Marjana Semkina, well known in art rock/prog rock spheres as half of award winning duo iamthemorning, has released her debut solo album through KSCOPE records. We are fans of Marjana here at Proglodytes, and we’re very excited to hear what she’s been working on! Press release below: IAMTHEMORNING SINGER-SONGWRITER – MARJANA SEMKINA PREMIERES NEW TRACK … Continue reading
Russian chamber prog group Iamthemorning, in anticipation for their newest studio album, have released a track titled “5/4”. Iamthemorning’s last album was one of our Proglodytes’ Picks for 2016, so we very much look forward to the new record! From the press release: “Ahead of the release of Ocean Sounds, on Kscope on 19th October, the band … Continue reading
Today is International Women’s Day! Last September, I wrote a piece about how progressive rock and metal both carry the stereotype of being mostly male dominated genres, among both fanbase and artist. However, women have long been a part of progressive music. There are so many boundary-pushing female artists that have made progressive rock what … Continue reading
So yeah, 2016 has been a crazy year for pretty much everything else, but it has been a solid year for music. Here at Proglodytes, we our review team picked our favorite albums of the year. Proglodette: Big Big Train’s Folklore is absolutely my favorite release of 2016. From its anthemic title track, through the … Continue reading
Iamthemorning was formed in 2010 by Marjana Semkina (vocals) and Gleb Kolyadin (piano). They take their musical influences primarily from Kolyadin’s classical training at the St. Petersberg Conservatory and Semkina’s affection for contemporary progressive bands. The result is something that has been described as ‘chamber-prog’ or ‘neo-classical vocal indie’ music. Both descriptions are apt. The … Continue reading
