Camel
‘Rajaz’: How Camel Took Us On A Trip To The East
Inspired by a mysterious form of Arabic musical poetry called ‘Rajaz,’ Camel’s album of the same name was a nomadic tour de force.
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Features8 months ago‘Mirage’: The Album That Brought Camel Into Focus
Released in 1974, almost a year to the day after their debut album, 'Mirage' saw Camel take their unique prog brilliance to a new level.
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Features8 months ago
‘Camel’: Camel’s Confident Album Debut
In August 1972, Camel signed to MCA Records and headed into Morgan Sound Studios to record their debut album, which was released on February 28, 1973.
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Features9 months ago
‘Nude’: Camel Remember Hiroo Onoda, Japan’s Last Soldier
The concept album was based on the remarkable story of the Japanese soldier who wouldn't surrender.
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Features9 months ago
Small But Mighty: When the Flute Flew High in Rock
How 70s proggers, blues rockers, and psychedelic popsters put the humble flute out front.
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Features9 months ago
‘Harbour Of Tears’: Camel’s Emotive Return To Their Principles
Seen as a return to Camel's principles, Harbour Of Tears represents an extended rumination on 19th-century Irish famine immigrants heading to America.
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Features11 months ago
The Visual History Behind The Greatest Prog Rock Album Covers
Few kinds of music are more inherently visual than prog rock. The music lends itself to elaborate flights of fantasy, which is why prog-rock album covers are an art form on their...
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Playlists1 year ago
Best Mellotron Songs: 30 Great Uses Of The Singular Instrument
A celebration of some of the finest songs that utilize this dynamic keyboard’s otherworldly magic.
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Features1 year ago
25 Greatest Prog Rock Albums Of All Time
Side-long concept pieces, walls of Mellotrons, keyboardists in capes...such were the glories of the greatest prog rock albums.
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Artists2 years ago
Camel
Pioneers in the field of the ambitious concept album and masters of progressive rock, not to mention their facility with space jams and symphonic structures, Camel has been a fixture on the...
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News2 years ago
Four Landmark Prog Albums By Camel For 180 Gram Vinyl Reissue
First released between 1974 and 1977, the titles are 'Mirage,' 'The Snow Goose,' 'Moonmadness' and 'Rain Dances.'
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Features2 years ago
When Camel Came Along With Phillip Goodhand-Tait
Before they became prog superstars, Camel auditioned to become Phillip Goodhand-Tait’s backing band and played on' I Think I'll Write a Song'.
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News3 years ago
Camel Share Live Clip Of ‘End Of The Line’ From London’s Royal Albert Hall
According to the band, the track is taken from an imminent DVD and blu-ray release.
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Features3 years ago
A Brief History Of Sampling
Through sampling, hip-hop has the power to bring old music to new years, helping music to evolve while paying respects to the artists that came before.
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News4 years ago
Camel Announce UK, European Tour Dates For 2018
Prog-rock superstars Camel have announced a series of concert dates in the UK and around mainland Europe across the spring, summer and autumn of 2018
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News4 years ago
Prog Mainstays Camel Announce Royal Albert Hall ‘Moonmadness’
Progressive rock mainstays Camel have confirmed the first date on their Moonmadness Tour 2018, on 17 September next year at London's Royal Albert Hall.
