Steve+hackett

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.

In early 1973, Genesis allowed the taping of a couple of live shows for broadcast in America as part of the King Biscuit Flower Hour syndicated radio show – most of their current set, drawn from their albums up through 1972's Foxtrot, was represented. A few months later, Tony Stratton-Smith, the head of Charisma Records, to which the group was signed, approached them about allowing him to fill the extended gap between Foxtrot and their next album, Selling England by the Pound, by releasing a live album from this same taped performance.

"Quest for the Stones" is the third studio album by British instrumental symph/prog band Yak. The music of Yak is instrumental, melodic and according to the reviews it is mostly being categorised in the genre of symphonic progressive rock. "For the uninitiated, the music of YAK harkens back to the golden age of 70s’ symphonic rock from pioneers like Camel and early Genesis; as well as the solo albums of Steve Hackett (which is amazing considering there is no guitarist). Martin emulates the emotional sustained guitar tones of artists like Steve Hackett and Andy Latimer beautifully. I needed to refer back to the CD sleeve to see if the line “Martin Morgan plays Fernandes guitars” was listed somewhere in the notes".

A unique mixture of desperation and serenity that has always been present in his music; the title track and "Emma" are the first ones to get to your head, but then comes the time also for "Desperate Times", "The Last Thing on my Mind" and almost all the others…

2012 debut album from the Progressive Rock duo consisting of Chris Squire (Yes) and Steve Hackett (Genesis). With Progressive Rock (in its many forms) now seemingly more popular than ever, this collaboration from members of two of the godfathers of the genre is hugely exciting. Chris Squire has appeared on every Yes album since 1969 and is widely regarded as one of the most influential bass guitarists of all time. Now an established solo artist, Steve Hackett first came to prominence as the guitarist with Genesis. He was with the band from 1970 to 1977 and played on six studio albums and featured on three live albums before leaving to concentrate on his solo career. The two met when Chris Squire was working on a solo album and needed some guitar parts. Chris was put in touch with Steve and through these sessions the idea for Squackett was born.

Nine Skies are a French progressive rock band inspired by many influences: rock, pop, progressive, classical, jazz… The new album “5.20” is an acoustic opus including a string quator. It is released since the 4th of June 2021. Achraf El Asraoui (vocals, guitars) joined the band with this album. The personal poetry of “5.20” conjures up a dream beyond various horizons. This acoustic and very intimate opus takes us on a journey using the spellbinding charm of the string quartet, from the captivating melodies to mysterious and more introspective overtones of the album. Each moment suggests a reflection on both a universally human context and the emotional part specific to all of us: a renewed musical experience that gets more enriched with every listening of the album.