Ritual
Progzilla Radio – Steve Lazenby “On October 31st Armchair Gods, a duo consisting of Paul Kearns and Steve Peckover, released Ritual which they describe as English Zen Rock and I describe as simply magnificent.” Music inspired by pagan celebrations On a visit to the White Peak in England, we came across a young woman meditating […]
Yule
Folking.com – December 2024 “Paul Kearns and Steve Peckover, aka self-styled progressive cinematic zen-rock instrumental duo ARMCHAIR GODS take a stylistic detour to join forces with Derbyshire Dales-based folksinger CAROL FIELDHOUSE for the acoustic guitar and pastoral fiddle midtempo swayer ‘Yule’, an uplifting folk song capturing the essence of midwinter (Yule running Dec 21-Jan 1) with her nature imagery lyrics (“An […]
Doubt the Stars
Brum Beat review – June 2023 Mike Davies Column “A swift follow-up to last year’s Vanaprastha, ARMCHAIR GODS duo Paul Kearns and Steve Peckover return with Doubt the Stars, another outstanding collection of chilled and meditative progressive rock instrumentals, here with a cosmic backdrop both musically and thematically in what they describe as a sonic […]
Vanaprastha
Progrock.com review – October 2023 Nickie Harte Kelly “Very cinematic offering from the UK, self-described as ‘English Zen Rock.’ Instrumental, with angelic female and male vocalisations. Exquisite acoustic and electric guitars with orchestral backing and light percussion make up the overall sound. This release clearly tells a story, and cleverly included as the final track […]