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SACRED BUZZ – RADIO RADIATION EP (Bandcamp) (2024)
Available on download and cassette, “Radio Radiation” was recorded in a studio on Frank Zappa Strasse in Berlin. The line-up is Ivan...
Nov 4, 20241 min read
RICHARD GORMAN – WCNSF/ BEATITUDE charity single (Bandcamp) (2024)
All money from Dundee guitarist/ singer songwriter Richard Gorman goes to the Palestinian relief fund. Richard was inspired by the...
Nov 4, 20241 min read
PARADOX ONE: THIS FRAGILE PEACE and COMPILATION TO BE RELEASED ON FALLING A RECORDS TO MARK 25th ANNIVERSARY
Two Paradox One releases are forthcoming on Falling A Records. The first is “This Fragile Peace”, originally released in 2015 and newly...
Nov 4, 20241 min read
CENSUS OF HALLUCINATIONS – THE 4TH DIMENSION (Falling A Records) (2024 reissue)
The 4th Dimension' uses, as ever, a healthy sprinkling of sampling, effects, narrative and programming to create a veritable feast of...
Nov 4, 20241 min read
CENSUS OF HALLUCINATIONS – THE 3RD EYE (Falling A Records) (2001/ 2024)
“A world of frantic motion, never knowing if you’re coming or going”, unable to show our emotions ruled over by politicians who “if at...
Nov 4, 20242 min read
CENSUS OF HALLUCINATIONS – OPUS 2 (Falling A Records) (2024 reissue)
On 'Opus 2' the long memorable opener 'Spirit of the Cat' is followed by 'Infinite Possibilities', a track that captures the great 'vibe'...
Nov 4, 20241 min read
CENSUS OF HALLUCINATIONS- CENSUS OF HALLUCINATIONS (Falling A Records) (2024 reissue)
The world of Stone Premonitions first came to my attention when I was sent the first Census of Hallucinations CD to review and I am...
Nov 4, 20241 min read
SPACE MIRRORS – MAJESTIC DREAMQUEST – TRIBUTE TO NIK TURNER (Atomic Age Records/ Bandcamp) (2024)
Dedicated to Hawkwind legend Nik Turner who died on 10th November, 2022, this collection of new tracks and previously unreleased has...
Nov 4, 20241 min read
SPACE MIRRORS – NEXUS BETWEEN SPACE AND ART (Atomic Age/ Dead Earnest/ Bandcamp (2024)
Multi-instrumentalist Ailsa Coral has spent over two decades indulging in music that has successfully straddled two seemingly...
Nov 4, 20241 min read
NEIL COWLEY – ENTITY (2024) (Bandcamp)
This is the Neil Cowley Trio’s first trio album for seven years. Generally, in thematic terms, it addresses the “human push back” against...
Oct 24, 20242 min read
IMMANUEL WILKINS – BLUES BLOOD (2024) (Blue Note)
Saxophonist Immanuel Wilkins drew much attention with his album “Omega” in 2020. Jazzwise magazine’s response to this album was with...
Oct 24, 20242 min read
DEVIN DANIELS – LES GO (2024) (Sam First Records)
“Les Go” is, in alto saxophonist Devin’s own words, a “running out the gates” first year on the scene after graduation, album, and augurs...
Oct 24, 20241 min read
THE LONDON JAZZ FESTIVAL – 15TH to 24TH NOVEMBER, 2024
As The London Jazz Festival is getting closer, it’s time to have a look at some recent releases by some of the headliners. Pianist NEIL...
Oct 21, 20241 min read
SIDEWALK SOCIETY – AN INTRODUCTION TO SIDEWALK SOCIETY (2024) (Fruits de Mer Records)
Coming in December, this is a double CD of a band I know quite well, having purchased a vinyl copy of their remake of The Action’s...
Oct 21, 20242 min read
VIBRAVOID – AN INTRODUCTION TO VIBRAVOID (2024) (Fruits de Mer Records)
Coming in December, this is a double CD that is not to be missed from the legendary psychedelic rockers Vibravoid, 35 years old and as...
Oct 21, 20242 min read
EGG - EGG (1970/ 2024) – A REVIEW FROM THE ARCHIVES
The info: Following the release by Esoteric of “Egg” on CD some time ago, a new remastered vinyl edition can now be preordered, restoring...
Oct 21, 20242 min read
BILL BRUFORD – THE WINTERFOLD AND SUMMERFOLD YEARS (Cherry Red) (2024)
Bill Bruford’s outstanding jazz-rock-fusion album Feels Good to Me (1978) figures prominently in this 3 CD set, with a crack band of...
Oct 16, 20243 min read
DREAM ARIA – AWAKENING (2024)
It is the 20th anniversary of Dream Aria, a Canadian prog band with classical/ operatic roots going back to when they were founded, with...
Oct 14, 20241 min read
SULA BASSANA/ SKYJOGGERS -Split LP (Sulatron Records) (2004)
Wow, Skyjoggers are loud! Subsequent to the Dazed and Spaced Festival in Hamburg, Dave Schmidt (Sula Bassana) has coordinated this split...
Oct 14, 20241 min read
ETERNAL FLASHBACK - I (Bandcamp) (2024)
The prolific Santtu Laakso is back again contributing as a guest synth player to a continuous 38-minute piece by poetic narrator Shane...
Oct 13, 20241 min read
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