Ken Hensley
I was deeply saddened to hear the other day of the passing of legendary Uriah Heep member Ken Hensley. As you all must surely know by now, Ken was in the band for 10 years…
News
Welcome to the ELEGANT SIMPLICITY news / blog page! Here you will find all the latest posts, news, opinions etc.
Hark! I see New Artwork on the Horizon
As you know, the next release will be our Christmas Single; a rather tasty version of the super famous Hark! The Herald Angels Sing. Like all these songs, it has been done to death by…
The Shame of Copy / Paste!
Well, here’s a thing! I just sent out the monthly newsletter. So far, so reasonably on time of me! However, I sent it out with LAST MONTHS subject line!!! How embarrassing. Basically, when writing the…
Hark . . . . is that a Xmas Song?
Today, I finished the recording of our 2020 Xmas song! What was going to be a simple little two or three minute piece ended up a 6-minute monster. Bizarrely, I have not added any original…
Endless Longing Remaster Now Available
I rather strangely forgot to post this! The 1994 concept album Endless Longing is now available to buy from Bandcamp. It comes complete with a mini poster download (.pdf), full recording notes and history. Read…
Endless Longing – Artwork Reveal
Here it is . . . . the super-duper new artwork for our 6th album, and third to be released in 1994. This was our first ever concept album, too. More information to follow.
Endlessly Waiting no More!
I’m pleased to report that our latest remaster Endless Longing will be available from Friday, September 18th from our Bandcamp store. As usual, brand-new artwork, lashings of historical notes and an exclusive story sheet.
By Gonzo!
Thought you might like to know that the recent interview with yours truly has now been published in Gonzo Weekly Magazine. This is a weekly music magazine and it is totally free. You can get…
Inside The Hurting (2020 Remaster) is OUT NOW!
It’s Friday. . . . So it must be time for another release! This time, I have given the polish and new artwork treatment to our fourth album Inside The Hurting. It’s available now, directly…
A Quick Heads Up!
A very quick note to let you know that our 4th album Inside The Hurting (of three released in 1994) will be available for the first time since 1999. Fully restored, remastered with brand-new artwork,…
Kev Rowland interviews Steven McCabe
Over the course of lockdown 2020, renowned author, reviewer and good egg Kev Rowland conducted a lengthy interview with me covering the band’s history, releases and all kinds of good stuff never before made publicly…
Blinded by Time (2020 Remaster) is OUT NOW!
It’s Friday . . . . so it must be time for another release! This time, I have given the polish and new artwork treatment to our third album Blinded by Time. It’s available now,…
Bandcamp Fridays
Those of you who buy music directly from the artist via Bandcamp (THANK YOU!) will already know that during the course of the COVID pandemic, they have been waving their fees so that the artist…
BBT – New Artwork Reveal
Here it is, primed and ready to roll for next weeks release of the remastered 1993 album Blinded By Time. It’s a big departure from the very first versions (view comparison here – go to…
Blinded by Time – Coming Soon
I finished the remaster of our third album ‘Blinded by Time‘ yesterday. I must say, I was very surprised by this one; more so than the previous two. I need to gather my thoughts and…
Nocturnal Implications is OUT NOW!
Our long-deleted second album Nocturnal Implications is now out, fully remastered and sounding pretty decent. Be sure to read the brand new notes when listening to get a full flavour of what was going on…
Nocturnal Implications. . . . on the way
The next album from the ‘olden days’ will be our second release Nocturnal Implications. It will be released on Friday 26th June. If you already follow us on Bandcamp, you will get an instant notification.…
Improper Advances – 2020 Remaster Out Now
This long-forgotten album, from 1992, has finally been dragged kicking and screaming into 2020 with a shiny new cover and spiffingly antique sound. Remember, this is a very old album, recorded with very basic equipment…
Improper Advances – New Artwork
Here is a quick look at the artwork for the 2020 remastered version of our first album . . . Improper Advances. More information to follow soon. If you want to know when this album…
Behind the Glances – New Video
Today (29th May 2020) we released a new video. This time, it features the full cut of The Story of Our Lives: Part III – Behind the Glances. This new video is a bit “far…