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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
KEVIN AYERS – ALL THIS CRAZY GIFT OF TIME: THE RECORDINGS 1969- 1973 (Esoteric Recordings) (2024)
There is an awful lot of music on this nine CD and one Blu-Ray release. All of the following is released with lots of bonuses: On CD...
Aug 30, 20242 min read
THREE- HEADED EMPEROR – MAD MAGIC AND FIRE (2024) (Falling A Records)
Gentle acoustic guitar and Georgia Lamb’s vocalisation starts off opening track ‘Mad, Magic and Fire’, before Barry Lamb takes the lead...
Aug 21, 20242 min read
ASTRAL MAGIC – EMERALD TABLET/ TASTE OF SUNLIGHT (IN MY MOUTH) (2024) (Bandcamp/ Royal Mint Records)
Heavy, man! This one sure did blow the cobwebs out. ‘Emerald Tablet’ is a real mindblower, capturing the spirit of a JIMI HENDRIX...
Aug 21, 20241 min read
DANIEL CASIMIR – BALANCE (2024) (Bandcamp)
Put on Bandcamp in digital format only, this album has attracted so much attention that there’s a vinyl pressing coming. Casimir is a...
Aug 21, 20241 min read
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...
Aug 21, 20241 min read
YANG- REJOICE (2024) (Cuneiform Records)
Following our illuminating interview with Frederic L’epée, the eagerly awaited new Yang release has now arrived! Described as a...
Aug 20, 20242 min read
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