Kaprekar's Constant "The Murder Wall"

Country: UK
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Label: Talking Elephant Records - TECD472 (CD), Plane Groovy (vinyl)
Format: CD, digital, vinyl 
Release date: March 25, 2022 (CD, digital)
Tracklist

1. Prologue

2. Theme – Hall Of Mirrors

3. Tall Tales By Firelight

4. Failure Takes Care Of Its Own

5. Another Man’s Smile

6. Years To Perfect

7. Hope In Hell

8. Victorious

9. The Rain Shadow

10. Third Man Down

11. A Silent Drum

12. The Stormkeepers Daughter

13. A World Beyond Man

14. A Stormkeeper’s Reprise

15. Endeavour

16. Mountaineers

17. Hall Of Mirrors

Line-up

David Jackson (VDGG) - Saxes, Flutes, Whistles

Mark Walker - Drums, Percussion

Bill Jefferson - Vocals, Backing Vocals

Dorie Jackson - Vocals, Backing Vocals, Vocal Arrangements

Mike Westergaard - Piano, Keyboards, Backing Vocals

Al Nicholson - Guitars, Piano, Keyboards

Nick Jefferson - Bass Guitars, Keyboards

   With

Judie Tzuke

Description/Reviews:

The Murder Wall chronicles six different attempts to climb the North Face of The Eiger, one of mountaineering’s most difficult challenges.

The action takes place between 1935 and 2007 and is glimpsed from the hotel terraces of Kleine Scheidegg through the strategically placed telescopes trained on the climbing parties. From this small hamlet, towered over by the 13,000 foot mountain, we witness the various triumphs and tragedies.

Media/Samples
Victorious

Deezer

Spotify

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Kaprekar's Constant "Depth Of Field"

Country: UK
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Label: Talking Elephant Records - TECD434
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
Release date: September 20, 2019 (CD, digital)
Tracklist: 
01. Rosherville Part I (10:34)
02. Holywell Street (4:38)
03. Ghost Planes (10:48)
04. The Nightwatchman (6:10)
05. White Star Sunrise (23:43)
06. Rosherville Part II (9:37)
07. Depth of Field (2:09)

Total Time – 67:39

Line-up: 
Al Nicholson – Guitars, Piano, Keyboards, Mandolin
Nick Jefferson – Bass, Guitars, Keyboards, Spoken Word
Mike Westergaard – Piano, Keyboards, Guitar, Backing Vocals
David Jackson (Van der Graaf Generator) – Saxophones, Flutes, Whistles
Bill Jefferson – Vocals, Backing Vocals
Dorie Jackson – Vocals, Backing Vocals
Mark Walker (Caravan) – Drums and Percussion
    With:
Ian Anderson (Jethro Tull) - Spoken Word (6)

Description/Reviews: 

When they released Fate Outsmarts Desire in 2017 it came right out of left-field from a band that no-one had heard of, and that impressive debut made an instant impact with its story filled folk-tinged progressive rock music. Therefore, there is rather more anticipation from many fans for this follow-up.
Could this album continue and develop that early promise or was it just a flash in the pan?
Well, the short answer is that Kaprekar’s Constant have certainly succeeded with this outstanding album, which takes the blueprint from their first and significantly develops the quality of their composition and performance with increasing confidence. Comparisons with Big Big Train are inevitable, but that’s not a bad thing as there’s still room in the rather niche territory of progressive rock largely inspired by history for another skilled and inspired group of artists.

Read the full review by Leo Trimming at theprogressiveaspect.net

Media/Samples 
Rosherville Part 1 & 2 (at 49:50)
Holywell Street  (at 5:45)

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Kaprekar's Constant "Fate Outsmarts Desire"

Country: UK
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Label: Uranium Club (UC92002)
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
Release date: March 10, 2017
Tracklist: 
1. Hors D'Oeuvre (3:28)
2. Bluebird (17:53)
3. Pearl Of The Lake (5:10)
4. Hallsands (14:18)
5. Four-faced Liar (4:24)
6. Houdini (21:26)

Total Time 66:39

Line-up: 
Nick Jefferson: bass, fretless bass, electric guitar and keyboards
Al Nicholson: acoustic guitar, classical guitar, electric guitar, mandolin and keyboards
   With
David Jackson (VDGG): saxophones, flutes, whistles and G# bell
Phil Gould (Level 42): drums, percussion and 'dube'
Dorie Jackson (Frances Dunnery): vocals and backing vocals
Mike Westergaard: keyboards, piano and backing vocals
Bill Jefferson: vocals
Paul Gunn: spoken voice

Description/Reviews: 

Musically, the band's melodic sensibilities, epic arrangements and love of historical subject matter place them squarely in the same area of Prog as Big Big Train and Genesis, indeed fans of the former band should find much to love here, while David Jackson's inspirational sax and the mix of male and female vocals offer mean that there are enough differences to set this remarkable band apart.

Media/Samples 
Bandcamp
Call It A Memory
Trailer
Sampler

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