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I love Frank Zappa. My BIG FOUR influences are Miles Davis, John Coltrane, John McLaughlin and Frank Zappa. The most important prog bands for me were Yes and King Crimson. I like to use complex rhythmic structures as a basis for composition (straight from McLaughlin and Zappa) and 15/16 is interesting as it can sound like 5/8 or 5/16 or even 3/4 and the beginning of this track really pushes that concept.

Special mention to Tom Clarke-Hill on double bass. His music CV is nuts, played with everyone from Dolly Parton and Frank Sinatra to George Shearing and Art Farmer. He is also a voice actor and did the voice for Tony the Tiger (who ate Frosties!!!) and he's in Fantastic Beasts too!

There was some video of Jem and myself recording drums for The Dividing Line up at Kidderminster College...

I think the Dividing Line is my favourite Frost track, it does everything all in one track...

Hello Frosties

I have new album out on bandcamp entitled 'So Far'

https://andyedwards.bandcamp.com/album/so-far



The album is basically one track that is half an hour long with some outtakes and other stuff added. I would describe it as progressive free jazzfusion with ambient elecronica dub tendencies. A lot of it is in 15/16 so any fans of this time signature will be really happy.

My bandcamp stuff is basically stuff from my vaults and music that has very little commercial potential. This album is in the latter category.

Currently, in the real world, I'm playing for the folk rock band Quill. Quill have been going for 40 years and have a fantastic following. I replaced Bev Bevan in the band so yet more Frost/ELO connections! We will be playing Cropready festival this year. We have a bunch of gigs elsewhere too.

I have been working on the music for a play (This album came out of the sessions for that). It's called 'The Dancing Club' and we hope to be getting funding to tour it.

I have also been doing some informal gigs with Robert Plant which has been awesome. Great to jam with him again!

On another note, I met up with Dec Burke last week, his new album 'Book of Secrets' is really fantastic with some great playing and monster choruses...what a singer! Anyone going to see him tonight?

All the best

Andy E

Hi everyone.

Here is a 55 minute interview I did for The Progmeister on a show called 'The Lost Art'
Lots of stuff about KIAMA but also lots of talk about Frost.
Great to hear John Mitchell, ELO, KIAMA and Frost all on the same show too...can you spot all the links?

http://www.midlandsmetalheads.com/the-lost-art-with-the-progmeister-29th-nov-2015-kiama-special/

All the best

TBE

We have just posted up the latest teaser video, it's a bit from a track called Slip Away, one of our most proggiest....

http://youtu.be/MXEynwqdJcI

Hi Frosties

We have recently released a new promo by my band KIAMA. It features a song called 'Tears' which features a pretty insane guitar solo by Luke

http://youtu.be/dKiZ474Z7gI

We will be releasing a promo of a new song next week too.

All the best

TBE

Here is taster of another KIAMA song, which has just been posted up on the Prog Mag website. Check out Luke's insane guitar solo on this one...

http://prog.teamrock.com/news/2015-10-28/rob-reeds-kiama-tease-tears

Thanks for all the positive comments, if you pop over to the facebook page you can keep in touch with us there and if you join the club you are going to get far more than just the album, you get access to a special members section which features exclusive content.
The full version of 'Cold Black Heart' is up there at the moment.

Here is some stuff about KIAMA in case your interested.

Luke plays guitar for The Tangent and has a great band called Maschine; if you are Frost fans (and you all are!) then check em out. He is also IMO the best guitarist on the UK Prog scene at the moment.
Dylan was in The Reasoning never really sung in that band. When Rob and I put the band together we wanted a front man and Dylan really fits the bill as you will see when the video footage starts coming out.

The album was recorded at Real World and we recorded it all at the same time, face to face without the use of clicks. It was written over about a year and we have been mixing for about a year, it's been a huge project and we made a enough for a double album.
The material ranges from out and out rockers to a few ten minute epics with influences from Zep, Pink Floyd, Jeff Buckley, Radiohead as well as the usual Prog influences

And just for reference, we actually have two Welshmen in the band!!!

Thanks for the positive comments, I really have been excited about going public with this, the album really does sound stunning...

Did an interview with PROG mag today so keep an eye out for that...

Hob Nob

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Hi Frosties

I would like to announce my latest project which is a new prog band called KIAMA.

The band also features Rob Reed (Magenta) Dylan Thompson (The Reasoning) and Luke Machin (Maschine)

www.kiamaband.com

If you head over to our website you can have a listen to 'Cold Black Heart' which is featured on our promo video which was mixed by Jem.
There will be more Kiama/Frost* related news too so keep watching.

Any questions?

Thanks for listening and purchasing. I have put some video explaining the album and hope to cover every track on there. I have been going into some of the guitar solo approaches too.
Thanks again!

Hi Frosties...

Just letting you know about a new album I have just released.

It's a collection of jazz standards recorded as a tribute to my Dad who died earlier this year.
It has been recorded in my new studio I have built in my garden and if all goes to plan I will recording stuff for the new Frost album there very soon!

You can listen to it here...

http://andyedwards.bandcamp.com/album/mike

There is a LOT of stuff happening this year, I will try and keep you all informed as it happens.
If you haven't already please like my FB like page so we can keep in touch...

All the best

Andy

I'm having a clear out, as I'm building a new studio in my garden and it's time I said goodbye to this fella...

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/261883108248

Just added this video:

http://www.youtube.com/user/kidderminst ... 9qcYD4i5-Q

This is the singers vocal assignment and may be the sort of thing Frosties like...

A