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DAYS BETWEEN STATIONS Days Between Stations is the creative partnership =
between=20
guitarist Sepand Samzadeh and keyboardist Oscar =
Fuentes. The=20
duo came together in Los Angeles in November 2003, and =
named the=20
band after the 1985 novel by Steve Erickson. The =
band=92s=20
sound =96 Samzadeh calls it =93art-rock,=94 Fuentes labels it =
=93post-prog=94 =96=20
reflects their varied influences, as well as a shared disregard =
for=20
stylistic boundaries... BILLY SHERWOOD We are much honored this month to have Billy =
Sherwood=20
(CIRCA:, former YES) as our interview guest. He just =
released his new CD titled "At The Speed Of Life". =
Currently,=20
beside his solo projects he is one of the members of the band=20
CIRCA:, formed by ex-YES members Tony Kaye and =
Alan=20
White, along with Jimmy Haun. They released their first =
solo=20
album in 2007, followed in 2008 by a live DVD. They are currently =
in the=20
studio working on their second solo CD... ![](3D"http://theprogfiles.com/classicpics/neverforever.jpg") Kate BUSH / Never For Ever
1980=91s =93Never For Ever=94 is Kate=92s =
3rd album. The=20
album was co-produced by Jon Kelly & Kate herself. One of the =
most=20
interesting things about this album is that it is the first record =
by a=20
British female artist to top the UK album charts. (Wikipedia). =
Kate=92s=20
progressive approach to music reaches its peak with Never For =
Ever. She=20
tastefully blends different genres including folk, oriental, rock, =
classical and jazz. Unlike her first two albums which she wrote on =
piano,=20
this one was written on synths... |
![](3D"http://theprogfiles.com/graphics/reviewheader.gif") WHERE'S THE NINE / Desensitized to Insanity Cyclone Records / 2008 "Where's The Nine" is a 2 piece band out = of=20 Toronto, Canada: drummer Barry Connors and = keyboardist=20 Dean Watson. The album was released recently under the = Cyclone=20 Records label, however Where's The Nine's history goes far = back,=20 all the way back to 1979. Watson and Connors played in progressive = rock=20 band "Airkraft" for a while but then went their separate = ways and=20 basically lost contact until recently when they found eachother on = the=20 internet again (gotta love the internet!). Obviously the duo did not lose the chemistry = between=20 them. Although they were miles apart, the distance did not stop = them to=20 record this album. The sound is a good mixture of rock, metal and = jazz=20 with countless odd time signatures and tempo changes. The opening = track=20 "A Rather Odd Tribute" is an example of that with shredding = guitars, fusion like synths and up and down tempo. Throughout the = album I=20 heard a lot of Yes, Rush and Zappa = influences. They=20 named their second track "Mood Swings" but, I think all = songs on=20 the album are mood swings. The last song titled "The = Camera=20 Ear" will give you an idea about how the recording and song = writing=20 process went. Since Watson and Connor live far from each other, = Connor was=20 filming his drumming sessions to send to Watson. But of course the = files=20 were too big to send via the e-mail, so they found a program that = removed=20 the video and create an mp3 file with the sound. Once received, = Watson was=20 working his magic on them, hence came "The Camera Ear". =Since the members of the band are a drummer and = a=20 keyboardist, you will hear these two elements heavy in the mix, = and there=20 is nothing wrong with that however in my opinion their music is an = empty=20 canvas waiting for a bass player to pop in and add singing bass = lines.=20 This CD lacks that unfortunately. Other than that, it is a great = album and=20 I highly recommend it. Hande BURDG Rating:![](3D"http://theprogfiles.com/graphics/4stars.gif") =
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WHERE'S=20 THE NINE Desensitized to Insanity MICHAEL BASSETT Soft Verges NEAL MORSE Lifeline BILLY SHERWOOD At The Speed Of Life KEVIN BARTLETT Glow In The Dark PUNCH BROTHERS Punch DAVID PALMER The Qualities of Silences THE CONSPIRATORS One Sure Thing THE=20 ESSENESS PROJECT Self Titled |
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