Last year’s studio concert Ocean Sounds felt like a line drawn under Iamthemorning’s first three albums and, on its release, the band announced that 2019 would see the arrival of their fourth full studio album. That brief wait is over…
View More Iamthemorning – The BellAuthor: Magnus Moar
FM / Dare
Sub89, Reading Friday, 1st March 2019 In 1989, this reviewer attended his first gig at the tender age of 13, watching FM play a one-off gig at The Astoria in London before they embarked upon the tour for their second…
View More FM / DareIamthemorning – Ocean Sounds
Iamthemorning are undoubtedly one of the best newcomers to the Prog scene of recent years. A duo comprising Marjana Semkina on vocals and Gleb Kolyadin on piano and keyboards, they have won many fans, received plaudits and gained great respect…
View More Iamthemorning – Ocean Sounds3.2 – The Rules Have Changed
Thirty years ago, Keith Emerson and Carl Palmer teamed up with singer and multi-instrumentalist Robert Berry to form ‘3’. With Berry contributing vocals and bass to their debut, To The Power Of Three…, fans could be forgiven for thinking this…
View More 3.2 – The Rules Have ChangedArena – Double Vision
2018 sees Arena return with their ninth studio album, as well as a tour to commemorate the 20th anniversary of their excellent The Visitor. Arena are now three albums into their comeback with singer Paul Manzi, and it’s fair to…
View More Arena – Double VisionDukes of the Orient – Dukes of the Orient
Ten years in the making, Dukes of the Orient is the album that many Payne-era Asia fans like myself had long since given up believing would ever be released. Having dropped the ‘Asia Featuring John Payne’ moniker, this is the…
View More Dukes of the Orient – Dukes of the OrientGleb Kolyadin – Gleb Kolyadin
Gleb Kolyadin will be familiar to fans of Russian chamber prog duo iamthemorning, whose three studio albums have earned them increasing critical acclaim amongst fans, critics and musicians alike. The respect and admiration that pianist Kolyadin and singer Marjana Semkina…
View More Gleb Kolyadin – Gleb KolyadinDownes Braide Association – Skyscraper Souls
It’s hard to believe that it’s been 40 years since Geoff Downes and Trevor Horn formed new wave duo The Buggles. Given their musical style, it was surprising that they would go on to join prog rock giants Yes for…
View More Downes Braide Association – Skyscraper Souls