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COMEDY OF ERRORS – THRENODY FOR A DEAD QUEEN (2023)
Comedy of Errors is a long-established progressive rock band from Glasgow. I really enjoyed this album. But you must not expect a...
Jun 27, 20231 min read
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NEW PROG MAGAZINE FOCUSES ON MARILLION
The latest issue of PROG magazine has a 17 track download sampler from the FRUITS DE MER label. In case you are not familiar, Keith Jones...
Jun 24, 20231 min read
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SULA BASSANA - NOSTALGIA (2022)
For the unacquainted, let’s set the record straight here; Sula Bassana is actually Dave Schmidt, an incredible one band (He does have a...
Jun 24, 20231 min read
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FARFLUNG- LIKE DRONES IN HONEY (2022)
I hadn’t heard L.A. space rockers’ Farflung for a while, but heard that Dave Schmidt had released their latest LP on Sulatron Records...
Jun 24, 20231 min read
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EVENINGS AT THE VILLAGE VANGUARD: JOHN COLTRANE WITH ERIC DOLPHY (1961/ 2023)
We’ve waited over six decades for this: the tapes were lost, then found, then mislaid, then found again at the New York Public Library....
Jun 21, 20231 min read
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CHRISTIAN McBRIDE’s NEW JAWN – PRIDE (2023)
When I heard Christian McBride was releasing a new album, I just had to check it out. I cannot claim to be too familiar with his previous...
Jun 21, 20231 min read
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STEVEN WILSON PRESENTS PROG SOUNDS IN UK ALTERNATIVE MUSIC 1979-89 (2023)
Steven Wilson has been a busy boy with his work on the Hawkwind behemoth and re-issues of some of his own classic albums. Under the...
Jun 21, 20231 min read
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STEVE HILLAGE - L.A. FORUM 31.1.77 (2023)
Joy of joys! ‘The Salmon Song’ and ‘Lunar Musick Suite’ et al in a digipack and 16 page booklet on Madfish for around a tenner. And...
Jun 21, 20231 min read
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SEVEN IMPALE – SUMMIT (2023)
After a seven year hiatus finally we have the multi-talented Norwegian prog outfit’s third album. Reverting to the 40 minute mark (as...
Jun 21, 20231 min read
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HAWKWIND – DAYS OF THE UNDERGROUND 1977-1979 (2023)
Just how much Hawkwind does the world need? I have reviewed dozens of them and here is another one. It’s on Atomhenge, a subsidiary of...
Jun 21, 20231 min read
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GENESIS BBC BROADCASTS (2023)
Radio tracks are usually included as bonuses, but to have 5 CDs of them seems excessive, if not exploitative, especially when you...
Jun 21, 20231 min read
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MILES DAVIS Quintet - Workin' - 1958/2023
Original Jazz Classics/Craft Recordings has released an LP/Download and it's hard to argue with the 5* review in Jazz Wise Magazine....
Jun 19, 20231 min read
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PETE BROWN - Poet, Lyricist and Band Leader
Born on Christmas Day 1940 in Hastings, Pete Brown was a Beat/Jazz poet influenced by Dylan Thomas, Alan Ginsberg and Jack Kerouac. He...
Jun 19, 20231 min read
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JADE WARRIOR - THE ISLAND ALBUMS (1974-1978) (2023)
If you haven't already bought the albums this elegantly presented remastered ESOTERIC boxset is essential. It includes FLOATING WORLD,...
Jun 14, 20231 min read
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PINK FLOYD - DARK SIDE OF THE MOON (LIVE AT WEMBLEY) (2023)
Yes, it's back again: to many people's ears the best Pink Floyd album and the epitome of prog. Personally, I've never been one to...
Jun 14, 20231 min read
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YES – LIVE AT KNOXVILLE CIVIC AUDITORIUM (2023)
It’s interesting to note that the vast majority of prog releases in 2023 have been reissues or live sets. The date was 15th November,...
Jun 14, 20231 min read
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ORCHESTRA OF THE UPPER ATMOSPHERE - THETA SIX (2023)
Martin Archer's label of love, DISCUS MUSIC, promotes "new creative music by living, working musicians". Described as "an ever morphing...
Jun 7, 20231 min read
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KARFAGEN - BIRDS (2023)
This is the remastered 'Director's Cut' of Antony Kalugin and friends' 'Birds of Passage' album. Ukrainian-born Antony plays keys, guitar...
Jun 7, 20231 min read
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URIAH HEEP - CHAOS & COLOUR (2023)
I must admit I haven't listened to a Uriah Heep album since their heyday and have always considered 'Demons and Wizards' to be a classic...
Jun 7, 20231 min read
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YES - MIRROR TO THE SKY (2023)
Yes has, like Jethro Tull, been enjoying a renaissance. Following ‘The Quest’ which entered the UK chart in the top 20, but disappointed...
Jun 2, 20231 min read
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