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Review – Nova Cascade – Above All Else – by Scott Evans
Having formed in Spring 2017 Nova Cascade have done remarkable work to get themselves known in prog circles quite quickly. With their debut album ‘Above All Else’ they have hit the ground running. Nova Cascade are made up of musicians from 3 different countries, Dave Hilborne (Vocals, Synths) Dave Fick (Bass) , Alessio Proietti (Guitars)…
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Review – Napier’s Bones – Monuments – by Scott Evans
For those unfamiliar with Napier’s Bones, they are a Uk based prog rock duo made up of Gordon Midgley, lyric writer and musician extraordinaire and Vocalist Nathan Jon Tillett, who also provides artwork to the albums. ‘Monuments’ is the band’s fifth album and continues in the vein of traditional prog rock with very story based…
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Review – How Far To Hitchin – Easy Targets – by Scott Evans
Here at Progradar Towers we are pleased to welcome Scott Evans of Encircled into the reviewing chair as he writes about How Far To Hitchin’s 2016 debut release ‘Easy Targets’. The thing I love about music is that regardless how much you consume of it on a yearly basis there is still something left untapped…
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Review – Encircled – The Universal Mirth – by Kevin Thompson
Time flies, this time last week I was home after a very pleasant trip to the launch party for Encircled’s new album ‘The Universal Mirth’, down in the deepest merging of the potteries’ ‘Five Towns’ so named by author Arnold Bennett (though it was actually six), in Stoke On Trent. I had the great pleasure…
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Encircled Announce Third Album – The Universal Mirth – Released 4th August
Midlands prog rockers Encircled will release ‘The Universal Mirth’ on August 4th. ‘The Universal Mirth’ is their third album, a follow up to the bands critically acclaimed 2017 album ‘The Monkey Jamboree’. “We have gone a bit darker on this album”, says Bass/keyboard player Scott Evans. “The music came first and we had a lot…
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Review – Encircled – The Monkey Jamboree – by Kevin Thompson
It’s always nice to be appreciated for things you do, to be recognised for contributions you make. So I felt quite chuffed when Scott Evans of the band Encircled contacted me direct and asked would I consider doing a lead review of their new upcoming album ‘The Monkey Jamboree’. The initial elation then moved to…