Be sure to follow KMXT FreeForm Radio on Facebook and Bandcamp and Spotify.
You
can now listen to the livestream of the show through the KMXT app; it's
available through the Mac App Store or Google Play. The stream is also
available at www.kmxt.org
Please support FreeForm Radio and KMXT by going to www.KMXT.org and pledging your support.
The music you hear on tonight's show is available on the artists' Bandcamp pages and websites. (links below)
We urge you to support the musicians you hear on FreeForm Radio
Timothy Pure biography
American progressive rock band from Georgia has made 3 albums so far, two of them are concept albums. With a lush songwriting approach and a conceptual and highly symbolic perspective on lyrics, the band excels in building up structures of emotional richness that allow for an uninterrupted storyline immersed in drama and sharp social analysis. Their music is a mixture of sweet atmospheres and fine prog passages. Certainly influenced by PINK FLOYD, they manage to produce a typical dark and melodic sound with very strong lyrics.
"Blood Of The Berry" is a concept album that tells a story of love and sacrifice. The music features light and dark musical tones and flows which is what makes this American band so good. The last album "The Island Of The Misfit Toys" (2000) is something more than a prog album: music and words seem to tell us a story you never would be over. This album describes the problems and nightmares children and adolescents deal with nowadays (mainly because of war or child abuse). Matthew Still has a beautiful and emotional voice, the instruments are played in a very subtle way and the production is high standard. Fans of bombastic or overly complex music would be advised to look elsewhere. This is very emotional music which should appeal to fans of concept albums. A must!
(Claude Bpl)
American progressive rock band from Georgia has made 3 albums so far, two of them are concept albums. With a lush songwriting approach and a conceptual and highly symbolic perspective on lyrics, the band excels in building up structures of emotional richness that allow for an uninterrupted storyline immersed in drama and sharp social analysis. Their music is a mixture of sweet atmospheres and fine prog passages. Certainly influenced by PINK FLOYD, they manage to produce a typical dark and melodic sound with very strong lyrics.
"Blood Of The Berry" is a concept album that tells a story of love and sacrifice. The music features light and dark musical tones and flows which is what makes this American band so good. The last album "The Island Of The Misfit Toys" (2000) is something more than a prog album: music and words seem to tell us a story you never would be over. This album describes the problems and nightmares children and adolescents deal with nowadays (mainly because of war or child abuse). Matthew Still has a beautiful and emotional voice, the instruments are played in a very subtle way and the production is high standard. Fans of bombastic or overly complex music would be advised to look elsewhere. This is very emotional music which should appeal to fans of concept albums. A must!
(Claude Bpl)
Review by
tszirmay
SPECIAL COLLABORATOR Honorary Collaborator
This sophomore album was a definite harbinger of things to come as the next "Island of Misfit Toys" will
consecrate Timothy Pure with prog excellence. The band came out of peachy Atlanta with a decent debut
that had all kinds of promise plastered all over it. A few personnel changes to set the boat straight and a
style is born, a strong spacey Floydian influence but thankfully without the immense showoff egos. Matthew
Still is an effective keyboardist but an even better vocalist, owner of a dreamy set of pipes that amplifies
the murky energy of the music and can snarl when needed. Andre Neitzel on bass does a lissome job
weaving his down low notes deep into the rhythmic fabric set by drummer Chris Wallace. Guitarist Zod
(yeah, I know.) does not attempt to be a guitar god (zod=god?), staying well within his tonal limitations
and sealing the arrangements as a team concept and not 4 virtuosos showing off their chops. Let it be said
right away, this is not the most complex material ever recorded but it has a very original style that
reverberates often through the course of these tracks that flow into one another, as if one long suite. Not
much change of pace either, Timothy Pure come across as jacks of one trade, relying on some superbly
mysterious melodies to keep the doom moving forward. "Blood of the Berry" has some luminous
moments, such as on the fantastic "Slide", the extraordinary "The Afterglow" and the lilting "Magdalena
Hell", all imbued with a mystical haze that is quite attractive, even after multiple spins. There is a slight
similarity with fellow American bands Singularity and Discipline, both having made some admirable
recordings. While this is a good release and thoroughly enjoyable, it still lacks some fire in the belly which
would catapult it into the upper reaches of excellence. The best is yet to come. 
