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Brighton’s vibrant music scene welcomes another rising star as celestial prog-psych-rock singer-songwriter Astral Gray drops his highly anticipated debut album, ‘The Past Is In The Way’. Known for his distinctive blend of 70s-infused soundscapes, prog and psychedelic undertones, and introspective songwriting, Astral Gray has been captivating audiences across the city and beyond. With a repertoire […]
South East London-based psychedelic rock newcomers Hypnogator unleash the explosive new single ‘Jesus (Tried To Take the Wheel But He Ended Up Insane).’ A striking mix of tight distortion, modulation-soaked guitar, punching drums, and urgent vocal delivery, the track is an enigmatic display of Hypnogator’s tight, talented band, showcasing their instrumental prowess and capturing the […]
new issue (issue 142) of the UK’s Prog Magazine (https://www.magazinesdirect.com/az-single-issues/47052423/prog-magazine-single-issue.thtml). Always a great read, this month’s issue – as made clear from the striking cover – has a major feature of particular interest to Pink Floyd fans. As you all know, Pink Floyd’s The Dark Side Of The Moon celebrated its 50th anniversary earlier this year. Following the album’s release the band performed two shows at London’s Earls Court venue, catapulting themselves into a world of huge arena shows and conceptual albums that would become their trademark. But at the same time it would also prove to be the start of the band’s undoing. By the time they performed The Wall in 1980 at the very same venue, the writing was, well… The new issue of Prog explores how “Dark Side changed Pink Floyd forever. Ten years after its release the band were in turmoil…” Elsewhere in the magazine, John Lees talks about the making of Barclay James Harvest’s classic Once Again album while Soft Machine bring everyone up to speed with their brand new album Other Doors, as do prog Eurovision stars Voyager, while Enslaved’s Ivar Bjørnson tells the magazine about his journey from extreme metal to prog, Nordic folk and beyond. Plus Arjen Lucassen, The Fierce And The Dead, Mystery, Ring Van Möbius, Godsticks, Fate’s Warning’s Ray Alder, I Am The Manic Whale and Avenged Sevenfold bring us up to speed about their new albums and they review live gigs from Peter Gabriel, Porcupine Tree, Roger Waters, Muse and more… Prog 142 also comes with four Pink Floyd postcards and there’s a great 23-track Spirit Of Unicorn Records sampler featuring music from Keith Emerson, Greg Lake, John Wetton, DBA, Focus and loads more. If your local store doesn’t stock this magazine, you can get a copy, shipped anywhere in the world, through this direct link (https://www.magazinesdirect.com/az-single-issues/47052423/prog-magazine-single-issue.thtml). Make sure you pick the correct issue!
Another date has been added to the 2023 Echoes Tour of Nick Mason’s Saucerful Of Secrets (https://www.brain-damage.co.uk/nick-mason-s-sos-2023/index.php). It’s good news for those who enjoyed seeing the band at the 2019 Night Of The Prog Festival at Loreley, in St Goarshausen, Germany – and those who enjoy the festival generally. The band are back as one of the 2023 Night Of The Prog headliners, playing there on July 14th (https://www.brain-damage.co.uk/nick-mason-s-sos-2023/july-14th-freilichtbuhne-loreley-st-goarshausen-ge.html) making it the first night of this year’s tour. The regular sale of tickets has started, with multi-day tickets available as well as tickets for just the day that Nick’s band are performing. You can purchase them through wiv-ticket-shop.com (https://www.wiv-ticket-shop.com/en/night-of-the-prog-festival/2/dayticket-friday-notp-xvi?c=48) now.
A potential addition to your Floydian bookshelves is published on March 23rd next year, tying in with the 50th anniversary of the release of one of the most iconic albums of all time. Martin Popoff’s Pink Floyd and The Dark Side of the Moon: 50 Years is a new, slipcased hardback book promising to delve into the detail of the band’s 1973 epic. The publicity for the book notes that “veteran rock critic Martin Popoff leaves no stone unturned in taking apart Pink Floyd’s generation-spanning masterpiece, The Dark Side of the Moon, while exploring each of the album’s 10 tracks and their themes of madness, anxiety, and alienation. Chapters cover: The state of Pink Floyd as of 1972, with special emphasis on deposed founder Syd Barrett
The recording sessions at famed Abbey Road Studios, including techniques used and the roles of personnel such as engineer Alan Parsons
Song-by-song studies of each album side, including analyses of lyrics and the guitars, drums, keyboards, and synthesizers employed by members David Gilmour, Roger Waters, Nick Mason, and Richard Wright
The ground-breaking art and packaging created by design firm Hipgnosis and its co-founder Storm Thorgerson
The continent-hopping tours that supported the album and also introduced the songs before its release
The rock groupâs trajectory post-Dark Side, including notable albums, tours, and the departure of Waters The publishers also note that “Popoff… takes you on side journeys examining each band member, session players, prog rock, the Live at Pompeii concert and film, Waters’ singular writing technique, Dark Side collectibles, awards, and more. There’s even a brief discography and complete LP tour dates. Presented in a 10″ Ã 10″ slipcased book, Pink Floyd and The Dark Side of the Moon is illustrated with stunning performance and candid off-stage photography as well as rare memorabilia.” Certainly sounds interesting, and we’re looking forward to checking it out around the time of the album’s anniversary. ORDERING INFO:We know that many of you are keen seekers of publications relating to Pink Floyd, so should you wish to place an order for it, below are some direct links for you. Ordering any item after entering Amazon through our links helps with BD’s ongoing running costs, and we really appreciate it: Amazon UK (https://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0760379297/braindamage-21), Amazon.com (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0760379297/braindamage-20), Amazon Canada (http://www.amazon.ca/exec/obidos/ASIN/0760379297/braindamageon-20), Amazon France (https://www.amazon.fr/exec/obidos/ASIN/0760379297/braindamageon-21), Amazon Germany (https://www.amazon.de/exec/obidos/ASIN/0760379297/braindamage0f-21), Amazon Spain (https://www.amazon.es/gp/product/0760379297/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8 tag=braidama01-21 linkCode=as2 camp=3626 creative=24822 creativeASIN=0760379297) and Amazon Italy (https://www.amazon.it/gp/product/0760379297/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8 camp=3370 creative=24114 creativeASIN=0760379297 1 linkCode=as2 tag=bradamonl-21).
