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| 12th May, 2012 |
Another date for your diaries
Saturday 8th September, 2012
Manning + DeeExpus
The Duchess, York, UK |
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| 30th April, 2012 |
We are incredibly proud and absolutely thrilled to
announce DeeExpus will be playing as guests of Marillion
for 4 of their UK dates in September.
Monday 10th September, 2012
Manchester Academy, Manchester, UK
Tuesday 11th September, 2012
HMV Picture House, Edinburgh, UK
Thursday 13th September, 2012
Wolves Civic, Wolverhampton, UK
Sunday 16th September, 2012
HMV Forum, London, UK
A Huge thank you to Marillion for having us. |
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| 26th March, 2012 |
KING OF NUMBER 33
now available Worldwide, both in CD and Digital formats
at:
Amazon (CD & Download)
iTunes (Download)
The Band (CD) HERE |
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| 12th March, 2012 |
We're delighted to announce the addition of an awesome guitarist to the DeeExpus Live band. A guitar teacher with Yamaha, he's an accomplished and versatile player despite being only 24. He also looks more of a Rockstar than the rest of us put together! Ladies and Gentlemen, please welcome, on guitar and band taxi duties,
Michael McCrystal.
Michael says: "Its great to be part of a team of awesome musicians and can't wait to get out on the Road and play!"
Cheers Michael, Cheque is in the post ...
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| 7th March, 2012 |
We're sad to announce that, due to personal reasons, Stevie will no longer be playing as part of The Band. His dedication and commitment over the years has been exemplary and we're all sad to lose him and have parted on good terms.
I'd like to wish him and his family all the very best for the future and hope we'll see them soon.
We'll be announcing his replacement soon and no shows will be affected. |
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| 12th February, 2012 |
Mark's hearing loss and subsequent
addition to the DeeExpus ranks.
A few weeks ago Mark returned from his family Holiday
with some fairly serious news concerning his hearing.
I’ll let him explain ..
MK: “Some of you may be
already aware that a few weeks ago I had suffered from a
condition called SSHL or Sudden Sensorineural Hearing
Loss. I've written a blog about my experience here
markke11y.blogspot.com if you want to know more.
Although some of my hearing has returned, I'm very
sensitive to loud noise and I have tinnitus. I'm hoping
this will improve over time but I don't feel ready to
commit to the rehearsals and gigs in April and May this
year. I really enjoyed working on "King of Number 33"
and have no intention of quitting the band. I'm looking
forward to starting work with Andy (Ditchfield) on the
follow up at some point and sincerely hope that I will
be able to join the band onstage at some future date. I
will have a better idea of when that might be after a
few more months have passed and hopefully my sensitivity
to loud noise and tinnitus has reduced further. Also,
how it goes with Marillion in the USA will give me a
better idea of what's possible.”
AD: Clearly, this is
disappointing news for us and also fans looking forward
to seeing him perform but more importantly, it’s
potentially life-changing for him and throws up
challenges which to be honest are incomprehensible to me
as a musician. Marillion is his career and number one
priority (as well as being a passion of a great many
fans, myself included) so it goes without saying he
needs to be fully immersed in making that work.
On behalf of the Band, I’d like to wish him well for a
full and speedy recovery and really can't wait to
getting back into the Studio with him again. As he says,
hopefully we’ll also see him join us on stage at some
point in the future.
In light of this news, I was left with two choices,
either cancel the shows or look for a competent Keys
Player able to fill Mark's Shoes (there was no way I was
having C-3po again!). Fortunately, such a man exists and
despite living even further away than Mr Kelly, he’s
agreed to join ranks and play with us, at least for
these four shows. Having played with Credo, Landmarq,
Shadowland and rather ironically Mick Pointer’s Script
for a Jesters Tour, he’s certainly no stranger to the
odd, odd time signature.
On Keyboards and evening up the hair vs baldies stakes,
please welcome Mike Varty.
MV: It's an honour to be
asked to fill such prestigious shoes! I certainly love a
challenge, and when I heard the music I just couldn't
resist. And, it's also great to be able to help a bunch
of fellow musicians - I'm looking forward to it all.
