Tag Archives: Simon Phillips

DARWIN – 3: Unplugged

April 25, 2021

Origin Of Species 2021 Balancing luxuriant and stark sonics, cosmic opera creators reveal the extremes of their flight. From its very beginning, the DARWIN project was about vast spaces that called the listener beyond the imaginable, but there’s always been … Continue reading →

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JON ANDERSON – Song Of Seven

January 2, 2021

Atlantic 1980 / Esoteric 2020 Going for the one, singer of affirmative spirituality finds swift wings of freedom in simple joie de vivre. Perhaps, nothing spelled the end of the ’70s more eloquently than ‘s second solo offering – an … Continue reading →

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DARWIN – 2: A Frozen War

December 1, 2020

Origin Of Species 2020 Somewhat disappointing deflation of a grandiose idea which chills rather than thrills. If DarWin’s debut was one of 2019’s most daring endeavors, with a dedicated website expanding the album’s context, its follow-up should raise doubts as … Continue reading →

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DarWin Continues Delving Into Origins Of Species

September 10, 2020

DarWin‘s was one of the last year’s highlights: a cinematic album with a stellar cast and with a reach that went far beyond the record’s prog boundaries. Its scope left no doubt there would be another chapter in this saga, … Continue reading →

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MANDOKI SOULMATES – Living In The Gap + Hungarian Pictures

August 17, 2020

Red Rock 2019 Delivering a paean to togetherness, cosmopolitan defector calls on stellar comrades to close ranks and create celestial noise. Leslie Mándoki has always been going against the grain – ever since he fled Budapest in mid-’70s to end … Continue reading →

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