Muziekrecensies
Als je deze recensie liever in het Nederlands leest, kun je hier klikken It has been almost twenty years since Ray Wilson started his solo carrier. In 2016, Ray released no less than two studio albums with only new material (‘Song For A Friend’ and ‘Makes Me Think Of Home’). Three years later, Upon my … Read more, available in English and Dutch
Singer/multi-instrumentalist Kristoffer Gildenlöw is Kayak’s bass player, but we know him from his days with Pain of Salvation. He is a much in demand session bassist, both live and in the studio, his name is listed on more than 50 albums. Kristoffer has released three successful soloalbums. His newest, darkest album is called ‘Let Me … Read more, available in English and Dutch
Als je deze recensie liever in het Nederlands leest, kun je hier klikken In the fall of 2019, guitarist Yuval Ron released (under his own label Wrong Notes Music) the album ‘Somewhere in this Universe, Somebody Hits Drum‘ .Marco Minnemann (i.a. The Aristocrats and Steven Wilson) was the drummer on this album. Both last year … Read more, available in English and Dutch
Als je deze recensie liever in het Nederlands leest, kun je hier klikken Doug Woods and Colin Powell release almost every year two (instrumental) albums. This time it took longer, as their previous album, ‘Cinematica‘, was released in August last year. Doug is a well-known name in the iOS/iPad music world and founder of ‘The … Read more, available in English and Dutch
Als je deze recensie liever in het Nederlands leest, kun je hier klikken There aren’t that many prog rock bands from Switzerland, yet there are a few including Clepsydra, and of course Metamorphosis. The last one was founded some twenty years ago by singer/keyboardist Jean-Pierre Schenk, he is the only one who never left the … Read more, available in English and Dutch
Als je deze recensie liever in het Nederlands leest, kun je hier klikken Arnoldo’s Lizards is a brand new band from Argentina. The band consists of singer Alvare Goco (22 years old) and keyboard player Jack Dimensions (23 years old). They play a mix of prog and art rock and add funk, among other things. … Read more, available in English and Dutch
Als je deze recensie liever in het Nederlands leest, kun je hier klikken The French guitarist/keyboardist Xavier Boscher has already made quite a few (digital) albums. In the autumn of 2020, he launched the album ‘Waterscapes‘, on which a mix of prog metal and new age can be heard. On 9 July, the successor Earthscapes … Read more, available in English and Dutch
Als je deze recensie liever in het Nederlands leest, kun je hier klikken The first lockdown in England also had positives effects. Vocalist Damien Child (ex ESP Project) approached the Progressive Gears label asking if they knew a bandmate for him. This is how Damien got in touch with Gary Jevon (ex-This Winter Machine). Despite … Read more, available in English and Dutch
Als je deze recensie liever in het Nederlands leest, kun je hier klikken “Prog is where my heart is”, is a quote from American multi-instrumentalist Shane Atkinson, also the founder of Evership. Their third prog album ‘The Uncrowned King – Act 1′, has just been released. This rockopera is inspired by Harold Bell Wright’s 1910 … Read more, available in English and Dutch
Als je deze recensie liever in het Nederlands leest, kun je hier klikken The Swedish prog metal band Loch Vostok has been around for 21 years. Teddy Möller nowadays focuses entirely on guitar playing and grunts. The new lead vocalist is Jonas Radehorn and Patrik Janson is the new bass player. ‘Opus Ferox – The … Read more, available in English and Dutch