Now in January, 2012 this our first CD album is once again made accessible through Transubstans Records, a subdivision of Record Heaven! If you find this interesting please check out more details by clicking on any of the two links below:
Transubstans-Records

Or click on this link:
In the Labyrinth - Escape From Canaan if you want to listen to the single 'Escape from Canaan' which has been extracted from the album and released on Spotify!

Swedish space/psych rockers DARXTAR have now completed the mixing of their forthcoming release. "Aged to Perfection" will be released next year and is the follow-up to 2005's "We Came too Late". The album contains eight tracks and nearly 50 min of brand new music. As before, the album is written, recorded and produced by the band themselves.

Songtitles are:
Aged to Perfection, Green Heat, Tired Nature, Mörkret 2, Some Things, In a Time, Fiska and Moving Along.

Current line-up:
K.Soren Bengtsson; voc, guitars
Patric Danielsson; drums, voc
Marcus Pehrsson; voc, bass
Fredrik Sundqvist; violin
Per Hillblom; synth, keyboards

Darxtar have been around since 1989 and "Aged to Perfection" will be their seventh full-length release. In which formats the album will be available is not decided yet. If you have an opinion on this, you may lay your vote on the Darxtar Facebook page.

For regular updates on the album and more, please visit the official DARXTAR Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/darxtarmusic

The new album from Iranian musicians/composwer Salim Ghazi Saeedi is titled "Human Encounter". Describing his music as Avant-Garde Ancient Art-Rock from Iran, Salim's music is a fascinating blend of Prog, Jazz, Rock and much more.

Human Encounter (2011)
All Music Composed, Performed, Recorded & Mixed by: Salim Ghazi Saeedi
Guitars & Keyboards: Salim Ghazi Saeedi
With Special Thanks to Elnaz Sarbar
(C) 2011 Salim Ghazi Saeedi

For more information you can visit the Salim Ghazi Saeedi web site at: http://www.salimworld.com

HUW LLOYD-LANGTON BAND 'LLG's NEW ALBUM: 'LIVE IN GRAVESEND NOV 2010' - LIMITED EDITION (see below) &
HUW'S BAND 'LLG' TO SUPPORT HAWKWIND ON THEIR 4 MAJOR UK DATES DECEMBER 2011
Wednesday 7th December - The Plug, Sheffield
Thursday 8th December - HMV, Birmingham
Friday 9th December - Manchester Academy
Saturday 10th December, 02 Empire, Shepherds Bush

Huw recently returned from 13 very successful dates across USA on the NEKTAR Tour. Huw opened the shows with his acoustic set, BRAINTICKET followed (a great band) then NEKTAR who were superb. They all played blinding sets and were very well received. The tour started in New York and finished in LA.

REVIEW FROM SUGAR BUZZ MAGAZINE - 3RD SEPTEMBER 2011, AT KEY CLUB, LOS ANGELES: http://www.sugarbuzzmagazine.com/?p=1730

Huw Lloyd-Langton in Cleveland, Ohio, USA - section of Huw's solo set on Nektar Tour 28th August 2011 - 'HAWKWIND'S 'HURRY ON SUNDOWN'. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwrvqh0z5-Q Allegro Music have just released a limited edition of a LLG DOUBLE LIVE IN GRAVESEND CD (Nov 2010). Although a few have been sold at Hawkwind gigs earlier this year it is now only available from the official web site orders page. This will be followed in DECEMBER by a double live ' LLG' DVD filmed in Leamington Spa May 2010 at the Hawkwind all dayer. This contains a full length version of Huw's acoustic set on one disc and LLG on the 2nd disc.

Cleopatra are to release a new album in February 2012 called 'PSYCHEDELIC DUBSTEP: by the band : SPACE TEMPLE. Produced by: Jurgen Engler (die krupps)

The album Features: Huw Lloyd-Langton, Wayne Krammer (MC5), Roy Albrington (NEKTAR), Hellios Creed (CHROME), Edgar Froese (TANGERINE DREAM), Joel Vandroogrenbroek (BRAINTICKET) & Steve Hillage (GONG) Following the release of Huw & LLG's last album 'Hard Graft' last year, Huw released a solo acoustic classical album 'Classical Tales' through Cleopatra Records Both albums have been well received. He is currently recording a solo acoustic blues album for Cleopatra with special guests. This will also be released early next year.
All The Best!!!

Last year Clostridium Records reissue the first Lamp Of The Universe album on vinyl. Now the second Lamp album, Echo In Light, is available in TWO vinyl editions. One is a 400 copy edition on 180g black vinyl, and the other is a 99 copy edition on green vinyl with cool inserts signed by Mr. Lamp himself, Craig Williamson.

