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Review – Brother ape – Karma – by Rob Fisher
Brother ape happily portray their scintillating seventh studio album ‘Karma’ as being the result of their current point of evolution . It’s an astute comment which casts a revealing light on the ways in which the band have been developing across the four years since the release of the pulsating ‘Force Majeure’ in 2014. ‘Karma’…
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Only Echoes Remain share new track ‘Of Stone and Stars’ / For fans of Sigur Ros, Yndi Halda & Karnivool
Only Echoes Remain are a London-based 4-piece that blend the classic ‘wall of guitar’ sound of This Will Destroy You with post-metal elements a la Russian Circles/If These Trees Could Talk, the atmospheric prog-y math of Karnivool with the emotions of Sigur Ros or Yndi Halda. The band are set to release their debut album…
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Review – Schnauser – Irritant – by Emma Roebuck
Schnauser are: Alan Strawbridge – guitars, vocals, Dino Christodoulou – tenor and soprano saxophones, vocals, Duncan Gammon – keyboards, vocals, Holly Mcintosh – bass guitar, vocals and Jasper Williams – drums, vocals. I decided to take a break from reviewing after a bit of a rough time life wise. I needed the break and wanted…
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Review – Weserbergland – Sehr Kosmisch Ganz Progisch – by Craig Ellis Bacon
What is Sehr Kosmisch, Ganz Progisch Roughly translating to Very Cosmic, Entirely Proggy , this debut album from Weserbergland is…well, exactly what its title claims. It’s a classically progressive take on Krautrock, masterminded by White Willow s Ketil Vestrum Einarsen. Comprising four extended instrumental compositions, the album is layered, moody, musical, and intricate. The arrangements…
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Anathema announce exclusive 5.1 playback of new album ‘The Optimist’
Anathema, who are set to release their darkest and most challenging album to date, ‘The Optimist’ on 9th June via Kscope have announced an exclusive 5.1 playback session of the record will take place in London on Monday 5th June. Held at the Courtyard Threatre in Hoxton/Shoreditch in association with Classic Album Sundays the album…
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Review – Valdez – This – by Leo Trimming
When first hearing about Valdez, a new band based in Philadephia, featuring Simon Godfrey (ex-Tinyfish and Shineback) and Echolyn bassist, Tom Hyatt, I made some initially lazy assumptions about it’s probable sound. I was wrong. Please check in your assumptions at the door because this is an album a long way away from Echolyn or…
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Review – Riverside – Lost ‘n’ Found: Live In Tilburg – by Kevin Thompson
So let’s face the elephant in the room straight away. This is always going to be emotional on so many levels and affecting people to different degrees. The album was recorded in Dutch Club 013, Tilburg, in the autumn of 2015 and features Piotr Grudzinski who is sadly no longer with us. Not a subject…
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Review – The Vicious Head Society – Abject Tomorrow – by Progradar
I remember 1992 (yes I am that old!) and seminal Progressive Metallers Dream Theater releasing their incredible second album ‘Images and Words’. It was something of a groundbreaking release with the incredible musicianship and songwriting making a huge impact on my life. I followed the band for many years with superb release after superb release,…
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Review – Valerian Swing – Nights – by Kevin Thompson
A shift of late has seen many bands classed under ‘heavy’ and ‘post/math rock’, expand their horizons and feel the need to spread their musical wings of experimentation. I have mentioned in previous reviews how easy it is to get lost in the masses and the difficulty facing up and coming bands in finding their…
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Bent Knee Releases Live Video for “Holy Ghost” – Headlining Tour Begins June 1 in Brooklyn, NY
‘Land Animal’ Available June 23 via InsideOutMusic/Sony. “It’s very rare that an artist or band comes along that changes your perspective on music and art…Bent Knee have done just that.” – Substream “Mind boggling… the grandest and subtlest ideas are on the table” -NPR “The silo-smashing Bent Knee’s unique mix is equal parts ingenuity and…