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@ Jero – :lol: I think this is only the second time I've ever listened to such samples and in the previous instance (about four or five years ago) it was for the latest album by my favourite band of yore, Yes. In essence I completely agree with your philosophy with regard to "the contemporary culture" you describe. And altough I could certainly put forward an argument for listening to snippets of certain bands as being like tasting a fine wine at a vineyard before taking a bottle home and opening it in a controlled environment conducive to appreciating its full glory, that would be bullshit. Because the fact of the matter is that I'm afraid that less than eighteen months into this infatuation I'm still rather like the proverbial kid in a candy store. All rational thinking and patience has been ushered aside in the glaring light of the wonder of not just music in general, but the music (and existence) of this specific band.
Five hours since I posted the link and no other comments on those samples. I expected a whole bunch of posts lol
@otherdemon. Sounds like flute though, not sax, which is what I thought you'd speculated earlier. Either way … I like it!
… and Amazon dot co dot uk have their mp3 download page up and ready to go
along with 30 second samples – if you're interested in spoilers.
EDIT: Oh those samples are so tantalising
https://twitter.com/thesidsmith/status/1073271330806603776
This is a post from Sid Smith's Twitter feed from several days back. Not so interesting in terms of information, but this and Marc's post above mean pre-release reviews will likely start coming through fairly soon.
@ Neil Tresor and @ BronYAur – you're mentioning HBM makes me wonder what they might have up their sleeves for a tour EP.
Psychotzar – another Sabs ref? Psychotzar and Psychonaut to go along with Supertzar and Supernaut. These guys crack me up.
Listening to Trust Us this morning and I'll definitely add my voice to the calls for a return of Radiance Frequency, with a quartet line-up.
@ JERO – I once saw Chris Squire wielding his triple-neck bass, while playing Taurus pedals on a stage on a boat at sea which was rocking so much that at the other end of the stage Steve Howe's pedal steel (which he keeps on wheels) kept rolling across the stage as he played his regular six-string and retreived the pedal steel with a foot. The things our heroes do to make a living and keep us entertained.
@otherdemon – But there's another photo of them playing STG ( :STG: ) and he doesn't have the twin-neck.
@ Johnny – Thanks. Yes I do need more patience. Anyway, for now I have booked Leuven for the reasons both Thomas and The Other Anders give. It is also the easiest and cheapest venue for me to reach – Eurostar to Bruxelles. So in some respects, at least, it's a no-brainer. That then prompts the thought, 'Well, while I'm here I might as well catch a couple more gigs'. But I won't be paying out for anything other than that Leuven ticket until the new year and the rest of the tour dates are settled. But I do have to do a certain amount of planning in advance to take advantage of the cheapest international travel options.
@ Thomas – Leuven is top of my list at the moment – either starting my mini-tour there or ending it there. It'd be great to see you again there. At the moment Leuven – Hanover – Wiesbaden is looking good, but I'm not sure about accommodation in Wiesbaden. I'd be happy with a night train back to Bruxelles, but there aren't any.
@ boomer – the website for the hostel doesn't seem to be taking bookings for 2019 – it's a wierd set-up, unless I'm not following the directions properly. It'd be great to see you again if you make it to Leuven.
EDIT: Ticket secured for Leuven
