Shant Hagopian's personal blog – Semantic Saturation
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One late review for Solipsistic has surfaced on the dutch prog web ‘zine ProgPraat.com (Prog Talk)
Without further due, here’s the review (hey! that rhymed)
Edit: English translation below the original article is provided by Peter Degreef. Thank you Peter!
Voor de liefhebbers van instrumentale progressieve metal hebben we toch iets lekkers voor onder de kerstboom: Semantic Saturation, en dan wel hun debuutalbum ‘Solipsistic’.
Muziek zonder grenzen, dat is wat ik erover kan zeggen. Het volledige album staat op de bandcamppagina van de band, maar wie de muziek in de hoogste kwaliteit wil horen koopt ‘m natuurlijk gewoon. De opbrengsten gaan voornamelijk linea recta naar de band aangezien ze alles in eigen beheer doen en dus niets hoeven af te dragen aan een maatschappij of label. 
Het album is door meerdere (buitenlandse) recensenten al positief beoordeeld en ik kan me daar slechts bij aansluiten. Ik ben nog geen Nederlandse reviews tegengekomen, wat me verbaasde aangezien het album al in januari van dit jaar uitgekomen is. Uiteraard kan ik eventuele reviews gemist hebben.
Er zitten wat bekende namen bij dit project. Initiatiefnemer is Shant Hagopian die de gitaarpartijen doet, hulp krijgt hij van drummer Virgil Donati en bassist Ric Fierabracci. Als speciale gasten deden mee ex- Dream Theater-toetsenist Derek Sherinian en Vanden Plas-zanger Andy Kuntz. Niet dat er veel wordt gezongen, maar de laatste track, ‘What If We All Stop’ breekt de muzikale ban een beetje. Zeker te weten een heerlijk album!
source: http://progpraat.com/2013/12/16/semantic-saturation-solipsistic/
English translation by Peter Degreef
For lovers of instrumental prog metal I have found something nice for under the x-mas tree: the debut album by Semantic Saturation. Music without borders, is what I can say about it. For the best listening experience: buy the record. All benefits go straight to the band. Shant Hagopian plays guitar, Virgil Donati drums and Ric Fierabracci bass, with special guests ex- Dream Theater-keyboardist Derek Sherinian and Vanden Plas-singer Andy Kuntz. Not that there is much singing going on, but the last track ‘What If We All Stop’ breaks the spell al little. A wonderful album for sure!
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Earlier last week I asked everyone to post any questions they have for me, and I promised to answer as much as I can. So I made the video below with all the answers for you guys.
Ken, my friend from Inhale The Heavy; I apologize. Apparently I missed the question you posted on my blog, due to the high level of spam comments I get on the blog (very frustrating). But I will answer your question right here right now.
Hey Shant, It’s Ken from Inhale the Heavy. I’m a huge fan of your work and a your band Semantic Saturation. I was wondering if there will be a follow up to the debut, ‘Solipsistic’, and are you currently working on any other projects.?
Thanks,
Ken {- -}\m/
There will definitely be a follow up, with the same musicians? perhaps not. I’m not yet working on any new material, cause we currently have plans a to make a music video for one of the tracks from Solipsistic (can’t say which one yet). I will start writing new material after the video release, and hopefully get these brilliant musicians I have in mind to feature on my next work.
Sylvain Rodrigue asked on Facebook: I have a good idea, but what is the meaning of Semantic’s album cover?
Sylvain, sorry couldn’t include the answer in the video.
Well the cover pretty much represents Solipsism, the girl is in a delusional city, where everything looks real from her point of view, but from our point of view we can see all the people working on making the city and her surroundings as real and believable as it can be. The artist Saad Fanari who designed all the artwork on the Digipak has paid attention to every little detail to complete the story and make it comprehensible, so I will not reveal everything and spoil the fun for you. (Hint: The unfolded artwork is continuous)
Wish you all a proggy Halloween guys!
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