This fully instrumental concept album about the rather well known game chess is widely and deservedly regarded as Gryphon’s crowning achievement. Here they found the perfect balance between their medieval folk style and progressive rock influences mainly from Gentle Giant and Mike Oldfield. The album also introduced tasteful and sparse use of synths to the band’s sound, which can be heard right away on the opening chords of “Opening Move”. The track itself follows many of the same structural ideas and complexity of the title-track from the previous album, but now with a stronger pro… read more
This fully instrumental concept album about the rather well known game chess is widely and deservedly regarded as Gryphon’s crowning achievement. Her… read more
This fully instrumental concept album about the rather well known game chess is widely and deservedly regarded as Gryphon’s crowning achievement. Here they found the perfect balance betw… read more
Gryphon are a progressive rock band from the UK formed in 1971, notable for their unusual sound and instrumentation. Multi-instrumentalist Richard Harvey and his fellow Royal Academy of Music graduate Brian Gulland, a woodwind player, began the group as an all-acoustic ensemble that mixed traditional English folk music with medieval and Renaissance influences. After their self-titled debut, they expanded their sound to include electric guitars and keyboards as well as wind instruments, such as bassoons and crumhorns, not often found in rock music. Gryphon's music often sounded … read more
Gryphon are a progressive rock band from the UK formed in 1971, notable for their unusual sound and instrumentation. Multi-instrumentalist Richard Harvey and his fellow Royal Academy of Mus… read more
Gryphon are a progressive rock band from the UK formed in 1971, notable for their unusual sound and instrumentation. Multi-instrumentalist Richard Harvey and his fellow Royal Academy of Music graduate Brian Gulland, a woodwind player, … read more