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A message from sound artist HERVÉ PEREZ
For devotees of mindfulness and deep meditation: The next live stream will be on Monday, 13th Jan at 6pm GMT Link: ...
Jan 61 min read
NOSTALGIA TRIP #1 – THE LASER’S EDGE Prog magazine (FALL 1997)
Thanks to Thierry Sportouche, the editor of ACID DRAGON for sending me copies of extinct prog magazines, including the above. I don’t...
Jan 62 min read
PETE SINFIELD – UNDER THE SKY – A COLLECTION OF LYRICS AND POEMS (1974/ 2024)
The article in PROG magazine reminded me of my signed copy of the above-named book. Richard Williams, writing in Melody Maker, said of...
Jan 62 min read
PARADOX ONE – THIS FRAGILE PEACE (2015/2024)
In 2015 I had the idea of building an album from the bottom up so to speak, that is by asking Tim Jones and Paddi to provide some bass...
Jan 61 min read
BEN WEAVER – STAY WITH (Bandcamp) (2024)
I have been a big fan of Ben Weaver’s music since I first heard “Stories Under Nails” and am delighted to review an album that has been...
Jan 62 min read
RICHARD GORMAN – THIS GUITAR LOVES YOU and SCUNNERED (Bandcamp) (2024)
Muse, guitarist and singer songwriter Richard Gorman has never sounded in better voice than on one of his latest collection of songs...
Dec 24, 20242 min read
ANDERSON, BRUFORD, WAKEMAN, HOWE – AN EVENING OF YES MUSIC PLUS (Fragile Records/ Esoteric) (2 x CD/ 2 x DVD box) (Release date: 31st January, 2025)
This is a concert recorded at the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, California. The set mostly contains classic Yes material but...
Dec 23, 20241 min read
SOFT MACHINE – SOFTS (Esoteric Recordings) (1 x LP) (Release date – 31st January, 2025)
Soft Machine’s second album for the Harvest label (following “Bundles”) featured a line-up of KARL JENKINS (Piano, Electric Piano,...
Dec 23, 20242 min read
THE FIRST FULL CALENDAR YEAR OF DIMENSIONS IN SOUND AND SPACE
As I review the year 2024, here is one of many nice comments we have had: the link is: https://elegantsimplicity.com/2024/12/10/dimension...
Dec 21, 20241 min read
REVIEW OF THE YEAR ON DIMENSIONS IN SOUND AND SPACE (2024) (part one)
As well as some of your feedback, I’ve been having a look back at what has been reviewed by www.dimensions-in-sound-and-space.com in...
Dec 21, 20242 min read
STEMESEDER LILLINGER with Craig Taborn - UMBRA III (Intakt Records) (17th January, 2025)
The line-up on this recording is Elias Stemeseder: composition, spinet, synth and effects; Christian Lillinger: composition, drums, samp...
Dec 21, 20241 min read
CLEMENS KURATLE/ YDIVIDE: THE DEFAULT (Intakt Records) (Release date: 24th January, 2025)
The line-up on this album is: Dee Byrne, alto saxophone, Elliot Galvin, piano and electronics, Chris Guilfoyle, guitar, Lukas Traxel,...
Dec 18, 20242 min read
BLOODCOG – STAGED (Bandcamp/ whi-music.co.uk) (CD/ DL) (2024)
Liverpudlian saxist/ flautist Phil Hargreaves fronts a band with two bass players (Fran Bass on electric and Richard Harding on Chapman...
Dec 14, 20241 min read
KEVIN KASTNING - ETHEREAL VII (Greydisc/ Bandcamp) (2024) (DL)
This is the fourth Kevin Kastning release to be reviewed on DISS. Previously, Kevin has played variations of a very specialised contra...
Dec 14, 20241 min read
ZOLDER ELLIPSIS – IL LIBRO DEI TROPI (Lizard Records/ Bandcamp) (2024)
On ‘Sketch A’ organ (Tom Aldrich) fades in; quirky rhythms and strange time signatures, throbbing bass (Chad Langford), extravagant snare...
Dec 12, 20242 min read
FAT MATTRESS – HOW CAN I LIVE – THE COMPLETE RECORDINGS (Cherry Red) (1969- 1970/ 2024) (release date 24th January, 2025)
Fat Mattress had a high-profile leader in Jimi Hendrix Experience bassist Noel Redding. He was joined by a seasoned rhythm section that...
Dec 10, 20242 min read
INTERVIEW WITH JUAN of Mylodon Records, a Chilean based label at the forefront of Prog
PHIL: Thanks for agreeing to do this interview. First of all, I would like to know how you got into Progressive Rock and why you decided...
Dec 10, 20245 min read
ASTRAL MAGIC – WIZARD’S EUPHORIA (Bandcamp- Astral Magic & Dr, Space) (2024)
Santtu Laakso is back in collaboration with Shane Beck and Dr Space (Scott Heller), as well as Astral Magic stalwart Jonathan Siegel, and...
Dec 10, 20241 min read
ELEGANT SIMPLICITY – BEFORE THE END PART 1 (Bandcamp) (2024)
First of all, apologies are due for the tardy review of this summertime release by multi-instrumentalist Steven McCabe, collecting...
Dec 9, 20241 min read
ELEGANT SIMPLICITY – BEFORE AND AFTER (single) (Bandcamp) (2024)
It’s incredible how much Steven McCabe manages to pack into 3 minutes of music! The most astonishing thing is that on this one track he...
Dec 9, 20241 min read
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