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Here are my thoughts on The Bravery of a Tireless Mind from Drowning Steps. Features guest spots from members of Soup, Giantsky, and Returned to the Earth. Link in bio.

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Drowning Steps - The Bravery of a Tireless Mind: Book One

The Bravery of a Tireless Mind is Drowning Steps’ third album and, so far, their most authentic work. It’s a rock opera that blends modern prog with influences from the 70s.

Some of its influences include The Dark Third by Pure Reason Revolution, Misplaced Childhood by Marillion, Scenes from a Memory by Dream Theater, The Perfect Element by Pain of Salvation, and The Wall by Pink Floyd.

The album is part of a trilogy that began in 2017 with The Comfort of an Endless Pain, following a character inspired by the composer himself, Caio Claro.

While the first two albums explore his inner struggles and attempts to overcome the wounds of the past, this third chapter focuses on his search for the courage to move forward. Along the way, his friends are portrayed as angels who help him piece together the parts of himself he has lost.

I really like this idea, especially because it shows how we sometimes need other people to find ourselves again and rediscover a sense of meaning in life. It’s a very human portrayal of the importance of friendship during difficult times.

The contrast between hope and suffering comes through in the relationship between “Fragments of a Lifetime” and “The Nod.” The former portrays a reunion with friends and the feeling of finally being okay, but its ending suggests that something is beginning to change, as if a warning sign were emerging amid the calm.

“Waiting For Redemption” is, in my opinion, the best track on the album and definitely one of Drowning Steps’ best songs so far. There are moments that remind me a lot of Spock’s Beard, both in the progressive sound and in the way the song unfolds. I really love how it turns out, and I think it’s one of the year’s highlights.

With a narrative rooted in its creator’s own experiences and reflections, The Bravery of a Tireless Mind explores the struggle to confront the past and find the strength to move forward.

And it’s incredible to see how all that conceptual ambition translates into the music throughout the album!

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O Drowning Steps é um projeto brasileiro de rock progressivo criado pelo Caio Claro, que iniciou sua trajetória como um projeto solo. Ainda naquele ano, Caio lançou o EP Even If... em colaboração com o produtor Tiago Pierucci, que depois passou a integrar o projeto em 2018.

Inspirado tanto pelo rock progressivo dos anos 70 quanto pelo prog mais moderno, o Drowning Steps tem como suas influências bandas e artistas como: Pink Floyd, Genesis, Steven Wilson, Riverside e Transatlantic.

Com o seu terceiro e mais novo álbum, The Bravery of a Tireless Mind: Book One, o Drowning Steps dá continuidade ao seu trabalho conceitual mais ambicioso até aqui.

O disco faz parte de uma trilogia que começou em 2017, com The Comfort of an Endless Pain, e acompanha a jornada de um personagem inspirado no próprio autor e compositor, Caio Claro. Enquanto o primeiro álbum aborda a maneira como ele lida com seus sentimentos, o segundo, The Echo of a Distant Past, explora sua tentativa de curar as feridas do passado por meio das próprias memórias. Entretanto, revisitar essas lembranças não é suficiente. Para realmente confrontar o que aconteceu, o personagem precisa retornar fisicamente aos lugares que fizeram parte de sua história.

Neste terceiro capítulo, a jornada assume uma nova direção. O personagem encontra a coragem necessária para continuar enfrentando a si mesmo, mas não precisa fazer isso sozinho. Na primeira música, seus amigos são representados como anjos, com as mãos estendidas para ajudá-lo a reunir cada parte de si que havia sido destroçada.

Este post é uma apresentação do projeto e de sua trajetória. Em breve também vou falar mais detalhadamente sobre o novo álbum e a experiência que tive com ele.

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E outra entrevista NO AR em nosso site!

Desta vez, com Caio Claro (@claro.caio), multinstrumentista e compositor do Drowning Steps, dupla de rock progressivo formada em 2016 junto a Thiago Pierucci (@tiagopierucci).

No papo exclusivo à PROGLAND, conversamos sobre a trajetória da Steps (@drowning.steps), os preparativos para o novo trabalho — que já tem título: "The Bravery of a Tireless Mind" e prévia, no single "The Nod" —, influências e processo de composição de álbuns, EPs e grandes músicas de ambos, em uma entrevista absolutamente fabulosa!

