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Review – Arcade Messiah – The Host
The one man, mighty music machine that is John Bassett returns with a new album from his Arcade Messiah project. ‘The Host’, released on September 17th, was mooted as a return to the angrier, heavier sound of John’s original, and best known, band, the imaginatively monikered KingBathmat and we have been given what we were…
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New Sacred Ape album out soon, hear the 8 minute title track from Electric Mountain, pre-orders Friday
Prolific musician John Bassett has announced that pre-orders for the latest album from his 80’s?Synthwave / Synthpop side project Sacred Ape will open this Friday, 19/1/18. Following on from last year’s self-titled debut, ‘Electric Mountain’ promises to deliver more of those retro 80’s sounds that the first album delivered in spades. John said, “I think,…
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Review – Arcade Messiah – III – by Progradar
We are consciousness examining and expressing itself so that it can become increasingly aware of its infinite capacity for being and evolving.? – Jay Woodman On the 11th of December this year I shall return to The Bedford in Balham to attend the Masquerade one day festival. This will be the first time I have…
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Review – John Bassett – Aperture – by Progradar
I continue to be drawn to clarity and simplicity. ‘Less is more’ remains my mantra – Stephane Rolland My mate John Bassett is like a one man music factory. If he’s not making prog-tinged psychedelic albums with the brilliantly named KingBathmat or the seriously heavy and melodic instrumental colossus that is Arcade Messiah, he’s laying…
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Review – Arcade Messiah – Arcade Messiah II – by Progradar
There is a place in music for everything. There is a place for quiet and contemplative and a place for upbeat and energetic. Heartwarming and heartbreaking can be found in every listener’s record collection. I mean, even the blasted wasteland of thrash and death metal will float quite a few people’s boats somewhere. Yes, as…
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Short video previews new Arcade Messiah II album
KingBathmat frontman, and the mastermind behind the Arcade Messiah project, John Bassett has announced the follow up to the first, self-titled, release…. “Hi everybody, I will soon be releasing the follow up to last years Arcade Messiah album. ‘Arcade Messiah II’ will be released end of November/early December There will be a Pre-Order for both…