I’d also just like to add a quick thanks to Ralph Rea
and Mark Colton from Credo for putting us in touch. What
a nice bunch of people we have around. |
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| 10th January, 2012 |
On behalf of everyone at DeeExpus may we take this opportunity to wish you all a Happy New Year.
TOUR DATES APRIL 2012
As you may be aware DeeExpus have signed a deal with the
major independent label, Ear Music, which will see the
latest work "King of NUmber 33" released worldwide on
23rd March 2012, both in physical and digital formats.
The band will then hit the road on the following
dates, before heading across to the USA for their
RosFest performance:
Thursday 26th April
Durham Live Lounge, North Road, Durham. Details HERE
Friday 27th April
The Peel, Kingston upon Thames, London. Details HERE
Saturday 28th April
The Wesley Centre, Maltby, Rotherham. Details HERE |
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| 22nd December, 2011 |
We are delighted to have agreed a deal with Edel/earMUSIC which will see King of number 33 released worldwide on March 23rd 2012. Digital sales will also be available then.
The official announcement, including an extended excerpt
of "Me and My Downfall" the opening track of King of
Number 33, can be viewed HERE. |
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| 6th November, 2011 |
The band are delighted to announce Nik Kershaw as the guest vocalist on Memo, the closing track of The King of Number 33. I'm personally proud and very honoured that Nik agreed to do this for us as I've been a fan of his writing and music for many years. His performance is fabulous and is one of highlights of the album for me. Nik is joined by Ainsley Wills, a great friend of the band and one of the North East’s finest guitarists, Ainsley lays down the first of two guitar solo's in the track.
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| 23rd October, 2011 |
The King of Number 33 micro site
The King of Number 33 micro site is now live complete with release date, track listing and album sampler
HERE |
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| 23rd
October, 2011 |
The Final Lineup Change
 Having inducted him into the Band by the consummation of
vast quantities of Ale at the Black Bull and Black Lion,
we are delighted to welcome Mark Kelly as the new Keys
player in DeeExpus. Please give him a warm welcome
friends. |
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| 3rd September, 2011 |
First of Two Lineup Changes
Ok, time to start with the announcements. Firstly the album is very close to being finished (before you ask ;-)) and I think it's high time we announced one of two new additions to our line up. Ian left us a little while ago and we'd like to wish him all the very best, he's a fabulous guy, a wonderful player and a total gentleman.
 Assuming the role is a man I've known for around 20 years and is, without doubt, one of the most talented bassists I've ever heard. He's been working with us on The King for a while now and, complementing Henry's style magnificently, has applied his tight, percussive technique perfectly to three of the five tracks (including the 27 minute title track). Friends, please welcome on Bass Guitar;
Mr John Dawson.
More news coming soon, stay tuned ...
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| 30th August, 2011 |
RosFest 2012
We are delighted to announce that DeeExpus have been invited back to perform at RosFest in 2012, following our appearance in the prestigious "Church of Prog" Sunday morning slot last year. We will be opening the festival proceedings this time round on Friday 4th May, so will be all fresh and ripe to get you well in the mood for a memorable weekend. We hope to see all of our friends from last time and hopefully meet some friends that we haven't met yet. We have some pretty spectacular announcements pending over the coming weeks which we hope will not only serve to enhance our trip back to Gettysburg, but also to get you as excited as we are to finally ride with The King.
See you in 2012, May the Fourth be with you :-) |
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| 25th June, 2011 |
The King's artist
Ok, so you may have clocked the artwork on our website for "The King". This was commissioned following another one of those quirky coincidences that follow this band around (or was it part of the divine comedy by Dionysus).
Andy's long time friend Andrew Hancock held a house party which was attended by Andrew's “Uncle Gav”. Andy had met Gavin Mayhew a few times prior to this party having previously admired his paintings adorning just about every wall of Andrews house. Being aware of their mutual interest in the arts, the conversation turned to the new album and would Gav be interested in doing the artwork? Naturally he was and a meeting was arranged in the Black Bull, Wolsingham (where DeeExpus were formed). Andy rang Tony to inform him of said meeting and had he heard of a local artist called Gavin Mayhew? "heard of him?" Tony replied, "I've been sick all over his carpet and fallen asleep in his studio several times". It turned out that Gav, once a native of Wolsingham, was renowned for holding bacchanalian parties of which Tony was a frequent attendee. Tony was thrilled at hearing Gav was to do the artwork as his work is synonymous with Weardale and can be seen throughout the region (including just about every pub sign). This seemed fitting based on the King's origins.
