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Tune Lucid Moments (own release) Tune was founded in 2009 in the Polish city Lodz by Leszek Swoboda (bass, vocals) and Adam Hajzer (guitar). The music and songtexts breathe a melodramatic progressive atmosphere, in which the use of the accordion for the keyboardparts makes the music of this Polish pentad unique for the progressive rock scene. The result is a brilliant album, that seems to define progressive rock again. Okay, when you start analyze the music for sure you will find references, but concerning orginality Lucid Moments is an album, which I haven’t heart in our beloved style for quite awhile. Specially the use of the accordion gives their sound something elusive. Did past Polish bands look for their sound and references to bands of the seventies, remember Quidam, Collage and Satellite which find their inspiration in the music of Genesis, or Abraxas and Lizard which are influenced by UK, Tune seems to have developed themselves without the influence of big or small names in th...

Alan Reed Danicing With Ghosts (Red Dwarf Recordings RD0101 / The Merch Desk) After 26 years it is time for Alan reed to stand on his own feet. Dancing With Ghosts is his first solo release. The ep best can be seen as a warm up release to keep the listeners interested and get them ready for First In A Field Of One, Reed’s first solo album which is planned for early 2012. Both titles refer to the hectic period which followed on his (un)volentary departure of Pallas. On this ep Reed choose to approach the songs from an acoustic interpretation, not a progressive sound but pure vocals, guitar and bas with here and there some keyboard and drum support. The choice of work is from the past and the present, with Sanctuary being a surprised opener. A bombastic sounded somg of over nine minutes brought back to an acoustic interpretation of five, turns out to be wonderful. With Who’s To Blame, again that gut feeling, Reed plays the second Pallas song and with Kean On The Job he looks back on his ...

Also Eden Think Of The Children! (Festival Music 201110) Those who love the Music of Aragon, Galahad and Marillion will be pleased with Think Of The Children!, the third album of Also Eden in five years. They used as much singers during that period, but with Rich Harding they seemed to have found the right frontman, but also new energy, a new sound and a new direction. The sensitive and emotional vocals of Harding sounds in between the, quiet, vocals of Stuart Nicholson (Galahad) and the, the fierce vocals of Les Dougan (Aragon). Simon Rogers sounds like a merge of John Poloyannis, Roy Keyworth and Steve Rothery. The keyboards of Ian Hodson are the essential background supplement, but when he loses himself, there are fierce musical battles with Rogers’ solo guitar. And with a strong and tight base presented by bassist Steve Dunn, who delivers some very nice bass loops now and then, and drummer Lee Nicholas, Also Eden makes a strong performance and a classic album is born. Certainly whe...