Peace Frog is an English language printed zine published in Greece. Nearly 80 pages, the mag is packed with articles, interviews and reviews covering the contemporary Psychedelic and Space Rock scene, and everything and all connected to this music.

Artists profiled/interviewed include Baby Woodrose, The Movements, The Magnifcient Brotherhood, Serpentina Satelite, Timothy Renner (Stone Breath), Aqua Nebula Oscillator, Dave Schmidt (Sula Bassana), Nick Riff, and Artemiy Artemiev (Electroshock Records).

The mag includes LOADS of reviews. AND you get a free compilation CD titled "Peace Frog In Space Test" with tracks by Vibravoid, Sula Bassana, Drug Free Youth, Love Parade, Evel Gazebow, Bob Urh, Penny Dreadful, The Basements, and Ayahuasca Dark Trip.

There's not too many hard copy mags covering music like this these days and these guys are doing a fantastic job. HIGHEST recommendation!

The folks who publish Peace Frog also run the Nowhere Street Music label which recently put out a gorgeous vinyl 7" by Vibravoid and have releases by Drug Free Youth and The Voyage Limpid Sound.

Welcome to the August newsletter. We are happy to announce that Magick Museum (Riffdisc 001) and The World's Alive (002) will be available as physical CDs again in a few days.

The official website is still being updated and overhauled due to some developements that are in the works for the near future. The on site store front that will carry all of the Riffdisc music will be the long established internet mail order company CD Baby. Of course there is always the direct option from Riffdisc through Paypal. The current website is still up and running. www.nickriff.com

Rehearsals for the new upcoming CD (Riffdisc 005) are moving along at a steady pace now that the drum position has been finalized. The drummer for the new CD will be George Shiner who worked with Nick in his power pop rock band from the mid 80s, The Attitude. Steve Hayes from the space rock band Secret Saucer will be adding synthesizers on a few tracks. Peter Platten from Freak Element will contribute keyboards and synths for the main body of the CD. Still finalizing the bass spot and saxaphone due to some scheduling problems that should be worked out soon. Angel Wolf will continue as cover artist for the Riffdisc Series on this release as well.

Here is a new Nick Riff page from the UK on the Sound Awesome website. http://nick-riff.soundawesome.com [2] The site includes many bands and offspring from the Hawkwind family tree and lots of other space rock and psychedelic bands from around the planet. The Nick Riff page contains music from all the Riffdisc Series, pictures, interviews and more...

Thank you to every one who has been forwarding this newsletter to your friends, and to everyone who writes in. Thanks to those who have bought the CDs or downloads this month. Your support is very appreciated. Enjoy the rest of the Summer. Stay Human.

Good news... we are at long last expecting the delivery of the new album sometime next week and will ship it out to you as soon as it is in our grubby little hands. In the meantime we have a small shortfall still need to raise some cash to pay the bill for the album. To this aim we are requesting your help...

A call for assistance ...
Do you know of any online forums, groups, musical outlets , online radio shows, Terrestrial radio shows, fanzines magazines, your friends , your friends friend's, websites that be willing to include a link, you get the picture!! . Basically anywhere that Omnia Opera could promote the album and generate the much needed funds to pay for it.

If you can assist us in this endeavour with ideas we would be eternally grateful and dance on our own graves. So get your thinking caps on and do your duty for the Plasma!! Let us know if you have any groovy idea's or can put us in touch with anyone !!

Keep the Plasma strong.

On behalf of the Omnia Opera ...Andy J

PRE-ORDERS AT: http://omniaopera1.bandcamp.com

Bookmark http://gunslinger-official.com and check it regularly for new dates.

Having Alan and Gunslinger in the US is VERY exciting! My all Alan Davey radio special is still available on the Aural Innovations Space Rock Radio page. Go to http://aural-innovations.com/radio/playlist.html and scroll down to show #260 to check it out.

