Saturday, June 4, 2022

Unifaun

Steve Hackett - Parker Playhouse
Nad Sylvan, 2015 (on tour with Steve Hackett)

 Unifaun, the Swedish duo of Nad Sylvan, progs perennial late bloomer, and Bon Amici (né Christian Tordin), released their only album in 2008, opening doors for Sylvan, who has worked for Steve Hackett ever since, as the album is a pastiche of classic Genesis (and even some solo).  The founder of the indie label Progress Records, Hansi Cross, passed on some time ago and his family closed down the label, so the rights would likely be going back to Sylvan and Bon Amici.  It should be on Sylvans current label Inside Out/Century Media, now an autonomous subsidiary of Sony Music.  I have an autographed CD that I bought from his website, but now an LP could be cut.  I'm also waiting for reissues of Agents of Mercy, his band with Roine Stolt of The Flower Kings, Transatlantic, Kaipa and the Tangent, but Stolt told me he's working on that, so we'll just have to wait for those as well.

UPDATE: Esoteric Recordings/Cherry Red Records shall reissue Unifaun on 30 June 2023.  If only it were a month earlier and also on vinyl, but you can't win 'em all!

Wednesday, June 1, 2022

Latest Oasis News With stopcryingyourheartout.com: Noel Gallagher Talks About The New Oasis Album

Oasis Concert Stage @ I Am A Walrus
Dig Out Your Soul Tour, Centre Bell; Montréal (Québec), Canada (the last tour), 2008

oasis Update

oasis epic
Be Here Now press photo
Legendary Northerners oasis have moved their whole catalogue in the US and Canada to Reprise Records, and not just their swan song, Dig Out Your Soul, after being with Epic for over a decade. They may have become unhappy with Sony in North America because their success has waned here for the past ten years time and reduced promotion, yet could still close the place in cities such as Cincinnati. In their backyard, they had been indie, starting with Creation and later vanity label Big Brother. The last row between Noel and Liam Gallagher may be the final blow, and no reconciliation is on the horizon, so "Our Kid" and the rest of the band after Noel's departure will launch a spinoff band. Time Flies: 1994-2009 will cover their whole career while Stop the Clocks, which mainly focused on early days, left out some UK hits. It will be released this June. emusic now has the catalogue in most countries (Sony catalogue releases now qualify).
UPDATE: oasis announce reunion tour in September 2024!