Paradigm Blue - "Fording the Dawn"

Copyright by Iristorm Music, 2001. Paradigm Blue was a young Prog Rock trio from Raleigh, NC. "Fording the Dawn" is the lead-off track on their one and only CD, "Liquideyes." If you're a fan of stuff like Rush and Dream Theater, this should be right up your alley.

[@GosuRaistlin]

I once had a different version of this song, where Auspex--err, Ruben, sang it in a lower key and the melody was just slightly different. Especially noticable at 1:03 where he wouldn't stretch the "of" at "in an ember of light" that long in and 1:16 where he'd go "away-ah-kens and ri-i-ses" without the falsetto. While these vocals are awesome and gives a trip down memory lane, finding that other version would truly spark a tingle down my spine. If I had this on a record, the tracks for Fording the Dawn, Atlantis and There Is No Spoon would be so worn out.
Thanks Mark for uploading this, and thanks Juan (or should I call you Rockwell, or Ytsejam?) and of course Ruben for these gems.

[@YtseJuan]

Hey! That's awesome! Ok I have to ask, how did you get the original Fording? Even *I* haven't heard it in ages! Also, keep an eye out here this friday ;-) : paradigmblue.net/

[@GosuRaistlin]

@@YtseJuan I don't really know! Me and my brother are/were members of the StarCraft community Antioch Chronicles. I reckon my big brother got them from there by one of Ruben's posts about your band. :)

[@yaeroplane6400]

@@GosuRaistlin ​ @Juan Mantilla I was also part of the Auspex Studios / Antioch Chronicles community way back and have vivid memories of the "original" Fording the Dawn recording. If I remember, Ruben Moreno (aka Auspex Turmalis) just made the mp3 available for download on the site. There were a couple other tracks too, "There is No Spoon" and... something like "Shadows of Penumbra?" I think that last one was meant to be used in Antioch Chronicles III: Thoughts in Chaos, which was never finished. Now I'll have to dig though my collection to see if I actually burned the old version of "Fording the Dawm" to a CD-R haha. Don't get your hopes too high though, i probably didn't :(

[@GosuRaistlin]

@@yaeroplane6400 Hey man, any luck in finding the CD?

[@YtseJuan]

Never give up, never surrender. We're coming back.

[@MarkFomAlbany]

Juan! I was a member of Tri-Net and remember you guys releasing "Atlantis." I confess I only checked out the full album a few years ago, but I fell in love with it! Wanted to share it with everyone. Good luck to you guys, and I'll be on the lookout for more original material from PB!

[@MarkFomAlbany]

Really love your guitar work on "Candlenight," BTW.

[@YtseJuan]

Thank you! It's been a long time coming but it's all happening! instagram.com/p/BKzczasgAEW/?taken-by=theonlyjuan1976&hl=en see? :)

[@MarkFomAlbany]

+Juan Mantilla Oh hell yes!

[@markdaniels7174]

Hey, Juan! Any update? When's the new album coming out?

[@YtseJuan]

Keep an eye on Paradigm Blue social media THIS FRIDAY.

[@markdaniels7174]

Thanks, Juan. I’m on your “Bandcamp” site. Will check it Friday.