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NEW ALBUMS

ALBUM OF THE MONTH

STEVEN WILSON

THE FUTURE BITES

Caroline 10/10

n this new project the neo-progmeister embraces electronica while documenting a digital dystopia. Fear not, however; The Future Bites is as groundbreaking and original as anything Steven Wilson has produced previously. True to say that synthesisers dominate the album’s soundsphere more than before, but where would progressive rock be without the sound of a fat old voltage controlled oscillator or two shaking you to the very core? The first time we listened to the album was courtesy of a very nice pair of Sony HD headphones and the listening experience was practically otherworldly. Wilson’s production

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