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Kevin McCormick’s Squall (1999)
Kevin McCormick, Squall (1999). To my mind, this is some of the best rock music ever written—but tempered with very serious classical sensibilities and lacking the over-the-top bombast present in even...
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Nascent, Nascent: The Natural Order of Talk Talk
I’ve offered my “Talk Talk” testimony so many times, it’s probably getting a bit ridiculous. To sum up, I really, really, really, really, really (well you get the idea) like Talk Talk, and I have...
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Here She Comes, Laughter Upon Her Lips: Talk Talk’s 1986 Masterpiece
Years ago–maybe as many as 25 years ago–fellow Progarchist and classical musician Kevin McCormick and I vowed to listen to Talk Talk’s The Colour of Spring every April 5th, in honor of what is arguably...
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Talk Talk’s Laughing Stock, 20 years on
I’ve become quite enamored of Wyndham Wallace’s writings over the past several days. Here’s a wonderfully insightful piece he wrote on the 20th anniversary of the release of Talk Talk’s Laughing...
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With the Coming of Evening by Kevin McCormick: A Celebration
Twenty years ago, exactly, the best album you’ve never heard appeared, Kevin McCormick’s With the Coming of Evening. Over the next several days, we’ll be celebrating the release of what should be...
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Further Celebration: Kevin McCormick’s 1993 Masterpiece
And, progarchy continues its examination of a missed masterpiece, Kevin McCormick’s With the Coming of Evening. This review comes from our own progarchist master of all things mathematical and...
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Talk Talk SPIRIT OF EDEN (1988): Totally Unprofessional Video Review 11
What I regard as one of the top two or three rock albums of all time. Been listening steadily to it since September 1988. Tagged: 1988, Mark Hollis, post-rock, Progressive rock, Spirit of Eden, Talk Talk
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Prog from the Pampas?
POSEIDOTICA: El Dilema del Origen May 2015 Aquatalan Records Free Listening at: https://poseidotica.bandcamp.com/album/el-dilema-del-origen Walter Broide Drums & Percussion Hernan Miceli: Guitar...
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Nosound’s Teide 2390: Profoundly Delicate
Nosound. Kscope, 2015. Of all the bands I love and review, the hardest to review—without question—is Nosound. At least for me. This post is a perfect example to illustrate my failings. I’ve had a...
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PET SOUNDS, 1966-2016: Fifty Years of Prog
Arguably, the very first prog album. Though I’m sure someone could make the case for either REVOLVER or SGT. PEPPER’s being the first prog album, I’ve always turned to PET SOUNDS by the Beach Boys....
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7Sleepers
7Sleepers So, what happens when you mix one extremely talented musician with one extremely ditzy professor? You get a notice about some amazing music six months too late! As I was going through some...
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Interview: SPURGE
Drawing parallels to the work of mighty Frank Zappa and David Bowie, as well as Isis, Cult of Luna, the Mars Volta and the Dear Hunter, the Atlanta-based band Spurge seems like a promising act. But...
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Album Review: TerraTerra – TerraTerra
TerraTerra, an instrumental post/progressive metal one-man band from Russia comprised of multi-instrumentalist going by the name Ayli K., has quite a challenge as with any new band playing this...
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Review: Glaston – Inhale / Exhale
Calling Swiss band Glaston post-rock does this Zurich / Basel four-piece a bit of injustice. They do include plethora of post-rock elements on “Inhale / Exhale,” the group’s first full-length album,...
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Mark Hollis, Part II: Aching for Grace
Ironic or sincere? 1988’s Spirit of Eden. Yesterday, I had the grand fortune of spending a serious amount of time listening to and writing about Talk Talk. There are few subjects in the world that...
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Black Sabbath meets Pink Floyd, in other words it’s heavy metal, but quite psychedelic, atmospheric and drawn-out. Kraków’s Minus exhibits significant post metal and stoner hues too. The album actually...
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New Nosound Announced (Video)
Forthcoming from KScope. The ever-fascinating and brilliant Giancarlo Erra just released the new video on social media. This from Erra: I’ve never been so nervous and excited about a new Nosound...
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Review: Subnoir – A Long Way From Home
Prejudice. It’s something all of us have. As a product of human error, all of us sometimes unfairly judge based off stereotypes and predetermined opinions, musical or not. I have always had a...
View ArticleIOISH Plans on Hypnotizing You with “What You Need It For”
Indian instrumental experimental act IOISH has launched a new single from the forthcoming album “In Waves.” The music video for “What You Need It For” is streaming now. You can watch it below. The...
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