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| FEATURED ALBUM: PANIC ROOM (January 2010) |
PANIC ROOM Satellite [Release date 25 January 2010] (Firefly Music 002) 'Satellite', the stunning new album from UK rock band Panic Room, looks set to propel them into another league. The award-winning band have returned from their live UK touring with a second album that is tighter, brighter, louder and even more powerful than the first. Taking the same creative freedom that they explored in their debut, ‘Visionary Position', Panic Room have fused their signature sound with an even higher level of energy and raw power. All captured in a two-week ‘live' studio recording session, ‘Satellite' is a jaw-dropping collection of songs that all shine with the talent, passion, and freedom of a band at the very top of their game. The album is jam-packed full of great hooks, powerful grooves, gorgeous melodies and, of course, the amazing voice of stellar frontwoman, Anne-Marie Helder. Impossible to pigeon-hole, each song has its own unique flavour, but it is possibly the epic title track, ‘Satellite', which simply screams ‘hit'.
Without doubt, it's going to be
exceedingly difficult to find a better album in 2010. Perfect progressive
pop rock.
***** www.getreadytorock.com ALSO AVAILABLE: "Visionary Position" PARADE The Fabric [Release date 25 January 2010] (NAUTCD004)
Parade is
the band founded by guitarist Chris Johnson. Chris has
previously worked with Fish and Mostly Autumn and was a featured
writer on the Mostly Autumn album Heart Full Of Sky from 2007
contributing the songs Silver Glass and Blue Light. More
recently Chris has been a member of the Fish live band who have
recently finished an extended bout of touring. www.themusicindex.com/commerce/pages/html/parade.htm Catalogue: www.themusicindex.com/commerce/pages/html/voiceprint.htm
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| FEATURED ALBUM (December 2009): SONJA KRISTINA |
SONJA KRISTINA Harmonics Of Love [Release date 11 January 2010] (Market Square MSMCD151) Post her genre-defining solo release 'Songs From The Acid Folk' (MSMCD109), former Curved Air vocalist and songwriter Sonja Kristina moved on to 'astro folk' with 1994's 'Harmonics of Love', an album that bridges her progressive rock and acid folk past with the electronic experimentalism that was to emerge in the noughties via a giddy 'new age' rush of melodic and ambient music connecting acousticity to studio effects and natural sounds sampled from locations as disparate as the Amazon rain forest and that year's Glastonbury Festival. Bonus tracks for this enhanced reissue take in later work including a Motorhead cover (!) and output from her current project MASK. In her notes, Sonja writes:
"These songs of desire, heartache,
forgiveness and fellowship were recorded in the afterglow of happy times
travelling with my wild and willful players between 1989 and 1997, playing
intimate venues, festivals and spiritual retreats in the UK. My band at the
time, Cloud Ten made music experimental and improvised around the pulse and
lilt of my words and melodies. During the second "summer of love' we
played acoustic trance music 'our sonic vision of those times.' ALSO AVAILABLE: SONJA KRISTINA, SONGS FROM THE ACID FOLK, MASK (see below) Catalogue: www.themusicindex.com/commerce/pages/html/msm_catalogue.htm
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| FEATURED ALBUM (November 2009): ELEANOR McEVOY |
ELEANOR McEVOY Singled Out
A fifteen-track overview of the
singles output of the acclaimed Irish singer-songwriter kicks off with the
exuberant and powerful 'Oh Uganda' (Eleanor's impression of the country
which she visited supporting an Oxfam Ireland programme there), and also
includes the radio hits 'Days Roll By', 'Non Smoking Single Female' and
'Old, New, Borrowed and Blue'.
Without question, Singled Out is the
perfect introduction to one of the singer songwriters of the 21st century.
***** www.getreadytorock.com ALSO AVAILABLE: SNAPSHOTS, LOVE MUST BE TOUGH Catalogue: www.themusicindex.com/commerce/pages/html/msm_catalogue.htm
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| FEATURED ALBUM (Sept/October 2009): MAGGIE REILLY |
MAGGIE REILLY Looking Back, Moving Forward (Red Berry RB0006)
Looking Back Moving Forward is the latest album from Maggie and the follow
up to the 2006 album Rowan. The album contains re recordings of some of the
key songs in Maggie's career alongside new recordings. "Looking Back Moving Forward brings Maggie's story up to date, a collection of re-recordings that pick out key songs from her career. They all come out fresh and relevant.
It's sometimes a difficult
undertaking for an artist to revisit back catalogue for often the results add
little to the originals. It is a credit to the musicianship and the
arrangements here that all these songs get a new lease of life. Indeed, this
CD is an excellent first step to exploring Maggie Reilly's music. ****½ " www.getreadytorock.com ALSO AVAILABLE: Starcrossed, Elena and others Catalogue: www.themusicindex.com/commerce/pages/html/voiceprint.htm
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| NEW RELEASES FROM HUX RECORDS: The Silkie |
THE SILKIE You've Got To Hide Your Love Away [Release date: 31
January 2010] HUX111
The Silkie are best remembered for their hit cover of the Beatles song
'You've Got To Hide Your Love Away', which made the U.S. top ten in 1965.
