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GONG- UNENDING ASCENDING (2023) (K Scope)
It’s here at last! Daevid Allen and Gilli Smyth’s creation during exile in France in 1967, heir apparent Kavus Torabi (CARDIACS,...
Nov 6, 20231 min read


NEW BOOK ON EDDIE VAN HALEN ("TONECHASER" by STEVEN ROSEN)
Music journalist and Guitar World magazine correspondent STEVEN ROSEN's book about his long friendship with EDDIE VAN HALEN has been...
Nov 6, 20231 min read
THE BEVIS FROND – AN INTERVIEW WITH NICK SALOMAN
PHIL: I was in touch with Ade Shaw years ago when the was releasing his own solo works for review. I happened to mention I hadn’t...
Nov 6, 20239 min read
THE BEVIS FROND – AN INTRODUCTION TO (2023) (Fruits de Mer Records)
I was late to discover this wonderful band masterminded by Nick Saloman, and had a lot of catching up to do. I enjoyed this period of my...
Nov 6, 20232 min read
THE BEATLES – NOW AND THEN (2023) – A PERSONAL VERDICT
When I heard about this, I had mixed feelings. It seemed an awful long time since ‘Free as a Bird’ and ‘Real Love’ appeared in 1994 at...
Nov 6, 20232 min read
OZRIC TENTACLES – LOTUS UNFOLDING (2023) (Snapper Music)
Now into their fortieth year this Somerset band has released their 16th album, having previously been the architects of seminal albums...
Nov 6, 20231 min read
ESPRESSO- ESPRESSO (2022) (Mylodon Records/ Bandcamp)
First of all, some background information: Espresso’s style develops elements of progressive rock, jazz, electronica and experimentation,...
Nov 6, 20232 min read
PATTERN SEEKING ANIMALS – SPOOKY ACTION AT A DISTANCE (2023) (Inside Out)
Starting with marching drums and surging synths, ’The Man Made of Stone’ reveals PSA as skilled story tellers on their 4th album since...
Nov 6, 20231 min read
35 TAPES – FABRIC OF TIME (2023) (Apollon Records)
This style of prog will be familiar to many: sometimes referred to as neo-prog or melodic prog, easy on the ear well-structured music...
Nov 6, 20231 min read
YES – YES SINGLES (2023) (Rhino)
A curiosity – not really a singles band were they? Well, actually in the US they were. Please note the tracks and stats below: SIDE ONE...
Nov 6, 20231 min read
THE ROLLING STONES – HACKNEY DIAMONDS (2023)
The band’s first album since 2016’s album of blues covers “Blue and Lonesome”, the much heralded “Hackney Diamonds” is well played and...
Oct 27, 20232 min read


JAUME DE VIALA- CALIDOSCOPI EMBRUIXAT (2023) (self-released)
Jaume was an original member of Salvador Avià’s Celobert Màgic which played a unique form of Catalan prog ethno-fusion. I enjoyed his...
Oct 27, 20232 min read


KEITH EMERSON RIP PROG MAGAZINE SPECIAL
When I was an aspiring prog rock keyboard player in the seventies I had a poster of Keith, I think it may have been from ‘Sounds’...
Oct 27, 20232 min read
CLAUDIO MILANO’s END FRIENDS MANIFESTAZIONI LIVE 2011-2023 (MP 117) (Edge Music)
I had heard of Claudio Milano before as a multi-lingual vocalist and lyricist in reviewing the music of NichelOdeon and have MARTIN...
Oct 27, 20232 min read
ELVIND AARSET AND JAN BANG – LAST TWO INCHES OF SKY (2023) (Jazzland)
This Norwegian duo has carved a niche in the jazz electronica field; Bang works more on the electronics side with field recordings, found...
Oct 27, 20231 min read
THE MUFFINS – BAKERS’ DOZEN (2022) (Cuneiform)
A lovingly curated limited edition box set containing 12 CDs, a DVD of the entire NEAR fest 2005 concert and a 76-page book will get...
Oct 19, 20233 min read
ASTRAL MAGIC – SACRED MYSTERIES – 2023 (Bandcamp)
‘Gobekli Tepe’ gets the album off to an excellent start, an instrumental with organ, swishing and swirling synths, thumping bass, and all...
Oct 19, 20231 min read
MORE NEW RELEASES TO LOOK FORWARD TO: CAMEL, GONG, DISCIPLINE, WHITE WILLOW, DJAM KARET AND MORE
Marking their 50th anniversary, there is final confirmation of that eagerly awaited CAMEL retrospective AIR BORN: THE MCA AND DECCA YEARS...
Oct 19, 20231 min read
PAUL DUNMALL – BRIGHT LIGHT A JOYOUS CELEBRATION (2023) (Discus Music)
Kentish man PAUL DUNMALL has been around for a while, is a master of tenor, soprano, baritone sax and saxello and also plays clarinet and...
Oct 19, 20232 min read
CURLEW – CBGB – NYC – 1987/ TAKTLOS FESTIVAL, BERN, SWITZERLAND (CUNEIFORM, 2023)
These excellent live recordings are to be released on Cuneiform Records on 27th October and constitute a recommended starting point for...
Oct 19, 20232 min read
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