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This morning, I sent out the first newsletter of the year. In it, there was some information that will interest/excite/frustrate some of you greatly! Yes, I am embarking on an ambitious remastering program of the very old stuff that will see all of the catalogue becoming finally available. This includes …
The Progressive Underground Volume 2 is out now and continues author Kevin Rowland’s deep delve into this marvellous genre. This volume covers demo and album reviews by artists from I to S. Here are the artists featured (often multiple times) : Icon, Igzit-Nine, Ilúvatar, Iluzjon, Imagin’Aria, Incandescent Sky, Ines Project, …
A few days ago, YouTube granted our channel Official Artist Channel status. This means that whenever someone searches for us, instead of being presented with a plethora of unrelated (and possibly copyright-infringing content) the number one option will be our channel. You can tell its an Official Artist Channel by …
Well, it’s finally here! The new album The Ghost of a Smile is now available to buy/download from our store. It features 7 brand new tracks, including a few epics to get your teeth into. There are many twists and turns so you need to stick with it to fully …
Our latest Yuletide smash(!) – a very interesting take on the old favorite In The Bleak Mid Winter – is out now to download/buy from our Bandcamp store. It will be in the usual streaming places in a week or two’s time. You can read all about it here and …
I’ve been recording music for many years and I have never invested in any isolation pads for my monitor speakers. The main reason being that I had some serious heavy duty spiked stands / isolation, so they weren’t needed. However, they broke and never got replaced. Since then, my monitors …
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This book is all about how the mp3 file format for compressed audio took over the world, eventually leading to music becoming, effectively, free. On the surface, this may sound like a dull topic. However, the book reads like an action thriller. It’s fast paced, skips forwards and backwards in …
Read moreHow Music Got Free: What happens when an entire generation commits the same crime?
Just added a new T-Shirt to the Merchandise Store. It’s a rather fabulous rendition of our Lovotics robot! Be sure to check it out!
I’m thrilled to announce the grand opening of our new Merchandise Store! Here, you will find t-shirts, caps, hoodies etc. All featuring great designs, great prices and great quality. Our partner in this venture is Dizzy Jam so you can rest assured that all orders are processed efficiently and super …
The Progressive Underground Volume 1 is a new series of books starring the progressive music scene as seen through the eyes, ears and pen of noted reviewer Kevin Rowland. It covers the years 1991 through 2006. Kevin has written for just about every prog / rock related magazine and …
Just wanted to let everyone know that I now have a provisional release date for the new album. I am booking the CD pressing plant today and will share more news as it comes in. Keep in the loop by joining the email list below. Note that the CD will be a strictly limited edition, too.
Well, I think it’s about time I posted an image of the artwork for the forthcoming new album . . . . What do you think?
It’s becoming a lot like Xmas . . . . this Xmas single lark! No matter, I present to you our latest foray into the murky world of Yuletide cheer . . . . . Good King Wenceslas! Re-imagined for a more prog-savvy audience, this instrumental version of the tune …
Been a long time since the last post. I will hopefully be able to bring things up to speed shortly. But for now, I just wanted to let everyone know that our site is now fully SSL enabled (look for the padlock in your browser). Note that we never collected …
I finally got around to fixing a few things with the website as well as having a general spruce / tidy. I have also killed off lots of sections and things that no one was really interested in and pruned it right back to the just the really important stuff. …
Available right now at our SoundCloud emporium of bits, bobs and miscellany, you will find around 10 minutes of extracts of songs from the forthcoming new album The Ghost of a Smile. These are just demos: not mixed, mastered or otherwise processed. They do sound pretty spiffing, even in this …
I have compiled a mighty Spotify playlist of some of longest material (not all of it, as not everything is on Spotify), but its a goodly sized chunk of music: 22 tracks at 5+ hours in length. The songs are in no particular order!
The April Newsletter was sent out the other day. In it, there is an exclusive look at he forthcoming new album and some demo tracks to listen to! If you are on the list, you will already have seen it. If you are not, then you can either sign up …
To prepare myself for April’s newsletter (still got to write it, mind!), I have spring-cleaned the newsletter archive at the website. Man, all those gaps!
As some point today, I am giving Facebook the Heave and, indeed, Ho. This is not up for debate. I have been inspired by Derek Sivers and his rather interesting post.