The Silkie gave the song a somewhat more pop-folk treatment, complete with
male-female harmonies, its prospects were boosted by a Lennon-McCartney
production credit. The Beatle connection didn't end there, as they were also
managed by Brian Epstein. www.themusicindex.com/commerce/pages/html/hux.htm
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| NEW RELEASES FROM MARKET SQUARE RECORDS : MICHAEL CHAPMAN (March 2010) |
MICHAEL CHAPMAN And Then, There Were Three [Release date 22 March 2010] (Market Square MSMCD151)
Virtuoso guitarist and
critically-acclaimed songwriter, championed by John Peel and later Charles
Shaar Murray, Michael Chapman recorded a quartet of classic LPs for EMI's
progressive Harvest label during the 1970s. Chapman's extensive touring fast
won him a passionate following, evidenced on this until-now unreleased live
set. www.themusicindex.com/commerce/pages/html/mchapman3.htm Also available from Market Square Records: ROD CLEMENTS, LINDISFARNE, ALAN HULL Catalogue: www.themusicindex.com/commerce/pages/html/msm_catalogue.htm MARKET SQUARE ARTISTS ON TOUR STEVE ASHLEY (Speedy Return, Stroll On, The Test Of Time)
Marlborough Roots Mar 5 01672 512465
TBA STEVE TILSTON (Life By Misadventure, Songs For The Dress Rehearsal)
Saturday 27 February 2010 Steve Tilston in Washington Davy Lamp Folk Club UK
Box office: t: 0191 416 6999. Address: Washington Arts Centre, Biddick Lane,
Fatfield, Washington NE38 8AB.
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| MASK featuring SONJA KRISTINA |
MASK Heavy Petal
MASK is Sonja Kristina in inspired collaboration with Ambient Orchestral
Composer Marvin Ayres.
During 2008/9 Sonja Kristina has been touring with the reformed Curved Air
in support of the band's CD release Reborn (featuring two of Marvin's
productions) and incorporating music from the first three classic Warner
Bros Curved Air Top 20 albums, Air Conditioning, Second Album and
Phantasmagoria.
"spectacular and emotionally moving" www.themusicindex.com/commerce/pages/html/mask.htm
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| FEATURED ALBUM: 25 YARD SCREAMER - Now available as a download £3.00 |
Imagine the progressive hard rock stylings of Rush mixed with the sensitivities of modern-day Marillion. You're getting close to 25 Yard Screamer. The acclaimed CD is now available as a special price download.
SPECIAL: Buy
Cassandra and get the Rising Stars CD (see below) for only £1.00!
Power and passion,
Cassandra has it all - some absolutely wonderful playing from the band -
Matt Clarke (bass), Nick James (guitar and vocals) and Donal Owen (drums).
It's a remarkably confident and mature work, maybe highly Marillion
influenced in places, but it's as good as anything the post Fish line up of
that band have released. And believe it or not this was recorded and
produced at home. There is plenty of healthy imagination gone into this debut album...the band has no fear of getting in some complex melodies and some heavier ones too among the gentler and emotional moments...a certain one to watch' Classic Rock Society (May/June 2007) Blacklight, the epic 20-minute opening track, is full of chunky, chiming Alex Lifeson guitar and high-falutin' Neil Peart-style lyrics...Yet it's on the title tune where this Carmarthen combo really show their metal...It's a powerful, complex piece of work that's right up with the best of Brave-era Marillion. 7/10 Geoff Barton, Classic Rock magazine (September 2007) www.themusicindex.com/commerce/pages/html/25_yard_screamer.htm Check out also the new 25 Yard Screamer/Ben Randall collaboration. More information SPECIAL PROMOTION: PROGRESSIVE
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| HEAVY LOAD: The Story of Free |
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Heavy Load - The Story of Free by David Clayton and Todd K.Smith was published in 2001, a truly magnificent book that sets the standard for rock biographies.
This is a painstakingly researched
285-page tome that encapsulates the life and times of one of the most
influential of rock bands: Free.
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| STORE FOR MUSIC: Recent releases : Asia, Dio, Ian Gillan |
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ASIA Live In Barcelona 19 May
2008 (Store For Music SFMCD151) Also available: ASIA Live in Tokyo 12 May 2008, Live in San Francisco 5 May 2008 www.themusicindex.com/commerce/pages/html/asia8.htm DIO Evil or Divine (Store For Music SFMCD156)
"The Killing The Dragon Tour was
a year and a half of great experiences, both personal and musical. The
Tour began with good friends, Deep Purple and The Scorpions, and
finished with the making of the DVD, Evil Or Divine. Doug Aldrich,
Jimmy Bain, Simon Wright, Scott Warren, our incredible crew and I
roamed across Europe and The States, hopefully proving the truth of
our motto: We Never Close. We fine tuned the music you'll hear by
sharing it with amazing audiences and steam rolling through every gig
we played to present to you, DIO. WE ROCK!” www.themusicindex.com/commerce/pages/html/dio.htm IAN GILLAN The Definitive Spitfire Collection
There are 6 Ian Gillan and The Ian Gillan Band albums on Spitfire and in the Store For Music catalogue.
