BLAZING REVELATIONS

Not every day I come across an album that really blew me away upon first listen and it was from an artist I never heard of before. That guy is Dominic Sanderson. Blazing Revelation is his second full release (he also released a couple of EPs as well) and can very well be the finest release of 2025. This is rather energetic prog that tends to the Peter Hammill-end of melodrama, especially his vocal delivery. He also has four musicians helping him, including Jacob Hackett who has no relation to Steve. He even has female keyboardist Embiye Adalı and handles things like Mellotron and clavinet (although Dominic also handles Mellotron as well). To me, this sounds more like a full band rather than artist with backing musicians. I can't get over the incredible playing, musicianship, and production. I've heard too much modern-day prog with stiff production, or it's too close to neo-prog or alternative rock for my liking. My favorite prog in the last 15 or so years have been from Norway, many on Karisma (Wobbler, Tusmørke, Lars Fredrik Frøislie's solo works, Jordsjø, etc.), Blazing Revelations could rival the best of those Norwegian artists I mentioned, probably the best thing to come out of the UK in recent years. The music goes from King Crimson to Peter Hammill/Van der Graaf Generator territory, with a bit of Genesis, with the most mellow parts a bit in the Anthony Phillips vein (or pastoral Steve Hackett). When they go in this vein, they might quickly jump out of that into a much more aggressive electric guitar/Mellotron part. I also think of Änglagård or the spinoff All Traps on Earth, not that what Dominic does sound like them, but the musical approach of constantly changing never knowing where he and his band will go. If he keeps up with this quality, Dominic Sanderson will be a force to reckon with in the prog community. This album might end up being one of my all-time favorites not from the 1970s, every time I hear it, I can't get enough of it, it's really amazing stuff with the production quality I've been wishing more of in current recordings. This isn't Echolyn, Spock's Beard, or the Flower Kings, that's for sure. Probably the biggest obstacle for some listeners is his vocals, clearly in the Hammill vein, but there are plenty of great instrumental passages. Personally, I have no problems with his voice, in fact I'm blown away a 25-year-old from the present day pulled that off. The more conventional symphonic prog crowd may have troubles with this album but for me this is simply some of the finest new prog I've heard in a long time, and it needs to be heard.

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