![]() ![]() This EP, three songs of good progly length, between 7 and 15-minutes and a total length of 36-minutes, is their first salvo into the world of Modern Prog. Some flesh on the bones of their opening statement, but I tell you what, they might be right. They hope to be likened to “the sweeping riffs of Pink Floyd, the technical ability of Marillion and the modern soundscapes of Steven Wilson”. A contentious or provocative statement if ever there was one, but nonetheless very intriguing and it clearly got my attention. So, what of the sound and style? The band explain that their aim is to revisit “the serious progressive rock era, with a considerable modern twist”. Where does guitarist Alan Trower fit in…? With some brief festival exposure under their belt, Curtis Adamczyk joined on vocals in May 2022. Jopheus soon developed a skill for keyboard composition and his dad’s encouragement led to the band’s creation, added to with bass player Mark Piercy. Perhaps surprisingly, it was not Rick Burtonshaw who was the seed behind this band but nuclear fusion obsessed son, which translated into an obsession with the keyboard sounds from prog greats such as Keith Emerson, Rick Wakeman and Mark Kelly, to name but a few. It was very clear that that first foray in the theatre carried through to his band career. ![]() I thought it significant that Phil Collins started out his public life as an actor, in particular in roles such as the Artful Dodger in Oliver, before making his global name in Genesis and continuing to get bit-parts in films thereafter. I always like to know a bit about the genesis of new bands as it’s simple historical facts that very often set the scene for how a band develops. The story of the band’s formation is compelling. Formed in 2019 in Heathfield, East Sussex, the sound is centred on synths and other keyboards, courtesy of a young man by the name of Jopheus Burtonshaw, very ably supported by his musically-experienced father Rick on drums. Progzilla Radio continues to be ruinous on my bank balance, another recent discovery being Fluctus Quadratum. ![]()
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