The meeting was held accompanied by a couple of cheeky beers and the general precise of the story was relayed to Gav. Some brainstorming later and a clear direction that we wanted to avoid the cliched and overused heavy metal look of knights, skeletons, blood, demons etc and Gav had a basic premise on which to create.
All went quiet from Mr Mayhew for a while until one day Andy sent Tony an email with no text and with an attachment entitled "The King". Tony opened it with a sense of excitement and... The result is what you see here. Tony was delighted at the way Gav had encapsulated certain elements of the tale and is sure that when you hear "The King.." you'll be drawn into the picture as he was.
You can see more of Gavin's fantastic work at HERE
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| 18th May, 2011 |
Chapter Two of The DeeExpus Chronicles published - see the band biography section. |
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| 22nd April, 2011 |
Firstly, apologies for the lack of updates here. The
paucity of information could lead the casual observer to
think that all was quiet in the world of DeeExpus; no
news = nothing happening. Well fair friend, that is an
almighty misassumption. Like a swan, we have been
beautiful to look upon from above, serene and quiet as
we gracefully glide across the placid lake of prog. Yet
take a look beneath the waterline of this calm facade
and you will see the hidden hive of industry as we
propel ourselves purposefully onwards towards the
completion of album two. Unfortunately all comparisons
to swans must end there as we aren't the property of the
Queen and we can't break your arms with one flap of our
wings.
The writing is complete on the album, minus the odd bell
and whistle here and there, and we are now in the
painstaking process of committing what has been written
to record, or more correctly in this modern age - hard
drive.
Some songs are almost complete, others not so but
getting there.
Suffice to say that we are incredibly pleased with what
we've done so far and we're itching at the bit to
release this to you, oh unsuspecting reader.
Also coming soon is a brand new band biography giving a
level of insight into DeeExpus like never before.
We will keep you updated here on our progress (more
frequently than once a year, we promise!) and hope that
you are as excited as we are regarding the impending
arrival of "The King" |
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| 8th May, 2010 |
We have just released the remaining stock of the 'Half
Way Around The World' tee-shirts on our store.
Click
HERE to purchase this specially commissioned design. |
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| 6th May, 2010 |
"DeeExpus Kicks Ass at ROSFEST
2010"
a fan's view by Sean Murphy
"I have just got to say that I had a chance to meet
these guys at the ROSFEST in Gettysburg, PA. Let me just
tell you that this is the most down to earth band I have
ever met, not to mention they put on
ONE HELL OF A SHOW. They
definitely have a fan in me and my friends. We’re gonna
do our best to spread the word of DeeExpus here in the
States, and I want to see you guys here SOON!" |
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| 5th May, 2010 |
Favourite ROSfest 2010
Performance
usaprogressivemusic is holding a poll to find the
'favourite' performance from ROSfest 2010. We already
know who it should be, don't we?
If you were there and would like to vote click
HERE. |
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| 20th February, 2010 |
We are delighted to have been asked to support
Pendragon at the Robin 2 on Sunday May 16th. This will
be DeeExpus' first appearance at the Robin, should be
fun! 2 Award winners, 1 show, don't miss it. See you
there!! |
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| 18th January, 2010 |
DeeExpus win the Classic Rock
Society's
'Best New Band' of 2009 Award
"We are incredibly proud and honoured to have won 'Best New
Band' of 2009 at the Classic Rock Societies Band of the
Year Awards and would really like to thank all who voted
for us. We are made up
We'd really like to thank the CRS for
all their support and encouragement and especially Miles
for inviting us to do some great gigs. We'd also like to
thank Agnieszka Kulpinska from Metal Mind who continues
to be our little star and godsend
Extra Special
thanks to Rob and Adam for keeping shtum and announcing
our award, thereby rendering us speechless. For a
change.
