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Nottinghamshire band Coralspin are on the
lookout for a new drummer after their current drummer Symon decided that
it was time to step down from the drum stool. Increasing work
commitments in North Yorkshire coupled with the complexity of the bands
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/ Józef SkrzekMetal Mind Productions will be releasing Viator 1973-2007, the anthology of SBB leader Józef Skrzek. The 20 CD collection spans Skrzek's 34 year career playing rock, electronica and jazz, as well as film soundtracks. It features the first ever CD release of the album Ambitus Extended, and a re-release of the album Pokój Saren (featuring piano versions of the soundtrack to the opera by Skrzek and Lech Majewski) will be a real treat for all fans. The box is enriched with several previously unreleased piano tracks plus music for movies, theatre performances etc. The box will be available on 17th
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 The Resonance AssociationKarma Pilot member Daniel Vincent teams up with guitarist Dominic Hemy to release their debut The Resonance Association album, Failure Of The Grand Design this October. Clocking in at just under 55 minutes, Failure Of The Grand Design consists of nine songs, including a new version of live favourite Electrolyte. The prototype techno-goth-prog crossover album covers all of the bases sonically: from the ambience of Magnetophon and The Darkening Forest and the electronic glitchtronica of God Is In Tiny Boxes to the powerful guitar drones of Three Hundred And Sixty Degree View and the melodic guitar battering that is I Have Seen The Future, And I Am Not In It. Burning Shed's leader Peter Chilvers has called Failure of the Grand Design their "best work to date". Check out the band's MySpace page to hear what it's all about at www.myspace.com/theresonanceassociation. The album will be on sale at the duo's next gig, at The Peel, in Kingston on October 20th, when they will be supporting US prog legends Glass and clever mathematicians Sphere3. It will also be available from the wonderful people at Burning Shed. | ||||||
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- MarillionSunday the 26th August saw a special gig take place in Aylesbury. The Hobble on the Cobbles 2007 was headlined by our own, and former Aylesbury resident Fish. The big man played an hour and a half set, featuring tracks from his forthcoming 13th Star album, as well as a smattering of Clutching at Straws tunes, for it it that album's 20th anniversary. Damn, I feel old. Anyway, for the encore, he wheeled out former band mates Steve Rothery, Mark Kelly, Ian Mosley and Pete Trewavas who then procededed to bounce their way through a special rendition of Market Square Heroes! You can read the full review here and see some short vid clips here and here too!
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/ TrippaThe long awaited Trippa album, Sorry, is now available to pre-order from the Magenta web-shop at www.magentamembers.co.uk. Pre orders will be despatched on September 17th, with the official release date being October 1st. Trippa, for those of you born yesterday (and already able to read. Well done!) were Rob Reed and Xtina Booths pre-Magenta outfit. They also have a website at www.trippa-web.com. The Magenta Baja Documentary DVD is also in at the shop, though only in PAL format. | ||||||
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Ego / PallasScottish proggers Pallas have been forced to cancel their scheduled London gig on Sunday September 2nd due to "poor advance ticket sales" However, the guys down at The Peel in Kingston have been whirring like dervishes and have managed to rescue the day by puttin Anglo-Germanic proggers Blind Ego on at their venue. Blind Ego are Kalle Wallner (guitars RPWL), Paul Wrightson (vocals Arena), John Jowitt (bass IQ, Frost*), Yogi Lang (keyboards RPWL) and Irwin Reader (Drums). The bands appearance at The Peel, and also at Riffs in Swindon on the Friday and at the Montgomery Hall in Wath-Upon-Dearne on Saturday, will also feature prog superstar John Mitchell (It Bites, Frost*, Arena, Kino, The Urbane, The Arm Band). Doors open at 7:30 and tickets are a mere £6 on the door. Support comes from local Croydon female-fronted-prog-metal-goth band Into The Woods | ||||||
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The Festival line up and provisional schedule now looks like this. Final timings and Saturday’s acoustic act will be announced by the end of August.
