Following TPA’s review of The Great Divide, multi-instrumentalist and composer John Holden kindly agreed to talk with Jane Lee where he elaborates on the artistic vision that has shaped his music. Jane Lee [JL]: Hi John. Thanks for agreeing to…
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The link between music and the visual arts is a profound one. Although it deals with abstract sounds, music can vividly paint images and scenes upon the blank canvas of our minds as we listen. Capture Light, the outstanding title…
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As an avid fan of the band Comedy of Errors I was particularly excited when Machinary’s new, self-titled EP landed on my desk. Like COE, Machinary hail from Scotland and their credentials are impressive, including three current/previous COE members: Bruce…
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The concept for ESP Project’s latest album, Velvet Crunch, is directly inspired by the interconnecting networks linking the plants, trees and fungi within a forest ecosystem, and the album sets out to convey those deep connections through words and music.…
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The Third Sleep is the fourth album from Norwegian progressive rock band Oak. Since their 2015 debut, Lighthouse, the band have continued to develop their characteristically intense, dark and atmospheric sound, with its haunting melodies, complex rhythmic counterpoint and exquisite…
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Are we masters of our own destiny, or does the course of our lives hang upon a fate as arbitrary as the turn of a playing card? This is the question that underpins Nova Cascade’s latest and sadly final album,…
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A preoccupation with matters of life and death – and particularly the latter – has been a recurring theme throughout Paul Sadler’s output, inspiring highly original, dramatic and deeply felt music in a variety of genres. He first became known…
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Many hearts were broken when, in September 2017, the Liverpool-based band Anathema declared an indefinite hiatus to their output. Since their debut in 1990, the band’s atmospheric, hypnotic, and intensely emotional music has resonated deeply with many listeners, and fans…
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Meditations on death, time and mortality are not exactly unfamiliar territory in the prog universe, but surely few are as hauntingly beautiful as Memento Vivere. This is the second album from Haven of Echoes, following the 2022 release of their…
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Meer’s first, self-titled album, released in 2016 and followed in 2021 by Playing House, simply stopped me in my tracks. The band’s sound is fresh, vibrant and exciting, blending elements of folk, prog and pop to create an original and…
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