by Tom Gillitt | Jan 7, 2015 | Uncategorized
Hi,
I host a web based radio show in the UK on Surrey Hills Radio called ‘21st Century Prog’ which is broadcast every Monday night between 9-11pm (UK time).
The first programme was broadcast last November and the station itself is now 10 months old.
I promote the new wave of progressive bands as opposed to the icons of the 70’s primarily because there are plenty of stations playing Floyd, Genesis, Yes etc whereas not so many playing Riverside, Sound of Contact, Hiromi, Porcupine Tree, etc.
Currently our radio licence allows 3000 devices to connect to the station and we are looking to increase that to 10,000 early 2015.
I’d be delighted to receive any requests or feedback about the show’s which can all be heard again via Mixcloud.
The latest show can be found here:
http://www.mixcloud.com/surreyhillsradio/21st-century-prog-5114/
More information can be found on the programme’s Facebook page, where playlists, videos and other artist information can be found: https://www.facebook.com/21stcenturyprogsurreyhillsradio
Or via the website where you can also listen to all the programmes live or download the radio app
www.surreyhillsradio.co.uk
If your’e a new artist or band, writing and performing original music with a progressive feel then do get in touch and send me your material together with a press pack. I promise to listen to and play on air as much new material as I can.
(Webmaster-If you could attach a link to the show Prog Radio Station list that would be greatly appreciated).
I hope you enjoy the programme and look forward to hearing from you.
Best wishes
Tom
Surrey Hills Radio
32 North Street, Leatherhead, Surrey UK
KT22 7AT
by KIM SOLI | Jan 7, 2015 | Uncategorized
Album Cover Art by: GREG BOGART
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by Bruce W. Waren | Jan 4, 2015 | Uncategorized
Mother from the Sun – Album Review by CarayzeeDiamond
Marco Ragni – Artist
The Band:
Marco Ragni: Vocals, Guitars, Bass, Keyboards, Mellotron, Greek Bouzouky, Drums and Programming
Enrico Di Stefano: Sax
Davide Gazzi: Acoustic Guitar
Luigi Iacobone: Flute
Enrico Cipollini: Electric Guitar
Giovanni Menarello: Acoustic Guitar
Alessandra Pirani: Lyrics
CarayzeeDiamond’s Take on What’s Happening With The Album:
1. Into the Wheel of Time – Complexity with Ease and Grace are descriptive words about the opening track. Vocals are easy as the breeze with clarity and great harmonics. Into the Wheel of Time – Our body is like time on our souls told as beautifully as it’s ever been told. 9:13 of shear epic music bliss, with saxophone heaven, time changes and everything you want to hear in a complete song.
2. Sea of Vibes – Another epic offering @ 15:15 (story I take to be about life and the longing to be accepted in life and in love) Begins rather easy at first then the rhythm picks up with excellent guitar play & water, yes water! Just beautifully done story about the struggles of life and being in a family that’s not your own nor do they want to be your own as they attempt to keep you under their thumb. This track is much more complicated yet also with an ease and grace only a master artist could pull off. The track rides on in guitar ecstasy & picks up tremendously with a groove and some great keys for an ending.
3. Panting – Short but sweet of the character running away from his problems and his family.
4. Haven of Marble 17:45 Epic! – Having left his family behind, with some beautiful guitar work, a tremendous melody & lyrics that are sure to Rock you, life is changing. Just a fantastic story that takes us on a journey. That nobody can protect us 24/7/52, nobody. So we must be strong on our own. The struggles of being free are tugging at him and people are turning away from him, declaring him a liar. The arrangement is sublime, with all the changes and almost theatrical, yet easy progressive style. This track will have you on a ride like a superb musical roller coaster. A track you will want to sit down and listen to. Just fantastic listening music. This epic fits in nicely to the theme and the story of the album, with changing time signatures, up, up, sideways and around “mood swings and saxophones” that do wonderfully with the lively creativity that’s called Haven of Marble. Damn sweet track.
5. Faint Memory – A beautiful track, 4:40 in length, This track to me is where the story shifts gear and shifts from my thoughts of my own upbringing to the real theme of the album as told by Marco Ragni. A relationship between man and nature which, incidentally, is what the answer to all our yearnings of life and in life. At some point in our lives, we either pull towards nature and good or towards greed, envy and strife. The story begins taking the shape of the artist-painting or eloquence and actually leaving my own thoughts of likeness of what I’ve lived, behind.
6. The Light is Burning – 2:22 – Speaks of how man has abused nature and has attempted to subdue earth to the point of destruction. Short and sweet with the beautiful arrangements and vocals.
7. Get out of Here – 2:10 – The character of the story realizes he has a choice to make and decides to make a change in the way he perceives the world and how he has been contributing to it’s demise.