Tickets for all three days are available from www.sonicbond.com . Tickets for the pre-show event are also available from www.wolvescivic.co.uk or on 0870 320 7000 and for the main event from www.therobin.co.uk or 01902 401211. Festival website is at www.summersend.co.uk and www.myspace.com/summersendfestival | ||||||
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SkyBristol proggers Crimson Sky are to take their new line-up out on the road. They'll be playing at the Griffin in Frome on Thursday September 27th and at the world famous The Peel in Kingston, on Saturday 3rd November, supporting Band of Rain, in an evening which promises fireworks a plenty! The bands new line-up is Sarah Warrington (right)- Vocals, Samantha Turner Keyboards & Electric Violin, Martin Leamon - Guitar, Clive Lambert - Bass and Scott Maynard - Drums | ||||||
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 RPWLGerman proggers RPWL are releasing a special, limited edition album "9" on the 9th of September.
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 GalahadCoast proggers Galahad feature in this months Record Collector magazine, along with a dodgy photo of the band - is there any other type, we wonder? But the bands publicity for their new Empires Never Last album doesn't end there, oh no it doesn't mate! They also have a track, cunningly entitled Empires Never Last, on this months Classic Rock Magazine's freebie CD, which is in the shops today! The band are playing at the Summer's End pre-festival gig, with Jump, on Friday 14th September, at the Little Civic in Wolves | ||||||
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leaves IQYes folks, it's true. After years of rumours, Martin Orford has finally announced that he will be quitting chart topping act IQ this year. "I'm leaving the band to concentrate on my bludgeoning solo career" he probably would have said to Silhobbit "I love the band still, and hope they go on to better and betterer thing without me, though I doubt it" he didn't say. Marvin's last gig with the band will be on the 16th September in Montreal. The dates in November and December will go on, with a new keyboard player. If you're interested, email the band at iqkeyboards@hotmail.com . Don't delay, email today! | ||||||
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 Touchstone“Well, after 10 gruelling days in the mighty fine studio that is Outhouse Studio in Reading, I'm very pleased to say that we have finished recording our debut album, Discordant Dreams. It was a great achievement by all of us - and very importantly, the ultra slick and clever Bad Boi Benny the engineer, to have actually managed to get everything done in the timescales involved - but we were well prepared and everything went very smoothly. It was fantastic being there for the duration of the recording and listening to the songs taking their shapes, and there were comical and technical highlights from everyone during their recording performances but special mention goes to Elkie who was actually recording with a band for the first time, has only been in the band for 3 months and has delivered some absolutely beautiful, gripping vocals. The tracks that we have recorded and that will appear on the album are: Discordant Dreams, Curious Angel, See the Light, Being Hannah, Shadow, Ocean Down, Winter, Black Tide, Dignity and The Beggars' Song. Mixing will take place in just over a week's time, mastering will be completed on July 7th and the final running time will be about 60 minutes - so, please allocate an hour of listening time for Monday September 10th, pre-order the album via www.touchstonemusic.co.uk so that you receive it as soon as it is released and enjoy what we have done !!" Touchstone will be supporting The Reasoning at the First Floor Club in Derby on 8th September and at something called the KidsCoRock Festival in Aylesbury Home Of Prog on the 9th September. | ||||||
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 John BeckA cafe owner at Fat Cath's Cafe in Doncaster was shocked when she scraped a slice of burnt toast for a customer only to reveal a shocking image of the It Bites keyboard player John Beck. "I couldn't believe my eyes at the close resemblance to John Beck, it is a mirace." clamed Fat Cath, "You can clearly make out his eyes and mouth" she added. The slice of toast has been stored in a freezer until experts have examined it. | ||||||
