Twenty years ago The Tea Party released their fourth album Transmission.

Now, the progressive-rock band is touring across the country in honour of what bassist Stuart Chatwood, says is one of their strongest records.

Transmission is a tough album to perform live. Chatwood spent two weeks hunched over a computer recreating sounds off of the album to be able to play every track during the live performance.

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The last time The Tea Party visited Kelowna was in 2005 when the band was still together. Chatwood said Kelowna was an easy choice, as they toured Kamloops on their last tour and want to switch between the two cities.

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The Ontario band formed in 1990, but took a six-year hiatus from 2005 to 2011.

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The Tea Party has also kept away from the mainstream mentally of releasing singles, or LPs. They write what they want, and plan to release another album. They also tend to avoid simple beats, or lyrics because they enjoy a different style.

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The performances will be a mix of every song from Transmission and their greatest hits.

In his down time, he works on soundtracks for video games and is proud to see the positive reviews from a local indie game Darkest Dungeon, when he composed the music.

The band recorded 10 songs while in Australia, and they plan to release a new album in the future.

But it含羞草研究社檚 been difficult as the band lives in different areas, and some members have families now, said Chatwood.

Each member lives in different places in the world, Chatwood with his family in Vancouver.

The Tea Party is playing March 27, at the Kelowna Community Theatre.

Tickets can be purchased online through .