Tag Archives: Mark Murdock

MASHEEN MESSIAH – Another Page

July 26, 2020

Masheen Messiah 2019 Japanese art-rockers hit their stride and venture into brightly lit future. It took this ensemble exactly one album, their 2016 debut that established MASHEEN MESSIAH as a viable entity, to shake off the shades of obvious influences … Continue reading →

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EMPIRE – The Complete Recordings

February 15, 2018

Cherry Red 2017 Featuring Peter Banks and Sydney Foxx, the entire output – or, rather, input – of the most unfortunate, if enduring, offshoot of a prog institution. With none of their albums landing a proper release and having a … Continue reading →

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MASHEEN MESSIAH – For The Light Unseen

February 17, 2017

Masheen Messiah 2016 Looking through pop lens, Japanese proggers rise and shine. Inspired by YES as their name suggests but sonically modern, and featuring BRAND X associate Mark Murdock on drums, this band may harbor grand ideas yet, as epic … Continue reading →

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CYMBALIC ENCOUNTERS – Exploration Of The Southern Constellation

July 20, 2015

Mark Murdock 2015 Stellar approximations from fusion-flaunting drummer and his intrepid crew of rock-solid savants. From the moment Mark Murdock pulled into a prog orbit, first with Peter Banks from YES and then with the BRAND X alumni, there was no … Continue reading →

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PETER BANKS EMPIRE – The Mars Tapes

February 2, 2015

Gonzo 2013 Ex-YES guitarist’s last major group gear up for a record and round up the best of their oeuvre. It was 1979 when the latest – and the last – of Peter Banks’ collective endeavors entered the Mars Studios … Continue reading →

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