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Dream Theater keyboardist Jordan Rudess announces new solo album Permission To Fly; launches epic new single The Alchemist?
Legendary Dream Theater keyboardist Jordan Rudess is pleased to announce his brand new solo album Permission To Fly will be released on the 6th September 2024 via InsideOutMusic. No stranger to experimentation, known for leading the charge in pushing creative, sonic, and technological boundaries, his latest endeavour, epitomizes this ethos, delving into the complexities of human…
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PURE REASON REVOLUTION announce new album Coming Up To Consciousness; launch first single Dig Till You Die?
Progressive alternative rockers Pure Reason Revolution return with their sixth studio album Coming Up To Consciousness, released on the 6th September 2024 via InsideOutMusic. Betrayal, deception, fear, grief, mortality, and questions of sanity: heady and primordial themes animate the latest conceptual LP from Pure Reason Revolution. Jon Courtney comments: Spawned from the bereavement after my dog was put…
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Review – Rik Loveridge – Generations
In 2021 multi-instrumentalist Rik Loveridge s Parkinson’s diagnosis led to him leaving The Kentish Spires. The only proper responses were a little cry and a new album. The album was released in 2023 under the pseudonym of Single Helix and called ‘Prog Gnosis’. I had the pleasure of reviewing it, coming to the following conclusion,…
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Review – Mandoki Soulmates – A Memory Of Our Future – by John Wenlock-Smith
The name Leslie Mandoki may not be familiar to most prog fans but bear with me for his music is something slightly different. Leslie Mandoki’s was born in then communist Hungary in Budapest in 1953, he became fascinated by English Progressive Rock music from the likes of Gentle Giant and, especially, Jethro Tull. Leslie was…
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Review – Nine Stones Close – Diurnal
Nine Stones Close was conceived in 2008 as a solo project by Adrian Jones, the first CD, ‘St Lo’, was independently released in the Netherlands. Adrian received critical acclaim and visibility which inspired him the 2010 follow up ‘Traces’. The project grew into a band for when Adrian joined up with Brendan Eyre, Marc Atkinson…
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Review – Focus – Focus 12 – by John Wenlock-Smith
Focus need little or no introduction to most folks, I would imagine. Although most of that Knowledge will be a familiarity with either Hocus Pocus, Sylvia or House Of The King, all of which come from their heyday in the early 1970’s, some 50 plus years ago. Well, Focus are still very much an ongoing concern…
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Review – LUNEAR – from above
Keyboardist/singer Paul J.No and vocalist/drummer Sebastien Bournier have known each other for twenty years. They’ve been playing on each others records for a long time and a few years ago they decided to write songs together. Lyrics and musical ideas were exchanged and before they knew it 8 songs were born. Both realised fairly quickly…
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Review – Airbag – The Century of the Self
“Prepare to embark on an auditory journey like no other as Norwegian prog-rock maestros Airbag unleash their highly anticipated sixth studio album, ‘The Century Of The Self’. Showcasing their trademark fusion of mellow introspection and dynamic energy, from the mesmerising depths of Dysphoria to the haunting crescendo of Tyrants And Kings, each track captivates with…
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Review – Returned to The Earth – Stalagmite Steeple
Music is the language of the spirit. It opens the secret of life bringing peace, abolishing strife. – Kahlil Gibran. ‘Stalagmite Steeple’ is the follow-up to UK Progressive Rock outfit Returned To The Earth’s critically acclaimed release ‘Fall of the Watcher, the new album is another intriguing journey through main man Robin Peachey’s particular take…
