“Haken, as in bacon” as their web page so eloquently pronounces their name. A London sextet that in only six short years have quickly rose through the ranks from a support act to selling out small clubs around London to getting picked up by Inside Out for the release of their third and arguably best album to date The Mountain. So who are they? we hear you whisper… They’re still the little guys but the future is bright, very bright. Their career has been like climbing a mountain, an analogy that would influence the upcoming album title but the summit is near, the light is getting brighter but is this the first of many peaks? We catch Charlie Griffiths at his home in the UK just weeks prior to the release of The Mountain to learn more.Continue reading
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Haken – The Mountain
British progressive outfit Haken have slowly but most assuredly built themselves something of an avid following over the past couple of years. This might be stating the bleedin’ obvious but this is hardly a surprise for those of us who follow this sort of thing. And, if you’re reading this, I suspect that you are the sort of person who does follow that sort of thing.Continue reading