Muziekrecensies 🇳🇱 / Music reviews 🇬🇧
The American band Anthea blends progressive, power and thrash metal with symphonic/orchestral music. Most tracks on ‘Beyond the Dawn’ feature a symphonic opening lasting less than 15 seconds, after which the metal kicks in (in a predictable manner). The ballad ‘Whispers of the Heart’ is an exception.There are a number of predictable twists and elements … Read more
The Australian Taj (pronounced Tash) Farrant amazed the jury and the audience as a nine-year-old boy in Australia Got Talent (2019). After that, he became famous on social media; he now has about 1 million followers on Facebook. He played at all kinds of major festivals and collaborated with, among others, Carlos Santana and The … Read more
The cinematic ‘Vox Occulta’ is Einar Solberg’s (Leprous) second solo album. I’m captivated from the very first second. The intros are all quite unique, and the endings are often abrupt, yet beautiful. Every track is very different, yet they are all complex.Einar’s vocals are incredibly versatile. Both his soft and his loud vocals are at … Read more
The young members of Salamirecorder (Austria) blend various styles and decades, creating a mix that includes garage punk, psychedelia and rock ’n’ roll. Add to that Felix Schnabl’s distinctive voice and the vintage recording gear, and a unique sound emerges.Right from the instrumental intro to ‘Brothers & Sisters’, the vintage (muddy) sound is quite noticeable; … Read more
Friday, April 24, Ton Scherpenzeel was appointed Ridder in de Orde van Oranje-Nassau (Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau). In a few years time, this musical jack-of-all-trades will be celebrating 50 years in the business as a composer, lyricist and keyboardist. He is best known for the prog rock band Kayak (which he co-founded). He … Read more