John Mitchell joins Touchstone at High Voltage 2010.
Picture by Bert Treep, more at this place.

A band based in London. They released their first EP in 2005; CURIOUS ANGEL, followed by another EP called: MAD HATTERS.

Good wel crafted Prog songs, in the vein of IQ and Landmarq. Excellent EP from a great promising band.

The line-up was:

Liz Clayden - Vocals.

Rob Cottingham - Vocals, Keyboards, SFX.

Adam J Hodgson - Guitars, Backing Vocals.

Paul Moorghen - Bass Guitars, Backing Vocals.

Alasdair Melville - Drums and Percussion.

The band is doing some live shows together with the Reasoning. And they are a really good support act, nice guitars, excellent keyboard and the most fascinating was maybe Moo on his 6 string bass. Liz did an excellent job, but:
But apperently Liz felt unhappy with the band and left. The new stunning leadsinger is called:

Kim Seviour.

Discordant Dreams ('07)
Is their latest release and i may say they have made another big step forwards. Apperently a year of gigging arround, doing small festivals, changing the line-upp has bring this band to higher level.
A Rocking Prog album with a lots of keyboard and guitar interplay and pounding bass and drums, and Kims voice is giving these elexcent musicians a boost.

Rob Cottingham - vocals, keyboards, SFX
Kim Seviour - vocals
Adam Hodgson - guitars
Paul Moo Moorghen - bass, backing vocals
Al Melville – drums
Guest:
John Mitchell - guitar.

In January 2008 i saw them again doing the support act for The Reasoning. And i really liked their act, they've changed and there was a good welcrafted band playing with a hell of a frontlady who knew what she did and who has a good voice.
Adam on guitar played some really great solo's and Moo on his bass layed down some fabulous loops. Rob on keyboards and vocals understood his job and builded up a rocky structure to the proggy songs.
Well done! And by the way the band won at CRS:

Best New Band - Touchstone!
So please keep an eye on those guys and beautiful gal. They're indeed a new promise on the Prog/Rock scene.

 

Wintercoast album came out late May ('09). As with the band's debut Discordant Dreams, the recordings have been undertaken at Reading's Outhouse Studio and mixed by John Mitchell (who coincidently guests on the new album). Wintercoast also features a guest appearnce from "internationally-renowned actor" Jeremy Irons.
Kim Seviour - Vocals
Rob Cottingham - Vocals, Keyboards, SFX.
Adam J Hodgson - Guitars, Backing Vocals.
Paul "Moo" Moorghen - Bass Guitars, Backing Vocals.
Alasdair Melville - Drums and Percussion.

Quotes:

Jeff Wayne (War Of The Worlds); Stunning, passionate music, wonderful singing...
Geoff Barton - Classic Rock Magazine; One of our favourite new bands... scintillating amalgam of atmospheric prog and jolting power chords...an album of skyscraper proportions,
Rick Wakeman - Yes - Planet Rock Radio; Really great new band and great tracks...

 

 

NEWS:
Live In The USA
This is the band's first double album and is a selection of fourteen live tracks capturing the energy and excitement of two gigs performed in the USA in 2009 in Philadelphia and California. The album showcases the band's powerful performance of tracks from all three previous studio releases. The album has been mixed at Outhouse Studios and mixed by John Mitchell and mastered by Tim Turan.

Buy here.

 

They played on "Winters End": have look here, with Crimson Sky and others .

High Voltage Festival 2010 London Victoria Park 24-25 July 2010.
Touchstone mad impression on this super event.
They added a new drummer called Henry Rogers (deep Expus, Final Conflict).
The Festival lines up was something like this; Emmerson Lake & Palmer, ZZ Top, Asia, Foreigner, Uriah Heep, Focus, Wisbone Ash, Pendragon, Touchstone & The Reasoning! More info @ www.highvoltagefestival.com/.

Touchstone at High Voltage 2010. Picture by Bert Treep, more at this place.

Tourdates 2010.

official site.
MySpace.

 

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Updated 01-09-10 by Nick.
Keep Rocking gal & lads!
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