8. Far Beyond The Line – 22:05 – The Change in my opinion. the character is having issues about it all and begins to understand the magnitude of what the earth’s destruction is doing. Wonderful guitar work & keys. the situation picks up with the wailing of the guitar and some great rhythm licks & climaxes with some guitar solo from bliss, itself. What I really like about this track and every track is that Marco takes his time on everything. No hurry here and it shows in the quality of this piece of work.
The confusion of the heart throws the character into a black hole, he seeks to retrieve his soul from the depths of despair and from the clutches of the forces contrary to nature or so I perceive.
9. The First Time I Saw the Sun – 1:19 An incredible catalyst instrumental that brings us to
10. Skies Painted By The Wind – 7:31 – A semi-epic tune of the character in the ebb of change in his thinking of how he wants to live and in harmony with nature. He sees the future and the future is looking as bright as the sun. The wind of change is sweeping across his soul and is awakening to a new day and a new era in his life. The music arrangement is plainly put, sublime.
11. In The Air – 3:13 – The character awakes to his new life. He realizes that this yearning takes two, whether it be his love or his love for nature and while seeking to be at one with all that is good he is contemplating his new found path.
12. Breathing – 1:18 – A catalyst instrumental track that connects the contemplation of the new path to
13. Northern Light – 4:00 – I’m having an eargasm as he lives his new found walk in life. Anything we have passion about, we become as one with and at one with nature and with love, the only engine of survival, it is the same. Beautifully done lyrics, vocals and arrangement. The character is now fully a part of the world he lives in and is content.
14. Mother From The Sun – 2:12 – A reprieve of sorts from track 1 with the character as one with nature, a complete 180 in his life and love does conquer all, and saves us all.
This Album is a Brilliantly Stunning release of the struggles man has to evolve from the origins of an animal to a a being with compassion. Some of us learn these valuable lessons early in life, some by midlife and some of us sadly enough, never learn the art of compassion. The character in the story goes from his noticing that something is terribly wrong & not being wanted by his own family to wake up to the fact that what isn’t right is his perception of how he should be and realizing that things will change for the better if he finds his path or the true path of life. The lyrics are masterfully written, and his vocals are sublime.
The arrangement is something like I’ve never heard before. It’s much more uniquely complex than anything I’ve ever heard yet the artistic beauty not only multiplies, but I had about 3 eargasms before Into the Wheel of Time ended and that was only the beginning.
Bottom line:
Artistic Quality 1-10 = 10 Reasoning: Evenly flowing, changing time signatures that happen almost without noticing the difference, Lyrics unlike anything I’ve ever heard and Vocals that I could listen to for the duration without getting knackered in the least. Very enjoyable Album.
Lyrical Quality 1-10 = 10 Reasoning: 1. Did the lyrics fit the music? 2. Does the story flow evenly, relevantly and concisely? 3. Are the lyrics understandable ( Did I “get” it?) Yes to all three questions.
Originality of Work 1-10 = 10 Somebody would be hard pressed to link this work with any other Artist work. Marco is much more complex and at the same time Sublime than whatever you want to stack up against this Album.
Arrangement 1-10 = 10 Reasoning: I’ll just refer you to the album. Listen to the instruments and how they interact with one another. Even the catalyst tracks took their time and everything flowed effortlessly no matter how complex. Brilliance.
Vocals 1-10 = 10 Reasoning. Marco did the vocals all by himself & without any backup vocalists. His voice is superb and his vocals demand a top rating.
50/50 Eargasm Quality. Original, Artistic Quality,Lyrical Quality, Arrangement & Vocals are 5 areas that matter most to the Artist and to the Music Connoisseur.
by Transport Aerian | Dec 23, 2014 | Uncategorized
Dear music lovers, friends and random passers by!
Christmas is at hand, it’s pulse is in the streets and in the digital lines of virtual space. I wish you all Merry Christmas, and to those for whom New Year is more symbolic – Happy New Year. I hope that what you are fighting for, what you’re dreaming about will get one step closer. It was a good year for music, a hard year for the world, and the shades of changes gather in the air, we all can almost taste them. I hope you all will be doing well. And I want to thank you all. Because without your visible or invisible, active or subtle support none of the miracles of music that happened to me and to the others who share this side of barricade, for all the independent artists – without your help nothing ever happens.
Happy New Year, Merry Christmas. Bless you.
Hamlet
Transport Aerian Project.
https://soundcloud.com/transport-aerian/winter-live-version
by Neronia | Dec 23, 2014 | Uncategorized
Wherever u are, whatever u do, merry Xmas and a fab New Year. Many Thanks 2 everyone who came 2 see us over the last few months. CU in 2015
by StT | Dec 23, 2014 | Uncategorized
With great sadness, I’d like to post that Subject to Thoughts has officially ended. Well, let’s just say, it’s something I’ve known since we released The Culmination back in 2010. Unfortunately, health and personal reasons have gotten in the way.
I would like to thank everyone that has supported us through out the years. It was an honor.
Prog On…
M
