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Month: June 2015

  • Album review – Anuryzm – All is Not For All

    Album review – Anuryzm – All is Not For All

      ‘What a refreshing change….’ became the tagline for a well known brand of cider in a run of 1990’s adverts. Indicating that, every now and then, it was good to think out of the box and go for something that you wouldn’t usually choose or be associated with. This can be pertinent to a…

  • Review – Geof Whitely Project – Supernatural Casualty and more……

    Review – Geof Whitely Project – Supernatural Casualty and more……

    “Making the simple complicated is commonplace; making the complicated simple, awesomely simple, that’s creativity…” – Charles Mingus Just take a minute to read that quote a couple of times and let it sink in………… Right, are we ready now? Those words can be used to apply the meaning in many walks of life and, also,…

  • Weekly Wallet Emptier – 27/6/15

    Weekly Wallet Emptier – 27/6/15

    Gekko Project – Reya of Titan Gekko Project are a California based five piece Progressive Rock band, with duel vocals, symphonic keyboards, progressive guitars, driving bass and adventurous drums. Their latest album ‘Reya of Titan’ has all the ingredients of a classic progressive album with an intricate storyline given substance by some rather good musicians.…

  • Interview – Fedor Kivokurtsev of Echoes and Signals

    Interview – Fedor Kivokurtsev of Echoes and Signals

    I like a bit of instrumental progressive rock and it was my pleasure to review Russian trio Echoes and Signals November 2014 release ‘V’ earlier this year. Further to this excellent album the band have announced that they will be opening for their heroes Pain of Salvation on the two Russian dates that they are…

  • Review – Barock Project – Skyline

    Review – Barock Project – Skyline

    “What if there was a prog version of the Eurovision Song Contest “ So naff that you can’t avoid watching it, to most people (especially in the UK) Eurovision has become something of a pastiche and a parody, albeit an enjoyable one. The acts get more and more outlandish and the voting is more of…

  • Weekly Wallet Emptier – 12th June 2015

    Weekly Wallet Emptier – 12th June 2015

    Well, after last weekend’s shenanigans we are back. This week’s Wallet Emptier features 5 new albums and a glorious blast from the past (and a new empty wallet…). So, without any further ado, let’s crack on….. Breznev Fun Club – il misantropo felice Incredibly intense progressive rock with a mad side to it. Not to…

  • Review – Karibow – Addicted

    Review – Karibow – Addicted

    Why do we pigeonhole and label an artist? It is a sure way of missing the important, the contradictory, the things that make them unique… Most music fans feel that they have to assign an artist to a particular type of music. In our ordered lives, it is easier to do this. We don’t like…

  • Review – Progoctopus – Transcendence

    Review – Progoctopus – Transcendence

    What’s in a name? Do the emotions that a band’s name evoke influence your likelihood to like or dislike that particular artist’s music? And why am I even asking this question in the first place? Progoctopus, that’s why. This new progressive band from Birmingham have just released their debut E.P. ‘Transcendence’ and, so far, it…

  • The Man Behind the Moniker – An Interview with jh

    The Man Behind the Moniker – An Interview with jh

    One lucky bonus of being the PR man for Bad Elephant Music is getting to delve further into people behind the music and getting to know who they really are. In the first of an occasional series, I have been speaking to Jon Hunt, the man behind the musical persona of jh. We released the…

  • Press Release – Matt Stevens announces live dates for 2015

    Press Release – Matt Stevens announces live dates for 2015

    MATT STEVENS ANNOUNCES 2015 GIGS Matt Stevens has confirmed 5 solo acoustic gigs for 2015, supporting Jon Gomm and Steven Rothery alongside shows in Belfast and Italy. Stevens, who was recently named as one of the top guitarists in the Prog Magazine reader’s poll said, ?I’m not doing as many solo shows this year to…