Looking-Glass Lantern "The Country House Weekend"

Country: UK
Genre(s): Instrumental Progressive Rock
Format: digital
Release date: October 25, 2021
Tracklist

. Arrivals (4:03) 

2. The Dressing-Up Box (4:04) 

3. A Potpourri Of People (3:48) 

4. Personality Conflict (4:12) 

5. Town And Country (6:46) 

6. A Watercolour Moment (1:46) 

7. Sweet Pleasures In The Orangerie (7:52) 

8. The Mask (4:11) 

9. A Consort Of Instruments (6:57) 

10. Lost Afternoon In The Library (5:19) 

11. Fond Farewells And Reminiscences (6:02) 

Total Time 55:00 

Line-up
Graham Dunnington - all instruments

Media/Samples
Deezer
Youtube

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Looking-Glass Lantern "A World of Great Invention"

Country: UK
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Format: CD, digital
Release date: October 26, 2020
Tracklist

1. The World Came into the Home (6:02)

2. The Letter (4:14)

3. A New Freedom (4:49)

4. Inside a World of Wonder (10:42)

5. A Moment Captured (6:03)

6. The Great Tea Race of 1866 (16:49)

7. The Old Ways and the New Ways (6:43)

8. The Meaning of the Light (5:44)

Total Time 61:06

Line-up
Graham Dunnington - all instruments and vocals

Media/Samples
youtube

spotify
yandex

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Looking-Glass Lantern "Candlelight and Empire"

Country: UK
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Format: CD, digital
Release date: November 6, 2017
Tracklist: 
1. The Maid (2:02)
2. The Girl Nobody Knows (6:47)
3. The Cook (7:45)
4. The Governess And The Children (8:19)
5. The Angel Of The Home (8:52)
6. The Husband (7:50)
7. An Evening Soiree (30:03)
8. The Maid (reprise) (2:09)

Total Time 73:47

Line-up: 
Graham Dunnington - all instruments and vocals

Media/Samples
Stream

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Looking-Glass Lantern "The Hound of the Baskervilles"

Country: UK
Sub Genre: Symphonic
Format: digital
Release date: October 13, 2014
Tracklist: 
1 The Curse of the Baskervilles (6:06)
2 Baskerville Hall (9:33)
3 The Light Upon the Moor (10:58)
4 The Man on the Tor (Part One) (5:41)
5 The Man on the Tor (Part Two) (6:08)
6 Death on the Moor (4:54)
7 Fixing the Nets (Open Your Heart) (5:59)
8 The Hound of the Baskervilles (9:42)
9 Retrospection (2:52)

Line-up: 
Graham Dunnington - all instruments and vocals

Description/Reviews: 

The two Sherlock Holmes albums were conceived as a pair. The first album A Tapestry of Tales is concerned with a selection of the short stories, and the second album with the most famous Holmes adventure The Hound of the Baskervilles. In order to connect the two albums musically, themes and rhythms from the first album can be heard in the second album. For example, the first album opens with Holmes playing his violin. The second album ends with Holmes safely back in Baker Street, playing the same violin tune. Many more examples are given in the following notes.
Dynamically, The Hound of the Baskervilles deliberately opens quietly, and gradually builds up throughout its course, mirroring developments in the story. This album is best listened to at a reasonably loud volume, to allow for the wide dynamic range of the album as a whole to be experienced.

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Looking-Glass Lantern "A Tapestry of Tales"

Country: UK
Sub Genre: Symphonic
Release date: September 17, 2013
Tracklist: 
1 The Blue Carbuncle (12:54)
2 Six Pearls to Mary (5:46)
3 Two Solitary Men (4:27)
4 A Scandal in Bohemia (13:29)
5 Wisteria Lodge (1:45)
6 A Tapestry of Tales (9:46)

Line-up: 
Graham Dunnington - all instruments and vocals

Description/Reviews: 

If a multi-talented musician has enough confidence in his songwriting, there should appear the self-performed, self-produced and even self-released masterwork.  It’s time for Graham Dunnington to confirm this theory. So Looking-Glass Lantern  takes the heritage of Victorian England into the 21-st century by means of wonderful CD ‘A Tapestry of Tales’. Arose from famous adventures of Mr. Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, this debut album is tour-de-force of symphonic progressive grandeur, filled with church organs and miraculous harpsichords, brass fanfares and tinkling bells, violin-like guitar passages and steady rhythm section. Classically oriented arrangements are on a top level. The vintage instruments (Korg, Roland, Yamaha) build up the atmosphere to recreate the feeling of that original era. The lead vocals complimented by neat harmonies add an essential part to sonic texture... Undoubtedly, Looking-Glass Lantern draws on the Genesis legacy (‘Wind and Wuthering’ period). A lot of Tony Banks-ish bliss strengthens such comparison. Being a real wizard with the keyboards, Graham Dunnington has mastery over the guitar. The soft-as-velvet tones display a resemblance to Steve Hackett. Fans of Phil Collins will find plenty of exquisite drumming. Melodic bass-lines evoke Mike Rutherford… Additionally to Genesis, there’re enchanting moments to recall Alan Parsons Project and Barclay James Harvest; plus allusion to Keith Emerson (in dizzying heights of title track). Thankfully, everything sounds natural and organic. The musical content doesn’t wear out its miraculous eloquence until the final note. Bravo! (Prog Head at magle.dk)

Media/Samples 
Entire album online

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