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Press Release – Dave Cureton – State of Mind
‘State Of Mind’, the new debut solo album from Dave Cureton (IO Earth). For the first time, Dave has created a collection of instrumental guitar …
Press Release: January 29, 2022
IO Earth, are pleased to announce the return of vocalist Linda Odinsen to IO Earth. Linda’s vocals and input into one of the band’s most …
Announcement: January 13, 2022
IO Earth and Rosanna Lefevre have decided to part ways. We would like to wish Rosanna every success in her future endeavours. The new album …
Press Release: IO Earth – Acoustic Vol.1
It has always been in the plan for IO Earth to release an acoustic album, but somehow the timing was never right. However, with the …
Announcement 13 August 2020
Dave Cureton and Adam Gough are currently working hard composing the new IO Earth album ‘Sanctuary’ and are looking forward to sharing it with all …
“Aura” is exactly what I wanted to hear
Review by Jason Spencer – 8th May 2020 10 STAR REVIEW (9,5/10) In a progressive community that often favors technical achievement over melodic inspiration, it takes guts to focus on the latter. That is exactly what Infinite Ocean Earth (IO Earth) has done on their latest album, “Aura”. This album …
I can only encourage those who don’t know the band to find out what they’ve been missing.
VELVET THUNDER – WEBZINE Review by Paul Whimpenny – 3rd May 2020 IO Earth have once again managed to produce a powerful and emotionally moving album that will be a strong candidate for the best progressive album of the year How to describe the music of IO Earth? Many bands …
‘Aura’ stands very proudly
Review by Pete Flodden – 26th April 2020 5 STAR REVIEW (5/5) I first encountered IO Earth on their second album ‘Moments‘. From the start I was struck by their creativity, musicianship and of course their music. The key word I would also add at that stage of their journey …
This album is all that I hoped for…
Review by Mark Priestly – 16th April 2020 5 STAR REVIEW (5/5) This album is all that I hoped for after hearing about the new project from IO Earth at their Christmas party gig. It was described by guitarist Dave Cureton as the softer side of IO Earth, and there …
Aura Official Release Date – Tuesday 14, April 2020
Hey folks, we are happy to announce that IO EARTH ‘AURA’ pre-orders are on their way to you. Official release date Tuesday 14th April 2020 Peace & Love 💕
Press Release: IO Earth – Aura
In a departure from their usual writing style, IO Earth’s Dave Cureton and Adam Gough have created a new album that is still progressive, still genre defying, but is more focused on the exploration and development of melody than ever before. Dave: We usually purposefully avoid repeating phrases too much …
New drummer in IO EARTH
We ask you all to help us welcome Tim Wilson to the band – and to the IO Earth family. Tim will be taking his place behind the drum kit and injecting his own style and flamboyancy into IO Earth. His high energy is really bringing a fresh feel to …
It Will Leave You Delighted, Thrilled And Almost Certainly Emotionally Wrung Out
Midlands prog masters enter darker territory By Rachel Mann A new IO Earth album is always a matter for rejoicing. Not only have they produced symphonic prog of the highest order for the best part of 10 years, but they’ve built a fan base that’s more like a family than …
IO Earth Embraces You, Surrounds You And Never Lets You Go Again
By Michel Stolk (Edited by Tracy van Os van den Abeelen) IO Earth is a band from the United Kingdom. They have made three albums to date, namely IO Earth from 2009 (see review), Moments from 2012 (see review) and New World from 2015 (see review). As you can read …
An Electric Album With Extensive Orchestrations and Cinematic Flairs
There is nothing I enjoy more than a band that has their own particular sound, and especially a sound that is almost indescribable. It just exists. IO Earth is one of those bands, and their music has always been at its best when they have clung tightly to their own …
IO Earth Extravaganza returns! May 5th & 6th 2018!
Here at IO Earth HQ we are working very hard to create another amazing IO Earth ‘Extravaganza’ for the entire IO Earth Family & Friends. Next years event will be featuring a performance of IO Earths new studio album Solitude plus more. Those of you who have attended one of our …
IO Earth is working on 4th studio album called 'SOLITUDE'
IO Earth are currently working on their fourth studio album, entitled “Solitude”. The follow-up to their critically acclaimed “New World”, it returns to a single disk format and will have a very pronounced theme dealing with the struggles of mental illness and depression. As always though, while the music may …
IO Earth Announcement
Hi Everybody, Just a brief note to let you all know that, as of this week, IO Earth and Linda Odinsen have decided to part ways. It has been a difficult decision, but necessary in the end due to the difficulties of the band being based in the UK, and …
Crescendo Festival in France 2016
By Stuart Smith IO-Earth hit the stage next and we’d already had a good chat with their leader and guitarist Dave Cureton and a beer with their engineer in the nearby Skooby Doo bar. The band is from the UK and have three studio and a live album to their …
IO Earth Nomination for PROG Award 2016 – VANGUARD
WOW!!! IO Earth are overwhelmed with joy to be nominated for the ‘Vanguard Award’ in this years Prog Awards. The Vangaurd Award is for bands that deserve a lot more recognition for the work that they do. It is so cool for Prog Magazine to acknowledge this. (Voting is closed) …
A New World Symphony From the Midlands Masters
By Rachel Mann Some albums are worth clearing your diary for, and IO Earth’s third studio offering is one of them. Over nearly 100 minutes of symphonic goodness, New World reminds us that taking time to climax is the key to pleasure. It’s their first studio release since 2012’s Moments …
This is Another Magnum Opus
By Zachary Nathanson It’s been a good while since I’ve heard some excellent music from the sounds of IO Earth. After hearing their first two albums (their sole self-titled debut and Moments), which I’ve championed back in 2011 and 2012, I always thought to myself, “what am I to expect …
Genre Defying
By Robert Brady ‘Genre Defying’ as the band IO Earth places upon themselves is a total understatement. I would go on record now to say they ‘Genre Shattering’. I was as if a mirror were broken and the total sum of its shattered pieces represented many its influential parts. This band has deliberately made sure …