Butler’s Experiment
announces new single, “Control”
Out on Spotify, Amazon,
I-Tunes, Bandcamp and Soundcloud on 27/03/21
Streamline the new single
just now on Soundcloud ( https://www.soundcloud.com/garry-daniel" rel="nofollow - )
Butler’s Experiment also has
an album out called, Torchlight Splinters, released 2020 (also on Spotify,
Amazon, I-Tunes).
The five piece band, Garry
Daniel (guitar), Steve Butler (vocals), Eric Poytner (keyboards), Julz Smith
(bass), Chris Struzik (drums), are drawn towards a style of music that is hard
to define but is definitely influenced by progressive rock, new-wave,
post-punk, neo-prog, hard-rock. They are proud to hail from Scotland and have
been covered on radio shows such as Fife’s mighty, Kiss That Prog.
Butler’s Experiment formed
in 2017 formed from musicians that wanted to play a more challenging style of
rock that could be catchy as well. Making the album was definitely a highlight
for the band and was really prepared by constant gigging around Glasgow. Their
first album, Torchlight Splinters was recorded at the well known Glasgow
studio, La Chunky and ably produced by Johnny Smillie. When they were playing
in Glasgow, people started to notice that we were influenced by many styles of
music and have been following them every since. They have changed their line-up
many times over the years but now the definitive version of Butler’s Experiment
has been formed.
Eddie McFadden, presenter of
Kiss That Prog radio show, made Torchlight Splinters his featured album of the
month said this about the debut album: “Just finishing my second listen to the
CD. Seriously impressed. Can’t believe this is a debut album…”
Phonic FM: “A five piece who
are certainly taking their cue from some of the 1970’s prog bands have managed
to produce something that sounds relatively contemporary…it may be the most
original album you might listen to this year.”
Quote from Steve Butler: “If you hear the term ‘Prog Rock’ and start
imagining a pasty looking bloke forlornly looking over a castle battlement in a
big white shirt, singing something about how his dinner plans might be
influenced by the approaching Dragon, it is time to think again.”