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Tonight we feature the Deluxe, two-cd edition of this release:
New World is the debut solo album by American musician, songwriter, producer and sound designer Dave Kerzner.[6] This is Kerzner's first album since his departure from the band Sound of Contact, and was developed in 2014.[6] The album features numerous collaborations with established artists such as Fernando Perdomo, Steve Hackett, Nick D'Virgilio, Durga McBroom and Keith Emerson.[3] Two versions of the album were developed: a standard edition and a two-disc double album deluxe edition.[7] The former was released in December 2014, and the latter was released in January 2015.
The album was produced and mixed by Kerzner. Most of the album was recorded remotely with reference tracks developed by Kerzner using music software technology from his sound production company Sonic Reality. The tracks were then re-recorded by other artists at remote locations and sent back to Kerzner's studio in Miami for mixing.[8] Veteran mixing engineer Tom Lord-Alge mixed the album's first single release, "Stranded."[3]
New World is a concept album. The story takes place in a future world consisting primarily of hazardous desert terrain where numerous biodomes of massive scale contain and protect the global populace. The album revolves around a character known as The Traveler; stranded in the desert and clinging to life, he embarks on a journey to return to the biodome from which he originates while recounting the events that led him to his fatal situation.[8]
The story serves as an allegory for one's own spiritual and subconscious evolution. The Traveler, in his struggle for survival, undergoes a metamorphosis from the position of victim to a figure of immense capacity and conquers his own personal demons, empowered through his discovery of the light amidst a shroud of darkness and uncertainty.[8][9]
Disc One
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Stranded, Pts. 1-5
| Dave Kerzner | 11:28 | |||
| 2. | "Into the Sun" | Kerzner | 9:19 | |||
| 3. | "The Lie" | Kerzner | 5:05 | |||
| 4. | "The Traveler" (Instrumental) | Kerzner | 2:02 | |||
| 5. | "Secret" | Kerzner | 8:09 | |||
| 6. | "Reflection" | Kerzner | 1:44 | |||
| 7. | "Under Control" | Kerzner | 6:12 | |||
| 8. | "Premonition Suite
| Kerzner, Dunnery | 8:55 | |||
| 9. | "In The Garden" | Kerzner | 6:16 | |||
| 10. | "The Way Out" | Kerzner | 5:24 | |||
| 11. | "Recurring Dream" | Kerzner | 4:30 | |||
Disc TwoNo. | Title | Writer(s) | Length | |||
| 1. | "Biodome" (Instrumental) | Dave Kerzner | 1:31 | |||
| 2. | "Crossing of Fates" (Instrumental) | Kerzner | 4:49 | |||
| 3. | "Theta" | Kerzner | 4:01 | |||
| 4. | "My Old Friend" | Kerzner | 5:18 | |||
| 5. | "Ocean of Stars" | Kerzner | 6:41 | |||
| 6. | "Solitude" | Kerzner | 5:00 | |||
| 7. | "Nothing" | Kerzner, Perdomo | 6:17 | |||
| 8. | "Erased" (Instrumental) | Kerzner | 2:03 | |||
| 9. | "Realign" | Kerzner | 5:04 | |||
| 10. | "Nexus" (Instrumental) | Kerzner | 5:38 | |||
| 11. | "New World" | Kerzner | 5:44 | |||
| 12. | "Redemption (Stranded, Pts. 6-10)
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