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 GalahadA message from Stu "After a very long and protracted gestation Empires Never Last is now available to the masses in all its glory, complete with stunning if somewhat dark art work which suits the nature of the music and lyrics down to a tee methinks!!!! In the UK it is distributed by Plastic Head but the good news is for the web heads out there that it should be also be available from numerous mail order web sites including Amazon, Play, 101CD etc as well as being available in downloadable format on i-tunes. Don't forget we have a gig on Sunday 22 July at the Thomas Tripp Late and Live in Christchurch, Dorset, which is our spiritual home!! The excellent Steve Thorne will also be making an appearance as a very special guest. We are also playing at the pre-Summers End Festival Party on Friday 14 September at the Little Civic Theatre in Wolverhampton UK along with Jump, whom we played with many years ago at the legendary Whitchurch Festival." | ||||||
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 Chris BenoitWrestling WWE Superstar Chris Beniot has been found dead at his home in Fayetteville, Georgia by police. Benoit failed to appear both at Saturday’s live event in Beaumont, Texas, and WWE’s Vengeance: Night of Champions in Houston Sunday night, after informing WWE of a family emergency. WAGA, a FOX-owned and operated television station in Atlanta, reported that investigators believe Benoit killed his wife and 7-year-old son over the weekend, then himself on Monday. Prog musician Jem Godfrey is "in a state of shock" and Steven Wilson's brother Roger is "devastated". | ||||||
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ProjektCanadian band 5th Projekt will be playing a special concert at Canada's most famous castle, Casa Loma in Toronto. The concert will form part of the release party for the final instalment in the Harry Potter septology, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. The evening also includes a dinner and a dance, and of course the chance to be one of the first to buy the book (in Canada) 5th Projekt's debut album CiRCADiAN was released last year on their own Organik Rekords and features the haunting voice of Tara Rice along with the guitar work of Skodt D McNalty with Peter Broadley and Scott Honsberger on bass n drums. Check them out at www.5thprojekt.com and www.myspace.com/5thprojekt | ||||||
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Reviews Ok it's time for a bit of a catch up... Jump recently played at the Oakwood Centre for the Classic Rock Society, along with Spock's Beard. Well, you can read Ash Brown's lamentably late review of the gig here. And Manc proggers Strangefish brought their own brand of Prog Mayhem to the Peel in Kingston recently. Charlie's review, c'est ici | ||||||
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EndBritish Prog-metal-proggers Threshold have been added to this years Summer's End festival line up. Threshold will be the second band on the Sunday night, coming on before headliners It Bites and after Christina Magenta who will be making her solo debut, playing songs from her forthcoming solo album, along with a few "classics". The Sunday afternoon slots are filled by headliners, the newly reformed Solstice with Hungarian proggers Yesterdays and ex-Enid's Nick May's Whimwise.
Also this year, there will be a Friday Night Pre Festival Party Gig Thing held at the Little Civic in Wolverhampton. Entertaining the troops there will be Coastproggers Galahad and Chiltern-proggers Jump! Tickets for the main event (which of course takes place at The Robin, Bilston on September 15th & 16th) and Friday 14th are available from www.sonicbond.com | ||||||
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Sky Bristol proggers Crimson Sky have recruited a new singer. Her name is Sarah Warrington, and she says "I am 28, female, redhead, blue eyes, gorgeous, intelligent and witty... did I mention I'm modest too?" She also bakes a mean Christmas cake! The band are still on the lookout for a shit-hot drummer, so if you fit the bill, contact the band at their MySpace page | ||||||
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WidowLegendary Proggers Black Widow will will be releasing a live DVD through Mystic records this autumn. The DVD which is called "Demons Of The Night Gather To See Black Widow" was filmed at the legendary German TV show Beat Club in 1970 and the film includes the full "Sacrifice" album era Black Magic show. Extras on the DVD include a live audio bootleg recording from a concert in Italy in 1971, and an unreleased version of Mary Clarke. The band have also started work on their comeback album, tentatively called "Sleeping With Demons" | ||||||
