August Newsletter > Out Now
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Lovotics – New Video on YouTube
In the quest to get all tracks from Kicking the Olive Branch rendered as video, I’m pleased to announce that track 3 – Lovotics – is now available for your viewing pleasure! This is one of my favourite tunes, featuring some great keyboard and guitar solos. The video features all …
Lovotics – New Video Still
Here is sneaky look at the thumbnail shot for the forthcoming new video. This video uses hand drawn sketches (I knew art college would pay off one day!) to weave a tragic tale of automaton amour!
Incoming: Passing Fancy (I, II) (2017 Remix)
As everyone reading this likely knows, for some time now all members of the list have been able to download an exclusive – never commercially released – 10 minute epic called Passing Fancy (I, II). This song was recorded at the same time as the All Life is One sessions …
Ken Senior – New Album!
I’m pleased to report that Ken Senior, featured vocalist on many of our recordings, has finally released a new CD / Digital Download! Recording under the name Evolve, the album is called Future and seems to be a mixture of 1 new song (new to me, anyway!) and re-recorded versions …
Dying Shadows – New ‘Arty’ Video Out Now!
We released the second video from our Kicking the Olive Branch album the other day. You can find it in this post or you can pop along to YouTube to take it or a spin. We also created a brand new Channel Intro video thing, which is quite good and …
Steven’s Stills!
Notwithstanding the hilarious pun of this post’s title, here are a couple of still shots taken from the forthcoming 2nd video release from our Kicking the Olive Branch album. The video will be released on Saturday July 1st. As is my wont, I scrapped the original idea and went a …
From the very first note to the last . . .
There is a great review of the new album: “this is superb from the very first note to the last” available at that bastion of Progressive Rock, Progarchives. Do please check it out.
Goods News – Bad News! Oh, My!
Shiver me timbers and call me flabbergasted, but I have now SOLD OUT of the Limited Edition CD of Kicking the Olive Branch. That’s right, they are all gone – supply exhausted, dwindled down to zero. You may be lucky enough to pick one up at your favourite stockist, though, …
Rock Videos and the Making Thereof
Today I’m going to talk about making Rock Videos! Everyone here is likely to be aware of Album Art videaos . . . (album cover + music, and that’s pretty much it). That sort of thing is all over YouTube and I have done them myself. They are quick and …
New Album – OUT NOW!
The new album from Elegant Simplicity:Â KICKING THE OLIVE BRANCH is OUT NOW. It is available worldwide on CD, Download and Streaming formats. The Compact Disc is STRICTLY LIMITED and is only available (in the first instance) directly from the band. Go here to order your copy. Hopefully, you’ve enjoyed the …
Timely Reminder – Video!
Here it is . . . the first video from the new album. This track is called “Timely Reminder” and is a lively piece with some moody bits, great sax and sweet drums! As usual, this is not Oscar winning stuff, but there are some nice effects going on to …
Discography Update
I have just updated the discography to include the much requested new album information. Tracks, times, musicians . . . Â it’s all there now! Only a few weeks to go before release time. However, keep an eye on your mail box for a special surprise!
Allan Holdsworth
Woke up this morning to the sad news that one of my all-time heroes – Allan Holdsworth  – had died. As many of you know, he played with several fusion bands as well as having a well established solo career. For me, though, the Soft Machine album Land of Cockayne is …
Kicking the Olive Branch – Mastering Update
Just another quick update to let you know (in case it appears that I have forgotten!) that the new album is almost upon us. Over this weekend, I will be completing the mastering (see image). The big hold-up, really, was the title track: it’s seriously layered and dynamic + I went …
All Life is One – New Review
A couple of new reviews by Kevin Rowland of All Life is One and the Enraptured EP from 2014 have been posted to Prog Archives (your ultimate prog rock resource!). All Life is One Enraptured EP On a side note, I think this is the first ever review of the …
Xmas Single . . and now a Video!
Following the release of our Xmas single, we now have a Xmas video to go with it! Don’t get too excited, though, it’s a simple affair, but quite good considering the time it takes to view it is the time it took to make it. Almost! If you like it, …
Heads Up . . Incoming Xmas Single!
Just a very quick heads up . . . the Newsletter will be sent out at 10am tomorrow (December 6th) with the exclusive link for all mailing list members to download FREE OF CHARGE the new Xmas single God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen. After that, if you are not on …
Xmas Newsletter and FREE single!
I’ll be sending out the Xmas newsletter in a day or so. In it, you will be able to get an exclusive link to download FREE OF CHARGE our first ever Xmas single: a prog-tinged, upbeat and very festive version of the venerable classic that is God Rest Ye Merry …
Power of Prog – Album of the Week!
This week, Power of Prog have our album All Life is One as their Featured Album of the Week! Be sure to pop along and check it out – the web site is packed with news, reviews, links etc . . . and NO ADS! It’s creator, Nick Katona, clearly …
Kicking the Olive Branch: Drums All Done
In the absence, so far, this month of a newsletter, I thought I should let you know that all the drum tracks for the new album have now been recorded! The final track – all 20 minutes of it – turned out particularly spiffing and I can’t wait for you …