James Murray "Islands Alight"
From Alex at Quiet Details:
Very happy to say that next in
the quiet details series, with his second solo album, is an artist with a
uniquely special talent - UK-based James Murray, with Islands Alight
Full release 29th July 2026.
Undoubtedly familiar to followers of the label - James first appeared in collaboration with our good friend Ian Hawgood on qd15 Slowreels - Everyday Exotic, a gorgeous example of what can happen when two wonderful musicians come together. Then again on his first individual album, qd23 Weeds - another spellbinding album.
Along with all his many other releases on the likes of Home Normal, Ultimae, Eilean Rec, Fluid Audio, Morr Music, his own Slowcraft and more - James is an artist dearly loved across the community.
Undoubtedly familiar to followers of the label - James first appeared in collaboration with our good friend Ian Hawgood on qd15 Slowreels - Everyday Exotic, a gorgeous example of what can happen when two wonderful musicians come together. Then again on his first individual album, qd23 Weeds - another spellbinding album.
Along with all his many other releases on the likes of Home Normal, Ultimae, Eilean Rec, Fluid Audio, Morr Music, his own Slowcraft and more - James is an artist dearly loved across the community.
Islands Alight is James combining his peerless ability to craft deeply touching synthetic vistas, now sent through a prism of rhythmic forms. Four years in the making, and much inspired by the history of dub in electronic music, James has made a singular and mesmerising work of art.
The
introductory lush chordal waves and modulating melodic shapes are soon
joined by the first indication of the true direction of this album -
textural percussive patterns give us an initial glimpse into James’
vision.
Huge spaces open up and the drums morph into new forms; psychedelic echoes disintegrate into the distance; the emotions of the listener are brought to the forefront by radiant synth contours that reach into your consciousness.
The album evolves from here - countless textures and beautifully subtle percussive programming meshes perfectly with James’ melodic refinement - hypnotic, all- compassing, and one of a kind.
As James says:
Islands
Alight making landfall amidst these relentless heatwaves and impending
drought feels about right; environmental anxiety courses through the
album like wildfire, consciously balanced only by the rising of pale,
elemental waters.
Developed over four years, the origins go back further still. Drawing together wide- screen melodic, rhythmic and electroacoustic concerns, Islands Alight stands as a deliberate, defining work at the confluence of ambient dub roots and the artist I am now.
Huge thanks to James, a fantastic addition to the series.
The artwork was made as always influenced by the music and idea behind the album - originating from a photo from James which was then captured with analogue photography and processed here at quiet details studios.
As usual, the album is presented on the physical edition, a custom six-panel digipack with a separate fine art print too.
The CD also has a special long-form continuous mix of the album, unique and representing the music in its purest form.
Credits:
Music by James Murray
Mastered by Alex at quiet details studios
Artwork by quiet details in collaboration with James Murray
Design by quiet details
© quiet details 2026 all rights reserved
This is without a doubt the best album FAR EAST FAMILY BAND has ever
done. Unlike other albums where the band focused mainly on ballads
influenced by PINK FLOYD, on "Parallel World" they decided to merge the
prog rock style of the time with electronic music in the vein of Klaus
SCHULZE. And just like their previous album, "Nipponjin", this album was
also produced by SCHULZE, and you could swear he actually played on the
album (he didn't). All the synth duties here are Fumio Miya[&*!#]a
(who also played guitar and sang), Akira Ito, and Masanori Takasaki (who
we all know as the future New Age star of the '80s and '90s, that is
KITARO). 
Posts
