Art Rock Show – Great Wide Nothing – A Shout Into the Void (Week 37)

Het Britse combo Nova Cascade werd eind 2010 opgericht als een ambient/progressieve rockproject door Dave Hilborne (synthesizers, zang), Dave Fick (bas), Charlie Bramald (fluit), Alessio Projetti (gitaar) en Heather Lesile (viool). Hun eerste album “Above All Else” werd uitgebracht in september 2018. Box Man is helaas de laatste plaat voor deze groep.

Prog Archives review: “They created an interesting debut with “The View From Olympus,” which has been described as a legitimate evolution of ’90s neo-prog, combining band arrangements based on vintage organs and synthesizers influenced by ’70s art/prog rock with clear vocals and melodies characteristic of Neal Morse-style American progressive hard rock, creating an impressive depth and scale that’s hard to believe comes from a trio arrangement.

Following the two-disc conceptual masterpiece of their debut album, “Hymns For Hungry Spirits,” which was a more modern and technical take on their debut style, this fourth album, their first label release, marks a turning point where they’ve shed the blockbuster-oriented tendencies of their previous albums and instead packed each song tightly while retaining their strengths, such as catchy melodies and brilliant keyboard work. As exemplified by tracks like the somewhat growling “Utopia” and “The Parting of Ways,” which combines a pop sensibility and sense of speed that seems to have been influenced by punk and melodic hard rock with progressive rock, this album is recommended for fans of I Am the Manic Whale or Moon Safari. A modern and stylish work, a 2025 essential album.”

Naast Great Wide Nothing (A Shout Into the Void), Tumbletown (On the Highwire), Kaprekar’s Constant (Depth of Field), Southern Empire (Civilisation), Comedy of Errors (Spirit) & Emolecule (The Architect).”

• Thursday/Donderdag 12.00 – 24.00
• Friday/Vrijdag 12.00 – 24.00
• Saturday/Zaterdag 12.00 – 24.00