Prog Rock

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Back to the Peel for another night of Prog ... First up was Jump with John Dexter Jones, perhaps England's best front man.

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Durham. You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy. It is also the home of one of England's most exciting prog rock bands, DeeExpus. Their front man Andy Ditchfield is my latest victim.

This time I have headed down under for my 6Qs. Mark Trueack was introduced to Sean Timms by a mutal friend who had realised they shared similar musical tastes. The result of that introduction was Unitopia and today my 6Qs are for Mark of Unitopia.

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Another weekend looms before us and it is time for another visit to London's premier prog rock establishment, the Peel. This Saturday Darwin's Radio supported by Jump will be on stage in Norbiton, so who better to answer my 6 Qs this time than Mark Westworth of Darwin's Radio.

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I am going back to my roots in this edition of 6qs. To the land of the aurora borealis and the midnight sun. The land of the vikings, the heroes of Telemark and Bjørge Lillelien. Can you tell I miss it, yet? This time my questions are for Jan Henrik, vocalist, in the Norwegian band Gazpacho.

There seems to be a thriving prog rock scene in Scandinavia at the moment. Hot on the heels of Gazpacho's excellent album Tick Tock, Swedish prog rockers Brother Ape are about to release a new album entitled Turbulence. Following on from my 6Qs with Stefan Damicolas of Brother Ape I am proud to present you an exclusive track from the album.

Brother Ape has just finished mastering their new album Turbulence and Stefan Damicolas, the band's lead vocalist and composer, kindly agreed to answer my questions.

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I got a fever, and the only prescription ... is more prog rock!! I am starting to become a regular at The Peel, and the House of Progression is to blame. With acts like DeeExpus, Tinyfish, Panic Room, Jump and Darwin's Radio, and that is just the gigs this month, HoP knows how to keep prog rock fans entertained.

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First out in my new feature 6Qs is Martin Leamon of Crimson Sky.

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Last Saturday evening I was at The Peel in Kingston for one of best gigs I been to. See separate post here. Thanks to Catherine from the Tinyfish forum you can experience some of the magic yourself.