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JETHRO TULL -LIVE FROM BALOISE, SWITZERLAND 15/11/2008 (e-a-r Music) (2 x CD) (2025)
Ian Anderson describes the concert as “a fine venue in the beautiful city of Basel and “a memorable occasion for all”. The rapport with...
Jun 301 min read
HAWKWIND – ASTOUNDING SOUNDS, AMAZING MUSIC (Cherry Red) (RM LP) (1976/ 2025) (Release date: 25th July, 2025)
An exact facsimile of the original Charisma Records LP with a inner bad and liner note insert, “Astounding Sounds, Amazing Music” lays to...
Jun 301 min read
ASTRALASIA – THE SEVEN-POINTED STAR (Cherry Red) (4 x CD) (1996/2025)
Magic Mushroom and Astralasia were sister groups originating from 1990. The latter were part of the dancefloor trance scene along with...
Jun 301 min read
BACK DOOR – VIENNA BACKGROUND – THE RECORDINGS 1971-1976 (RM 5 x CD) (Cherry Red) (2025)
Back Door seemed to excel more as a live band than a studio band; their numbers tended to be fairly short, Ron Aspery’s flurry of sax...
Jun 282 min read
THE RESIDENTS - THE CLASSIC 1980s ALBUMS REMASTERED FROM THE ORIGINAL TAPES, PLUS PREVIOUSLY UNKNOWN SONGS, DEMOS, REMIXES, LIVE RECORDINGS, NON-ALBUM TRACKS AND LATER EVOLUTIONS (Cherry Red) (2025)
With 13 previously unreleased tracks this will be an essential purchase for Residents fans and the curious. As the press release says...
Jun 281 min read
MeM – FOGLIA DI RUGIADA (DL/ 100 ltd, LP (Maracash Records) (2025)
Just released is the debut album of Mem, led by multi-instrumentalist Antongiulio Moneta aided by Davide Moneta whose sax first appears...
Jun 241 min read
JAIME ROSAS – TRES PIEZAS DE ROCK PROGRESSIVO (Mylodon Records) (DL) (2025)
There’s an unmistakeable Emerson, Lake and Palmer influence from the off on ‘Cueca Contemporánea’ (The cueca is Chile’s national dance...
Jun 242 min read
ACID DRAGON #88 IS OUT NOW!
The June 2025 is out with 64 pages of high-quality colourful observations, reviews and interviews. As it has always done ACID DRAGON...
Jun 241 min read
EMMA-JEAN THACKRAY – WEIRDO (Parlophone) (2 x LP; 2 x CD) (2025)
Emma-Jean Thackray gets right to the heart of the matter with her direct lyrics and hooks and use of vignettes as bridges like ‘Something...
Jun 181 min read
GREG LAKE- LIVE (Spirit of Unicorn/ Cherry Red) (2 CD/DVD) (Release date 27th June, 2025)
Mostly comprising material from E.L.P. and Greg’s solo works there are also two King Crimson numbers ‘In the Court of the Crimson King’...
Jun 181 min read
JACK BRUCE- HARMONY ROW (2 x g/f LP; 3 x CD + 1 x Blu-Ray) (Esoteric/ Cherry Red) Release date: 27th June, 2025)
A remastered original mix, a new stereo mix and a 5.1 sound stereo mix with a Blu-Ray from 21st August, 1971 (Granada TV) and Rockpalast...
Jun 181 min read
MAGIC PIE- MAESTRO (Karisma Records/ Bandcamp) (2025)
Norwegian progressive rock band Magic Pie were formed in 2001 and, to quote the press release are “known for their intricate...
Jun 172 min read
BJØRN RIIS – FIMBULVINTER (Karisma/ Bandcamp) (Ltd LP. LP/ CD/ DL) (2025)
Named after the legendary long winter that heralds Ragnarok, a time of both destruction and rebirth. Bjørn Riis of Airbag’s new album...
Jun 172 min read
THE KRISTEN CARDIASMENOS PROJECT – DOPE AFFAIR (Bandcamp) (2025)
Californian psych rock band The Kristen Caridasmenos Project is a sextet of Kristen on guitar and electric sitar (Heard on groovy opening...
Jun 161 min read
STEREOLAB – INSTANT HOLOGRAMS ON METAL FILM (Warp/ Duophonic) (2025)
Stereolab’s eagerly awaited first album for 15 years doesn’t disappoint. Their genre defying, totally unique and instantly recognisable...
Jun 161 min read
NICK DRAKE – THE MAKING OF FIVE LEAVES LEFT (4 x LP or 4 x CD) (Island Records): Release date 25th July, 2025
I remember well my first exposure to the music of Nick Drake: the song Time Has Told Me on an Island sampler. I was hooked and bought the...
Jun 161 min read
GENESIS – THE LAMB LIES DOWN ON BROADWAY (Atlantic Rhino) (various formats): Release date: 13th June, 2025 delayed to late Autumn
Way back when I did a survey on fans’ 100 favourite progressive rock albums and “The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway” finished 4th behind...
Jun 161 min read
Why a Lack of Sci-FI
Science Fiction writing offers many approaches and directions, and many acclaimed sci-fi writers have revolutionised the genre time and...
Jun 142 min read
DOCTOR WHO – IS THIS THE END?
That veritable tome PRIVATE EYE is as concerned as Bendict and I about the future of Doctor Who, a show that seems unsure of its general...
Jun 141 min read
MIKE OLDFIELD – HERGEST RIDGE (50th ANNIVERSARY) (Universal/ Island) (2025)
Mike Oldfield’s sophomore album was, like his unlikely groundbreaking chart-topping, universally acclaimed album “Tubular Bells”, in two...
Jun 141 min read
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