Weekend 65: Barock Project, Mood Manual, Anthropia, LTDISMB & Ole Lukkoye

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Published 10th June 2015

Description:  This is an essential album for those who enjoy their classic symphonic progressive rock to be delivered with a healthy helping of theatrics and variety. Skyline is simply oozing with talent, helped by the impressive vocals of Vittorio De Scalzi (leader and founder of New Trolls). This is their fourth album and you may not have heard of them before, but trust me, give this a try and it'll shoot straight into your Top 10 albums of the year list.

Listen to it now:  Full album on Bandcamp
More Information:  Band on Facebook

Description:  Founded in 1989 by multi-instrumentalist/composer Boris Bardash, St Petersburg-based outfit Ole Lukkoye are veterans of the Russian progressive music scene. Dyatli (Woodpeckers), their eighth studio album, offers a heady trip through some trance-inducing, psychedelic soundscapes. Seamlessly blending electronics with ethnic instruments, the music is exotic and deeply mesmerising. An Eastern European  version of Ozric Tentacles, driven by tribal beats and vocalist Ness Yanushkovskaya’s hypnotic chanting, inspired by Russia’s age-old shamanistic traditions.

Listen to it now: Album on Progstreaming

Description:  This is how I like my post rock. Melodic, a tad slow at times, a wee heavy every now and then and wonderful to listen to until the late hours. This is the second album from this Washington-based band, with an odd name. Sanctifying, non-complex and so immensely addictive, that it holds your breath until the end of each song. Listen now and be amazed.

Description: This is a concept album about Cthulhu Mythos and H.P. Lovecraft's writings, featuring Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Ayreon et al) and Edu Falaschi (ex-Angra, Almah). Although rooted in in the symphonic prog/power metal styling, excellent male and female vocals, some great hooks and a broad mix of styles keep the grooves varied and interesting. Start with Silver Twilight Lodge and if that tickles your fancy, the rest should follow.

Description: "Hard rock" and "Underground", eh? Not descriptions you'll have seen for a while I'm sure. Back in the day, before journos splintered metal and prog into far too many daft sub-genres, there were essentially three types of rock music: Heavy Metal (led by Black Sabbath) Hard Rock (led by Deep Purple), and Underground (what became Prog Rock). This American band sounds like a modern amalgam of those three tropes, making their music sound ancient and up-to-date at the same time. Get the patchouli out!