About

Hi! Anaon here, 30 years old, from Paris, owner and author of Awen Woods, the place where I share my enthousiasm about everything which is inspirational and interesting to me. Here you’ll find posts about music (mostly progressive music), home studio, guitar, hiking, horror movies and more… I hope you’ll enjoy your reading! Thanks for visiting Awen Woods

Some facts about me…

- I write and record music for my studio project called Spleen Arcana
- I’m a progressive rock addict, especially 70′s prog rock
- Steve Rothery (Marillion) and Mike Oldfield are my guitar heroes
- I’m a single malt aficionado (Glenmorangie, Talisker, Dalwhinnie, Connemara, Highland Park…)
- I enjoy watching horror movies (Shining, The Exorcist, Alien, The Descent, Ring, Rec, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre…)
- I’m a proud Gibson Les Paul Custom owner
- Ireland is one of my favourite places in the world (I didn’t travel the whole world unfortunately but I just know it is)

A few of my favorite posts

My all time favorite Marillion’s songs, amazing classic prog rock videos on Youtube, my Scotland hiking trip report, , my favourite song by Yes, the classic era progressive rock albums top 10 , some London love and Ireland nostalgia

More about me through my all time favourites…

Bands/Artists

Marillion

Agalloch, Anathema, Anglagard, Archive, Arcturus, Ayreon, Black Mountain, Black Sabbath, Black Symphony, Blind Guardian, Camel, David Gilmour, Dead Can Dance, Deep Purple, Dredg, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Emilie Simon, Enchant, Ennio Morricone, Genesis, Gentle Giant, Goblin, God Speed You! Black Emperor, Greenslade, Grobschnitt, Harmonium, Iron Maiden, Jethro Tull, Judas Priest, Kate Bush, Kevin Moore, King Crimson, Led Zeppelin, Magma, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Marillion, Mark Snow, Mathew Parmenter, Metallica, Mike Oldfield, Miles Davis, Neal Morse, Neil Young, Nick Drake, Opeth, Pain Of Salvation, Paula Cole, Perry Blake, Peter Gabriel, Peter Hammill, Pink Floyd, Porcupine Tree, Radiohead, Rainbow, Rick Wakeman, Rush, Santana, Sigur Ros, Spock’s Beard, Talk Talk, Tangerine Dream, Tenhi, The Gathering, The Mars Volta, Tom McRae, Tool, Tori Amos, Van Der Graaf Generator, Wobbler, Yes

Guitar players

Mike Oldfield

Steve Rothery (Marillion), Mike Oldfield, Alex Lifeson (Rush), Jimmy Page (Led Zeppelin), Ritchie Blackmore (Deep Purple), David Gilmour, Steve Howe (Yes)
Bass players
Geddy Lee (Rush), Chris Squire (Yes), Pete Trewavas (Marillion, Transatlantic)

Drummers
Neil Peart (Rush), Gavin Harrison (Porcupine Tree), Mike Portnoy (Transatlantic, Neal Morse), Martin Lopez (Ex-Opeth)

Keyboards players
Tony Banks (Genesis), Rick Wakeman (Yes), Kevin Moore (Chroma Key, OSI)

Singers

Neal Morse

Steve Hogarth (Marillion), Neal Morse, Peter Hammill, Ronnie James Dio (Black Sabbath, Rainbow), Glenn Hughes, Tori Amos, Tom Yorke (Radiohead), Natasha Khan (Bat For Lashes)

Albums of all the times
From the 60’s
Abbey Road by The Beatles
I by Led Zeppelin
In The Court Of The Crimson King by King Crimson

From the 70’s

Close To The Edge by Yes

Ommadawn by Mike Oldfield
Close To The Edge by Yes
Selling England By The Pound by Genesis
Si On Avait Besoin D’Une Cinquième Saison by Harmonium
Still Life by Van Der Graaf Generator
Over by Peter Hammill
Hemispheres by Rush
Animals by Pink Floyd
Epsilon In Malaysian Pale by Edgar Froese
Udu Wudu by Magma
Rising by Rainbow
Harvest by Neil Young
Caravanserai by Santana

From the 80’s
Clutching At Straws by Marillion
Moving Pictures by Rush
Operation:Mindcrime by Queensryche
Within The Realm Of A Dying Sun by Dead Can Dance
Seventh Son Of The Seventh Son by Iron Maiden

From the 90’s

Brave by Marillion

Seasons End by Marillion
Brave by Marillion
OK Computer by Radiohead
From The Choirgirl Hotel by Tori Amos
Judgement by Anathema
Nightfall in Middle-Earth by Blind Guardian
A Blueprint Of The World by Enchant
Still Life by Opeth

From the 10’s
Lateralus by Tool
( ) by Sigur Ros
In Absentia by Porcupine Tree
Smpte by Transatlantic
Remedy Lane by Pain Of Salvation
Blackwater Park by Opeth
De-loused in the Comatorium by The Mars Volta
Sola Scriptura by Neal Morse
The Sham Mirrors by Arcturus
El Cielo by Dredg
Love Remains The Same by The Von Hertzen Brothers
Two Suns by Bat For Lashes

From 2011…

Movies
The Shining, Into The Wild, The Exorcist, Valhalla Rising, The Shawshank Redemption, Alien, The Silence Of The Lambs, Braveheart, The Lord Of The Rings, Seven, Inception, V For Vendetta, The Ring, Silent Hill