Muziekrecensies
The English band Mostly Autumn has been around for about 25 years and it is hard to imagine the prog rock circuit without them. The band consists of seven people, some of them are multi-instrumentalist. The keyboards give this album an atmospheric opening. After a few soft, peculiar sounds, there is a gradual change. The … Read more, available in English and Dutch
Dave Bainbridge is mainly known for the folk-prog band IONA, which he co-founded with David Fitzgerald. Dave is not only a composer and multi-instrumentalist, he is also a producer, arranger and sound mixer. Like many other musicians, Dave started composing and recording music during the pandemic. Several guest musicians contributed to the album ‘To the … Read more, available in English and Dutch
The name Paul Numi will be unknown to many people, but the name Peter Corijn will probably ring a bell. In the 80s, he played in the Belgian band ‘Angry Voices’. With this band, he was the support act for U2 and The Scabs, among others. After that, it was quiet for a while, but … Read more, available in English and Dutch
Next year Ton Scherpenzeel can blow out 70 candles, and his band Kayak celebrates its fiftieth anniversary. In all those years, he hasn’t changed much. He is and remains purely himself and doesn’t concern himself with image building. The only time they did something about their image was around 2009. Cindy Oudshoorn (the singer at … Read more, available in English and Dutch
Death-doom metal band Swallow the Sun was formed 21 years ago in Finland.The artwork for ‘Moonflowers’, their new album, is much more special than it seems. Guitarist Juha Raivio painted the moon with his own blood. He added ‘everlasting flowers’ to it. This album was born from deep wounds, which is something Juha doesn’t like … Read more, available in English and Dutch
Some 25 years ago, singer/multi instrumentalist Oliver Rüsing founded the prog band Karibow. He is enormously productive, Karibow has made (including re-releases) more than 20 albums. The latest album is called ‘Age of Amber’. The lyrics of this double album are inspired by the impact Covid has (had). The artwork (as always) is beautiful again. … Read more, available in English and Dutch
Guitarist Marcel Coenen has been working with prog rock greats such as John Petrucci, Mike Portnoy (Dream Theater) and Billy Sheehan (Mr Big) since the late 90s. He also occasionally collaborates on CDs and live performances by Ayreon. In 1999, he founded the prog metal band Sun Caged. Four years later, he released his debut … Read more, available in English and Dutch
Guitarist Marcel Coenen is an essential figure in the prog metal circuit, among other things he is a guitarist with Metal Attack NL. He also plays with the Gary Moore Tribute Band. In 2003 his solo debut album ‘Guitartalk’ was released. The technical possibilities of recording have improved since then, so Marcel’s wish to re-release … Read more, available in English and Dutch
Everyone knows Ton Scherpenzeel from his prog band Kayak. But this musical jack-of-all-trades has done much more, he has written music for children’s musicals, among other things, and has been working with the Dutch comedian Youp van ’t Hek since 1985. Ton also releases solo albums. For those who are not yet familiar with his … Read more, available in English and Dutch
There are more bands with the name Lucifer. I’m not talking about the Dutch band from the ’70s. But about the Swedish hard rock/ metal band, which is inspired by ’70s music of Black Sabbath and Blue Öyster Cult, among others. In 2014 Lucifer was founded by Johanna Sadonis (The Oath), those days she was … Read more, available in English and Dutch