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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 …
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.
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, …
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 …
The new album from Elegant Simplicity: 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 …
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 …
I have just updated the discography to include the much requested new album information. Tracks, times, musicians . . . 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!
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 …
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 …
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 …
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, …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
We have now completed the drum recording of 5 of the seven tracks for the new album. Just two more to go . . . one of which is being worked on this week. When that one is done, all we will have left is the 20 minute title track. …
Many years ago, more than I care to remember, I heard a song on the radio called Belly Dancer. I loved it straight away and managed to record most of it to cassette. DJs being DJs, I never got to find out who it was by. As the years passed, …
I’m pleased to report that we have now completed the live drum recordings for Quantum Spin and the beautiful Lovotics. Only 5 more to go!
Just posted a brand new song (yes, another!) to our SoundCloud page. The song is called Avoidance of Mirrors and is an unfinished demo, though you’d be hard-pressed to identify it as such. It’s another hard / prog song with its roots very firmly in the 70’s. The mellotron used …
As hopefully can be seen by glancing at the title bar in your browser of choice, elegantsimplicity.com is back to normal! It took just a few minutes to point the name servers but due to a database error, it took a good 12-16 hours to resolve it to the actual web …