Tales From The Engine Room - Marillion

Some musical experiments were born to work and this is definitely one of them. Marillion, themselves, may have once swore that they would never allow their music to be remixed and repackaged in this way but you can bet your bottom dollar they were pleased with the result. If anything it has added a new dimension to their later work which can be heard with particular resonance from "Radiation" onwards. The original "This Strange Engine" was a very moving, emotional and evocative album and Positive Light had quite a tricky job on their hands not to dilute the impact of that album. The danger was, I guess, that if the fusion didn't work it ...  Read the complete review

Marillion and Techno - isn't that like oil and water? "We vowed we'd never let anyone do this." (Steve Hogarth, "H") As I rummaged around the other day in a big music store I discovered a CD by Marillion I didn't know yet although the title seemed familiar to me somehow. "marillion and the positive light" was to be read on the cover and the title was "tales from the engine room" Although the title appeared familiar to me I couldn't assign the cover to any of those I ever saw before. I have to admit it wasn't too much then. I used to be very fond of Marillion during the first ...  Read the complete review

OK, so I'm a big-time Marillion fan. But mainly thanks to the company of Pete Tong on Friday night commutes home down the M4, I also have a keen interest in the club music scene. I never believed that I would find something that combined the two. This album does. And how! It was originally lent to me by an even bigger big-time Marillion fan - a guy who collects everything, including the solo projects, singles and of course, the t-shirts. I was so impressed that I wouldn't give it back until my own copy had arrived - it is, unfortunately, only available from Racket Records (Marillion's own label). Steve Hogarth, the band's lead ...  Read the complete review