lathe of heaven

Continuing an occasional series where I learn a classic rock guitar solo, and hopefully discover something about the original guitarist's style and improve my own technique.

In this short solo that punctuates the end of the song, Andy Powell really…

I like to learn to play other people's solos to grow my own skills, and get insights into their playing.  The videos are just a bit of fun, and of course, I do not own the copyright.

I wish I'd…

This piece is one of several in the works currently, inspired by a science-fiction novel, The Gameplayers of Zan, by M. A. Foster.

Listen to the music.

The heroes we are following in the plot come from a race…

In a previous post, I said I’d be writing music inspired by M. A. Foster’s The Gameplayers of Zan novel.  Which I am.  But I’ve also been writing other things which don’t relate to that project, the first of which…

The Dutch Progressive Rock Page has published a review of the album.

'What at first sounds like a singer/songwriter album [...], I now regard a beautiful album cast by a songsmith. I especially like how many of the songs…

'Now There's No Room' is written, recorded and released (and available here).  I had lots of things I wanted to say, and I got it all off my chest, so the question arises, what to write about now? 

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This is a limited run of the CD version, so if you want a copy, get your order in!  Pre-orders have been posted, thank you to everyone who ordered.  If you'd like a copy, click here. 

Of course, if…

Super excited about the official release of the CD album 'Now There's No Room' less than a week away - on the 8th September. This is a limited run, so if you want a copy, you should get your order…

Lathe of Heaven is proud to announce the CD album 'Now There's No Room' will be released on Saturday 8th September. 

You can click to buy on pre-order now, and we'll send you your copy in the following week.  In…

The Ed Sheeran / Marvin Gaye lawsuit going on currently points to a sickness in popular music at the moment. 

Over the last couple of decades, money has become increasingly tight in the music business.  It's more and more expensive…

As I was growing up, I heard music pretty much in album format only.  My folks didn't often have music radio on, so I didn't hear individual songs very much.  When they listened to music they'd switch on the radiogram…

Uploaded to the album page are all the tracks for 'Now There's No Room' in full resolution wavs.  And now you can have them in high resolution MP3 format too. 

So if you have a slowish connection and wavs are…