MOON AND ARIES – IN THE SILENCE OF THE HILLS
Moon and Aries deal with ‘In the Silence of the Hills’ in a deliberately relaxed manner; it is a cinematic piece devoid of drums which is based on the idea…
WATCH ME DIE INSIDE – FANTASY GIRL (COVER)
“Fantasy Girl” by Watch Me Die Inside takes a common expression of desire and turns it into a careful look at projection, longing, and the gap between imagining a person…
TaniA Kyllikki – HUMAN
“HUMAN” starts with a question which remains with you long after you’ve heard the beginning: what does it mean to be human? TaniA Kyllikki takes up this question and develops…
D’Z – INNER CHILD FT EMMIE TE PAS
“Inner Child”, a song by d’Z featuring Emmie te Pas, is a warm and reflective composition based on the concept of rekindling the feelings which may become faded in adult…
JOSH ORANGE – THE FIRE & THE CALL
Josh Orange’s album The Fire & The Call is a folk rock record of 39 minutes which is based on themes of struggle, reflection, love, responsibility and the quest for…
EXZENYA – B!TCH PLEASE
“B!tch Please” doesn’t take long in showing its stance. With a mid-tempo blues-rock style, the song has a certain amount of space which enables the narrative to take centre stage.…
MAD PAINTER – ISLAND POETRY
The Poetry of the Mad Painter’s Island is presented as a twelve-track album which incorporates the weight, drama and melodic ambition typical of 1970s rock whilst ensuring that each piece…
ESCAPE THE BOX – DEAD ENDS AND DAYDREAMS
Escape The Box’s D.E.A.D. (Dead Ends & DayDreams) deals with the difficult balance between heaviness and vulnerability, establishing an alternative metal project that is determined not to stick to a…
MARTIN LLYOD HOWARD – SURREY BELLS
The piece ‘Surrey Bells’ is rooted in a clear mental picture, namely that of church bells ringing over a rural valley in Surrey on a bright winter morning. Martin Lloyd…
HAMISH – SINGING IN MY SOUL
The song ‘Singing In My Soul’ has the atmosphere of a piece shaped by real experience, spontaneous creativity, and a strong sense of place. It first appeared on Hamish’s debut…