USA TOUR SEPTEMBER 2011

Sept. 07 - Interview on 'Matt Connarton Unleashed', IPM Nation Radio, NYC
Sept. 08 - Red Seven, Austin
Sept. 09 - The Deadhorse,San Angelo,TX
Sept. 10 - Verizon Theater Houston,TX , w/ Black Queen Speaks. (Radio Interview WRPK/WINTER PARK FL 8:15PM)
Sept. 12 - Annie's Food & Spirits(AKA Fireplace Tavern),Sylva, NC, w/ Seagreen
Sept. 13 - The Nick, Birmingham, AL, w/The GTX
Sept. 14 - Masquerade, Atlanta ,GA w/GTX, Spaceseed
Sept. 15 - Will's Pub, Orlando, FL w/GTX, TBA
Sept. 16 - Sapphire Brewing Co. , Sapphire, NC, w/ Seagreen
Sept. 17 - The Milestone, Charlotte , NC , w/The GTX
Sept. 19 - Kung Fu Necktie, Philadelphia , PA
Sept. 22 - The Church, Boston , MA , w/ Planetoid & Gozu & Lo Pan. Unregular Radio Boston Interview)
Sept. 23 - Industry, Providence , RI , w/ Mindset X & Hemlok
Sept. 24 - Marshall 's Pub, New Bedford , MA , w/ Hemlok
Sept. 25 - MadBob's, Manchester , NH , w/ Mindset X, Hemlok & Others
Sept. 30 - Booked (Venue details tbc)

USA TOUR OCTOBER 2011

Guest stars include: Brian Fowler (formerly of Spaceseed), Hank Tart (formerly of Spaceseed), Karen Langlie (Wisteriax), and Mike Langlie (Twink).

You can check out the video for the song Ancient Astronauts here: http://youtu.be/80ZZk6kKR7Q

This is a full on space rock blast across the universe!
Take the mushroom!

You can buy the cd here: http://www.astroal.com/store.html

Ohio's premiere progressive rock festival, OhioProg 2012 is thrilled to announce the location for its inaugural year. OhioProg 2012, taking place September 7th through the 9th of 2012, will be held at the Canton Palace Theatre located at 605 Market Avenue North in Downtown Canton, Ohio. This 1509 seat theatre originally opened in 1926 and each seat provides a glorious view of the stage and scenery.

OhioProg is proud to begin its history in Canton, and feels it will be right at home in the heart of the Downtown Canton Arts District. There are many great amenities in the area for visitors. Over 30 restaurants, bars and coffee shops within walking distance of the venue. Attendees will find 100 shopping destinations including the Westfield Belden-Village Shopping Mall and many one-of-a-kind shops unique to Canton. There are plenty of attractions, parks and recreational choices, including the McKinley National Monument and The Pro Football Hall of Fame. Dedicated sections can be found on the OhioProg website highlighting each of these amenities. Canton is also conveniently located within an hour of the major cities of Akron and Cleveland.

Fans traveling from abroad and will be happy to see several host hotels to choose from, including the McKinley Grand Hotel, OhioProg 2012's main host hotel. The hotel is located just 4 blocks from the venue and is within walking distance to the OhioProg festivities. A generous group rate is being offered by the McKinley Grand Hotel, including garage parking and free shuttle service from the Akron-Canton airport. Thorpe's Market Avenue Grill and Thorpe's Pub are among the 30 dining options downtown and both are located inside the hotel for guests' convenience. Rooms are expected to fill up fast, and guests are encouraged to make reservations early by calling and asking for the OhioProg 2012 group rate. A list of additional area hotels can be found on the OhioProg website.

Additionally, based on Kickstarter's updated time-frame model, the "Pledge Your Ticket" program has been pushed back to begin November 4, 2011 and the funding goal date has been set to January 2, 2012. Through "Pledge Your Ticket" supporters can pledge at various tiers and secure a ticket of their choice to either the Pre-Show, Main Event or both. A number of rewards will be given for specialized pledges, and patron tickets are available for those who wish to have first choice of seats. This is a great opportunity to help put together a festival for the fans, funded by the fans, and enjoyed by the fans of progressive rock. More information on the "Pledge Your Ticket" program and the festival can be found on the OhioProg website

http://www.ohioprog.com

Latest updates on OhioProg 2012 can also be found on our Facebook page, by following us on Twitter @OhioProg and signing up for the mailing list on the website.

http://www.facebook.com/ohioprog
http://www.twitter.com/ohioprog

We are also pleased to announce Gende's Giant will complete the inaugural OhioProg line-up. This Illinois group, led by Mike Gende, come together to perform the complex, intricate and classic music of Gentle Giant. They will perform alongside Going for the One and Script for a Jester's Tour on Friday, September 7, 2012 as part of the "A Tribute to the Classics" pre-show.

There is plenty more in the works for the festival and we will make those announcements as they come along. We hope to add everything to the plate in time for the start of the "Pledge Your Ticket" program on November 4, 2011.

Thanks for your early support!

Allen Thompson
Operations Director, co-founder OhioProg

For details on how you can get the upcoming EAST OF THE SUN AND WEST OF THE MOON 2-LP set by Chef Menteur, check out the following links:

http://chefmenteur.org/blog

An interview video with the band explaining it all at the top of the page here:
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/chefmenteur/chef-menteur-east-of-the-sun-and-west-of-the-moon