While not all religious experiences lead to conversion, there are those powerful enough to merit artistic exploration. Ergo Northodoxian, a project that’s been specifically put together by Estonian promoter, producer and multi-instrumentalist Lauri Laubre after witnessing devotion so intense from followers of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church that it left him profoundly shaken. Visiting southern Ukraine […]
Quirky, upbeat jam band accidentally goes prog and doesn’t shy away from getting weird “I have a theory that all band names are bad,” says Squeaky Feet guitarist/vocalist Colin Shore. “Once you’ve heard a name enough, you kind of trick yourself into thinking it sounds cool. But I think Squeaky Feet is deceptive; it implies […]
Literary lyrics bound with thoughtful music in an international band that couldn’t have existed without Big Big Train Quote// I’d like to think Robin played a few snippets to Greg Spawton, who nodded sage approval The story of The Bardic Depths is entwined with that of Big Big Train. Helmed by Lanzarote-based Dave Bandana, the […]
When Bedford band Wolf People crossed //Prog//’s threshold in 2010, it was like discovering a long-lost Vertigo classic, or finding that Jethro Tull had jammed with the Groundhogs. Adding supernatural folk stories in for good measure, theirs was a style and sound that inspired authors such as Benjamin Myers and Tom Cox. With Wolf People […]
Forming a band with your dad may not be on everyone’s to do list, but for siblings Willow and Lula Beggs, it seemed like a natural next step. Nick Beggs, aka ‘dad’, fostered his daughters love of music from a young age, inspired by his own musical success in the band Kajagoogoo during the 1980s. […]