These are recordings of solo studio projects. For tracks with my bands, see http://soundcloud.com/fusionorchestra2 and https://soundcloud.com/broken-parachute.

Buddhist Dad and bearded vegetable grower living in Kent, UK. I downloaded Magix Music Maker to amuse my kids and got hooked on producing tunes. Have moved on from the pre-loaded loops and use an Akai LPK25 keyboard and some VST plugins to generate my own sounds.  Still less than a year into production but having fun.

UK Medieval Space rock Pioneers, Gandalf’s Fist have just announced their 7th Album, 2-CD "prologue" to their 2016 conceptual 3-CD epic, featuring an array of guest musicians and professional actors, however their musical journey started some 11 years before…

Formed at a nightclub in 2005 when a mutual friend invented a silly band name to try and impress a geeky girl, Gandalf’s Fist was formed as the creative collaboration between multi-instrumentalist Dean Marsh and lyricist/vocalist Luke Severn.

Gandalf's Fist draw on their mutual love for classic Prog bands such as Pink Floyd and King Crimson as well as influences from the NWOBHM scene including bands like Iron Maiden. Early on, the band became increasingly captivated by bands in the resurgent neo-prog scene such as Porcupine Tree, they were inspired to try and forge their own musical identity, creating music that, whilst not appealing to the masses, (and certainly not their neighbours) was the kind of music that they, themselves, wanted to hear.

After successful releases of the LPs "Road to Darkness" and "From a Point of Existence", winning widespread acclaim for their mix of Neo-Prog, Folk and Hard Rock, Dean moved the Fist’s recording studio permanently from West Cumbria to South Norfolk whereby Gandalf's Fist released their space-rock opus:‘ A Day in the Life of a Universal Wanderer’.

The record, seemingly transmitted from a derelict space station in the far reaches of the galaxy using instruments salvaged, is a cosmic jam across space and time exploring a mythical figure from the 26th Century – ‘The Universal Wanderer’ - who’s legend tells of a figure who has wandered the cosmos from the birth of existence to the end of time.

Following the widespread recognition the record received from national publications such as Classic Rock, Prog, Fireworks and Powerplay magazines, as well as Planet Rock and Team Rock Radio, Gandalf's Fist appeared on the bill at Planet Rockstock '13 alongside the likes of Fish, Hawkwind and Uriah Heep.

Following the performance, touring musicians Stefan Hepe and Chris Ewen were promoted to full-time band members as the medieval-space-rock-pioneers recorded and released their fifth, full-length studio release "A Forest of Fey" - an album which also featured guest contributions from high profile musicians such as Troy Donockley (Nightwish), Clive Nolan (Pendragon), John Mitchell (Arena/Lonely Robot/It Bites), Dave Oberle' (Gryphon) and Matt Stevens (The Fierce and the Dead).

The album received a great reception and was named “3rd Best Progressive Rock Album of 2014” by Classic Rock Magazine UK. All of that, however, has been dwarfed by their latest release: ‘The Clockwork Fable”.
The 3-CD conceptual tour-de-force is described as a “Prog-Rock-Mind-Movie” by the band and features Arjen Lucassen (Ayreon), Blaze Bailey (Ex-Iron Maiden) as well as some returning guests from  2014’s A Forest of Fey!

Set in the fictional world of “Cogtopolis”, each CD of the record serves as a different “act” of the story, with Dean and Luke, along with to-be-announced guest vocalists, providing the singing voices of the inhabitants. However things don’t end there; the characters are also brought to life by a 50-page script that has been professionally recorded by a range of hugely talented actors, including Mark Benton (Early Doors/Waterloo Road) and Zach Galligan (Gremlins), amongst others!


in 2017, Following from successful live performances headlining the second stage at HRH Prog and performing their own headline theatre shows, the band were pleased to announce both touring musicians, Ben Bell (Keys) and Keri Farish (Vocals) as full time members.

As Gandalf’s Fist’s reputation continues to grow within the Prog-Rock scene it is difficult to imagine what the future holds for this merry collection of musical adventurers, but what is certain is that it will be well worth sticking around to find out!

The Decadent Dayze are a Brighton based Psych Rock Garage band which started as the brainchild of guitarist / vocalist Lewis Aslan. The band’s Fairy Godmother (Laila) introduced Lewis to Sean (guitar now drums) in 2014 and the two have been making music ever since. The current line-up now features Chris on bass and Tristian on keyboards. They have played numerous shows including local festivals and support slots for several bands, including Graham Day and the Forefathers. Since 2018 they have been instrumental in putting on the Psychedelic Sundae event at the Green Door Store in Brighton, which features largely local bands covering most genres of psychedelia. Musically they have been compared to The 13th Floor Elevators, The Small Faces, The Byrds and XTC, by various people who have witnessed their live shows, but they are constantly adding new material to their set.

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