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Showing posts with label Simon McKechnie. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Simon McKechnie. Show all posts

Friday, March 19, 2021

Simon McKechnie "Retro"


Country: UK
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Label: Bad Elephant Music
Format: CD, digital
Release date: March 19, 2021
Tracklist
1. The Origin of Species
2. Retro 
3. The Enchantress of Number
4. The Return of the Beagle

Line-up
Simon McKechnie – vocals, all instruments
   Except
Mike Flynn – guitar solos (1)
Adam Riley – drums (1, 2)
Richard Horton – operation of Babbage Difference Engine Number Two (3)

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Monday, February 29, 2016

Simon McKechnie "From My Head To My Feet"


Country:  UK
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Label: Voyager Records
Format: digital
Release date February 29, 2016
Tracklist
  1. Hymn of Apollo
  2. Jane Wenham's Trial
  3. Year of Light (Instrumental)
  4. From My Head to My Feet
  5. Melita
  6. Once Upon A Time (Instrumental)
  7. The Harpists Song
Total Length: 52:57

Line-up
Simon McKechnie - Instruments, Lead Vocals, Gossiping Villagers (2)
   With:
Adam Riley: Drums
Richard Exall: Saxes, Clarinet
Imogen Small: Harmony Vocals, Gossiping Villagers (2)
Vaishali Londhe: Gossiping Villagers (2)

Description/Reviews
Seven songs that are rooted in progressive rock, but also show Simon's background in jazz fusion and classical music.
Media/Samples 
Stream

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Wednesday, August 27, 2014

Simon McKechnie "Newton's Alchemy"


Country: UK
Sub GenreProgressive Rock
LabelVoyager Records
Release dateAugust 26, 2014
Tracklist
  1. The First Matter - 7:50 
  2. Miracles of Only One Thing (Emerald Tablet 1) - 3:47 
  3. The Work Begins - 8:50 
  4. The Father of All Perfection (Emerald Tablet 2) - 3:24 
  5. Star Regulus - 7:22 
  6. Force Above All Force (Emerald Tablet 3) - 3:25 
  7. Animated Mercury - 9:11
  8. A Great Secret - 3:14
  9. Turning of the Wheel - 8:23
Line-up
Simon McKechnie: Vocals, Guitars, Bass, Keyboards, Dulcimer, Psaltery, Percussion
Adam Riley: Drums
Clare Salaman: Nyckelharpa
Jan Hendrickse: Bass Flute


Monday, June 17, 2013

Simon McKechnie "Clocks and Dark Clouds"


Country: UK
Sub GenreProgressive Rock
LabelVoyager Records
Release date: June 17, 2013
Tracklist
1. Mother and Daughter (7:44)
2. Clocks and Dark Clouds (7:47)
3. The City in the Sea (7:45)
4. God Particle (7:41)
5. Gorham's Cave (8:30)
6. He Who Saw the Deep (Gilgamesh) (9:47)
7. The Emigrant (6:50)
Line-up
Simon McKechnie - vocals, guitar, bass, keyboards
Adam Riley - drums

Description/Reviews
Cooking up a mix of influences ranging from Yes, Rush, Crimson, Zappa to The Mars Volta via Be-Bop Deluxe, Simon has come up with a more than passable debut. When Simon goes down a Yes avenue as on God Particle he thankfully does not attempt to create a track missing from Fragile, but easily stamps his musical identity over his own multi-tracked vocals reminiscent of Anderson and Squire at their most soaring. The first verse of this one is a quote from Albert Einstein, hence the co-writing credit, and somehow manages to sound completely natural without being in the slightest po-faced or coming across as pseudo-intellectual. The music starts off very angular, backed by the intricate but fully appropriate drumming of friend and musical collaborator Adam Riley. Adam, normally a jazz-fusion drummer, adds a Bruford-like vibe to proceedings, and is obviously an above average tub thumper.
Read the full review by Roger Trenwith at astoundedbysound.blogspot.co.uk

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