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Dexter Jones adds...Oh and just for the bleedin' record I spent 1986 in a band called Rutterkin with a certain Francis Lickerish... We even played a gig at Conwy Castle... Home of Welsh prog and quite frankly we were BRILLIANT... Francis still owes me two pints and a packet of pork scratchings which were part of my personal rider. Who knows I might collect them at a gig near you soon... And Francis... If ya read this... It's a BIG bag of scratchings | ||||||
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GreenThanks to Mike Hobson for pointing out that I'd incorrectly renamed Francis Lickerish's new band. Their proper name is Secret Green, not Secret Garden as I said yesterday. Their correct MySpace page is www.myspace.com/secretgreen. Obviously! Sorry for the confusion, but I hoped you enjoyed the looking at the least updated MySpace page this side of Robert Sebastian one. And I'd tried so hard to spell Francis's name correctly! | ||||||
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The HengeCharlie may not have made it up to Scotland to see It Bites this weekend, nor did he fall for the commercial trapping's of Marillion's brace of Forum shows. Instead he braved the wilds of Kings Cross to catch up'n'coming young kids Tankus the Henge perform at The Water Rats Theatre. And you can read the review here! | ||||||
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 WhimwiseFresh from their recent Jump support slot at The Peel in Kingston, Whimwise featuring ex-Enidite Nick May along with keyboard wizard Gonzalo Carrera, vocalist Alquimia, violinist Ami Wilson and drum stud Steve Hughes, have been added to this years Glastonbury Festival line-up, at short notice. The band will be playing on the Mandala stage on Thursday 21st June (that's this Thursday, if you're reading this today or tomorrow). Find out more at www.myspace.com/whimwise | ||||||
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EgoAnglo/German proggers Blind Ego, featuring members of RPWL and Arena have added another date to their short tour of the UK. In addition to the two previously announced dates where along with Kramer, they'll be supporting Pallas - at the Oakwood Centre in Rotherham on September 1st and at The Dome in London on September 2nd, they'll also be doing a headline show at the increasingly popular haunt, Riff's Music Bar in Hook, down by Swindon. This is on Friday the 31st August. Riff's is known to get a few prog luminaries through it's doors from time to time. such as Nick Barrett, Mark Colton from Credo and others. For you Germans out there, the band are also appearing at Abseits in Freising on the 13th July, and the next day at the Art-Rock festival in Reichenbach. Meanwhile below... RPWL are working on their fifth studio album, but to keep us all occupied, they plan to release a special limited edition album, featuring live tracks, and RPWL members solo songs, but performed by the band. | ||||||
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Enid Well, not actually the The Enid, but three of the original members of The Enid, Francis Lickerish, Willie Gilmour and Neil Kavanagh have formed Secret Garden (see www.myspace.com/secretgarden) along with Andy Tillison, Jon Beedle, Hilary Palmer and John Howells. The band are currently working on their first album, Songs To Wake The King, and will be playing at the Arundel Arts Festival in Arundel on September 2nd, where they hope to play some old Enid tunes alongside their new compositions. Support comes from Silhobbit fave Mike Hobson and tickets are £8 (£6 concessions) | ||||||
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 FishSad news comes in from the Fish camp. Fish's marriage to Mostly Autumn's Heather Findlay is officially off, citing "musical differences". This means that she will not now be appearing on his new album, nor will Odin's Dragonfly be supporting. However, Chris Johnson and Gavin Griffiths will still play on 13th Star and feature in the touring band. Read the full statement here | ||||||
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 PendragonBrit-Proggers Pendragon and The Pineapple Thief have been lined up alongside Riverside, Focus, Beardfish, The Flower Kings and a few more to play at the Symforce Festival at the 013 in Tilburg, Netherlands on Saturday 15th September. Remember where you heard this first, if it was here... If it was somewhere else, then forget it! | ||||||
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OrfordIQ keyboarder and GEP mainman Martin Orford has agreed to be interviewed on tonight's Proggy Style Radio Show. The show goes out at 10pm BST on www.progrock.com and Martin will be on for about 30 minutes from about 10:15, so get your PC's tuned! | ||||||