See you ALL a bit later in the year!"
Pictures of the award being presented HERE & HERE
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| 13th December,
2009 |
'Half Way To A Gig' - A
DeeExpus Tale
This is a reproduction of a reader's letter submitted to the recent edition
of Classic Rock
magazine.
Personal Service
Last night I went to see Touchstone and DeeExpus at the
Wesley Centre in Maltby and what a great gig it was. I already owned both Touchstone CDs but DeeExpus were completely new to me and I was most impressed. So much so that I decided to buy their CD, but by the time Touchstone had
finished their set DeeExpus had cleared their merchandising desk.
So this morning I ordered their album 'Half Way Home'
from their website. and expected to receive it in the
coming days.
I then went up into the loft which I was clearing of old
rubbish, when about 1pm my wife called up the stairs to
say some men were here 'from the CRS'. I went downstairs
and found DeeEXpus on the drive personally delivering my
CD - they were passing close to my Maltby home on their
way to Southend for the Sunday night show and thought
they would deliver the CD. That is what I call good
service - two hour delivery by the band themselves. I
would just like to thank the band for doing this and to
say that it was great to meet them albeit very briefly
as they had to rush off to get to Southend by 5pm, I
look forward to seeing them at the CRS again soon.
David Jenkinson
The actual letter can be read HERE together with the
magazine's response.
Please note: delivery of DeeExpus merchandise by the
band in person is not guaranteed J
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| 11th November,
2009 |
An interview with Andy has been published by
Musical
Waves, a French on-line music resource.
Click
HERE to view.
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| 11th October, 2009 |
Work has started on the title
track for the new album 'The King of Number 33'.
Tony has penned some cracking
lyrics and today I started the music. We'll post
updates on a regular basis and hopefully a couple of videos.
Stay tuned!!!
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| 18th August, 2009 |
We are very happy to announce that
DeeExpus have been asked to
join Tinyfish for a one off
show at The Peel, Kingston on 5th
September!
More details
HERE
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| 25th June, 2009 |
DeeExpus are delighted
to have been asked to play three dates as guests with
Touchstone on their "London
to Los Angeles" Autumn tour (though they seem to have
overlooked the Los Angeles leg. bummer!). Their
critically acclaimed album "Wintercoast" has been on the
DeeExpus CD player for about a fortnight now, and
features some powerful driving prog married with superb,
and at times haunting, vocals courtesy of Kim Seviour.
Cracking stuff! Get yourself along to one (or all!) of
the following, we guarantee you a stonker of a night!
Can't wait meself :-)
Sat 26th September
CRS - The Wesley Centre
Blyth Road
Maltby
Rotherham
S66 8JD
Sunday 27th September
CRS - Riga Music Bar
228 London Road,
Westcliff-On-Sea,
Essex,
SS0 7JG
Sat 3rd October
The Orange Box
Tabernacle Lane,
South Street
Yeovil,
Somerset
See ya there! |
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| 10th June, 2009 |
Due to commitment issues, Kev Jager is no longer
with DeeExpus.
We are delighted however, to announce the arrival of a
very talented young drummer to the DeeExpus Throne.
Since conception, The Band has been crying out for
someone of his calibre, someone who can not only cope
with the parts but can bring Enthusiasm, Finesse, Vibrance and damn fine Ass Kick to them. Already
established in the Progressive scene, winning second
place as CRS Prog drummer of the year in 2007; Ladies
and Gentlemen, can you please welcome
Mr Henry Rogers!! |
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| 6th June,2009 |
We've been waiting a long time to announce this, but
finally, DeeExpus are HONOURED to be confirmed for
RoSfest 2010. Happy Days.
Click
HERE to visit the official festival website |
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| 23rd May, 2009 |
DeeExpus have been confirmed to play at the
Cambridge Rock Festival on
Saturday 8th August, 2009.
More details to follow, click
HERE for more info on the festival. |
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| 6th May, 2009 |
New store online now
Pre-order the exclusive autographed
edition of
Far From
Home - only available
HERE |
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| 28th April, 2009 |
We are delighted to announce a new partnership with
Glenn Povey Management. All
future enquiries regarding management, promotion and booking should
be addressed to him. His contact details can be found
HERE. |
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| 27th April, 2009 |
DeeExpus confirmed to
play The Classic Rock Society’s Rotherham Rocks on
Saturday 9th May
supporting the legendary Pendragon.
