At RIVERSEA, the lyrics make the music, while changing guitarists provide variety

Anyone who makes a phone call to England these days will soon be talking about the Football World Cup. Before we can ask Riversea keyboarder Brendan Eyre about the new album of the band "The Tide", he holes the German interviewer. As a fan of Manchester City he could not understand that Joachim Löw had not taken City striker Leroy Sané with him to Russia: "Is that something personal? The answer (strong competition on his position) doesn't really convince Eyre. But no matter. We actually want to talk about music! The successor of the strong debut "Out Of An Ancient World" offers plenty to talk about.

DESERT MOUNTAIN TRIBE - Cheap flight to the new album

The new album "Om Parvat Mystery" by Desert Mountain Tribe has a curious history. eclipsed talked to Philipp Jahn, the German bass player of the London trio, about the background of the album, which expands the previous mix of styles of the debut "Either That Or The Moon" and now beats TripRock, Independent, New Artrock, Space Rock, Ethno, Industrial and Shoegaze.

eclipsed: Where does this great variety come from on "Om Parvat Mystery"?

Philipp Jahn: We just like it varied. We didn't want a monotonous board, but this diversity came into being unconsciously.

eclipsed: What were the changes compared to the previous album?

THE BEATLES - The White Album

1968 was a year of upheaval. Even in the camp of the most famous band of all: When the Beatles started working on the "Sgt. Pepper" successor in spring, hardly anything was the same - especially not this: John, Paul, George & Ringo were no gang anymore, but four grown young men. A fact that "The Beatles" shouldn't harm, though. In the following we look at the conditions, essence and consequences of the record that became famous under the unofficial title "White Album".

SPOCK'S BEARD - The long run to yourself

Promotion is a necessary evil for musicians. For the interview with eclipsed Spock's Bears bassist Dave Meros even interrupts his afternoon walk. On May 25th the Californians release their 13th studio album "Noise Floor" plus an EP with four more songs. Meros explains why he thinks this is a good idea, reflects on how Spock's Beard have developed over the 26 years of their existence, and explains whether and how things will continue with old and new drummer Nick D'Virgilio.

BRIAN ENO - The maker of pop culture

Founding member of Roxy Music, producer of Bowie, U2 and Talking Heads, inventor of Ambient, creator of elaborate multimedia installations and restless spirit in sound innovation: Brian Eno is the creator of pop culture. The man who renews them and drives them forward. The shyness of publicity is, hardly gives interviews and has just celebrated his seventieth birthday - or not, as he reveals when meeting with eclipsed.

Track premiere: EYEVORY "Inphantasia"

On their current album "Inphantasia" the prog rockers take EYEVORY their listeners on a journey back to childhood. In the title track of the same name the adventure begins and invites you to dream. The video recordings were stored in a dusty drawer for over a year because the ideas for a second level of mini-film had not yet matured. But true to the motto "What lasts a long time is finally good", these have been found in the meantime and implemented with great attention to detail...