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My world of music - est. 2013

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CD review CHAOSTAR "The Undivided Light"

Veröffentlicht am 31. März 2018 von Markus W. in Chaostar, The Undivided Light, Classic, Rock, Ambient, News, CD Review, Season Of Mist, Prog Rock

CD review CHAOSTAR "The Undivided Light"

(*/10) Chaostar is an outfit, hailing from Greece. The band is the brainchild of Septicflesh guitarist Christos Antoniou who founded Chaostar in 1998. The band was meant to be a side project since the main effort and time went into Septicflesh. Over time...

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Live report DOOL / WOLVENNEST, Paard Van Troje, Den Haag, 02.12.2017

Veröffentlicht am 10. Dezember 2017 von Markus W. in Dool, Wolvennest, Dark Metal, Gothic, Live, Live Review, Tour, Paard Van Troje, News, Ambient, Noise

Live report DOOL / WOLVENNEST, Paard Van Troje, Den Haag, 02.12.2017

Dool is still a fairly new band with band members reflecting the best Dutch dark rock/metal has in the offer. Each of the five guys has a proven track record in rock and combining forces leads to this powerful dark rock outfit. Some intensive live shows...

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CD review TUESDAY THE SKY "Drift"

Veröffentlicht am 28. Juni 2017 von Markus W. in Tuesday The Sky, Rock, Prog Rock, Prog Metal, Ambient, Instrumental, News, CD Review, Inside Out

CD review TUESDAY THE SKY "Drift"

(8/10) Jim Matheo's creativity and inspiration doesn’t seem to know any restrictions. It feels like writing new songs is a natural gift of the guitar virtuoso. Not only that he is one of the main pillars when it comes to prog metal legend Fates Warning,...

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New TUESDAY THE SKY video

Veröffentlicht am 16. Juni 2017 von Markus W. in Jim Matheos, Prog Metal, Prog Rock, Rock, Ambient, Instrumental, Tuesday The Sky, News, Video

New TUESDAY THE SKY video

Taken from the upcoming album "Drift" out June 30th 2017. Order it now! http://smarturl.it/TuesdayTheSkyDRIFT TUESDAY THE SKY - Today The Sky (Album Track) InsideOutMusic 2017 Tuesday The Sky , the new Ambient Instrumental Rock project by Fates Warning...

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ANATHEMA unveils details of the new album

Veröffentlicht am 30. März 2017 von Markus W. in Ambient, Rock, Prog Rock, Prog Metal, News, Video, Anathema, Ksope

ANATHEMA unveils details of the new album

Photo by Caroline Traitler Ambient rockers Anathema will release a new longplayer on June 9th via Kscope. It's entitled "The Optimist" and eleven new exciting songs of which the first one, "Springfield", is online as a video on the bands website. Tracklist:...

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CD review BLACKFIELD "V"

Veröffentlicht am 24. Februar 2017 von Markus W. in Blackfield, Rock, Prog Rock, Hardrock, News, CD, Ambient, KSCOPE, Steven Wilson

CD review BLACKFIELD "V"

(9/10) “V” marks, how could it be different, the fifth album of the genius cooperation of Aviv Geffen and Steven Wilson. These guys started their collaboration after Geffen, a big fan of Porcupine Tree, invited the band to Israel for a concert. What start...

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CD review T.O.M.B. "Fury Nocturnus"

Veröffentlicht am 26. Dezember 2016 von Markus W. in T.O.M.B., Industrial, Black Metal, News, CD Review, Ambient

CD review T.O.M.B. "Fury Nocturnus"

(1/10) I'm not really sure if the world waited for this release. T.O.M.B. serves an album that sound weird. It's a distracting piece of 'music' and that's maybe already the biggest benefit of it - in case you're looking for distraction. These thirteen...

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CD review RIVERSIDE "Eye of the Soundscape"

Veröffentlicht am 23. Oktober 2016 von Markus W. in Riverside, Prog Rock, Rock, News, CD Review, Ambient, Electronica

CD review RIVERSIDE "Eye of the Soundscape"

(9/10) Riverside's newest album is a special one - from all perspectives. The Polish prog masters went through a very difficult year. It was in February 2016 when the band was all of a sudden confronted with the loss of their guitarist and founding member...

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CD review DREAM THE ELECTRIC SLEEP "Beneath the Dark Wide Sky"

Veröffentlicht am 15. Juli 2016 von Markus W. in Dream The Electric Sleep, Prog Rock, Rock, CD Review, News, Ambient

CD review DREAM THE ELECTRIC SLEEP "Beneath the Dark Wide Sky"

(7/10) Dream The Electric Sleep is a trio formed in Lexington, KY. Matt Page, Joey Waters and Chris Tackett are the names/musicians behind this band that describes their sound as a mix of 70's AOR and 80's Darkwave, influenced by a wider range of bands,...

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FJØRD announces a picture disc plus some tour dates

Veröffentlicht am 12. Juli 2016 von Markus W. in Fjørd, Post Hardcore, Rock, Ambient, Post Rock

FJØRD announces a picture disc plus some tour dates

German post hardcore band Fjørd released their current album "Kontakt" in January this year. Since the first two pressings on vinyl are sold out already the band announced a new version which is a picture vinyl, packaged in a gatefold cover. The second...

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CD review OLD FIRE "Songs From the Haunted South"

Veröffentlicht am 24. Juni 2016 von Markus W. in Old Fire, Steven Wilson, Anathema, Prog Rock, Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Ambient

CD review OLD FIRE "Songs From the Haunted South"

(7/10) Old Fire is a project started by Texas based programmer John Mark Lapham who is known from The Earlies and The Late Cord. Mid June the first album of Old Fire will be released and it features thirteen songs that are kept silent and sphereful. Joining...

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CD review CRYSTAL PALACE "Dawn of Eternity"

Veröffentlicht am 18. Juni 2016 von Markus W. in Crystal Palace, News, CD Review, Rock, Prog Rock, Prog Metal, Ambient, Classic Rock

CD review CRYSTAL PALACE "Dawn of Eternity"

(8/10) Crystal Palace started back in 1994 which means they are more than twenty years in business and their debut "On the Edge of the World" dates back to 1995. However, the guys never had a real break-through and even the hymn for Berlin's icehockey...

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CD review SYLVAINE "Wistful"

Veröffentlicht am 13. Juni 2016 von Markus W. in Sylvaine, Post Rock, Ambient, Dark Metal, News, CD Review, Gothic

CD review SYLVAINE "Wistful"

(7/10) In case you're missing all shades of grey provided by autumn then at least there is some acoustic stuff available that brings the dark and melancholic season into your home. The title of Sylvaine's new longplayer is a clear indication of what to...

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CD review SPECIAL PROVIDENCE "Essence of change"

Veröffentlicht am 18. April 2015 von Markus W. in Special Providence, Prog Rock, Prog Metal, Ambient, Jazz, Fusion, Rock, News, CD Review

CD review SPECIAL PROVIDENCE "Essence of change"

(8/10) When I heard Special Providence for the first time I was sitting in my car. That wasn't a good idea, mainly because the music of the Hungarian band is rather complex. "Essence of change" includes nine instrumental songs that are all located somewhere...

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