For further details and Tickets click
HERE. |
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| 22nd April, 2009 |
A New Store will on-line
soon for purchases of CDs, DVDs and Tees. The new
DVD/CD 'Far From Home' will
be available to Pre-order. |
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| 3rd April, 2009 |
"Far From Home" the
first DeeExpus DVD is due for release by MetalMind
Productions in Europe on 8th
June and in the United States on 16th June.
The DVD will be available in 3 formats: DVD, limited
DVD+CD edition, including bonus audio CD with songs
recorded during the gig at the
Wyspianski Theatre, Poland,
and CD digipak (limited to 1000 copies).
The full press release can be viewed
HERE, view DVD artwork HERE. |
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| 8th March, 2009 |
We have added a link to an image gallery on the
'live' page. The gallery includes some excellent photos
from ProgRock 2009 courtesy
of Marta Tluszcz - images
from other gigs to follow. |
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| 13th January, 2009 |
We have added a video section to the site with some
footage taken at the band's rehearsal studio - videos
courtesy of Andrew Hancock,
enjoy!
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| 30th December,
2008 |
We're off to Poland.
DeeExpus are proud to have been asked to perform at
ProgRock 2009 at the
Wyspianski Theatre, Katowice,
Poland on Feb 17th. The show will be filmed for a DVD
release later in the year by Metal Mind Productions.
Progrock Festival 2009
16 - 17 February 2009
Katowice, Wyspiański Theatre
Day I: SBB (PL), Shadowland (UK), Tinyfish (UK)
start: 17:30
Day II: RPWL (DE), Overhead (FI), DeeExpus (UK)
start: 17:30
Event Website
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| 26th November,
2008 |
I’m very saddened to learn of the death of an old
friend of mine Michael Lee,
a fabulous talent and an incredible drummer whom it is a
privilege to have worked with. My thoughts go out to his
family and close friends.
Andy D |
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| 31st October, 2008 |
Having had set back after set back over the past
year, the addition of Kev has finally pulled the band
sound together and rehearsals are going very well
indeed. So well in fact, that we are pleased to announce
a single date in January 2009 to get us underway. The
Venue will be The Forum Music
Centre in Darlington UK on Saturday January 24th
with support from Aimless Mules. Tickets are now
available priced at £7.50 each. To order click
HERE and
we will send you an email confirmation followed by your
tickets once we receive them back from the printers. |
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| 29th October, 2008 |
Firstly, some disappointing news. A few weeks ago
Leigh Crowther reluctantly
announced that he could no longer afford the time
commitments to the band and left. The band were sorry to
see him go, but realise that some things in life need to
take priority. Leigh has been very committed over the
past year and his effort and enthusiasm were second to
none. The band would like to take the opportunity to
thank Leigh and wish him well for the future.
So now for the uplift! - We are very pleased and proud to welcome
Kevin Jager to the band - Kev is
a fantastic drummer and joins us from prestigious prog
cover band “Prognosis”. Those of you who attended The
Classic Rock Society gig in Rotherham last year may have
already witnessed his prowess. Kev has settled in VERY
nicely and is adding immeasurably to the sound of the
band. |
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| 8th October, 2008 |
As well as working on material for the next album the
band are currently recording
acoustic versions of some of the Half Way Home
album, call back soon to hear exclusive sound bites.
