It’s great to see Steve Hackett returning to what he does best which is writing and recording great albums of original music. Especially after the grueling Genesis Revisited tours that must have been all consuming this past couple of years. Steve utilized the downtime in between the tours to write new material sometimes in the …
Mar 19 2015
Steven Wilson | Hand Cannot Erase
There isn’t a lot i can say about this album that hasn’t already been said my Wilson disciples, reviewers, critics et al. Wilson’s new album Hand Cannot Erase is available in all of the usual Steven Wilson options and replicates the magic that has gone before. CD, MP3, special De-lux edition, vinyl and for a considerable …
Mar 17 2015
Steve Hackett | Wolflight set for March 30th
Steve Hackett’s new album will be released on March 30th and carries on from where Steve left off with his previous album Beyond The Shrouded Horizon. Wolflight – out on 30 March 2015 (EU) & 7 April 2015 (US) * PRESS RELEASE * Music pioneer Steve Hackett has announced the release of his new …
Mar 13 2015
It’s all about the bass about the Bass!
Camel bass man Colin Bass is busy in the studio recording a new album. Ensconced in his studio somewhere in rural Wales Colin is beavering away with his arsenal of instruments creating a new piece of work for our delectation. recording independently as many musicians know is an expensive business. Being a life long …
Feb 27 2015
Quantum Jump | Barracuda / Esoteric reissue
Following the myriad of remastered and reissued albums of late by Pink Floyd, The Alan Parsons Project, Genesis, et al i was starting to suffer a little from overkill. However, when i got wind that Esoteric Recordings were about to release one of my favourite seventies albums 24-bit digital remastering of Quantum Jump’s eponymous album Barracuda i …
Feb 25 2015
Steve Hackett | Wolflight update
STEVE HACKETT REVEALS NEW BASS/12 STRING PLAYER Prog visionary Steve Hackett has announced the addition of multi-talented guitarist Roine Stolt to his tour line-up. Stolt, known as leading light of the Flower Kings and for his association with Transatlantic, will play bass and twelve string, occasionally also joining Steve on guitar. The legendary ex-Genesis …
Feb 24 2015
Glacier | Ashes For The Monarch
Ever been in a club and a band has taken to the stage which makes you put down your drink and sit in amazement? Or been to watch a major band and been blown away by the support act? Well, Glacier are one such band. It was so many years ago now that i first …
Feb 21 2015
Theo | The Game Of Ouroboros
During the down time of Progmeister i we received a few albums for review that could not for technical reasons be reported on, This allowed more time than normal to listen to those albums that are to make it onto the review page. The one one that became the most addictive is The Game Of …