'I Fill My Days With Noise' is the third album of soaring, majestic, symphonic progressive rock by multi instrumentalist, Doug Bowers, aka KDB3 . Musically, Doug takes the listener on a journey using interesting segues, time signatures, and melodic transitions with lush soundscapes and well thought out instrumentation. Lyrically, one will find truthfulness, humor and an attitude that is sometimes brashly soul searching. The album also features an international variety of guest guitarists providing the heavy hitting that makes this album stand out in the genre. Released November, 2018.
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'Autobiograph' was written in the late 1990s and saw the light of day as a demo version which circulated through the Christian Progressive Rock circles for several years. Life circumstances infused relevance and brought the story to full circle during the following decade. This newly released version was recorded during domestic downtime from 2008 through 2011. The album is dedicated to the memories of Doug Bowers, Jr. and Phyl Bowers who relocated to heaven way too soon. Released January, 2011.
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Fresh from his inclusion on the CPR 3 compilation with his band, Ad Astra, Doug’s solo release, VERITE, stands solidly in the progressive rock tradition without being bombastic or unnecessarily complex. This isn’t your 70s progressive rock knock off, Doug brings modern driving melodies, guitar lines and synth riffs to fill the ears and delight any fan of the genre. Be certain that the themes represented reflect Doug’s Christian faith, but you won’t be lectured or preached into submission. Lyrically you’ll find honesty, humor, irony and cause for self reflection. Released January, 2009
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'When It All Comes to Pass' is the fourth album by KDB3. It consists of two long pieces: The opener, 'Sequenced Fairy Tales', is a stream-of-consciousness instrumental. The bulk of title track was written and recorded during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic. It was a reaction to the sudden change in societal norms and offered the artist's perspective as to how those norms came to pass in such a profound fashion. Writing the thirty minute epic proved to be a cathartic release of pent up frustrations. The album stands firmly within the Symphonic subgenre and once again features several outstanding guitarists who provide their signature touches. Released January, 2021.
For track listing and lyrics, please click on the Bandcamp link for each album.