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 Karda EstraThe recording and mastering of the new Karda Estra album The Last Of The Libertine is complete. An album medley containing extracts from all eight album tracks is now at MySpace and Soundclick. This medley can either be streamed or downloaded as an mp3. The Last Of The Libertine will be released in July on the Cyclops label. | ||||||
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- CorrectionObviously, the Jump gig at the Peel is on FRIDAY the 25th May, not Saturday So get yourselves along to The Peel in Kingston, London on Friday the 25th of May, to see the excellent Jump supported by the ready, willing and able Whimwise! | ||||||
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RadioFresh from a well received RoSFest appearance t'other weekend, Buckinghamshire's own Darwin's Radio have announced some local gigs for local people:
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 ReviewsWell yet again, my arse has been gotten off of, and Dial's excellent "Synchronized" album has finally been given a good going over. You can read the definitive, not derivative, review here. | ||||||
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Dexter Jones says..."This week I have been listening to Strangefish because someone said they sound like something I'd like... and they do. We did The Beard y'know... they were ok but their tour manager forgot the batteries...." Yeah, boyo! We heard that you lot rocked Rotherham to it's very core. You can catch Jump at The Peel in Kingston next weekend on Saturday 25th May, when they'll be playing with Nick May's Whimwise | ||||||
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Sky - Sits VacCrimson Sky requires a Female Vocalist and Drummer (male or female). Crimson Sky are a Bristol based Rock Band. We write and play only our own music. Crimson Sky have a quite a big presence in the Prog Rock world, and our music is played on many radio stations the world over, thanks to the internet. We have also had airplay on BBC radio including Radio 1. We have two quite successful CD's under our belt "Only Love" CD/EP and our new CD Single "Seasons End". You can hear some music from these CD's here; www.mleamon.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk and www.myspace.com/crimsonskybristol We play at various venues including many local Bristol pubs as well as further afield, our last gig was at the Somerset Prog Festival with The Pineapple Thief and Magenta, (last Sunday 13/05/07), we have also played with well known Prog bands such as Darwin's Radio and Credo. We are currently recording our debut album, so whoever joins will be recording with us. It's very important that whoever applies for the above positions is dedicated, although everybody in the band has day jobs, we still have to make the time to be able to build on making Crimson Sky a bigger success than it already is. On average we practice once a week and gig about twice a month. Age is not important, but our ages range from late thirties to mid forties. If interested please email us ASAP; crimson_sky@blueyonder.co.uk | ||||||
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 No-ManComprising the drum mix of 'The Break-Up For Real', 'Back When You Were Beautiful' and '(bluecoda)', Snapper Music's promotional ep to support the release of the new CD/DVD-A edition of No-Man's acclaimed 'Together We're Stranger' album is now available from the Burning Shed download store at a specially reduced price. Containing downloadable artwork by Carl Glover, the ep is intended as an inexpensive introduction to the band's music. | ||||||
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TreeSteve Wilson contacted Silhobbit.com to say that; "Please note that Porcupine Tree tickets for Boulder, Toronto, and the 17th May Chicago show are now sold out innit, and tickets are going fast for the other shows (the first two shows the band performed this week in Seattle and Portland were also sell outs). If you plan to come to any of the other dates on the tour please book your tickets soon to avoid disappointment." | ||||||
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BitesTom 'Orchardboy' Oliver is unable to mix the band's live sound at next month's Gig in the Glen festival in Fife. Rumours that sound engineer Tom Oliver is fronting a "Fruit in Prisons" campaign encouraging inmates to eat healthily have not been denied by the band. The farmer from Herefordshire is regularly interviewed in BBC radio as he is Britain's leading expert on rare apple breeds and commercial growing. | ||||||
