ProGBury details (2 day festival October 2010)

ProGBury is a new 2-day progressive music festival at The Apex on Charter Square, Bury St Edmunds happening on 16 and 17 October 2010.

The line-up includes…

Saturday:
Curved Air
Focus
Aeon Zen
Mermaid Kiss
Future Kings of England
Mother Black Cap

Sunday:
Wishbone Ash
Nick Turners Hawklords
Mostly Autumn
ReGenesis

According to the Aeon Zen Facebook page…

“Aeon Zen will perform tracks from new October album release "The Face of the Unknown" as well as favourites from the 2009 "A Mind's Portrait" album, and are expected to be able to give their full show with the remarked studio sound and back projection cameras and images.

The featured Aeon Zen line up has been announced as:

Rich Hinks (Aeon Zen) - Bass guitar and vocals : Composer & arranger of Aeon Zen's works. Unassuming Mastermind of Aeon Zen.
Andi Kravljaca (From Sweden: Silent Call) - Guest vocals : An amazing high energy performer not to be missed
Matt Shepherd - Guitar - A powerhouse of talent shines through with each note
Jamie Brooks - Keyboards - Run off his feet in a few words!
Steve Burton - Drums - Cool and unflustered through a musically complicated set.

More information will follow on the full line up and timings. This we expect to be a full on weekend with other major bands playing too, so we hope you can save the date and be there.”


Tickets are available at https://www.theapex.co.uk/whats-on/event/4/progbury-saturday/

Space Mirrors: new album news (Nik Turner, Cyndee Lee Rule, Martryn Lucifer)

This just in from Cyndee Lee Rule:

The new album of SPACE MIRRORS (Majestic-12: A Hidden Presence) will be released next Tuesday, March 3.

Third album for this fantastic space rock band! After 3 years SPACE MIRRORS returns with their new epos “Majestic-12: A Hidden Presence”, a magic journey beyond the galaxies.

It's a new chapter in Space Mirrors history, which brings you a research into the UFO conspiracy subjects in the form of a modern Space Metal, with many mixed elements from dark metal to classic rock (similar to Ayreon, Sigh, Arcturus, Ozric Tentacles).

Featuring Nik Turner (Hawkwind co-founder, Space Ritual, Inner City Unit), Martyr Lucifer (Hortus Animae, Opposite Sides) and Cyndee Lee Rule (Spaceseed, Scattered Planets).

You can listen to the samples from the album and watch videos here on our myspace page:
www.myspace.com/spacemirrors

Read interview with Alisa Coral and an exclusive review of the album in Aural-Innovations:
http://www.aural-innovations.com/issues/issue39/alisa.html

"MJ-12" album should be available to buy in the main distribution outlets soon. Check out the list of distributors at record label website for more information.

Meanwhile it's available to buy directly from Sleaszy Rider Records:
http://www.sleaszyrider.com/

More news coming soon! Thank you all for your support!
Cyndee

Amon Duul II/Hawklords show announced

Amon Duul II are confirmed to join Quintessence, Tracy Curtis and headliners The Hawklords at The Roundhouse all-day 'implosion' on March 8th.

www.hawklords.com is also now live!

Featuring the Hawklords performing The Space Ritual '09 show, this will be an amazing event inspired by Barney's creative art, design, cosmology and the stage presentation of his and Robert Calvert's original Space Ritual 1973 space-rock-opera show, with a hefty nod to his concept for the Hawklords 25 Years On production of 1978.

Hawklords features:
Harvey Bainbridge, keyboards & vocals
Alan Davey, bass & vocals
Martin Griffin, drums
Terry Ollis, drums
Jerry Richards, guitar & vocals
Ade Shaw, bass
Steve Swindells, keys & vocals
Ron Tree, vocals
Nik Turner, sax, flute & vocals

The band's specials guests will include Bridget Wishart and more to be confirmed.

Evocative, other-worldly gyrations by the gorgeous New Bubblettes troupe, choreographed by Angel Flame.

Inspiring, transporting/transmogrifying/transmorfing lighting by the ever-amazing Liquid Len And The Lensmen.

'Mothership control' by Andy Dunkley (the original FM On The Road).

The event will run from 3.00pm - 11.00 pm, and will feature performers and performance all day, including Robert Calvert's play 'The Stars That Play With Laughing Sam's Dice' (for which Barney designed the stage set), performed by the Pentameters Theatre Group.

Mutoid Waste Co's weird and wonderful sculptures and happenings will be very much in evidence.

Support bands and solo performers set to perform include Quintessence, Tracey Curtis, and others to be confirmed.