Danny Bonte

Rock On! Wednesday, 2 april 2025 – Return to Forever, The Brecker Brothers, Soft Machine, Mahavishnu Orchestra & Brand X

Psychedelic, heavy, prog and more innovating sounds spanning the late 60s and the early 70s – Dan’s pick of the week: Return to Forever (Romantic Warrior ), The Brecker Brothers (The Brecker Bros.), Soft Machine (Third), Mahavishnu Orchestra (Between Nothingness & Eternity) & Brand X (Unorthodox Behaviour).

Return to Forever was een Amerikaanse jazzfusionband die in 1972 werd opgericht door pianist Chick Corea. De band heeft veel leden gehad, met als enige vaste bandgenoot van Corea bassist Stanley Clarke. Samen met Weather Report, The Headhunters en Mahavishnu Orchestra wordt Return to Forever vaak genoemd als een van de kerngroepen van de jazzfusionbeweging van de jaren 1970.

Brendan Schroer van Sputnik Music: “As Chick Corea’s premier fusion act Return to Forever became more of a band than a solo project, their virtuosity and progressive elements continued to increase.… Read more...

Art Rock Show – Corde Oblique – Cries And Whispers (Week 13)

Corde Oblique is een van de belangrijkste etherische progressieve neofolk bands uit Italië. Het is het soloproject van Riccardo Prencipe (componist, kunsthistoricus) met vocale bijdragen van talrijke zangeressen en actrices.

Prog Archives review: “Finally Napoli’s Prog Folk guitar virtuoso and master composer, Riccardo Prencipe is committing to “the dark side,” that is, music with a fully-electrified sound palette. The good news is that it works! Riccardo masterfully blends his classical folk foundations with the newer metallic rock palettes with perfection and power (and, as usual, pristine sound engineering).

Retaining his favored Rita Saviano behind the vocal microphone, we also have the participation of several of Riccardo’s long-time collaborators, most notably, violinist Edo Notarloberti, Umberto Lepore on basses, Alessio Sica on drums, Luigi Rubino on keyboards, and Michele Maione on percussion.… Read more...

Art Rock Show – Pattern-Seeking Animals – Friend Of All Creatures (Week 12)

Pattern-Seeking Animals is een Amerikaanse progressieve supergroep gevormd in 2018 door Ted Leonard, Dave Meros, John Boegehold en Jimmy Keegan; allen zijn huidige en voormalige leden en medewerkers van collega progressieve rock ensemble Spock’s Beard

Prog Archives review: “I have pre-ordered every PSA album after the first when i realized how unique and dynamic this band was. And it was also very quickly that I knew that this was much more than a Spock’s Beard off shoot. It is obvious after just 4 complete listens of this their 5th album in 7 years, that yhis is their must focused and concise effort, and just possibly might be my favorite. (…)

Even though its not as eclectic ascthrir previous, its both extremely progressive (Another Holy Grail), and poppy (Days Well remember).… Read more...

Rock On! Wednesday, 19 March 2025 – 10cc, Klaatu, Wings, Be-Bop Deluxe & ELO

Psychedelic, heavy, prog and more innovating sounds spanning the late 60s and the early 70s – Dan’s pick of the week: 10cc (The Original Soundtrack ), Klaatu (3:47 Est), Paul Mccartney and Wings (Band on the Run), Be-Bop Deluxe (Sunburst Finish) & Electric Light Orchestra (Face the Music).

Als een van de meest inventieve en invloedrijke bands in de geschiedenis van de populaire muziek is 10cc een van de weinige acts die in gelijke mate commercieel, kritisch en creatief succes heeft behaald. Als bewijs van de blijvende aantrekkingskracht van 10cc kan de band een generatieoverschrijdende reeks collega-artiesten, van Axl Rose tot Sophie Ellis Bextor en Chrissie Hynde tot The Feeling’s Dan Gillespie, tot hun (miljoenen) fans rekenen.

review: “With their third album emerging in 75, 10 CC is coming now to their top form and there are many highlights on this album (and the ones to come) that 10 CC is close to being the geniuses that England was looking for to replace the fab four.… Read more...