Steve Hogarth (ex -Marillion), Richard Barbieri release “Not The Weapon But The Hand” today on Kscope Music

ENGLAND – Renowned progressive rock icons, Steve Hogarth and Richard Barbieri, have released their celestial collaborative debut, Not The Weapon But The Hand, today on Kscope Music.
“It goes beyond what you might expect from the two of us,” said Hogarth. “The album consists of music which is at times moving, complex, multilayered, spooky, goofy and, of course, very personal.”

The new, eight-song LP can be purchased through the Kscope web-store at:
http://www.burningshed.com/store/kscope/product/272/3511/.

A sampler of the new album can be heard on the official Steve Hogarth / Richard Barbieri mini-site at:
http://www.kscopemusic.com/hogarthbarbieri/nottheweaponbutthehand/

The track list for Not The Weapon But The Hand is…
1. Red Kite
2. A Cat With Seven Souls
3. Naked
4. Crack
5. Your Beautiful Face
6. Only Love Will Make You Free
7. Lifting The Lid
8. Not The Weapon But The Hand

Hogarth is best known as the frontman of Marillion, the progressive rock legend that he joined in 1989, following spells in The Europeans and How We Live. In addition to the 12 albums Marillion has released in this time, he has also recorded and toured as a solo artist under the name, H.
In recent years Richard Barbieri has been a core member of Porcupine Tree, playing keyboards on all the band’s albums since 1993, as well as releasing two solo albums, Things Buried and Stranger Inside. Prior to this, it was in the new-wave pioneers Japan that he originally came to prominence, helping to create the groundbreaking synthesizer sound that defined the band and influenced the likes of The Human League, Duran Duran, Gary Numan, Talk Talk, Kate Bush and a whole raft of artists to follow.

Source: Kscope Music