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Prog sideman steps out with new venture Ex-Steven Wilson guitarist Niko Tsonev has gathered an impressive prog posse for this solo project, including Theo Travis on sax (Steven Wilson, Robert Fripp, Soft Machine Legacy), vocalist Grog Lisee (Ozzy Osbourne) and drummer Craig Blundell (Steven Wilson) – you get the idea. An online campaign yielded the finance to make the album and those who contributed have had their faith rewarded as the album dips and dives into melodic, well-constructed songs, atmospheric instrumental passages and pounding guitar riffs. We’re already hungry for more. [DM] Standout track: Winter Mountain For fans of: Steven Wilson, Early Genesis