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| 3rd October, 2008 |
Half Way Home reviewed in the latest issue of the
Norwegian progressive music magazine
Tarkus. |
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| 29 September, 2008 |
A fabulous review of
Half Way Home by Geoff Feaks can now be found on DPRP's
website
HERE. |
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| 29 September, 2008 |
'Seven Nights' is on the coverdisc of this months
Eclipsed Magazine (Germany), a feature and interview
with Andy to feature in the October edition. |
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| 7th August, 2008 |
"Greed" to feature on the Mighty
Bruce Dickinson's
Rock Show on Friday 8th August. |
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| 30th June, 2008 |
Half Way Home Now Available On
iTunes As An Mp3
Download. |
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| 26th June, 2008 |
Half Way Home Now Available At
CD Baby As CD Or
Download. |
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| 21st June,2008 |
Album Review By Frans Keylard:
"Half Way Home" Is The Debut Album By UK's DeeExpus
Project. Musically, "Half Way Home" Occupies A Rare
Crossroads Between The Progressive Guitar-Rock Territory
Carved Out By Porcupine Tree's "In Absentia" And The
Exquisite Pop Sensibilities Of A-Ha's "Minor Earth,
Major Sky." This Album Delivers Big On Memorable
Moments, And Begs Further Exploration During Successive
Listens.
I Just Can't Get Over How Surprisingly Solid This
Release Is, Considering It's A Debut Album. Throughout
There Is Excellent Song writing, Timing, And Musicianship
- Nothing Is Wasted. Half Way Home Is A Contender For One
Of The Year's Best Releases, And I Will Be Surprised If
This Band Remains Unsigned For Long!
Highly Recommended!
Frans Keylard The Rogues' Gallery
Http://www.thedividingline.com/rg |
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| 13th June,2008 |
Massive Thanks To Frans Keylard Who Featured Greed,
Pointless Child And One 8 On Last Weeks Rouges Gallery
On The Dividing Line. Not Content With Half Of The
Album; One Day, Seven Nights, Pttee And The Full 17
Minutes Of Half Way Home Feature On This Weeks Show
Along With Yet Another Interview With Andy. Both Shows
(Numbers 255 And 256) Along With Every Other Show, Can
Be Downloaded
Here |
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| 9th June, 2008 |
Interview With French Progressive Rock Website
Www.Progressive-Area.Com Now
Online (Scroll Down For English Version). They Are
Also Running A Competition To Win A Copy Of Half Way
Home. |
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| 6th June, 2008 |
Andy And Tony Are Appearing On NE1FM's Sunday
Morning Rock Show On Sunday 22nd June To Play Some
Tracks From Half Way Home Along With Some Of Their All
Time Favourites. NE1FM's Rock Show Is Broadcast Every
Sunday From 10am Until Noon. You Can Tune In Around
Newcastle And Gateshead At 102.5fm Or Listen Online
Here |
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| 29th May, 2008 |
First Review Of Half Way Home By
Gary Grainger Can Be Found
Here |
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| 6th May, 2008 |
As You May Know, Our Listening Party Will Take Place
From Around 6pm On 25th May 2008 At The Green Tree In
Tudhoe Village. The Pub Website, With Directions, Can Be
Found
Here. |
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| 19th April, 2008 |
Half Way Home Is Now Available To
Pre-order. Those Of You Coming To The Listening Party
Will Get The Chance To Hear It Before Anyone Else And
Can Pick Up Your Copy Nice And Early. If You Pre-order It
Here, Your Postage Will Be Refunded On The Night. |
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| 3rd April, 2008 |
We Are Having A Listening Party On Sunday 25th May
(The One Before The Second May Bank Holiday Monday) In A
Picturesque Little Pub In A Picturesque Little Village
Just Outside Of Durham City Where Hopefully We Will Have
Our Finished Album Half Way Home Mastered, Packaged And
On Sale For The First Time. Due To The Size Of The Room,
Spaces Are A Bit Limited And Are Invite Only. If You
Fancy Coming Along For An Hours Worth Of Prog Rock, Food
(Free), Drink (Not Free!!!) Followed By A Party In The
Bar, Pop Us An Email Through To Gardenparty@Deeexpus.Com
And We'll Be In Touch. |
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| 11th February,
2008 |
One8 Is Finished And Now Playing
In The Media Section. The Song Has Been Reworked From
The Original Demo, And Now Features A Cracking Little
Solo From Phil At The End. All The Guitars Have Been
Redone By Phil And Myself Along With A Fresh Set Of
Vocals From Tony. For Those Who Are Interested, The
Lyrics Refer To A Group Of 'Friends' Who I People
Watched, In A Pub In Grimsby Of All Places. Lets Face
It, There Wasn't Much Else To Do. Enjoy The Track, Andy. |