Roger Marsh recently chatted with Anne-Claire from Bad Dog Promotions about the world of band and live event promotions and he even managed to sneak in a play of the new single ‘Sweet Confusion’ by Anne’s musical project ‘FRANT1C’ to help push it up the charts! You can find out more about Bad Dog Promotions […]
Never sticking to a planned route, the Brazilian-Canadian guitarist fuses prog with metal to reach new destinations with his autobiographical music. Brazilian-Canadian guitarist Rod Rodrigues is the first to admit that his life has been a series of happy accidents. “I was 37 when I left Brazil and Canada wasn’t really in my plans,” laughs […]
The Hungarian post-rockers who record in caves and find sanctuary in the rehearsal room Törzs debuted in 2015, but the Hungarian instumentalists’ story extends far further back than that. Guitarist Soma Balázs and bassist Dániel Nyitray have been friends since primary school and jammed in a host of projects since then. “Throughout our childhood and […]
When you hear Ocular live – and they intend to make that easy – you’ll be gobsmacked by the level of compositional talent and creative energy from the group of five 20somethings who perform smart jazz with a prog soul. And how couldn’t they, when bass and horn player Laurie Glass is a son of […]
The sax player for Brighton proggers Diagonal, Nick Whittaker is also half of thrilling new psych duo Fifth Daughter. They’re named after an alien in the Monica Hughes sci-fi novel ‘Space Trap’, and the idea for their debut record came to Whittaker over lockdown. “A rather lovely thing about that era was that, with nothing […]
“We’re pretty unabashedly into paganism and the folkloric”, says Faun Fables’ Nils Frykdahl, a telescope and a doll’s house visible behind him. Part of an alternative community in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountains, California, he and his partner Dawn McCarthy are at home on Zoom discussing ‘Widdershins’, a glockenspiel and flute-imbued ballad from […]
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Occupying a musical hinterland that’s reflected by his name, the multi-talented Saudi Arabian is settling down with a solid line-up. As a musician, producer, promoter and occasional manager, Dusk is an artist of many talents. But which role feels closest to home? “I’m more of a songwriter and producer as managing takes up too much […]
I Am The Manic Whale keyboardist explores his ambient, instrumental side Inspiration springs from many unexpected sources but for John Murphy, it came from regular domestic exposure to ‘Minecraft’s mesmeric theme tune. Coupled with his love of classical and choral music, Murphy, I Am The Manic Whale’s keyboardist and composer, has drawn together these influences […]
Sax, drone and rock’n’roll with an anti-colonial message On the surface, doom metal and prog are polar opposites. Sure, there have been bands that have bridged the worlds – Anathema, Oceans Of Slumber and Pallbearer spring to mind – but by and large the groups whose sound can largely be defined by “side one, track […]