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Showing posts with label Davwilmar Music. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Davwilmar Music. Show all posts

Sunday, March 21, 2021

Materialeyes "Three of a Kind"

Country: UK
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Label: Davwilmar Music
Format: CD, digital
Release date: March 21, 2021
Tracklist
1. Adrenaline High (5:32) 
2. Fabulist (12:05) 
3. I Have Loved The Stars Too Long (10:36) 
4. When Tomorrow Comes Around (12:28) 
5. No One Knows (7:12) 
6. The Writings On The Wall (10:22) 
7. Jerusalem Armageddon (7:17) 

Total Time 65:32

Line-up
Dave Westmoreland – vocals, acoustic guitar, keyboards
Will Lawery – vocals, guitar
Martyn Howes – vocals, lead guitar, keyboards, bass, drums
   With
Anthony Naughton – vocals (1, 2, 3)

Description/Reviews:
The album kicks off with “Adrenaline High”.  This track starts with a vocal harmony reminiscent of early Yes, followed by a funky riff played on bass, organ and guitar.  The time signature fluctuates fluidly throughout the song before the grand finale which repeats the earlier vocal motif.  “Fabulist” starts quietly on acoustic guitar and vocal provided by Lawery.  Other instruments are then introduced as the song dynamically fluctuates between light and shade, before a searing moog solo takes the limelight.  “I Have Loved the Stars Too Long”, penned and sung by Westmoreland, is influenced by the poem, The Old Astronomer by Sarah Williams, which is included in the centre pages of the CD insert.  Next is “When Tomorrow Comes Around” centred on a Bo Diddley rhythm and a Nile Rodgers style funky guitar.  “No one Knows” touches upon the loss of loved ones, while “The Writings on the Wall” broaches the difficult subject of the horrors of war.  The last song on Three of a Kind is “Jerusalem Armageddon”.  This track commences with orchestrated strings playing the famous hymn by Sir Hubert Parry.  The track then morphs into Armageddon in the form of a musical battle!  A fight between the lovers of English tradition, landscape and beauty, and those who would destroy it.  Who will win?  Three of a Kind should appeal to traditional  prog rock fans weaned on Floyd, Yes and perhaps Camel.

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Friday, September 27, 2019

MaterialEyes "In Focus"


Country: UK
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Label: Davwilmar Music
Format: CD, digital
Release date: September 27, 2019
Tracklist
1. Prelude (2:01)
2. The Poet (7:21)
3. Waterfall (5:49)
4. In The City (13:07)
5. A Cold Wind (9:52)
6. Fields Of Heaven (13:49)

Total Time 51:59

Line-up
Dave Westmoreland – vocals, keyboards, acoustic guitar
Will Lawery – vocals, guitars
Martyn Howes – vocals, guitars, keyboards
Billy Longthorne – drums
“Mad” Bill Mosey – bass
Dianne Howes – flute, backing vocals

Description/Reviews
In Focus is the second studio album by Materialeyes.  While the initial album, Strange Road was generally well received, there was some argument regarding it being strictly prog rock or not.
Fear not.  In Focus is most definitely full of proggy goodness.  Featuring Moogs, Hammonds and various assorted instruments, In Focus should appeal to everyone with a love of prog rock music.
 Opening with  Prelude which morphs into the melancholia of The Poet, followed by the beautiful Waterfall.  Next comes In The City, an ear-worm of epic proportions. A Cold Wind draws on the emotional loss of loved ones, followed by the final track Fields of Heaven, another epic with Elizabethan beginnings slowly building to a grand finale. 
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Thursday, March 29, 2018

MaterialEyes "Strange Road"


Country: UK
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Label: Davwilmar Music
Format: CD, digital
Release date: March 29, 2018
Tracklist
1. You Are Alone (4:49)
2. You Disappear (4:14)
3. If Tomorrow Never Comes (for John) (3:45)
4. Sail Away (8:32)
5. Rolling River (5:02)
6. Why Do Rainbows Never Shine (5:17)
7. This Storm Tonight (5:48)
8. When Moonbeams Kiss The Sea (6:21)
9. A Strange Road (15:31)

Total Time 59:19

Line-up
Dave Westmoreland - lead vocals, keyboards, backing vocals
Will Lawery - lead vocals (3,7), electric and acoustic guitars, backing vocals
Martyn Howes - acoustic, electric and bass guitars, backing vocals, additional keyboards, saxophone(8)

Description/Reviews
A couple of bands that have fairly recently put out album that I really liked are Barclay James Harvest (North - 2013) and Caravan (Paradise Filter - 2013). In many ways MaterialEyes reminds of these two bands and their more recent records.
Strange Road consists of eight short to mid-lenght tracks, pretty much song based, but they all feature interesting instrumentation and, usually, a cool keyboard or guitar solo. 
Read the full review by Marc at proggnosis.com

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MaterialEyes "Strange Road"


Country: UK
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Label: Davwilmar Music
Format: CD, digital
Release date: March 29, 2018
Tracklist
1. You Are Alone (4:49)
2. You Disappear (4:14)
3. If Tomorrow Never Comes (for John) (3:45)
4. Sail Away (8:32)
5. Rolling River (5:02)
6. Why Do Rainbows Never Shine (5:17)
7. This Storm Tonight (5:48)
8. When Moonbeams Kiss The Sea (6:21)
9. A Strange Road (15:31)

Total Time 59:19

Line-up
Dave Westmoreland - lead vocals, keyboards, backing vocals
Will Lawery - lead vocals (3,7), electric and acoustic guitars, backing vocals
Martyn Howes - acoustic, electric and bass guitars, backing vocals, additional keyboards, saxophone(8)

Description/Reviews
A couple of bands that have fairly recently put out album that I really liked are Barclay James Harvest (North - 2013) and Caravan (Paradise Filter - 2013). In many ways MaterialEyes reminds of these two bands and their more recent records.
Strange Road consists of eight short to mid-lenght tracks, pretty much song based, but they all feature interesting instrumentation and, usually, a cool keyboard or guitar solo. 
Read the full review by Marc at proggnosis.com

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