Before music there was silence
The New Dance Orchestra is a project by Geoff Downes of Asia and Buggles fame, which for this album features Panic Room’s Anne-Marie Helder on lead vocals. It was an unexpected surprise when I heard about it online, and I ordered it unheard based solely on the reputations of the people involved. Billed as “Dance-Pop” [...]
Panic Room are a Swansea-based progressive rock band that emerged from the ashes of the original lineup of the celtic/progressive band Karnataka, with Karnataka’s backing vocalist Anne-Marie Helder taking on the role of lead singer. They have so far recorded two studio albums, and made their live debut at the beginning of 2008. The Robin [...]
Because different band members have so many other commitments, live appearances by Parade are extremely rare, which is why I was prepared to make the 400-mile round trip to see them play in their home town of York. Parade is a project put together by York-based singer-songwriter and musician Chris Johnson, who has played at [...]