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SkySinger Nancy Jackson and drummer Paul Cubie have left Bristol Proggers Crimson Sky, just a day after their brilliant show at the Somerset Prog Fest. The rest of the band, Martin Leamon (guitars), Clive Lambert (Bass) and Sam Turner (keys) will be carrying on with the band after a short break, while Sam gives birth. | ||||||
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 ReviewMy oh my, I've been busy today... There's a review of Sylvan's Presets album up now. Looking forwards to seeing them supporting Blind Ego this Saturday at the Boerderij in Zoetermeer. If any of you are there, buy me a beer! | ||||||
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 CaamoraCaamora, the collaboration between Sir Clive Nolan and Polish babe Agnieszka Swita, will be releasing their new EP "Walk On Water" on June 4 2007 on Metal Mind Promotions. The "Walk On Water" EP includes new material specially written for this release as well as two songs from the forthcoming "She" project, a musical version of H. Rider Haggard's novel. Spearheaded by Clive and Agnieszka, this epic production will feature guest vocalists, instrumentalists, orchestra and choir, forming a two-hour musical journey. The "She" album will be recorded in the summer of 2007, with a partly staged performance to be filmed for DVD on 31st October 2007 in Wyspianski Theater in Katowice, Poland. The album and DVD box set is planned for release in January 2008. The "Walk On Water" EP features guest performances by Mark Westwood (Neo) on guitar, John Jowitt (IQ) on bass and Scott Highem on drums. Tracklist:
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KeyItalian band Mind Key have completed the recording the instrumental section of their highly anticipated new studio album at the GDS Studios in Naples. The band have broken new ground by bringing in a string quartet - Quartetto Flegreo - who play on the track A New Generation. The probable track listing for the completed album is:
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Meanwhile the bands debut album Nothing is Written has just been re-issued and is available from a multitude of outlets, but you can get all the details, hear samples and order from www.progrockrecords.com. The CD has been released by Polish label www.oskar-cd.com.pl and features an extra track, There Must Be A Way. | ||||||
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Prog FestDon't forget that this weekend sees the Somerset Prog Fest take place at the Cheese & Grain in Frome on Sunday 13th. The bands playing include Magenta, Pineapple Thief, Crimson Sky and Electric Soup. Tickets are just £15 from www.cheeseandgrain.co.uk. Doors open at 3pm with the first band on at 3:30 sharp. As previously mentioned, Bristol proggers Crimson Sky will be releasing their Season's End single, as heard on the last Silhobbit Proggy Style Radio Show, at the gig. | ||||||
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SkyTo celebrate their appearance at the Somerset Prog Festival, the Bristollians will be releasing a CD Single. The single, featuring the new studio track Season's End as well as live versions of The Sea and Dark Now My Sky, will initially only be available at the festival, which is being held at the Cheese And Grain in Frome, on May 13th. See their website for more info | ||||||
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Dexter Jones recommends... This week I have been mostly quiet (not Autumn) cos I've lorst my voice to the Goblin of voice theft. He is giving it back in time for gigs with Midge Ure and then Spox Whiskers next month at the Festival of Love and Yorkshire. Just a mention for Wycombe District Council...wankers. Read our Myspace. Oh and I've been listening to SOMETHING PRETTY Nottingham Band who are opening our Horses Head event in Aylesbury home of Prog on June 23rd. You of course won't be there because you'll be washing dog/laundering arse/talcumming cat/running website/bathing in a wool costume or any of the other excuses you use...BUT YOU GO AND SEE JADIS.. Oh Yes! It's me you don't like isn't it. ME ME ME ME... At this point, a friendly neighbour rushed in and gave poor John a nice bed bath... | ||||||
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 PendragonPendragon's live DVD - Past and Presence is now up for grabs from the bands online shop, along with the spiffing Neo DVD Broadcast. They have some special "Dragon Deals" going, so pop along there now and nab yourself a copy or two. With Christmas coming up, a copy of both DVD will keep Auntie Iris happy!