Bjorn Riis, a long time friend of Brain Damage, and the guy who runs the excellent Gilmourish.com (https://www.gilmourish.com) website, which focuses on David Gilmour’s sound and equipment, is an accomplished musician in his own right, and at the end of next month, releases a four track EP, A Fleeting Glimpse, which includes a familiar sounding vocalist. His new new single, Dark Shadows (part 1), features long-time Pink Floyd backing vocalist Durga McBroom on vocals; the track will appear on the EP, which will be released on September 30th. He told us: “My goal has been to write original material and trying to capture an authentic Floyd vibe without actually copying or doing covers. Iâm performing lead vocals and guitars.” Riis is a founding member of the highly successful Norwegian progressive rock band
Airbag. With his new EP, he said: “This is a work of passion. It’s a chance for me to go back to my musical roots and pay a respectful homage. All four songs could easily have fitted on one of my albums but there is a seamless Pink Floyd vibe in all of them.” The new music is said to capture the essence of Pink Floyd, from the mellow psychedelic soundscapes of the early 70s to the bombastic stadium rock of the 80s and 90s. “I wanted to make it sound authentic, using gear and sounds that Pink Floyd would employ on a
certain song or album. It really took me back to when I started to play guitar and experiment with
tone and sounds.” Apart from Durga McBroom, other guest appearances feature Arild Brøter, from Norwegian prog band Pymlico, on drums and Per Ãydir on Farfisa organ. If the taster, below, tempts you, you can order A Fleeting Glimpse at KarismaRecords.no (https://www.karismarecords.no/artists/bjorn-riis/).
Following on from the successful June release of Still Wish You Were Here, a project that gathered various classic, prog and art rock musicians together to cover that album, the people behind it have brought together a similar mix of musicians to cover Pink Floyd’s 1977 album, Animals. Animals Reimagined – A Tribute To Pink Floyd is set for release on November 19th, 2021, on both CD and digital with a vinyl version coming in 2022. The previous album, Still Wish You Were Here – whilst dividing the Floyd fanbase – got a number of plaudits for its approach to the music, and with its success it is no surprise that another of the Floyd’s albums would undergo the same treatment. As before, a fairly diverse line-up can be heard on the album, with the likes of jazz-rock guitarist Al Di Meola, psych-rock godfather Arthur Brown, world renowned drummer and percussionist Carmine Appice, UFO’s Vinnie Moore, Bauhaus’s David J, Dream Theater’s James LaBrie, the legend that is Rick Wakeman, and Rainbow vocalist Graham Bonnet all coming together to give their unique flavour to this magnum opus. For a taster, you can hear their version of Dogs, a 17-minute version sung by Rainbow’s Graham Bonnet with Vinnie Moore on guitar, Utopia’s Kasim Sulton on bass, Dream Theater’s Jordan Rudess on keyboards, and King Crimson drummer Pat Mastelotto. Click here for your choice of streaming service to hear Dogs (https://orcd.co/graham_bonnet_vinnie_moore_dogs). Arthur Brown (best known for his band The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown, and their UK and US hit single Fire) gives a particularly spirited performance on Sheep, which if you know Arthur, won’t come as much of a surprise! Here’s the track list, with the names of the musicians playing on each of them: Pigs On A Wing 1 – Nick van Eede (Cutting Crew) & Martin Barre (Jethro Tull)
Dogs – Graham Bonnet (Rainbow), Vinnie Moore (UFO), Kasim Sulton (Utopia), Jordan Rudess (Dream Theater) & Pat Mastelotto (King Crimson)
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Sheep – Arthur Brown, Rick Wakeman (Yes), Jan Akkerman (Focus), David J. (Bauhaus) & Carmine Appice (Cactus/Vanilla Fudge)
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new issue (issue 116) of the UK’s Prog Magazine (https://www.myfavouritemagazines.co.uk/Prog-Print-Back-Issues/prog-issue-116/?listtype=list&searchparam=prog). Always a great read, this month’s issue – as made clear from the striking cover – has a major feature of particular interest to Pink Floyd fans. Inside the magazine is a fascinating ten-page analysis of the Floyd’s 1977 album, Animals. Coming after The Dark Side Of The Moon’s narrative flow, and Wish You Were Here’s evocative sound, Animals arrived at the height of the punk explosion in the UK, and tapped into the feelings of anger and injustice, with a sound and feeling at odds to WYWH, but in line with music emerging at the time. As Prog puts it, the album “captured the moment when Pink Floyd made the giant leap from lush to harsh, from a pillow of winds to cold shafts of broken glass”. The article pulls into sharp relief the