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RECORD STORE DAY 2025 (Saturday, 12th April)
Yes, it’s here again. I thought it might be useful to list some albums (NB 20 in all of hundreds) being released on RSD, concentrating on...
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9 minutes ago1 min read
A FEW WORDS WITH SANTTU LAAKSO OF ASTRAL MAGIC ABOUT HIS “DANCE OF DESTINY” ALBUM
I asked Santtu about the lyrics of the vocal tracks and the meanings behind the songs on the album: ‘Dance of Destiny’: This is about how...
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11 minutes ago1 min read
ASTRAL MAGIC – DANCE OF DESTINY (Bandcamp) (ltd. ed CD/ DL) (2025)
“Dance of Destiny” could prove to be one of Santtu Laaksu, the man behind Astral Magic’s most powerful releases, especially in the...
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12 minutes ago1 min read
SUN RA AND HIS INTER-GALACTIC RESEARCH ARKESTRA – NUITS DE LA FONATION MAEGHT (Strut) (6 x LP – Record Store Day/ DL) (2025)
Sun Ra never seems to go out of fashion, nor does the music ever see to be ahead of its time. The music heard here was originally...
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13 minutes ago1 min read
RAY RUSSELL – THE COMPLETE SPONTANEOUS EVENT: LIVE 1967-1969 (Jazz in Britain) (2 x CD/ DL) (2025)
You really can’t go wrong with Jazz in Britain releases: attractively packaged, comprehensive and competitively priced, and this release...
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4 days ago1 min read
PARADOX ONE – 25TH ANNIVERSARY RELEASE “DIMENSIONS OF PARADOX ONE” NOW LIVE
This compilation spans 25 years of the Paradox One project and can be purchased for the modest price of £7. Please feel free to use the...
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4 days ago1 min read
PARADOX ONE – 25TH ANNIVERSARY RELEASE “DIMENSIONS OF PARADOX ONE” NOW LIVE
This compilation spans 25 years of the Paradox One project and can be listened to on BANDCAMP. Please feel free to use the following link...
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4 days ago2 min read
LORENZO BEDINI – WHO NEVER WAS (Bandcamp/ distributed by Burning Shed) (2025)
Lorenzo Bedini is from the prog band Airbridge. I like his ‘mission statement’ – “a hand-crafted album, on which all instruments and...
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PREMIATA FORNERIA MARCONI – THE MANTICORE STUDIO ALBUMS (1973-1977) (2025) (4 X CD) (Esoteric) (release date: 18th April)
This is a major release from Esoteric/ Cherry Red. I reviewed these albums (along with a compilation called “River of Life”) back in...
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Mar 121 min read
ØRESUND SPACE COLLECTIVE- KOZFEST (Bandcamp) (2025)
Kozfest was held in Axminster (famous for its carpets) in England on 29th July, 2023. Synthist/ synthetist Dr Space is joined by Vince...
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Mar 122 min read
CAMEL – THE SNOW GOOSE (Esoteric Recordings) (2 x CD + Blu Ray) (1975/2025)
The latest in a series of classic Camel reissues this 50th anniversary edition has some bonus tracks in the form of outtake ‘Riverman’...
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Mar 121 min read
JETHRO TULL –CURIOUS RUMINANT (Inside Out) (various formats) (2025)
24 albums in, six decades in the music business (a concert to mark this already enthusiastically reviewed in DISS), Ian Anderson,...
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Mar 121 min read
VAN DER GRAAF GENERATOR – WORLD RECORD (Esoteric Recordings) (2 x CD + Blu Ray) (1976/ 2025)
The last record by the classic Hammill/ Jackson/ Banton/ Evans line-up until 2005’s “Present”, I don’t endorse the theory that somehow...
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Mar 121 min read
JON ANDERSON & THE BAND GEEKS- LIVE – PERPETUAL CHANGE (Frontier) (2025)
Jon Anderson has assembled what is essentially a tribute band for a live album named after one of Yes’s songs. Indeed, most of the music...
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Mar 41 min read
QUASARS OF DESTINY – MUSIC TO LISTEN TO WHILE EATING PLANETS (Bandcamp, 2025)
What a title! From the Øresund Space Collective/ Dr Space stable, this release features one piece with a 30-minute core, which starts...
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Mar 41 min read
MYRA MELFORD SPLASH with MICHAEL FORMANEK and CHES SMITH (Intakt CD) (2025)
Incorporating multimedia elements from the visual arts, literature, poetry and architectures into the music, innovative pianist Myra...
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Mar 42 min read
CHRISTOPH IRNIGER PILGRIM - HUMAN INTELLIGENCE (Live) (Intakt CD) (2025)
Swiss label Intakt is regularly releasing some intriguing jazz music and “Human Intelligence” is yet another example. The line-up is...
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Feb 252 min read
CAMEL – MIRAGE (Esoteric Recordings) (1974/ 2025) (2 x CD + Blu-Ray)
After their MCA debut, “Mirage” was the band’s first album for Decca (Deram). Strangely enough it failed to dent the U.K. charts but did...
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Feb 251 min read
CAMEL – MOON MADNESS (Esoteric Recordings) (1976/ 2025) (2 x CD + Blu-ray)
Less vocals and more instrumental than previous albums, “Moon Madness” is another strong album from the Camel canon, featuring tracks...
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Feb 251 min read
CAMEL – NUDE and PRESSURE POINTS (Esoteric Recordings) (1981 & 1984/ 2025) (2 X CD + Blu-Ray)
With music written by Andy Latimer and lyrics by Susan Hoover, “Nude” tells the story of a Japanese soldier who, after being lost in the...
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