Daniel Cavanagh "Monochrome"

Country: UK
Genre(s): Art Rock
Label: Kscope (KSCOPE281, KSCOPE945)
Format: CD, vinyl, digital
Release date: October 13, 2017
Tracklist: 
1. The Exorcist (6:47)
2. This Music (4:53)
3. Soho (7:42)
4. The Silent Flight Of The Raven Winged Hours (9:13)
5. Dawn (2:47)
6. Oceans Of Time (8:15)
7. Some Dreams Come True (8:37)

Total Time 48:14

Line-up: 
Daniel Cavanagh (Anathema) - instruments, vocals
   With
Anneke Van Giersbergen (The Gathering, Devin Townsend, Ayreon, VuuR) - vocals
Anna Phoebe - violin

Description/Reviews: 

The music is definitely in the vein of Anathema, specifically the “Weather Systems” album.  However, Daniel utilizes folk music, mainly Irish, to add new textures and tones to that elevated and beautiful sound.  There are also more guitar solos, like in older Anathema material, and the music never really reaches a fevered pitch: This album is meant to be a tranquil, emotional journey with lots of ambient moments and picturesque melodies.  So, instead of the huge climaxes of Anathema’s music, Daniel mainly explores the more serene moments in brilliant fashion.  It creates an album that is peaceful, introspective, and full of wonder.

Read the full review by Jason Spencer at theprogmind.com

Also read the review by Jerry Ewing at teamrock.com

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The Exorcist  
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Anathema "The Optimist"

Country: UK
Genre(s): Atmospheric Art Rock
Label: Kscope
Format: CD, digital, vinyl, DVD, Blu-Ray
Release date: June 9, 2017
Tracklist: 
1. 32.63n 117.14w (1:18)
2. Leaving It Behind (4:27)
3. Endless Ways (5:49)
4. The Optimist (5:37)
5. San Francisco (4:59)
6. Springfield (5:49)
7. Ghosts (4:17)
8. Can't Let Go (5:00)
9. Close Your Eyes (3:39)
10. Wildfires (5:40)
11. Back To The Start (11:41)

Total Time 58:16

Line-up: 
Daniel Cavanagh - guitars, vocals, keyboards, bass
Vincent Cavanagh - vocals, guitars, keyboards, programming, bass
Jamie Cavanagh - bass
John Douglas - drums, keyboards, programming
Lee Douglas - vocals
Daniel Cardoso - drums
   With
Greg Lawson - violin
Alistair Savage - violin
Emily Ward -  violin
Kobus Frick - violin
Liza Webb - violin
Paul Medd - violin
Tom Dunn - viola
Sophie Rathbone -  viola
Robert Anderson - cello
Michael Owers - trombone
Duncan Lyall - double bass
Gregor Reid - SFX editor

Description/Reviews: 

The Optimist sees the band tweaking the sound found on Distant Satellites while also reaching further back into progressive rock, pulling forth vocal lines, ideas, and themes from their own discography and those of many other great bands. Naturally, Steven Wilson‘s sound almost has to be referenced here; his mark on the band is well known and documented. However, you might be surprised to hear other bands being name dropped, like The Beatles or Yes.

Read the full review by  Eden Kupermintz at heavyblogisheavy.com

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Close Your Eyes
Springfield
deezer

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Anathema "distant satellites"

Country: UK
Sub Genre: Alternative, Post Progressive, Prog Related
Label: Kscope
Release date: June 6, 2014 (Germany & Sweden),  June 9 (UK & World), June10 (NA & France)
Tracklist: 
01. The Lost Song part 1
02. The Lost Song part 2
03. Dusk (dark is descending)
04. Ariel
05. The Lost Song part 3
06. Anathema
07. You're Not Alone
08. Firelight [instrumental]
10. Take Shelter

Line-up: 
Vincent Cavanagh - Voice, Guitar, Vocoder
Danny Cavanagh - Guitar, Keyboards, Voice
John Douglas - Drums, Keyboards
Jamie Cavanagh - Bass
Lee Douglas - Voice

Description/Reviews: 

distant satellites is the culmination of everything Anathemabeen working up to so far in their musical path. It contains almost every conceivable element of the heartbeat of Anathema music that it is possible to have.
There is beauty, intensity, drama, quietude, and extra musical dimensions that the band have previously only hinted at. All built on the song writing chemistry of Daniel, John and Vincent ~ and the haunting voice of Lee Douglas. 

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The Lost Song Part 3 

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Daniel Cavanagh and Joseph Geraci "The Passage"

Country: UK
Sub Genre: Atmospheric/Spoken Word
Label: Burning Shed
Release date: April, 2013
Tracklist: 
1) Metamorphosis
2) Alone
3) The Orbit
4) Within
5) Yet To Be
6) Freedom
7) The Return
8) Within Part 2
9) The Islands
10) Water Fire
11) I Am You
12) Brief
13) Childhood Lost
14) Color
15) By Myself
16) The Beginning
17) The Passage

Line-up: 
Daniel Cavanagh
Joseph Geraci
Heather Leah Huddleston

Description/Reviews: 

Graceful and atmospheric, The Passage is the unique result of a collaboration between Anathema's Daniel Cavanagh and writer Joseph Geraci (the voice on Internal Landscapes from Anathema's celebrated 2012 release, Weather Systems).
Mainly comprising ethereal textural and evocative piano backdrops to readings of Geraci's work (by Geraci, Cavanagh and Heather Leah Huddleston), the album also contains two new songs by Cavanagh. Within (Part 2) and Brief are also based on the words of Geraci and in their heartfelt and emotive delivery, the songs act as an ideal coda to the more tender moments on Anathema's recent albums.
Presented as a 17 part continuous suite of textures, poetry and songs, The Passage is a seductive and unpretentious marriage of spoken word and music that highlights the growing sophistication in Daniel Cavanagh's compositional capabilities. 

Also read the review by Achintya Venkatesh at metalwani.com

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Within Part 2
By Myself

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