Interview with Gandalf's Fist from 2018

Dean Marsh: Actually, quite a bit! We’ve expanded ranks to a six-piece, released a triple album entitled “The Clockwork Fable," headlined the Second Stage at HRH Prog, headlined our own theatre show, released a special, remixed version of A Day in the life of a Universal Wanderer, released a Christmas single, cut our first vinyl at Abbey Road Studios and launched our own record label Nightkeeper Productions.  In this time Luke has also opened his own Donkey Derby in Whitley Bay, and I have re-watched the Karate Kid on VHS a number of times. 

Ben Bell: Well I was happily minding my own business, carving out my own niche (or maybe more of a nick, or a scratch) in the prog rock world when this drummer turned up with certain… photos. He explained to me that either I play some gigs with him or he’d publish them, and my life would be ruined. Funny thing is, they’re only random photos of what looks like some bits of German landscape (and I think there was a blurry one of a dog too), but he seemed so convinced that I was kind of swept along with the whole thing. And so here I am.

Stefan Hepe: I seriously cannot remember being involved in an interview with Music Street Journal, so it must’ve been before I joined, so… I was obviously busy joining the Fist, collecting blurry photos for…

Stefan Hepe: I enjoy it when someone just tells us that he likes what we do.

Dean Marsh: I think the biggest compliment we’ve had in recent years has been regarding The Clockwork Fable album - we had a lot of reviews saying it is somewhat of a modern classic in terms of conceptual albums. and, considering we recorded and produced it ourselves, it makes those comments all the more satisfying. The reaction to our latest live performances has also been overwhelming. It was great to hear that people were requesting us to preform again at HRH Prog – so we were more than happy to oblige!

Stefan Hepe: Greg Lake’s and Bruce Dickinson’s Autobiographies.

Dean Marsh: How to Avoid Huge Ships by Captain John W. Trimmer

Stefan Hepe: Last concert I saw was The Musical Box performing the Selling England By The Pound tour. Looking forward to see King Crimson and Fish this year in Germany. Plus I hope this time we have a bit of time to watch other bands at HRH…

Dean Marsh: I think it was a couple of years ago watching a Pink Floyd tribute in the pub the night before we were planning on going down to London to record Zach Galligan’s lines whilst he was in town attending special Gremlins screening. We had to run for the train in the morning! We didn’t even have time to see any other bands at HRH last year as we were running around like headless chickens doing radio interviews and trying to find a curry that wouldn’t kill Luke.

Stefan Hepe: Yes, and I really don’t want to talk about it. The first concert worth remembering (or mentioning) was the one I went to on my own, with all senses awaken: Deep Purple.

Dean Marsh: I don’t remember much of it. I do, however, remember getting caught waiting for the bus to Newcastle on the morning of the concert – a load of us were on the skive from school and my teacher came looking for us. He found me sat on the wall by the bus-stop – everyone else had had the foresight to hide in the pub until it arrived.