Oh my, where to start? Well, I have to admit, I never heard of the band Big Big Train before, until I listened to Stacy Doller’s Prog Britannia show (which used to be on Progrock.com, and now on Progzilla Radio). I really liked the songs that I heard, so I started to do some research. I thought it was a pretty new band, but I found out that the band exists for quite a while! I also just started to work for Background Magazine back in the early summer of 2015. I got my first batch of albums, and it included the Wassail EP of Big Big Train. I was very impressed by that EP, especially because of the title track Wassail (you can read the review of that EP here). Continue reading
Jem Godfrey
Personal Playlist by Iris (6 June 2016)
StandardSo much (new) music out there, and I wish I had the time to review them all! Well, see this playlist as some sort of mini album review list! Here are some albums I’m recently listening to… Continue reading
Personal Playlist by Iris (27 May 2016)
StandardTime for a new playlist again! Here are some albums I’ve listened to recently… Continue reading
Iris interviews: Jem Godfrey (Frost*)
StandardWritten interview with Jem Godfrey (if you prefer to listen to the interview instead of reading it, click here).
Jem Godfrey established the band Frost* in 2004. The band released two studio albums, several live albums and is about to release their third studio album named Falling Satellites, which will be released in May 2016. There are eight years between Frost*’s second studio album Experiments In Mass Appeal (2008) and Falling Satellites. In the meantime Frost* had some line-up changes, but their latest line-up already consists for six years. I interviewed Jem Godfrey via Skype on 28 April, 2016. We talked about Falling Satellites, the story behind this album, Jem’s influences, and how Steven Wilson ‘stole’ drummer Craig Blundell for his tour. Continue reading
Sunday blog post nummero 34259640023…
StandardIt’s Sunday again, so it’s time for my Sunday blog post! And I have… Not so much news, YAAAAAAAAY… Eh? Oh? Not much news? Continue reading
Must Have Album: Frost* – Falling Satellites (2016)
StandardFinally, Frost* is back after eight years… And what a comeback it is!!! Wow! This album immediately grabbed my full attention the first time I listened to it! I can hardly contain myself when listening to this album, I can’t sit still when I’m listening to it behind my desk. What can you expect? For the people who never heard Frost* before; think about Spock’s Beard with balls! The music is energetic, fast and contains so much power! It’s also a real mixture of different music styles, from dance to metal. Is this ‘prog’? I don’t care if this is prog, this is some splendid music! The band consists of wonderful, talented musicians; Jem Godfrey on keyboards and Chapman Railboard (never heard of that instrument before, but I’m sure it has something to do with Chapman Stick), John Mitchell (It Bites, Arena) on guitar, Nathan King (Level 42) on bass guitar and Craig Blundell (Steven Wilson) on drums & percussion. Jem and John are good lead vocalists who provide most of the lead vocals on the album. Continue reading
So this was April 2016… (I know, it’s already the 2nd of May, I’m a bit late)
StandardHey hey! My usual Sunday blog post on Monday again! Continue reading
Interviews with Silhouette & Jem Godfrey (Frost*) on Purple Flower Progressive Hour!
StandardNot one, but two interviews! Interview with the Dutch band Silhouette and Jem Godfrey of Frost*! Continue reading
ANNOUNCEMENT: Purple Flower Progressive Hour! Interviews with Silhouette & Jem Godfrey (Frost*)
StandardThis Sunday (May 1st) you will hear not one, but TWO interviews! I interviewed three members of the Dutch band Silhouette right before their gig at Parktheater Alphen a/d Rijn, The Netherlands. After the interview with Silhouette you will hear the interview I had with Jem Godfrey of Frost*! Frost* will release a brand new album in May 2016. You really don’t want to miss this show!
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Show starts 3 PM Eastern Time – 9 PM Central European Time – 8 PM UK Time
You can find more information about the show here:
https://www.facebook.com/events/1045048998874946/ Continue reading
A tiny message…
StandardHey hey! A small message again from your roving reporter… Who’s actually sitting behind a desk at the moment! Continue reading