British progressive rock luminary Clive Nolan is set to release his latest musical masterpiece, The Mortal Light, a 4-CD box set accompanied by three lavish booklets. This ambitious project marks the third installment in Nolan's acclaimed Alchemy series, chronicling the thrilling adventures of Professor Samuel King as he faces his most formidable foe yet -..
Clive And Laura Photo: Steve Pilkington
From The Mead Hall: Clive Nolan And Laura Piazzai Talk Imaginaerium and Viking Venues…
I just said 'Do you know what we need? We need a Viking Mead Hall!'' And they all laughed - but they're not laughing now. I mean, neither am I, but that's beside the point! - Clive Nolan If you're like me, with decades of attending gigs behind you, you've probably seen shows in some..
IMAGINAERIUM – THE RISE OF MEDICI (Crime Records)
The music is intertwined with the storyline, and the two help each other along in a genuinely symbiotic relationship, as opposed to falling into the dangers of being either too 'wordy' or else the lyrics seeming like an afterthought. It's perfectly judged. Before looking at this release, a small note first to put into context..
Nolan & Wakeman – Tales By Gaslight
Sit back and enjoy rediscovering this fruitful artistic collaboration between two prog giants! I don’t know about you, but I am a little bit tired of listening to re-releases of albums where the only novelty is the inclusion of added remixes which leaves any but the most ardent fan struggling to detect any difference. This..
Oliver Wakeman (photo: Dave Price)
OLIVER WAKEMAN INTERVIEW – Telling Tales By Gaslight…
All of these albums allowed us the freedom - even though we were working in a narrative - to pick the bits that we felt really would be best conveyed in musical form, and that's what I loved about it - Oliver Wakeman It's probably fair to say that most fans of contemporary and classic..
OLIVER WAKEMAN & CLIVE NOLAN release ‘Tales By Gaslight’ 3CD Box Set
Oliver Wakeman (YES, Strawbs) reunites with Clive Nolan (Pendragon, Arena) after 20 years to issue a 3CD Box Set - Tales By Gaslight featuring remastered versions of their ‘future prog classics’ Jabberwocky and The Hound Of The Baskervilles along with a new disc Dark Fables. A lyric video for the new track, Why Do You Hate Me? from Dark Fables, is available to view below. The track is based around the confrontation between Frankenstein’s monster and his maker,..