Steven Wilson is in a playful mood. As the lights go down, he ambles to the front of the stage and gazes out over the audience. After the ‘consummate professionalism’ of the previous evening’s show, he announces, tonight will be ‘very different’. He conducts a survey of the audience to find out how many people attended last night, how many were attending tomorrow night, nods … [Read more...]
Lonely Robot, Album Launch, Reading, April 2017
I rather like Sub89 as a venue. Whilst the public image it portrays tends to focus on its use as a thriving night club, it is nevertheless quietly acquiring a growing reputation as a notable live music venue and becoming a welcome stopping point on the tours of many new as well as already established bands. The unassuming exterior gives no indication of the expansive and open … [Read more...]
Frost* – Falling Satellites
Sound. Big, big sound. Glorious walls of sizzling, throbbing, energetic sound which sweep you along and enthusiastically caress you with a fizzing sense of vibrancy and effervescence. Eight years on from the highly regarded Experiments in Mass Appeal (mark that title, for we will return to its possible significance shortly) Frost* are back with a thoroughly modern and … [Read more...]
Frost* – Sub89, Reading, June 2016
Sub89, Reading Wednesday 15th June 2016 Frost* are in good mood tonight as they take to the stage for their ‘warm up’ gig before heading out on the road for a UK tour supporting the release of their third studio album, Falling Satellites. Throughout the entire evening there is a warm, friendly and relaxed atmosphere with the scene being set by John Mitchell and Jem Godfrey … [Read more...]
An Evening with Steven Wilson
An Evening with Steven Wilson Eventim Apollo, Hammersmith, London Wednesday 27th January 2016 Sometimes we possibly try too hard to make sense of things when in fact what we should probably do is just sit back and enjoy them. Yet 10 days on from an intense, at times over-whelming and above all utterly absorbing Evening with Steven Wilson, I am still pleasantly bewildered … [Read more...]