In our series of “behind the scenes” in the progressive music world, today we’re having a chat with sound engineer Chris Edrich. You may know him for his sound work with Norwegian proggers Leprous or Klone, Hypno5e, The Ocean or Kadinja . His vantage point behind the sound desk gives him a unique perspective on the bands he runs sound for, so if you want to know about this side of the stage, enjoy the interview!
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A month ago, Kin Beneath Chorus, a modern metal band from Greece participated in a contest to open Euroblast Festival 2019. Little did they know that their fans and community would support them so much that they won and the guys are stoked about it ! Wanna more about the band before discovering them live at Euroblast Festival in September ? Head over to the article !
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Head With Wings are celebrating the one year anniversary of their debut album”From Worry To Shame”! To celebrate, the band decided to revisit their music with the help of keyboardist extraordinaire Vikram Shankar to create hauntingly beautiful piano covers. The Progspace invites you to discover ‘From Worry to Shame – The Album Piano Medley’ featuring Vikram Shankar.
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For a first time edition, Prognosis Festival held the bar very high whether it was with the line up and also all the additional events with conferences, masterclasses, signing sessions. Even though one could have wished for a better schedule with no overlapping bands, the line up was incredible to set up a first time event and create a unique festival signature. Incredible but safe, there were hardly any bands on the bill that the progressive metal fans had not heard of. And of course the hottest acts of the moment were headlining. But as a first time edition, better be safe than sorry!
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Learn about the history, the team and the philosophy of Heart Sound Metal Fest and join the cause and fun on April 6th !
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At The Progspace, we look behind the scenes and talk to technicians like Ronnie Young, sound engineer for Animals as Leaders, TesseracT and Plini. What Plini said about Ronnie : ” At this point, having Ronnie at front of house is as important to our live show as the musicians on stage. You could be the greatest band in the world, but without a front of house engineer that understands your music and how it should be presented to the audience sonically, the effect can be anything from underwhelming to disastrous. ” Click here to read more about him !
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Take a sneak peek behind the scenes of our most loved bands ! We at The Progspace are interviewing the talented artists who allow the bands we love to sound and look so good. We will explore different fields (sound, light, management, technician, promotion …) in a series of interviews over this year. Wayne Joyner, digital artist / light and visual wizard opens this series. Enjoy!
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In 2018 we had an extraordinary number of quality releases, a real feast for all progressive music fans and lovers. As our team grew up, this list is a tad longer than before and it reflects very well how many releases were top of the top on so many diverse progressive genres mashups or combinations, or if you prefer, progressive sub-genres. From melodic to djent to doom to prog-death to piano-chamber music. There’s a bit for everyone! These are the favorites of our Progspace crew – our very personal short “best of” list, if you want – purely subjective, of course!
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Held in Effenaar in Eindhoven, The Progressive Alliance was a full day of progressive and avant garde music with a great bill including Ihsahn, Ne Obliviscaris, The Ocean, Vuur, Rosetta, Årabrot and Astrosaur.
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“We know who we are and where we belong”: Avant-Garde/prog/doom metallers Madder Mortem from Norway stand their ground with their new album “Marrow”, an uncompromising masterpiece of genres led by the unique vocals of Agnete M. Kirkevaag proving once again that the Norwegians have crafted an incomparable gem.
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Interview with Manes: on death and rebirth. Rune and Pauline sat down with Eivind Fjøseide, Torstein Parelius and contributing Chilean vocalist Ana Carolina Ojeda and had a long talk about the album, live shows, working as collective and much more. Read ahead for an insight on the process of this norwegian collective. /Rune & Pauline.
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The festival runs over four days with more than fifty bands performing. In addition there are industry workshops. For the two of us, who were Tech Fest virgins, the festival was a very pleasant experience. The audience is lively, but very friendly and easy-going. The festival is extremely well run, bands being on time, and changeovers going smoothly and quickly. The staff is generally pleasant, smiling and helpful, something that rubs of on the audience, making it easy to meet new friends.
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Not only does the musical prowess of Lux Terminus have to be credited, but their daring concept to place piano at the core of their music is bold, pioneering and absolute genius. “The Courage to Be” will leave you with goosebumps; it is a sensory journey and powerful statement that will challenge you from the start, and a must for any prog fans.
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On Saturday 23rd of June, we headed to Valkenburg Openlucht Amphitheater in South Holland for the...
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It took me some time to get around this album but now I can say without a doubt that “Ascencandy” is a true raw gem mixing rough and heavy sounds with tight rhythm sections topped with amazing vocals. Based in Paris, it is the first full length album of the band and they have done a great job at pushing djent/tech metal to another level. 4/5 ★
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The Progspace crew’s favorite releases of 2017 – our very personal short “best of” list, if you want – purely subjective, of course!
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