It’s been a while coming, but here we finally get Trikont’s third volume in their amazing Early Black Rock ‘N Roll series. As before, the intent is to present real American rock ‘n roll as it first emerged in the late 1940s-early 1950s, before the music’s black roots were de-emphasised and it was cleaned up for consumption by the middle class white America of Richie Cunningham, Ralph Malph and Potsie. These 26 knock-out tracks certainly deliver on this - or, in the words of Nik Cohn in the booklet’s notes, ‘compared to the sentimentalism of white music, (hearing the originals) was like a window being opened to let the stale air out’.
Esoteric Antenna is please to announce the release of the new studio album by Nick Magnus, keyboard player in Steve Hackett’s band for five years, Nick was also a member of The Enid and his skill as an arranger and writer graced legendary Hackett albums such as "Spectral Mornings" and "Defector".
With his album "N’Monix", Nick Magnus has been joined in the studio by Steve Hackett, Rob Townsend and vocalists Pete Hicks, Tim Bowness (No-Man), Kate Faber, Tony Patterson, Andy Neve and James Reeves and lyricist Dick Foster to produce a collection of songs and music in the finest tradition of his past work with Steve Hackett. "N’Monix" is one of the outstanding Progressive Rock releases of 2014.