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The Progressive Aspect NVRF Review by Dave Ridley 21/09/2023
Fluctus Quadratum. Imagine being trapped in a small room with soaring synth riffs reminiscent of Pink Floyd and Marillion, and just as you catch your breath you are hit full in the face with something like "In the Court of the Crimson King". Magnificent.
Fluctus Quadratum win band competition to open the Kingfisher stage at Nene Valley Rock Festival 29th July 2023
In late July 2023, we received the news that, facing stiff competition, we had been voted through two stages of the competition and had won the opportunity to open the Kingfisher Stage at Nene Valley Rock Festival. Our sincere thanks go to the founder members and the founders of the festival for voting for us in both stages - we really appreciate the opportunity!
Prog Magazine April 2023 issue 139 – Fusion 4 Festival performance review by Alison Reijman
“The extravagantly named Fluctus Quadratum flood the hall with darkly brooding sonics as experienced on their EP The First Wave. The cascading synth-led passages on Convergence make their behatted young keyboard player, Jopheus Burtonshaw, one to watch.”
London Prog Gigs Group - Fusion 4 Festival performance review by Lee Mellows 5th March 2023
"Fusion Day 2.2 Fluctus Quadratum. Total Prog. Excellent vocals and musicianship. May well go far."
The Progressive Aspect - Fusion 4 Festival performance review by Richard Swan 4th March 2023
"An exciting first visit to Fusion by this band, and they made an immediate impact from the first note. Grungy bass throughout from Mark Piercy, great to wake people up from the excesses of the night before…… I do like a bit of bass forward in the mix…..
They centred their set on their recent EP, The First Wave, with Jopheus’ Burtonshaw’s progressive prominent key strokes and Ben Ellis on guitar. For a man of his age, Jopheus really is very good indeed. There are lots of apparent influences in their music, from Tangerine Dream to Jean Michel Jarre, and more than a smattering of Marillion, all pinned together with some moments of delightful guitar riffs and delicate yet confident atmospheric vocals from Curtis Adamczyk which are a fabulous throwback to the 80’s style of Neo-Prog.
There are some very cinematic moments, with soaring guitar and piano backing reminiscent of early Steven Wilson work. And even a harpsichord patch. ‘Acquiescence II’ and ‘Direlight’ are truly excellent…..more like that please…..
This was a confident performance and emulated very closely their EP release.
Good job, Fluctus Quadratum….. Keep going…., because I’m looking forward to the next album."
Sample Videos
SHOWS
Stoke Prior Sonic Rock Solstice Festival 22nd June 2024
Tunbridge Wells The Forum 6th November 2023
Peterborough Nene Valley Rock Festival 1st September 2023
Stoke Prior Sonic Rock Solstice Festival 18th June 2023
Stourport Fusion 4 Prog Festival 4th March 2023
Stoke Prior OBTC Festival 10th September 2022
“Our debut EP "The First Wave" was released on November 12th 2022 on Sky-Rocket Records”