Here is another excellent band coming from the UK in the recent years. Trojan Horse is described by some critics as the “future of prog rock.” The band openly admits to the influences of the progressive rock scene, writing on their Bandcamp page that they’ve “ listened to a load of King Crimson, Jethro Tull and Yes LPs, and dragged the 70s kicking and screaming through the subsequent decades, whilst cutting away all the 20 minute keyboard solos and ditching the capes. Rolling that ball of musical joy, further forward in time to create a genre snowball effect. Until we landed, ready to sculpt the mass of noise into beautiful shapes.” Formed some five years ago, the band consists of four members, three of them being brothers. They represent all that is good in independent music: variety of styles melded into a unique and exciting music product. One critic described the band and their eclectic style with the words: “Trojan Horse put prog-rock, post-punk and free jazz into a blender...unlike lesser bands who attempt derivative pastiches of the sounds of 70s progressive rock or 80s post-punk, trojan horse capture the spirit of the things, which is what makes their music sound fresh and exciting.”
The song “Paper Bells” is from their 2014 album “World Turned Upside Down.” The band explained the process of making the album on their Bandcamp page: “This artefact was devised, written and recorded over a period of approximately three years between late 2010 and very early 2014. It was conceived on a nourishing diet of Robert Wyatt ‘Rock Bottom’, Soft Machine ‘Volume 2’, a new found appreciation of dub reggae, the BBC Radiophonic Workshop, Elliott Smith, Earth Wind & Fire ‘I Am’, Parenthood, Tears For Fears ‘Songs From The Big Chair’, Cardiacs, and social injustice. It was finally ‘finessed’ with a sprinkling of XTC’s ‘Black Sea’, sporadic touring with exceptional friends, enlivened by the seminal wood carving image for the cover of the 1646 revolutionary pamphlet ‘World Turned Upside Down’ by T.J., and lives lived under the foul austerity policies of an unwanted government.”
Trojan Horse is a band that should not be missed. Visit their Bandcamp page to listen to or buy their releases. For starters you can visit their YouTube channel. Enjoy!
