Aurora is the third album from composer and musician Garry Havrillay. Whilst this release becomes his first to appear on Blu-ray containing both PCM and DTS 48kHz / 24-bit 5.0 surround and stereo mixes, Havrillay by no means is new to the multi-channel world. He has two earlier releases available as DTS CD’s, and Aurora is also available to listeners who still prefer the DTS CD format. Aurora contains the soundtrack to an experimental hybrid-animation video, uses the natural radio 'music' of the magnetosphere as foundational sonics, and explores deep mesmerizing ambient loops. Across the four tracks on this 2019 release he makes heavy use of keyboards, percussion synthesizers, zither,… Continue Reading

Mary Fahl gained initial widespread recognition during the brief three-year lifespan of October Project, a four piece group that released two albums in the early 1990’s. The progressive new age leaning music was embellished with her soaring and sweeping melodies that was sprinkled with influences of the alternative movement from that era. Over a decade later in 2006, Mary Fahl took a journey when she recorded From the Dark Side of the Moon (FTDSOM), a unique reimagination of the complete Dark Side of the Moon album by Pink Floyd. Fahl’s inspired interpretation was brilliantly mixed by Bob Clearmountain, who has mixed literally every album he has worked on since 2001 in both stereo and… Continue Reading

Marillion continues their series of deluxe reissues with their 1995 album “Afraid of Sunlight.” Heading into neo-prog based on their progressive roots after Fish left the band a few albums earlier, fans will find strong moments such as “Cannibal Surf Babe” a sort of tribute to the '60s. Starting similar to the Beach Boys' “California Girls” before falling into a nightmarish tale of a cannibal woman, and assuming you survive, you may find the best moments are on the second half of the album. Therein lie tracks such as “Out of This World,” “Afraid of Sunlight,” and “King.” Keyboards stand out throughout with some very lovely melodic moments and a nice movement between calm and heavier… Continue Reading

For me there is a diverse dimensional aspect to music written by drummers, and the 2020 release “Coming Back, Leaving Again” by Andrea Scala absolutely takes listeners there. The Italian born musician has worked with many artists over the past two decades and now has released his first solo album on Shifting Paradigm Records. His natural inclination towards percussive instruments finds advance time signatures blended across tracks that range beyond the bounds of fusion jazz crossing into electronic, modern, avant garde, deep nu, standard and some swinging jazz. It was during Scala’s 2017 trip to North America where he observed the cultures, places, art and music in great detail that… Continue Reading