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  • Weekly Wallet Emptier – 30th July 2015

    The Aaron Clift Experiment – Outer Light, Inner Darkness Following on from 2012’s ‘Lonely Hills’ was always going to be a big thing for this Texan band but, no need to worry, The Aaron Clift Experiment have returned with a rather excellent new release full of sophistication and depth and powerful, thoughtful songs that resonate…

  • Review – Maddison’s Thread – Maddison’s Thread

    Review – Maddison’s Thread – Maddison’s Thread

    “Better the rudest work that tells a story or records a fact, than the richest without meaning…..” ?- John Ruskin. At the heart of the music I love the most are storytellers and modern-day bards, musicians who can take all that life throws at them, good and bad, and put it in to song. Songs…

  • The Fierce and the Dead release promo video for ‘Magnet in Your Head’ (includes pre-order details for ‘Magnet’ E.P.)

    The Fierce and the Dead release promo video for ‘Magnet in Your Head’ (includes pre-order details for ‘Magnet’ E.P.)

    To whet your appetite for the forthcoming new E.P. ‘Magnet’, here’s a live version of the first track from the E.P. – ‘Magnet in Your Face’ recorded during rehearsals at The New Empowering Church. Filmed by Ashley Jones for The Chaos Engineers. ‘Magnet’ is the cult North London instrumentalists The Fierce And The Dead’s first…

  • Review – jh – Morning Sun

    Review – jh – Morning Sun

    I must ad mit to a vested interest in this release as my alter-ego is PR Chief for Bad Elephant Music, the label that the album was released on but this is a fair review and not biased in any way (your Honour) so please sit back and enjoy. To me Music is more than…

  • Review – Subterranean Masquerade – The Great Bazaar

    Review – Subterranean Masquerade – The Great Bazaar

    I have myself a dilemma. I have often said in the past that I am not a fan of growly vocals in the main. On the majority of albums where I have encountered them they have seemed to detract from the generally impressive music and clean vocals that they accompany. Occasionally they actually can compliment…

  • Weekly Wallet Emptier – 7th July 2015 (A tad late)

    Weekly Wallet Emptier – 7th July 2015 (A tad late)

    Camelias Garden – Kite Something of a hidden gem, Italian band Camelias Garden deliver a beauteous blend of folk rock and progressive rock to warm the soul and lift the heart. The delicate vocals and ethereal musicianship is a wonder to behold and in ‘Kite’, the E.P. follow up to the equally impressive ‘You Have…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • Two for the price of one – Reviews – Methexis – Fall of Bliss and Suiciety

    Two for the price of one – Reviews – Methexis – Fall of Bliss and Suiciety

    Music is the art of thinking with sounds, it is philosophy.. Every chord, every word tells a story. If you listen, you will know its meaning.. Kamanda Ndama Take a minute to read that quote and let it sink in, understand its very meaning. Even some of the music that is on popular radio and…