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ALICE COLTRANE: THE HIGH PRIESTESS OF SPIRITUAL JAZZ
So goes the title of the feature story in JAZZWISE magazine – their 300th issue, infact – congratulations! I must admit I got into Alice...
Sep 30, 20242 min read
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BANCO DEL MUTUO SOCCORSO – a look back at the Italian prog giants in the 1970s.
(The full story can be found in THE GREAT ROCK BIBLE) The origins of BANCO DEL MUTUO SOCCORSO (Bank of Mutual Relief) from Rome date...
Sep 30, 20242 min read
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BURNIN’ RED IVANHOE: signed by John Peel and produced by Tony Reeves: a look back.
Danish prog pioneers BURNING RED IVANHOE was formed in 1967 in the Copenhagen area with a musical recipe that included jazz, rock and...
Sep 30, 20242 min read
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CARPTREE, SWEDEN’S best-kept prog rock secret.
CARTPREE was formed in Stockholm in 1997 by two friends Carl Westholm, a keyboard player and Niclas Flinck, a singer. Some reviewers...
Sep 30, 20243 min read
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MASCOT MOTH – SESIWN ARBROFOL ABERTAWE (2024) EP (Bandcamp)
‘I Didn’t Know’ is a cool sax/ guitar led groove (Rob Harrison) with nice harmony vocals from Jack Hunter and David Thomas, a song of...
Sep 18, 20241 min read
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GARFIELD’S BIRTHDAY – TYPICALLY STEREO (2020) (Pink Hedgehog Records/ Bandcamp)
Garfield’s Birthday were formed in Weymouth, on the south coast of England in 1995 at the height of Brit-pop, they started where they...
Sep 18, 20241 min read
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HAZE – THE WATERS EDGE (2024) (Gabadon Records/ Bandcamp)
Wow, it was great to hear that Haze are recording again; it’s a long time since I last spoke to Chris and Paul McMahon about their...
Sep 17, 20241 min read
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DR. SPACE – ALIEN PLANET TRIP VOL 8 – SPACE WITH BASS IV – PURPLE ROSE POWDER (2024) and MUSIC TO DISAPPEAR TO (Bandcamp)
Thanks to Richard Hellier for getting in touch to a long-time Øresund Space Collective (and all things related) fan. I didn’t need a...
Sep 17, 20242 min read
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LAURA JUDD & PAUL DUNMALL – FANFARES & FREEDOM (2024) (Discus Music/ Bandcamp)
This is live recording from a piece premiered at the 2023 Cheltenham Jazz Festival, and later recorded at The Vortex Club in London....
Sep 17, 20241 min read
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SPACE DEBRIS – BEHIND THE GATE (2017/ 2024) (Bandcamp)
It was nice to hear from Christian Jäger that “Behind the Gate” has been re-released. This was actually recorded over 2015 and 2016 and...
Sep 17, 20241 min read
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ASTRAL MAGIC – INTERSTELLAR RELATIONS (2024) (Bandcamp)
The Astral Magic family continues to grow, to 11 musicians in total as this prolific group led by multi-instrumentalist/ mixer/ producer...
Sep 17, 20241 min read
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VANILLA FUDGE – WHERE IS MY MIND – THE ATCO RECORDINGS 1967 – 1969 (2024) (Cherry Red/ Esoteric Recordings)
It is difficult to know where to start with this 9 CD boxset which includes mono and stereo versions of their eponymous album and “The...
Sep 17, 20242 min read
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STARSHIP OVERFLOW – 37 YEARS ON AIR – UK’S OLDEST ALTERNATIVE RADIO SHOW
GARRY LEE’s labour of love is now well into its fourth decade bringing Rock/ Metal/ Indie/ Alternative/ Crossover/ Space Rock/...
Sep 17, 20241 min read
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DANZA DE LA IRA – SEPTIES KAIROS (2024) (Mylodon Records)
A well-conceived, played and produced album by Chilean prog rock newcomers Danza de la Ira, “Septies Kairos” is a concept album about...
Sep 17, 20241 min read
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HAWKWIND – IN SEARCH OF SPACE (1971/ 2024) (Esoteric/ Cherry Red)
I am looking at my United Artists original complete with log book – in this sort of condition these cost a pretty penny these days, so I...
Sep 9, 20241 min read
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FILM: ALIEN: ROMULUS (2024) (Intro and PS by Phil; review by Benedict)
It’s a while since we’ve reviewed a film, but we just had to go to the Dundee Contemporary Arts Cinema to see the latest instalment of...
Sep 9, 20243 min read
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STEVE WILSON – SONGS FROM THE SUMMERHOUSE (2024) (Bandcamp)
It was so nice to hear from musician Simon Felton (Pink Hedgehog Records) after all this time, and I am grateful to him for sending me...
Sep 2, 20242 min read
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PRIMAVERA NEGRA- CLIO (2024) (Mylodon Records)
‘Clio’ is a 3-minute plus foretaste of their forthcoming album ‘Tanit’. It’s an atmospheric instrumental track, guitar based with synth...
Sep 2, 20241 min read
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HISTERESIS – ASALTO AL CIELO (2024) (Mylodon Records)
This is Histeresis’s second album following “Histéresis Magnética" in 2022. Opener ‘Sensorial’ features a fluid synth solo and some mazy...
Sep 2, 20241 min read
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