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  • Review – Nine Stones Close – Diurnal

    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…

  • Review – Sky Architect – Nomad – by James R. Turner

    Review – Sky Architect – Nomad – by James R. Turner

    This is the fourth album from Rotterdam based Sky Architect, following up 2013’s ‘A Billion years of Solitude’, and while 4 years may seem a long time to make a record, in this era of everything now and instant gratification it is wonderful to hear the sound of a band who have taken the time,…

  • Review – Nine Stones Close – Leaves – by Leo Trimming

    Review – Nine Stones Close – Leaves – by Leo Trimming

    The band Nine Stones Close is named after the remains of an ancient stone circle (see the featured image) situated in the Peak District of Northern England near where Adrian Jones grew up as a child. The origins of the monument’s name and their history are shrouded in mystery. Aptly, Adrian Jones is also the…

  • Review – Sebas Honing – The Big Shift – by Progradar

    Review – Sebas Honing – The Big Shift – by Progradar

    There are lots of small, independent music labels around this great big planet we live on, I even work with one. It was a pleasure to meet Peter from Freia Records at the recent Bad Elephant evening. This Dutch imprint have been going for quite a long time and have built up a nice roster…