Muziekrecensies
Esther Kessel-Tamerus Multi-instrumentalist Rick Miller draws inspiration from bands like Pink Floyd, The Alan Parsons Project and The Moody Blues. His latest album is called Altered States, meaning changing states of mind. The title track is directly the opening track. With its soft, mysterious start (with all sorts of details), you are immediately drawn into the music. … Read more, available in English and Dutch
TNNE (The No Name Experience) is a prog band from Luxembourg. Their third album is called ‘Life 3.0,’ which is based on the novel ‘Otherland’ by Tad Williams, set in the future. The extended instrumental intro of ‘The Net’ is calm. The first sentences are spoken slowly through which the plot is briefly explained. The … Read more, available in English and Dutch
Last year Sem Jansen performed as singer/guitarist of Leif de Leeuw band at De Bosuil (The Netherlands). Sunday afternoon, March 26, the same men were here. But with a different approach, because the performance ‘Who the f*ck is Britt ?’ is about transition. In 2018, Sem went into the studio as Britt for the last … Read more, available in English and Dutch
Oiver Rüsing, has been the man behind the prog project Karibow for over 25 years. His latest album, ‘A Tribal Treat’ is another one man project. The album is new, but the songs are not. As the songs come from two previously released albums: from ‘Tribe’ from 2000, and from Tribal Avenue from 2001. These … Read more, available in English and Dutch
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
Because of Corona, and its aftermath, it took a long time for singer/multi-instrumentalist Henrik Freischlader could perform again. About a year and a half ago, his band fell apart, and scheduled concerts were canceled. Meanwhile, Henrik continued to write, of course, so a new album was released. On this he played everything himself, except the … 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