Pattern-Seeking Animals

Originally, a vehicle for a few tracks John Boegehold had been working on in early 2018, he quickly came up with enough music to work towards producing an album. With that in mind, he enlisted the talents of Jimmy Keegan (drums & vocals), Ted Leonard (vocals & guitar) & Dave Meros (bass), with Boegehold handling all the synths. He adds: “Besides live strings on a few songs and a female backing vocalist on another, it was all done between the four of us with Dave and Ted ending up as co-writers on some of the material.”

With the band obviously being closely associated with Spock’s Beard, John was conscious of exploring different avenues with Pattern-Seeking Animals, whether it was song structures, vocal arrangements, synth sounds or emotional textures.

“Pattern-Seeking Animals was a clean slate,” says Boegehold. “So I found myself drawing on a few different musical influences and using some contemporary production ideas and sounds that I probably wouldn’t use with SB for various reasons.”

Besides producing, Boegehold played and programmed all of the synths yet points out how much input the entire line-up brought into the fold: “Ted Leonard is the vocalist and main guitarist. Besides his well-known vocal ability, he is an incredibly versatile guitarist. In previous bands he’s tended to take a backseat to other great players so I think a lot of fans will start to hear him in a different light with this album.” With Dave Meros on bass and Jimmy Keegan on drums and vocals, there is a definite powerhouse to be enjoyed on “Pattern-Seeking Animals” and more! “One big side benefit of having both Ted and Jimmy in the group is being able to get really creative with vocal parts since they blend so well together.”

The band has three albums under their belts and performed at RoSfest, ProgStock, and Cruise to the Edge. They will return in October 2023 with their fourth studio album - once again poised to redefine the progressive rock landscape.