The boys are jetting off to the US of A where they'll be joining Galahad big-boys in a CheeseSteak Pizza eating contest, against the American Champion, Joel "www.progrock.com" Craig. After that, they'll be playing at RoSFest and drinking copious amounts of weak American beer. Go on, pester them for an autograph. They love it really! | ||||||
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 GalahadSome news from GalaStu: "Empires Never Last" has finally been mastered, all the artwork has been finished and so we're aiming for June release -- this year that is!!! It looks and sounds stunning, well, we think so anyway. It’ll be the heaviest and darkest Galahad album yet.... Don’t be fooled by the intro! Other good news is that our first album that was released on CD back in 1991, "Nothing Is Written", will also be re-issued shortly as it has been out of press for a good few years now. Good news for all the completists out there who haven’t got a copy. It’s actually interesting to compare the two albums as it shows how the band has changed and evolved over the years. Mostly good wethinks!!! More details on this when we have them. We also have another gig lined up, this time it will be at a venue called The Thomas Tripp Late and Live in Christchurch, Dorset [England] on 22 July 2007. It’s a great little club which recently hosted a stunning gig by Prog legends Focus, with whom we played at the legendary Whitchurch festival a few years ago. In the mean time we are off to RoSfest in Philadelphia, USA on Thursday 26 April where we will be playing a full two hour set on Saturday 28 April 2007, which should be a lot of fun. No doubt a few of you will be there, come and say hello!!" | ||||||
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 AndromedaSwedish progmetalers Andromeda's first DVD "Playing Off The Board" is available right now, from Metal Mind records. The DVD comes in two formats, the first being a straight DVD, featuring the Swedes recorded live in Poland last year, along with a bucketfull of extras. The second version comes in a posher case, and features a double live CD of the gig too! | ||||||
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 MagentaTigermoth Records are delighted to announce their first full-length release. Magenta "The Singles" will contain 14 tracks consisting of every song that has made up the bands four EP/singles. 8 of these tracks have been specially re-recorded exclusively for this release, and none of them have been available on a full length CD before. Until the official release date of 21st May, the album will only be available at Magenta gigs and, very soon, from the Magenta shop. Rob Reed explains the decision to release the album: "Most of these songs have been an important part of Magentas live set for several years now and they have evolved as the band has performed them live. We felt it was time to record and release definitive versions with our current line up, which includes Dan Fry on bass. We hope that fans of the band that have our three albums, but have not yet had the chance to hear these songs, will enjoy this equally important aspect of the bands music. However, we hope that those that already have some of this material will appreciate how these songs have evolved over time and that you all love the new versions." Included on the CD is Night and Day (originally recorded with Annie Haslam) which features a complete lead vocal from Christina for the first time, plus Sunshine Saviour, a new piece adapted from Children of the Sun from the bands first album Revolutions. The three bonus tracks contain an additional 25 minutes of music including the full 14-minute directors cut of "Pride".
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Due
to a change of record company, Hungarian band The Yesterdays will
not be playing at this years Summer's End festival. Their replacements,
however, are the excellent Hertfordshire based Touchstone,
featuring new vocalist Kim Seviour, who's debut album
Discordant Dreams, produced by John Mitchell (It Bites,
Frost*, Arena, Kino, The Urbane, The Arm Band) will be released in
September, and will be on sale at the festival. You can check out
Black Tide, from the new album, on their MySpace page
at 
"9"
is a compilation including 5 previously unreleased live songs and 4
brand new solo songs from Yogi Lang, Chris Postl, Manni
Müller and Kalle Wallner, recorded together by the band.
Those studio-tracks are representing the different influences in the
band. "9" will be released in a limited edition of 999 CDs
and will be only available from their webshop at
Saturday
night's headliners are Swedish prog-metallers Pain Of Salvation
ably supported by Also Eden, and an as-yet unannounced acoustic
act (to replace the "prior-engagemented" Caamora), while the
afternoon's entertainment kicks off with the superb Tinyfish,
continuing with Germans Abarax and climaxing with Karnataka!
Empires
Never Last was recorded at Thin Ice Studios, Surrey
and engineered and mixed by our old mate Karl Groom. It also
features a few special guests including Karl Groom (Threshold) on
guitar, Clive Nolan (Arena, Pendragon) on fake dulcimer and
Tina Magenta on vocals and will be officially released on June 11th.
And
while you're there, get Uncle Geoff a copy of the new re-mastered
Masquerade Overture, back in stock again. This new version features
bonus tracks from the old Good As Gold EP.
Track
listing: