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We already presented here the last album from BLACKFIELD. the collaboration between songwriter / musician Aviv Geffen and British Prog genius Steven Wilson. The collaboration, extending from their self-titled debut in 2004 to their superb return with album ‘V’ produced with Alan Parsons in 2017, has proven to be a prolific partnership for creating striking and affecting music.So it was...
MARCO MINNEMANN – extraordinaire drummer, multi-instrumentalist of Steven Wilson, The Aristocrats, Levin Minnemann Rudess, Joe Satriani fame, just released a new double record called “Borrego” featuring legendary guitarists Alex Lifeson of Rush (playing on 3 songs, co-writing 1) and Joe Satriani (on 4 songs), plus bass master Tony Levin on one of the 4 bonus tracks exclusive of this CD...
Prog Rock prodigy STEVEN WILSON will release his new album “To The Bone” on August 18, for sure one of the most anticipated albums this year. However, this time not only expect Prog here, but more commercial sounds and this new opus is, in many ways, inspired by the hugely ambitious progressive pop records from the ’80s (think Peter Gabriel’s...
BLACKFIELD is the collaboration between songwriter / musician Aviv Geffen, and British Prog genius Steven Wilson. “Blackfield V” is their new album recorded over a year and a half period across 2015 and 2016. Initially intended for release on 18 November 2016, was later delayed to 10 February 2017 but it won’t be distributed until March. Blackfield’s music is dreamy,...
Much of the 2015 Prog landscape was dominated by STEVEN WILSON and his 4th solo album Hand.Cannot.Erase. That album was the best selling release of his career and was #1 on many end of the year lists. Also a huge success was his tour, which saw him add a few Porcupine Tree songs back into the fold, as well as...
* Featuring songs recorded between 2003-2015, “Transience” is a personally curated vinyl only introduction to the more accessible side of STEVEN WILSON’s output, just released in UK to coincide with the second leg of the Hand. Cannot. Erase. tour. Steven says: “In the past I mostly resisted requests from record labels to compile or anthologise, but this time I enjoyed...
* TIM BOWNESS will forever be best known for No-Man, his long-running – but now sadly dormant – collaboration with prog superstar Steven Wilson. Having said that, “Stupid Things That Mean the World“, his new solo album, demonstrates clearly and concisely that Bowness has more than enough songwriting nous to produce excellent records without his long-term collaborator. Bowness has recorded...
* Already presented HERE, the new album by STEVEN WILSON “Hand. Cannot. Erase.” has been receiving glowing reviews (including ours). The album is out on a number of formats including Blu-ray, 180g vinyl, and this, the now tricky to get hold of Hand. Cannot. Erase. Deluxe Box Set. There’s very few remaining, virtually out of stock at all stores.The interesting...
* STEVEN WILSON is becoming some kind of a legend. The mastermind behind progressive rock stalwarts Porcupine Tree, he has also recently forged himself a stellar career as a solo artist, writing three albums that are all hailed more or less as masterpieces. His new opus “Hand. Cannot. Erase.” to be released at the end of the month might be...
* JOHN WESLEY has spent much of the last decade supporting some of the best bands in the world, including Porcupine Tree and ex-Marillion Fish. Yet, Wesley also has an extensive solo career as well, and with “Disconnect”, his new album released today, he aims to get back in the spotlight with his own music. On the 10 song album,...
* Steven Wilson is one of the most prolific and talented rock musicians active today.The frontman and driving engine for modern progressive rock icons Porcupine Tree and collaborator in the melancholy rock group Blackfield, is also developing a strong solo career and even found time recently to remix five vintage King Crimson albums for their deluxe reissue editions.Indeed, in the...
