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 […]
Ambitious ambient solo project from Thieves Kitchen guitarist Phil Mercy. Phil Mercy’s band Thieves Kitchen, which also includes his wife Amy, released their last album ‘Genius Loci’ in 2019 and are now on a long-term hiatus. As a result, Mercy has now moved into electronica with his one-man project, Blind Convergence. Prog has seen two […]
French quintet explore their fascination with the unknown via cosmic modern prog rock Body//Gamers may recognise that Ash Twin Project, a band underpinned by the duality of hazy, meditative post-rock and the intricate snap and crack of modern progressive metal, have lifted their name from the cult video game, //Outer Worlds//. But the vision of […]
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