Muziekrecensies
Als je deze recensie liever in het Nederlands leest, kun je hier klikken In 1999 ‘Three times deeper’ (TTD) was released, this was the first concept album by Karibow. At that time, it was a one man project of Oliver Rüsing. Because of Oliver’s perseverance, Karibow has become a well-known name in the prog world. … Read more, available in English and Dutch
Als je deze recensie liever in het Nederlands leest, kun je hier klikken The Dutch blues rock band The Woods exists about 5 years, but the men have been active in music for longer. Because The Woods was born out of a power trio that started about 20 years ago. The name JeeBee or Joris … Read more, available in English and Dutch
Als je deze recensie liever in het Nederlands leest, kun je hier klikken Tony Romero’s Vortex was founded in 2020 by Tony Romero. Music (in all kinds of styles) was important in his youth. At the age of eighteen he started playing keyboard. Even then, he dreamed of one day recording his music. At the … Read more, available in English and Dutch
Als je deze recensie liever in het Nederlands leest, kun je hier klikken Each band has its own history. There are bands who start out as a studio band and then start performing. The American prog band Temple of Switches did it the other way around. About three years after their formation (in 2012), the … Read more, available in English and Dutch
Als je deze recensie liever in het Nederlands leest, kun je hier klikken Singer Melanie Mau and singer/guitarist Martin Schnella are quite productive. They play in a number of bands, including their own band Flaming Row. This couple also releases albums under their own name: last summer, this was ‘Through The Decades’, which was filled … Read more, available in English and Dutch
Als je deze recensie liever in het Nederlands leest, kun je hier klikken Blank Manuskript is an art rock band from Austria, they make plenty of use of psychedelic elements and crossovers. Most of these six men are multi-instrumentalists, besides that they all have a contribution in the vocals. ‘Himmelfahrt’ is a concept album that … Read more, available in English and Dutch
Als je deze recensie liever in het Nederlands leest, kun je hier klikken Noel Husser is a multi-instrumentalist from Munich (Germany). He has a passion for all kinds of music genres. He graduated as a conductor for rock, pop and jazz. In 2017 he performed the symphonic rock opera ‘Tell Me Who I Am’. On … Read more, available in English and Dutch
Als je deze recensie liever in het Nederlands leest, kun je hier klikken There are more bands with the name Argus. But I am going to talk about the Dutch band. These guys from Brabant started out as a Wishbone Ash cover band, until keyboardist/vocalist Frans Nooijen joined. After that, the band started making their … Read more, available in English and Dutch
Als je deze recensie liever in het Nederlands leest, kun je hier klikken The symphonic metal band Epica will release the album ‘Omega’ on 26 February. This is the last part of a trilogy that started with The Quantum Enigma (2014). If you want to read more about the backgrounds and the album title: On … Read more, available in English and Dutch
Als je deze recensie liever in het Nederlands leest, kun je hier klikken Sometimes the artwork of a CD is so unique, that I can’t resist mentioning it. That certainly counts for ‘Missing Pieces’, the new CD by the Henrik Freischlader Band. The cover is openwork. There are 13 songs on the album, the lyrics … Read more, available in English and Dutch