Posted on June 5, 2013 |
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Having seen a Europe and other country release last year, Kolony Records finally brings the latest album from Be’lakor ”Of Breath and Bone” to North America. Being quite taken with the initial release TINAS‘s Patrick gets George Kosmos to talk about the band and what they are...
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Posted on May 31, 2013 |
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2013 so far has surely seen the fortunes of UK proggers Enochian Theory escalate. “Initially, Life…And All It Entails” was release last year to a modest press reaction it seemed; but since which has seen them play a glorious set at HRH Prog, plus high...
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Posted on February 23, 2013 |
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Kingcrow‘s latest release “In Crescendo” is a real cracker, so to find out a bit more about the band we asked composer and guitarist Diego Cafolla a few questions. He tells us about making music in odd time signatures, his inspirations and the band’s upcoming tours....
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Posted on February 20, 2013 |
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In 1976 a genre-defining concept album was released. “Tales of Mystery and Imagination” is the debut album by The Alan Parsons Project. Based on the horror fiction of Edgar Allan Poe, it was the brainchild of the legendary The Beatles and Pink Floyd engineer. Almost...
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Posted on January 27, 2013 |
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With 2010′s “Darker Later” Humanfly brought us to the edge of a bleak, aggressive and thunderous soundscape and dived right into a chasm with closing track ‘Heavy Black Snow’. Where next? Following such a driven and stark listen with more of the same was going...
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Posted on January 26, 2013 |
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Being a long time fan of Voïvod and on the occasion of their release of “Target Earth” I jumped at the chance to chat with founding member Michel “Away” Langevin about all things Voïvod. Thanks for taking the time to talk to ThisIsNotAScene. I wanted...
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Posted on November 19, 2012 |
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ThisIsNotAScene‘s Gilbert really dug the latest from Trillion Red, “Metaphere“, so much so he got the chance to talk with Patrick, the brainchild behind Trillion Red. Do you write and record for yourself or the listener? I do it all in a vacuum. When I...
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Posted on November 19, 2012 |
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There could be a whole discussion on the credibility of repeated album reissues with bonus tracks of rough mixes, studio out-takes, interviews and live tracks from the period. For the aficionado of the band in question, reissues such as this are an important historical document...
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Posted on November 3, 2012 |
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We sent Gilbert from ThisIsNotAScene to interview Fabrice Cornille from French progressive stoner rock band Glowsun. We’ve made a couple of small changes to the wording of the responses, recognising that Fabrice‘s English is still a thousand times better than Gilbert‘s French. Glowsun has seen...
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Posted on September 16, 2012 |
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When it comes down to genre bending combined with incredible musical skills few do it better than Between The Buried And Me. Albums like “Colors” (2007) and “The Great Misdirect” (2009) are just as mind blowing to me as any album by Dream Theater, Porcupine...
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Posted on September 1, 2012 |
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Majestic and mesmeric, “No Holier Temple” the new album from psychedelic folk-rock Hexvessel is a magnificent kaleidoscope of warmth, light, and sonic colours. It is a release which transports the senses and thoughts into the vibrant heart of woodlands before immersing them deeper into the...
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Posted on July 4, 2012 |
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Fully instrumental albums can be quite a handful when it comes down to listening, especially when you put three or four virtuosos together in a studio. French instrumental rock/metal outfit Morglbl are the exception to the rule, because their latest album, entitled “Brutal Romance”, is...
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Posted on June 21, 2012 |
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Little is known about Dutch post-rockers Mescaliner. Describing themselves as ‘reclusive’, this enigmatic lot let their music do the talking avoiding all the trappings of online gossip and hype. Owing a huge debt to old hands of the genre, Mogwai but with inclinations towards the...
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Posted on May 28, 2012 |
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One of the most exciting records in the prog and post rock genre is “Origin” by Earthlimb. Guitarist and main composer Patrick Hagmann was more than happy to share some insights on his latest project, the recording process of the album and the progressive rock...
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Posted on May 26, 2012 |
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The first leg of Steven Wilson‘s “Grace For Drowning” tour in 2011 was one of the live highlights of the year for me. When a second leg was announced in the same London venue I snapped up a ticket. Would prog lightning strike twice? As...
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Posted on May 25, 2012 |
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It would be difficult to consider “I Am Anonymous” by Headspace without taking into consideration the line up. The band consist of Damian Wilson on vocals, Pete Rinaldi on guitar, Richard Brook on drums, Lee Pomeroy on bass and on keyboards Adam Wakeman, son of...
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Posted on May 3, 2012 |
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One of the best debut albums so far this year is “The First Perception” by German progressive metal outfit Pigeon Toe. Reason enough to have a friendly chat with vocalist/guitarist Martin Fischer. He was more than happy to share some insights on the amazing debut...
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Posted on March 31, 2012 |
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Now here’s something you don’t hear every day. Step In Fluid’s bio suggests “Mutant jazz-core” as a possible description, but that seems both incorrect and unfair to the band—there’s no “core” here. Rather, these guys are a nearly straight-up jazz-funk band… but with djent-y guitar...
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Posted on March 19, 2012 |
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Sometimes Wikipedia is bang on. About Astra it says they are from San Diego, California and that their sound is 70s progressive and psychedelic rock and features a variety of keyboards and long jams. That seems to sum it up nicely…assuming the bit about San...
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Posted on March 18, 2012 |
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Got your metronomes out? Well put them away. They won’t do you any good here. The word xenograft will, for most, conjure up those wonderful pictures of the mouse with a human ear on it’s back, but this Xenograft is more like a serpent’s tail...
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