, very different from the band's previous release A Relative Moment of Peace, in which every song was part of a single storyline. Take every piece of music and make it your own, then take a few steps backwards and put all your experiences in context, but the main thing is to come along this journey and walk with Time's Forgotten on your own road back home.

Check out more info at the Dandelion's minisite: www.timesforgottencr.com/dandelion
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REVIEWS:


"Dandelion not only surpasses the already excellent A Relative Moment of Peace, it is a definitive step forward in fact."

"This is a very complex record, full of rich melodies and excellent compositions, almost flawless. Highly Recommended!"

Raúl Bonilla, for Prog Archives


"Time's Forgotten had everyone talking when they released their first album, A fresh breath on the overly satured Prog Metal market. Of course, after a such magnificent effort, everyone was with very high expectations about their second album. The question is: Does "Dandelion" lives on the hype? The answer is easy, a clear and big "YES" (caps intended).

Dandelion presents an stronger Time's Forgotten, with heavier guitar work, and more intricate compositions and musicianship, but still keeping the -now traditional- Time's Forgotten sound. I've always said that, when you can pick a band over the others just by indentifying their trademark sound, it's a sign that they are doing things good.

The musical landscape that Dandelion presents us is very wide; going from the typical prog-metal-technical riffs, to some mellow rock-related passages, finding on the way some strokes of electronic music, classic mellotron moments, irish-esque flute passages, and some mystic chants and melodies that carry us to a very picturesque portrait. But don't let that variety of sounds fool you, all the music spins around a centric idea, making the album feel like a whole, and not like a bunch of song thrown there nosenseless."

ultracoola, for Prog Archives