Darrel Treece-Birch

Darrel Treece-Birch, born 21 January 1967,at Fleetwood, England is an English hard rock/progressive rock keyboard player and songwriter, best known for his work with the melodic hard rock band "Ten" and the progressive rock band "Nth Ascension". His new solo instrumental rock album "Healing Touch" was released October 27, 2017.

Alan Lennon

Alan Lennon is a guitar player from Ireland.

A few years back he released a solo guitar album "Heaven's Call" that has been compared to Joe Satriani and others of that genre.

 "Tempus" is his second record and it's a very different affair.

The music on Tempus is very symphonic and I would compare it to some of the original musical scores for the Cirque Du Soleil. Another acceptable reference would be Ennio Morricone's soundtrack suite for the movie The Mission. Also, because of the large presence of female voices, Enya comes to my mind. Altough I started this review by making corelations with well known artists and composers, Tempus does have its unique signature. One obvious reason for this his Alan Lennon's guitar playing. He is a great performer and I cannot help myself from thinking of Steve Hackett. All the grandeur and emotion I find in Hackett's playing I also get from Lennon. He also, at times, adds some Metal to his sound and this really gives extra power to the music. Quality wise the performances and production are up there with the best and the music remains interesting from beginning to end. No fillers on this album. If you are into the music of the artists I mentioned in this review, or Symphonic Rock music in general (like for example Dream Theater's The Astonishing), Tempus is an album you will want to get. Impressive stuff indeed!!!

Btw, his first album "Heaven's Call" can be downloaded for FREE from his website: Alan Lennon 

Cosmic Carpool

Drew Cranford (bass), Jeff Harrison (drums/keys) and Steve Bledsoe (guitar) aka Cosmic Carpool team up for a cosmic journey through time...and space...and all of the other things.

Chad Quist

Chad Quist is a West Coast progressive guitarist who pulls many styles into his music to create a unique blend of instrumental rock. The project brings to mind guitar gods like Jeff Beck, Joe Satriani and Eric Johnson, but unlike other instrumental rock records it is also smooth and song based, giving you hints of Pink Floyd, Rush, Toto, Steely Dan and The Beatles. Quist has enlisted the help of Jonathan Mover (Joe Satriani, GTR, Fuel) and Ben Smith (Heart) on drums, as well as Ty Bailie (Katy Perry) on B3 organ, among other top LA sidemen to round out the record.