background and inspiration for the album, and via some interesting insights from engineer Brian Humphries, much detail on the recording of the album and the then new Britannia Row Studios used for the album. There’s also a look at the reaction to the album, and the thoughts of the band members retrospectively on the project. Alongside the article, there’s a look at the background to the rare, sought after (and fun) French record store bins made out of plastic for the release, shaped like the album’s cover star; there’s an illuminating chat with Howard Bartrop, one of the photographers for the cover; and there’s a piece from Steven Wilson with his (very positive) views on Animals. Finally, there’s a look at the supposed Animals box set release, which from what Roger Waters noted, was to include a 5.1 surround mix of the album. Things have all gone quiet on that front, and they ponder on this, wondering if it is still to come in future. Elsewhere in the magazine are the normal range of features on other artists, the latest news, reviews and more. There’s also the results of the 2020 Readers’ Poll, and a cover-mounted, 11-track CD of new prog music. If your local store doesn’t stock this magazine, you can get a copy, shipped anywhere in the world, through this direct link (https://www.myfavouritemagazines.co.uk/Prog-Print-Back-Issues/prog-issue-116/?listtype=list&searchparam=prog).
Read on to find out how the Baltimore-based foursome of Overthoughts (Kevin Goren, Mike Busch, Will Lopez, and Alec Leventis) fought through emotional wildfires to rise again and create their debut single, âInterrogation!â
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A couple of established, and well respected, UK music magazines have just been published, and include interviews with Nick Mason and his Saucerful Of Secrets. With the unexpected postponement of the release of Live At The Roundhouse (originally due to appear on April 17th, but moved to September 18th) (latest/nick-masons-saucerful-of-secrets-live-at-the-roundhouse-2lp-2cd-dvd-blu-ray-ci-2.html), magazines and their advanced deadlines have resulted in these articles appearing now, despite the release being five months later. Still, it gives us something to read and enjoy during the lockdown so many of us are experiencing at present!First off is issue 108 of Prog Magazine, which has a detailed, four-page interview with Nick. He talks extensively and candidly about the early days of the band, and about Syd Barrett. He also of course talks about his current project, the Saucers, and has him pondering on future tours – he points out that there is plenty of early material that they've yet to explore that will keep us going for a while . When asked if there was an urge to do new music, he noted that there [wasn't] particularly. That might be something to look at one day, but for the moment there's a lot to be done with this [the Saucers] . For us, this is great news, and a very positive note suggesting that the project is still in its early stages.Elsewhere in the magazine they celebrate 50 years of prog legends Emerson, Lake and Palmer. Carl Palmer reflects on the band's career and announces some amazing plans to resurrect the band for their Golden Anniversary. Plus there's exclusive new interviews with Trevor Rabin, Alan Parsons Project, The Orb and loads more. With few stores open, you'll be pleased to hear you can order it online, for delivery worldwide, through this direct link at MyFavouriteMagazines.co.uk (https://www.myfavouritemagazines.co.uk/Prog-Print-Back-Issues/prog-issue-108/).Issue 20 of Planet Rock magazine is the other one of note that has just appeared on the shelves of the few stockists still open in the UK, but also available to purchase online. It features an eight-page interview with Nick, conducted by biographer Mark Blake, who talks about the early days of the Floyd, and brings the story up to date with the Saucers, of whom Nick says I never expected this to happen. We're like an ageing start-up. He also speculates on what might have happened had Rick Wright still been with us, when the Saucers came together – and what they might have been called…The interview is typically fascinating, propelled by Mark Blake's questions (he wrote the excellent Pigs Might Fly, you may recall), covering Nick's views on Pink Floyd, the genesis of the Saucers, and touring plans for the band (pandemics, of course, permitting).The magazine's review pages include a five-star review of Live At The Roundhouse, calling it a vital testament to all that was remarkable about early Floyd , calling it an aural trip and a thrilling…joyous and monumental recording . Elsewhere in the magazine is a huge feature on 50 years of Judas Priest, and features on Kiss, Manowar and Iron Maiden, amongst others. 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