Exposure 88


After the release of Double Exposure, Steven Wilson decided to focus on his own projects. No-Man had had a good start from both Exposure albums, and soon afterwards his new progressive band Porcupine Tree would be formed which is still active and will release a new album The Incident soon followed by a hugh European tour.

But from the now turned prog lowlands, The Netherlands, came some new volunteers to carry the flag. Main man was Peter Lindenbergh, also responsible for a magazine in English on progressive rock called Freia. In later years the editorial staff would change the name to Background Magazine.

Since it wasn't an English project anymore, this album features only main land European bands, with the Netherlands delivering three out of eight contributors.

In the years to follow this release The Last Detail, Asgard, Isildurs Bane and Odyssice would become names in the prog scene. The most important thing of this compilation was the fact that the musical atmosphere of the progressive rock scene were shifting and changing. Isuldurs Bane, Barrock and Odyssice play instrumental orientated songs, but where Odyssice and Barrock choose for a more rock orientated structure, Isildurs Bane goes for a more classical and Genesis (Winds & Wuthuring era) alike sound. The Last Detail is a band which choose for short melodic songs, while Asgard goes for the longer midieval and gothic orientated longer tracks.

Tracklist

The Last Detail - Mirrors
Barrock - The Witch
Harnakis - Temps d'Esser
Achet-Aton - a Pagan Song
Rivendel - Jardin Secreto
Isildurs Bane - The Second Step
Asgard - The Tale
Odyssice - Losing Her

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