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Mark’s Quick Review: Exovex – Radio Silence0 (0)
Debut album from Dale Simmons. For the second album in a row we have great guest artists. Josh Freese (NIN, A Perfect Circle, Devo) and Keith Carlock (Sting, John Meyer, Steely Dan) on drums. The album also showcases two members of Porcupine Tree, Gavin Harrison on drums and Richard Barbieri on keyboards and synthesizers. All songs on the album were written, performed and produced by songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Dale Simmons. I have to say I like every song on this album with my favorite being the last orbit. If you have some how...
Mark’s Quick Review: Karibow’s – From Here to the Impossible0 (0)
So here is a band that I already liked with some of my favorite artists guest staring on it. The album has one of my favorite vocalists on the last track in Mark Trueack, a wonderful keyboard player on another song in Sean Timms, Daniel Lopresto does vocals and guitars on yet another song. These three who I consider great musicians, and have all played my house were out done by guest artist Marek Arnold, who's sax is wonderful on this album. It really does remind me of his work on UPF and Damanek. Daniel Lopresto also does really well on...
Mark’s Quick Review: Ars Nova – Biogenesis Project0 (0)
So this is still the only Ars Nova album I have heard. I do remember shawn the station manager at the thedividinline.com saying wow they're singing. So if you have heard of this band before this is not an instrumental album. The album is very steady nothing to great nothing I feel like I need to skip. The subject matter is one I typically like and could be used for the theme of an Ayreon project and is pretty close to the subject matter of a certain Star Trek movie. The first song called introduction has a lot of plot by exposition which...
Mark’s Quick Reviews: Carptree’s – Emerger0 (0)
So I heard and earlier album by them called man made machine and I thought it was wonderful right at first listen. It started, well not a love affair, but a like affair with the band. I was able to see their first live performance at RoSfest in support of that album. I think their lack of stage presents was noticeable and might have distracted people from their great album. I think this album like their two before it are well worth a listen. I am a fan of Karl Westholm as I think Carptree and Jupiter Society are both above average progrock...
Mark’s Quick Review: Ghost Toast’s – Out of This World0 (0)
So if you have seen my previous reviews or looked at my last.fm account , you would realize that I rarely listen to instrumental music. This band and album of which I have never heard of before was quite a treat. The band put out a very enjoyable album. As you will in the ratings below it is very accessible. It may get better with more listens but if you don't find yourself liking at least parts of it on first listen I don't think you need to try it again. But I am guessing you will like it on first listen this album is full of crunchy...
Mark’s Quick Review: Phideaux’s – Doomsday Afternoon0 (0)
So back when this came out I had never heard of the band. I heard it on the Wednesday night show about Interstellar Overdrive back in 2007. My wife and I both where amazed at the album. It became a staple of our show which was called Sounds of Muzak back then. Valerie Gracious does a great job for the female lead vocals, Matthew Parmenter of Discipline. plays violin on this album the orchestra for Microdeath Softstar is amazing. This really is progressive rock at its pinnacle. Thanks to amazing song writing skills of Phideaux Xavier. We liked...