Muziekrecensies
D-Rosas is a project of guitarist/composer Gesuino Derosas. He played in the rock band Terra Nova, with which he toured Japan. He also plays in Van Hagar, a Van Halen tribute band. Greedy (I Can Feel It) is the debut EP; it was self-released. John ‘Jaycee’ Cuijpers is the vocalist, he is known from Praying … Read more, available in English and Dutch
Many bands used the lockdown(s) to release an album. English hard rock band TEN even made two (separate) albums during the pandemic. The first was released about a year ago. The second album, ‘Something Wicked This Way Comes’, was released a few weeks ago (via Frontiers Music s.r.l. ). The sampled sounds give the start … Read more, available in English and Dutch
Rik Loveridge was diagnosed with parkinson’s a few years ago, which is why he left the prog band The Kentish Spires. But when music runs through one’s veins, one can’t just quit. So he formed his own band and released the debut album ‘Prog Gnosis’. On this, he sang and played most of the keyboard … Read more, available in English and Dutch
The Enigma Division was formed by guitarist Conor McGouran (ex-Xerath) and Ronan Burns (bassist/keyboardist). Drummer Ben Wanders (also ex-Xerath) completes the lineup. The debut album is called ‘The Enigma Division’, on which you will hear a mix of ’80s synthesizers, prog rock and technical metal. The guest musicians are: William Alex Young (Defences), Derek Sherinian … Read more, available in English and Dutch
El Fatso is a Dutch alternative rock band. Their EP ‘Bravado’ was released late last year. Although it’s on the late side for a review, I couldn’t resist the temptation to bring this EP to your attention. A Covid lockdown was used to express frustrations with the (mis)policies. As a result, ‘Bravado’ sounds heavier than … Read more, available in English and Dutch
Stef Paglia is best known as the guitarist of The BluesBones (Belgium). In addition, he is the frontman of his own band, called Stef Paglia Trio. Their EP ‘Light & Darkness’ will be released (digitally and physically) in early 2023. As the title suggests, the songs are about the ups and downs of life. ‘Stand … Read more, available in English and Dutch
Roby Deaton and Craig LeMay co-founded The Deaton LeMay Project (D.L.P.). Roby plays synth & acoustic keyboards, acoustic & Portuguese guitars, and Craig is drummer/percussionist. This twosome is influenced by ’70s-’80s symphonic rock. ‘The Fifth Element’ is their second album, this is 50% based on the four elements of life (earth, water, fire, air). To … Read more, available in English and Dutch
The Aaron Clift Experiment is a prog ensemble from Austin, Texas. ‘The Age of Misinformation’ is about the destructive power of lies, and the search for truth. The Covid lockdown (from 2020-2021) was not easy, not at all; this fourth album is about that era. The spoken sampling at the start of ‘The Age of … Read more, available in English and Dutch
Doug Woods is well known in the iOS/iPad music world. He has been working with guitarist Colin Powell for about seven years now. Together they release one or two instrumental albums a year.“The Chronicles of Mr. Denks and Mr. Klade – The Lost City’ is the second digital album that this duo will release this … Read more, available in English and Dutch
English prog rock band Gandalf’s Fist was formed in 2005 by multi-instrumentalist Dean Marsh and lyricist Luke Severn. The lyrics on “Widdershins” deal with superstition and the human experience. This theme is thousands of years old, but still exists in our digital age. Their prog rock is a blend of New Wave, symphony, metal and … Read more, available in English and Dutch