{"id":389,"date":"2026-03-04T09:31:19","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T23:31:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ambientden.com\/?p=389"},"modified":"2026-03-04T09:31:21","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T23:31:21","slug":"2025-08-12-betreutes-proggen-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ambientden.com\/?p=389","title":{"rendered":"2025-08-12 &#8211; Betreutes Proggen (Review)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-betreutes-proggen wp-block-embed-betreutes-proggen\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"utnckHWtxL\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.betreutesproggen.de\/2025\/08\/ambient-den-ambient-den\/\">Ambient Den \u2013 Ambient Den<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8222;Ambient Den \u2013 Ambient Den&#8220; &#8211; Betreutes Proggen\" src=\"https:\/\/www.betreutesproggen.de\/2025\/08\/ambient-den-ambient-den\/embed\/#?secret=bIWpDPOE6Q#?secret=utnckHWtxL\" data-secret=\"utnckHWtxL\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Translation:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By Juergen Meurer on August 12, 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A new band whose name might lead you to place them in the wrong category, as they&#8217;re not really ambient music, but primarily melodic progressive rock, which also incorporates a touch of space rock or even funk (in &#8216;Future History Part 2&#8217;). The band name has a different origin: it&#8217;s a random mix of the first names of band members Tim Bennett , Ben Craven , and Dean Povey , resulting in Ambient Den. It&#8217;s a fair choice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One name on this list will likely be familiar to some, as Ben Craven has already been featured here, which gives a first indication of the direction this work is taking. The album consists of six core tracks, with four of these six tracks included as singles as a bonus, resulting in a total running time of 67 minutes. That&#8217;s a perfectly acceptable approach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The tracks with vocals are sometimes a bit mainstream, but (like &#8216;For All Mankind&#8217;) they turn out to be real earworms after a few listens. What truly makes this trio&#8217;s sound distinctive, however, is Ben Craven &#8216;s guitar work . A prime example of this is the instrumental long track &#8216;Terraforming&#8217;, which clocks in at 16.5 minutes. It features plenty of fantastic guitar solos that are reminiscent of Pink Floyd, especially when a slide guitar is used. The 9-minute &#8216;Earthrise&#8217;, on the other hand, brings to mind RPWL.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They consistently stay within the melodic realm; you shouldn&#8217;t expect any jarring attacks or metallic outbursts. It&#8217;s a feel-good album, plain and simple. The musicians&#8217; collaboration began during the pandemic, when Craven and Bennett met for spontaneous jam sessions. When drummer Povey joined them, it became clear that this lineup would be working on an album. And this debut album is definitely promising and gives hope for more to come.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rating: 11\/15 points<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Original:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By Juergen Meurer on 12. August 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Eine neue Formation, die man dem Namen folgend eher in eine falsche Kategorie einordnet, denn um Ambient geht es hier nicht, sondern in der Hauptsache um melodischen Progressive Rock, der aber auch mal eine Prise Space Rock oder auch sogar Funk (in &#8216;Future History Part 2&#8217;) vertr\u00e4gt. Der Bandname hat einen anderen Hintergrund, denn hier werden die Vornamen der Bandmitglieder Tim Bennett, Ben Craven und Dean Povey bunt durcheinander gew\u00fcrfelt, und schlie\u00dflich ergab dies Ambient Den. Kann man so machen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ein Name in dieser Auflistung d\u00fcrfte manchen gel\u00e4ufig sein, denn Ben Craven ist hier bereits vorgestellt worden, und das liefert auch schon einen ersten Anhaltspunkt, in welche Richtung dieses Werk abzielt. Das Album besteht im Kern aus sechs Titeln, als Bonus wurden noch vier dieser sechs Titel in Single Versionen angeh\u00e4ngt, so dass man auf eine Gesamtlaufzeit von 67 Minuten kommt. Auch das: kann man so machen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Die Tracks mit Gesang sind bisweilen etwas mainstreamig, entpuppen sich (wie beispielsweise &#8216;For All Mankind&#8217;) nach einigen Durchl\u00e4ufen als echte Ohrw\u00fcrmer. Was den Sound dieses Trios aber charakteristisch macht, ist die Gitarrenarbeit von Ben Craven. Ein Musterbeispiel hierf\u00fcr ist der instrumentale Longtrack &#8216;Terraforming&#8217;, der es auf eine Laufzeit von 16 \u00bd Minuten bringt. Hier sind reichlich tolle Gitarrensoli eingestreut, die immer wieder an Pink Floyd erinnern, gerade auch dann, wenn eine Slide Gitarre eingesetzt wird. Das 9-min\u00fctige &#8216;Earthrise&#8217; wiederum l\u00e4sst an RPWL denken.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sie sind stets im melodischen Bereich unterwegs, schr\u00e4ge Attacken sind ebenso wenig zu erwarten wie metallische Ausbr\u00fcche. Ein Wohlf\u00fchlalbum eben. Die Zusammenarbeit der Musiker entstand zu Corona-Zeiten, als Craven und Bennett sich zu spontanen Jam-Sessions trafen. Als dann Drummer Povey dazu stie\u00df, wurde klar, dass man in dieser Konstellation ein Album angehen w\u00fcrde. Und dieses Deb\u00fctalbum ist eindeutig vielversprechend und l\u00e4sst auf weitere Taten hoffen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bewertung: 11\/15 Punkten<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Translation: By Juergen Meurer on August 12, 2025 A new band whose name might lead you to place them in the wrong category, as they&#8217;re not really ambient music, but primarily melodic progressive rock, which also incorporates a touch of space rock or even funk (in &#8216;Future History Part 2&#8217;). 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