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Review – Southern Empire – Another World
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Review – Damanek – Making Shore
Damanek are a sort of Prog Rock supergroup formed by fellowYorkshireman Guy Manning (lead/backing vocals, keyboards, acoustic guitar & instruments; loops; samples; percussion), Marek Arnold (saxes; seaboard; additional keyboards), and Sean Timms (keyboards; backing vocals; programming backing vocals & additional programming). The talented trio are joined on ‘Making Shore’ by an impressive cast of musicians…
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Review – Damanek – Making Shore – by John Wenlock-Smith
‘Making Shore’ will lift your spirits from any post new year blues that you might be troubled with, for this album is simply glorious. Well, it’s been a long time in is its realisation and, finally, the third Damanek album is nearly upon us. It will physically be released on the 13th of January 2023…
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Review – Damanek – In Flight – by Progradar
Who hears music, feels his solitude Peopled at once.? – Robert Browning, The complete poetical works of Browning Damn, 2018 has been a stellar year for some great new releases and another one has found its way to Progradar Towers! Damanek are a sort of Prog Rock supergroup formed by fellow Yorkshireman Guy Manning (vocals,…
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Review – Damanek – On Track – by Emma Roebuck
Damanek is DAn Mash, Guy MANing and MarEK Arnold (with Sean Timms coming to the party just a after the band name was decided, Guy tells me.) ?A fairly stellar cast is joined by other heavenly bodies to guest on this, the debut album of this project. Brody Thomas Green (‘Southern Empire’) – drums. Tim…
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Review – Cyril – Paralyzed – by Rob Fisher
Light, airy piano chords gradually emerge from the silence and gently come to a slow halt; moments later a barely perceptible layer of tingling keyboards fills the air, bass and drum announce a pointed yet restrained arrival and a light, breezy acoustic guitar plays a Mediterranean air. Husky, breathless vocals overlay the soundstage with a…
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Guest review – Seven Steps to The Green Door – Fetish – by Rob Fisher