Esperamos que todos curtam a entrevista, que pode ser acessada através do link abaixo e nos stories. Aproveitem e também acessem o nosso site para conferir outras entrevistas já feitas! Tanto nacionais quanto internacionais.

https://proglandmusica.wordpress.com/2025/02/15/era-uma-parceria-que-tinha-tudo-pra-dar-certo-desde-sempre-procuramos-inovar-entrevista-com-caio-claro-sobra-a-trajetoria-musical-de-emocao-e-gana-artistica-de-quase-uma-decada-de-drowning-steps/

#drowningsteps #caioclaro #rockprogressivo #progressiverock #progrock #progland #music #musica #progressivewebsite

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Today we have a very special #tbt.
In 2020, I received a message from @danieb2727, in which she said to me: "Caio, I invited you to a Progressive Rock group, and I realized that people really like your work there"!
On the day in question, there was a vote to choose the main releases of the year 2020, and 15 albums would be on the first shelf.
And guess what, we appeared among them!
There were more than 250 albums with votes, and "The Echo of a Distant Past" is among the 15 by the Canadian group "Les Maniaques de Musique Prog" in 2020 🖤🤍
Very important memory, and we hope to be there at our next release too 👏

#progressiverock #progrock #prog

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Antes tarde: 10 novidades que você precisa escutar antes do finde acabar. 👁‍🗨⚡️

Bruno Darko, Jhow Dog Mc, Neutro/ declínio
Jessé Cruz / intercâmbio cultural
Skinner Project/ disconnected
Cândido / te olhando ir
Madeline Juno/ nur zu besuch
Drowning Steps/ under the shadowy world
Call Maria / entropia em harmonia
Florença / hábitos noturnos
Tom Odell / black friday
Presence/ scared of the fall!

#musicaindependente

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Looking back at 2022. For me, it was dark and heartbreaking at times but it was also a year full of music and creativity, love, inspiration, and new releases and projects. So very grateful for all the beautiful connections, old and new friends, colleagues and collaborators, record collectors and audiophiles, music journalists, and all the wonderful people who support my music and help me stay true to myself and keep moving forward. Thank you all so much and I’m wishing you a magical new year. ✨ Look forward to sharing more beauty with all of you in 2023 and the years to come. Much love. x
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#2022 #recap #2022recap #vinyl #recording #sigurros #caspian #pinkfloyd #rogerwaters #anastasiaminster #vinylcommunity #cbcradio #london

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To celebrate the fifth anniversary of "The Comfort of an Endless Pain", here is the full video of "The Darkest Morning", that will be part of our Unplugged stuff.

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Video: @_maxcoutinho

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My favorite EPs of 2021. Link in bio.

#TPMawards #theprogmind

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Triple Feature for Joel Kent, Dario Montanino, and Drowning Steps. Link in bio.

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Poema: Suor ✍️

#livros #leitura #o #literatura #books #ler #bookstagram #amoler #book #livrosemaislivros #instalivros #leitores #livroseleitura #amolivros #igliterario #amor #svd #f4f#poetry #instagood #instagram #love #poesia #lettering #writing #poemas #poemasportugueses #insta#lifestyle#life

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GribCast #047 - Music Special no. 12 - To the Memory of Our Lost Raven.
The Gribshnobler finally completes his planned music special, which features some local music from Myrtle Beach, new music by Aggressive Patients and the Gribshnobler himself, a #Yes cover and a #FrankZappa cover, an interview with Synthwave musician Full Eclipse, guest appearances from Phil Fox, Michael Wood, and A. J. Rownd, and more. LadyMsGee joins in for a short conversation about Raven, before we present a musical tribute to the unexpectedly late GribKitten, gone to soon and to whom this episode is dedicated. The episode is finished off with a generous set of beautiful and emotional #Ambientmusic and Ethereal Pop by #Ukraine musician #EndlessMelancholy. Other musical genres featured: #indierock, #progressiverock, #experimentalmusic, #electronicmusic, #AcousticPunk, #postpunk , #noiserock, #improvisation, #spokenword #atmosphericblackmetal black and #medievalfolk ambient. Other musicians featured: Lawrence LaRusso, Brian Roessler, #ElectricBirdNoise, Body 13, Who Ha, Modern Knight, #DrowningSteps, #malcolmtent BB Gun, Autumn's Kingdom, Edgar Allan Poe / Basil Rathbone, Morgan the Bard, Vangelis, and Steven Wilson.
http://gribcast.libsyn.com/045-music-special-no-11.
Image is the cover for the album Former Selves by Full Eclipse, art by I.G.
#edgarallanpoe #basilrathbone #rockmusic #blackcat #cats #blackmetal #ambientpop #retrosynth #theraven #fulleclipse

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