This compilation picks out Ian at his vocal best across rock and ballad material.
Also Available:
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| SPECIAL OFFER: RISING STARS |
Since 2003, the classic rock
website www.getreadytorock.com (GRTR!) has been promoting upcoming and
unsigned acts as well as the more familiar mainstream artists. SPECIAL OFFER: Only £1.99 Just add to your order before checkout.
SPECIAL: Buy
Cassandra (see above) and get the Rising Stars CD for only £1.00!
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| JAZZ FUSION FROM DUSK FIRE : NEIL ARDLEY |
![]() NEIL ARDLEY's NEW JAZZ ORCHESTRA Camden 70 (DUSKCD105) Featured Album: July/August 2008
Between the NJO's first album, Western Reunion (Decca, 1965) and second, Le Dejeuner sur l'Herbe (Verve, 1968), Neil Ardley's writing had matured to a point where it was showing serious signs of outgrowing even the highly flexible instrument that the orchestra had become. Under his guidance, the band was now also playing new music by a whole crop of young composers - Mike Taylor, Michael Garrick, Howard Riley and Michael Gibbs among them. The line-up on this session was substantially the one that had recorded Dejeuner, although there were a few significant absentees including Ian Carr, who was by now touring the world with his pioneering jazz-rock band, Nucleus. The programme that night was essentially the orchestra's current concert set and drew heavily on Le Dejeuner sur l‘Herbe, which was still current and selling well. Of the eight numbers on the album, seven are included here (tracks 5 to 11). Camden '70 measures the extraordinary capabilities of a talent pool the like of which was not to be seen again in a jazz orchestra. This release marks the recording's debut and, together with notes from Dave Gelly and sound engineer Martin Mitchell (on the master tapes restoration) and period images, makes for a truly exciting addition to the jazz and jazz rock aficionado's collection. www.themusicindex.com/commerce/pages/html/neil_ardley2.htm NEIL ARDLEY Kaleidoscope of Rainbows (DUSKCD102)
'Kaleidoscope Of Rainbows’ (1976)
completed a trilogy of albums and was composed between 1973 and 1975 as a
seven-part work for jazz orchestra and performed by an augmented version of
Ian Carr's band Nucleus. Catalogue: www.themusicindex.com/commerce/pages/html/dusk_fire.htm
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| TALKING ELEPHANT: Wishbone Ash |
![]() WISHBONE ASH Argus Then Again Live (TECD133) This is the first new album from the band for over two years. It follows on the great WISHBONE ASH tradition of twin-guitar based Rock for which they are universally famous. Fronted by the original member Andy Powell this album will be a must-buy for all Wishbone Ash fans, plus all fans of great guitar-based Rock. The classic sound of Wishbone Ash. www.themusicindex.com/commerce/pages/html/wash12.htm Also available: THE POWER OF ETERNITY Catalogue: www.themusicindex.com/commerce/pages/html/telephant.htm WISHBONE ASH TOUR DATES UK 2010
April
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| MYSTIC RECORDS: Black Widow |
![]() Martin Turner, original bass player, singer and principal songwriter during the classic Wishbone Ash period returns with a re-recording of the classic 1972 album. There was also an opportunity also to place the tracks in the intended order. Ray Hatfield (guitars, vocals), Rob Hewins (drums), Danny Willson (guitar/vocals), Keith Buck (guitar, vocals) With John Wetton and Geoff Downes on backing vocals! www.themusicindex.com/commerce/pages/html/martin_turner.htm MARTIN TURNER'S WISHBONE ASH TOUR DATES UK 2010 Jan
This is a real piece of history. The
short lived "Sacrifice" stage show that caused such an outcry in the UK,
was recorded for German television in 1970 and was in FULL - complete with
all the chants, dances and sacrifice of the Naked girl. "The DVD is a real curio, with the idiosyncratic Beat Club visuals adding to rather than detracting from the concept. The visuals may seem a little tame by today's standards but as a historical item and piece of rock theatre, a gem. And before you ask, the naked lady prances around like Hammer vampire Ingrid Pitt in a see-through shroud. How the band maintain concentration through the climatic 'Sacrifice' beggars belief, but they all emerge with the band's credentials upstanding." **** www.getreadytorock.com www.themusicindex.com/commerce/pages/html/mystic.htm
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| FOLK FROM FREE REED RECORDS |
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"RT" is Free Reed's '4-CD plus 5th
Bonus CD' celebration of the life and music of Richard Thompson .
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| CELTUS Complete |
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| RAY FENWICK |
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Groups and Sessions 1962-1978
Definitive career overview of ace session guitarist who has performed with Ian Gillan Band, Spencer Davis Group amongst others.
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