{"title":"Realisea","description":"\u003cp\u003eRealisea started back in 2011 as an alternative symphonic rock project with folky influences, formed around Brian de Graeve, frontman and founder of Dutch neo-prog band Silhouette.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlong with singer Marjolein, he wrote a series of highly melodic, sometimes folky, progressive rock songs which they’ve recorded over the years as they invited many friends and guest musicians along the way. Their first album featured artists like Michel st-Père (Mystery, Huis), Erik Laan (Silhouette, Chain Reaktor), Simon Rogers (Also Eden), Aldo Adema (Egdon Heath), Sophie Zaaijer (Cesair, Sunfire), Jean Pageau (Mystery) and Bart Laan (SkyLake, Chain Reaktor). Christophe Rapenne joined the “project” at that time playing the loins share of the keyboards.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTheir long-awaited debut album \u003cem\u003eMantelpeace\u003c\/em\u003e appeared in April 2020 and was received with great enthusiasm by both national and international music press. During their concerts in 2020, Realisea was joined by Rindert Bul (Novatia) and Mark op ten Berg (Chain Reaktor) several times. This was so successful that they decided to join Realisea permanently. In 2021, Jos Uffing, former drummer and vocalist of Silhouette also joined the band. In this setting, they worked on the follow-up to \u003cem\u003eMantelpeace\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn October 2022, their second album \u003cem\u003eFairly Carefree\u003c\/em\u003e was released. This album showcased new melodic and progressive rock anthems with Pink Floyd-worthy guitar solos, dreamy keyboard textures and dark(er) song-based writing. This album also features a guest appearance of Ton Scherpenzeel (Kayak).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy 2023, the line-up was strengthened by bass guitarist Patrick Verheij. He replaced Geoffrey de Graeve, who played at most of the gigs of the \u003cem\u003eFairly Carefree\u003c\/em\u003e tour. The band has now grown into a steady group of six musicians, but would soon after grow to seven masters of music by taking guitar schredder Jos de Jong into their midst.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 2026, Realisea will be releasing their third album titled \u003cem\u003eScratch.\u003c\/em\u003e The band will follow up on this release with a tour around the globe.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"realisea-scratch-cd-pre-order","title":"Realisea \"Scratch\" CD (NEW ARTIST \u0026 NEW RELEASE)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRealisea - Scratch (CD)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eFrom Our Friends at Dutch Music Works\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003eRealisea releases their third full album, described by the band as \"Realisea – the next level\", under the title \u003ci\u003eScratch\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eOver the past years, Realisea has grown into a seven-piece band, strengthened by the addition of second guitarist Jos de Jong. This expansion has had a major impact on the sound: richer, more layered and more confident than ever before.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eScratch\u003c\/i\u003e is the natural next step in the band’s musical journey. The melodic progressive rock compositions sound more mature and powerful, featuring frequent and expressive dual-guitar harmonies. As fans have come to expect, multi-layered, harmonious vocals play a central role, with lead and backing vocals shared between Mary.o, Jos Uffing and Brian de Graeve, adding depth and variation throughout the album.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003eThe album is unified by the theme “scratch” - a word that appears on many levels. Scratches are all around us: the small marks life leaves behind, but also the great scratch of our time — the world itself. Fatigue, polarization, climate denial, growing political hostility and ongoing wars all form the backdrop to this record. \u003ci\u003eScratch\u003c\/i\u003e is Realisea’s musical reflection on a world showing its cracks.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003eWith \u003ci\u003eScratch,\u003c\/i\u003e you get everything you expect from Realisea — and more: strong songwriting, rich arrangements, emotional depth and a band operating at the height of its creative powers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003eLine-Up:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003eBrian de Graeve – Vocals, Acoustic Guitars, Keyboards\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003eMarjolein de Graeve – Vocals, Flute\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003eRindert Bul – Electric Guitars\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003eJos de Jong – Electric Guitars\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003ePatrick Verheij – Bass Guitar\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003eChristophe Rapenne – Keyboards\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003eJos Uffing – Drums, Vocal\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003eHave a look and a listen:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/tFR6FQO3i9w?list=RDtFR6FQO3i9w\"\u003ehttps:\/\/youtu.be\/tFR6FQO3i9w?list=RDtFR6FQO3i9w\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003eTracks:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"text-indent: -0.25in;\"\u003e\n\u003c!-- [if !supportLists]--\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\"\u003e1.\u003cspan style=\"font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e      \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--[endif]--\u003eLiving The Dream\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"text-indent: -0.25in;\"\u003e\n\u003c!-- [if !supportLists]--\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\"\u003e2.\u003cspan style=\"font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e      \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--[endif]--\u003eEternal Sleep\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"text-indent: -0.25in;\"\u003e\n\u003c!-- [if !supportLists]--\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\"\u003e3.\u003cspan style=\"font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e      \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--[endif]--\u003eOut Of My Mind\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"text-indent: -0.25in;\"\u003e\n\u003c!-- [if !supportLists]--\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\"\u003e4.\u003cspan style=\"font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e      \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--[endif]--\u003eToday’s Cloud (Scratch Pt. 1)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"text-indent: -0.25in;\"\u003e\n\u003c!-- [if !supportLists]--\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\"\u003e5.\u003cspan style=\"font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e      \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--[endif]--\u003eThe Sixth Pamplet\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"text-indent: -0.25in;\"\u003e\n\u003c!-- [if !supportLists]--\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\"\u003e6.\u003cspan style=\"font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e      \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--[endif]--\u003eNever Feel This Way Again\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"text-indent: -0.25in;\"\u003e\n\u003c!-- [if !supportLists]--\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\"\u003e7.\u003cspan style=\"font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e      \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--[endif]--\u003eFollow Me Home\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"text-indent: -0.25in;\"\u003e\n\u003c!-- [if !supportLists]--\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\"\u003e8.\u003cspan style=\"font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e      \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--[endif]--\u003eThe Great Ricochet (Scratch Pt. II)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eFormat: CD\u003cbr\u003eArtist: Realisea\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eRelease Date: April 11, 2026\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dutch Music Works","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45539462774956,"sku":null,"price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0407\/5857\/5258\/files\/cover_scratch_copia-2048x1862.jpg?v=1773514634"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0407\/5857\/5258\/collections\/cover_scratch_copia-2048x1862.jpg?v=1773514640","url":"https:\/\/thebandwagonusa.com\/en-de\/collections\/realisea.oembed","provider":"The Band Wagon USA","version":"1.0","type":"link"}