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A home for an evolving, flexible & adventurous style of music without boundaries Now, as always, this is a label looking to the future.
The Kscope label was founded as a means of providing a platform for a growing number of artists that had started to reclaim and reinvent aspects of the Progressive genre. In order to produce something that resonated in the 21st Century, these artists had stripped the music of its perceived excess and clichés, and subtly re-established the movement’s original impulses, experimenting with eclectic musical sources and contemporary sonic possibilities. Spearheaded by the ambitious likes of Porcupine Tree, Radiohead and Elbow on one side, and Muse, Opeth and Mars Volta on the other (the lynchpins of the hugely popular Prog-Metal movement), this new wave of Progressive expression also incorporated the atmospheric offerings of Air, Talk Talk and Royskopp, and the cinematic Post-Rock vistas of Sigur Ros, Godspeed You Black Emperor and Tortoise. All represented strands of traditional Progressive ideas influencing vital and exciting modern music. If Post-Rock was a means of creating a music that contained the thrill and transcendent power of Rock music without resorting to its age-old reliance on riffs and Blues-based solos, Post-Progressive was a means of taking Rock music forward without regurgitating the baroque nature and occasionally stifling virtuosity of some of the original Progressive icons. Alongside inspiration from more recognised 1960s/1970s pioneers, Post-Progressive contained aspects of the technological innovations and primal energy of other forward-thinking genres such as Krautrock, Trip-Hop, Electronica and Post-Punk. The first dedicated Post-Progressive label, Kscope launched in May 2008 (with new albums from its first signings The Pineapple Thief and No-Man, and reissues from genre leaders, Porcupine Tree). An artistically focussed and sympathetic home for an evolving, flexible and adventurous style of music without boundaries, (as with its spiritual forebears 4AD, Factory, Vertigo and Harvest) Kscope is as concerned with packaging and artwork as it is with music and has established a distinctive visual, as well as musical, identity. By continuing to utilise a combination of both new and established talent, Kscope offers a creative nurturing point for like-minded artists. The label has given a springboard for previous unknowns such as The Anchoress, Iamthemorning, Nosound and Lunatic Soul, greater exposure for the likes of The Pineapple Thief, TesseracT, Gazpacho, Jon Gomm and No-Man, and achieved significant chart success for Steven Wilson, Paul Draper, Anathema & Tangerine Dream.
02/10/2026
It's Bandcamp Friday time!
Use code OCT2026 to get 20% off Kscope releases until Midnight on Sunday 4th October
https://kscopemusic.bandcamp.com
Why not use it to check out the new releases from Maiah Wynne or Ozric Tentacles
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Out now! The new video from Maiah Wynne – Girl Dinner, taken from her brand new album ‘Into the Waves’ – out now on CD & digitally
Watch the full video here https://youtu.be/KoNgh15zSiw
Maiah says on the song “I think this song speaks for itself in many ways. We truly are living in a dystopian reality with late-stage capitalism, the influence of money in our governments, and the horrors of those influences on war and international politics. It is hard to read the news every day and witness so much suffering in this world, and to feel so powerless in the face of everything.
There is so much I want to say and will say, but for now, this song is a tongue in cheek protest tune I wrote for a little cathartic release. Playing this song on tour with the audience singing along was one of the most meaningful experiences I have ever had through music, and I tried to capture that feeling in the recording. Hopefully, it can be a moment of catharsis for those listening too. The more divided our world becomes, the more important it is for us to reconnect through any means we can. I think there is always hope to be found in a song.”
28/09/2026
EVENT NEWS! Maiah Wynne will be celebrating the release of her acclaimed new album Into The Waves with an intimate live performance at the atmospheric Piano Smithfield in London.
When: Wednesday 14th October
What Time: doors 7pm
Where: Piano Smithfield, 14 Long Lane, Barbican, London, EC1A 9PN
Tickets : https://burningshed.com/store/kscope/maiah-wynne_into-the-waves-album-launch_e-ticket
25/09/2026
'Into The Waves' the new album from acclaimed singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Maiah Wynne is out today on CD & all digital platforms.
Stream, download or order your copy of 'Into The Waves' from https://MaiahWynne.lnk.to/Into_The_Waves
Written, self-produced and largely recorded by Wynne during an exceptionally transformative period in her life, with many of the recordings captured on the road in hotel rooms using nothing more than a laptop, with Wynne playing more than a dozen instruments across the album. The project was completed with mixing and additional production from Justin Abel (Noelle Johnson, The Talbott Brothers) before being mastered by Alan Douches (Sufjan Stevens, Motörhead, LCD Soundsystem).
The album features an impressive cast of collaborators, including cellist Bethany Joyce, violinist Avelyn Reynolds, guitarist Brooks Berg, drummers Adam Brzycki and Randy Cooke, flugelhorn player Henry Sheppard, and RUSH legend Alex Lifeson, whose guest guitar appearance further strengthens the connection between Wynne's solo work and her role as vocalist with Envy of None .
Speaking to Rolling Stone, Lifeson remarked: “I’ve never had that kind of inspiration working with another musician.”
18/09/2026
When Jim met Ed! Enjoy this brilliant interview on Jim Newstead's The Adventures In Music podcast with Ozric Tentacles legend Ed Wynne
Ozric Tentacles new album Harmonic Mind is out now
When Jim Met Ed Wynne from Ozric Tentacles! If you enjoy what you're watching and would like to contribute, the...
OUT NOW! 'Another Step' - The new single and video from Maiah Wynne , taken from the highly anticipated new album Into The Waves.
‘Another Step’ features American musician Dan Avidan on backing vocals and the guitar work of Rush legend and Maiah’s Envy of None bandmate Alex Lifeson.
Stream, download or watch the full video here https://orcd.co/another_step
Speaking about the track and the collaborative elements, Maiah shared –
"There are some wonderful people featured on this song. Dan Avidan was kind enough to add some backing vocals to the track. Alex Lifeson somehow managed to record some guitar parts while on the road with Rush, which made it even more special that he found the time to add a little magic. The talented Randy Cooke tracked the drums and Brooks Berg filled out the guitars on the verses and choruses to make the whole track feel fuller. Having to make this album while on the road was made much easier with talented people sending me tracks for the songs. Justin Abel mixed the song and brought everything together. He really helped this album feel cohesive and glued all the pieces together."
16/09/2026
👀 Saturday 19th September - The 25th anniversary Burning Shed event at Venue (all-seated) - The Garage, 14 Chapel Field North, Norwich.
Tim Bowness will be performing with My Hotel Band (Michael Bearpark, Stephen Bennett, Andrew Booker drums and random music, Peter Chilvers and Pete Morgan) for the time in 20 years.
PLUS Bruce Soord and Jon Sykes from The Pineapple Thief will be co-headlining.
Doors Open - 7:00pm. Performances - 7.30pm-10pm.
Tickets are exclusively available from https://burningshed.com/tim-bowness_bruce-soord_jon-sykes_the-garage-norwich_e-ticket
14/09/2026
Released on Friday 18th September, Harmonic Mind, the new album from the psychedelic icons Ozric Tentacles
Thanks to Prog and Classic Rock Magazine for their reviews which you can read in full in the current issues
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