Unitopa was a promising Australian band who combined sophisticated song stuctures with melodic vocals, inspired by classic prog rock but with a modern touch. After four albums they split up and formed two new bands, United Progressive Fraternity (UPF) with Unitopia members Mark Trueack, Matt Williams, Tim Irrgang and David Hopgood, and Southern Empire with keyboardist Sean Timms.
Both spin-offs use slightly more elegiac layers and textures in their compositions with a heavier sound than Unitopia. Southern Empire is even a whiff heavier than UPF, with hints of Dream Theater.
This weekend I will start spinning Unitopa, and then we will compare the following songs:
- 'Travelling Man' by UPF with 'Crossroads' by Southern Empire
- 'Ghost Written' by The Samurai of Prog (where both Mark Trueack and Sean Timms are credited) with 'Innocent and Fortune' by Southern Empire
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Floating Islands : Sunday 3 pm SLT (Monday 00:00 CEST, Sunday 23:00 BST)
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