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The Widetrack Chronicles 76: Activism of Consciousness

 

The Widetrack Chronicles 76: Activism of Consciousness

 

2020’s been a game-changer year thus far... Many plans come to naught, much uncertainty taken root... The good, the bad, the ugly... 

Looking at the world today, it's hard to remain positive about…

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The Widetrack Chronicles 73: The Process

The Widetrack Chronicles 73: The Process

With the completion of each new album cycle, there are a wealth of important lessons learned that we apply to the making of the next one... 

To us, creating music is a continuous process…

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The Widetrack Chronicles 68: What is "Alterna-Prog"?

The Widetrack Chronicles 68: What is "Alterna-Prog"?

Wihile preparing for the release of our new album, we’re now at the stage of figuring out how to promote it...

This phase is always the most challenging, as expertise…

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The Widetrack Chronicles 67: Official Video for 'Tribal'

The Widetrack Chronicles 67: Official Video for Tribal

We are most pleased to present to you the first official video from our forthcoming new album, The Unwakening...

Tribal

The clip was filmed and directed…

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Widetrack Chronicles 65: Tribute to Neil Peart (by Ron Tippin)


The Widetrack Chronicles 65: Tribute to Neil Peart (by Ron Tippin)

Neil Peart passed away on January 7, 2020 at the age of 67... He is survived by his second wife and his 10 year old daughter...  

For most of…

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The Widetrack Chronicles 66: The New Album: Post-Creation/Pre-Release Thoughts

The Widetrack Chronicles 66: The New Album: Post-Creation/Pre-Release Thoughts  

The final step before sending a completed album to the digital distributor is the mastering process, which is, basically, getting all the songs the same volume, EQ, etc. so they all…

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Widetrack Chronicles 64: The Fourth Album (full details and artwork)

The Widetrack Chronicles 64: The Fourth Album (full details and artwork)
 

It pleases us greatly to announce the official release details of our fourth album... 
 


Widetrack

The Unwakening


Zach Tippin: bass and guitar  
Ron Tippin:…

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The Widetrack Chronicles 63: Oblivion

The Widetrack Chronicles 63: Oblivion

At last we come to the final track of our 2019 monthly songs... 

Oblivion 

We’ve been excited about this one ever since its humble origins in late 2018… A ton of hard work went into…

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The Widetrack Chronicles 62: Cursed

The Widetrack Chronicles 62: Cursed

Our 2019 monthly song for November is called Cursed and will be track 11 on the forthcoming fourth Widetrack album (title TBA)... (One more to go... ?) 

This song came together…

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The Widetrack Chronicles 59: Terra

The Widetrack Chronicles 59: Terra
 

For an overview of the entire album storyline, click here: 

https://widetrackband.com/home/blog/the-widetrack-chronicles-56-the-concept-of-the-new-album-revealed

 

"The usage of 'Terra' as a name for the planet Earth is particularly common among English-language science fiction writers. 'Terra' had been the official…

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The Widetrack Chronicles 58: The Rift

The Widetrack Chronicles 58: The Rift

For an overview of the entire album storyline, click here:  
https://widetrackband.com/home/blog/the-widetrack-chronicles-56-the-concept-of-the-new-album-revealed

All too often, we find ourselves breaking off from friends and family, telling ourselves “I don’t need that person in my life” in…

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The Widetrack Chronicles 51: Tribal

The Widetrack Chronicles 51: Tribal

For an overview of the entire album storyline, click here: 
https://widetrackband.com/home/blog/the-widetrack-chronicles-56-the-concept-of-the-new-album-revealed​​​​​​​

Tribal was one of the first songs Zach and I wrote together... It came together rather quickly... Basically, I sat down at the drums,…

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The Widetrack Chronicles 50: Unveiled

Here it is... The premier of our second new monthly song of 2019! 

For an overview of the entire album storyline, click here: 
https://widetrackband.com/home/blog/the-widetrack-chronicles-56-the-concept-of-the-new-album-revealed​​​​​​​

~Story behind the song~

A few years back, I had a friend who was a pretty…

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The Widetrack Chronicles 47: New song announcement and backstory

The Widetrack Chronicles 47: New song announcement and backstory

It is not even halfway through January, and I can already tell that 2019 is going to be a monumental year for the band... 

As stated in a previous…

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The Widetrack Chronicles 46: Looking back at 2018 and forward to 2019

The Widetrack Chronicles 46:
Looking back ay 2018 and forward to 2019

What a fantastic year it's been... Some highly significant milestones and goals achieved...

We began 2018 with the mixing of our third album, Widetrack III…

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The Widetrack Chronicles 44: April 25, 2018 update (including Zach turns 14!)

The Widetrack Chronicles 44: April 25, 2018 Update (including Zach turns 14!)

It's been a busy couple of months!

As previously stated, our new album, Widetrack III is finished and available for pre-order!

The album will…

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The Widetrack Chronicles 28: Bright Spots

The Widetrack Chronicles 28: Bright Spots

"Ceaseless change is an unreliable basis for lasting fulfillment. Realizing this, many people begin to wonder whether a deeper source of well-being exists. Is there a form of happiness beyond the mere…

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