BANCO DEL MUTUO SOCCORSO – a look back at the Italian prog giants in the 1970s.
(The full story can be found in THE GREAT ROCK BIBLE) The origins of BANCO DEL MUTUO SOCCORSO (Bank of Mutual Relief) from Rome date...
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Sep 302 min
BURNIN’ RED IVANHOE: signed by John Peel and produced by Tony Reeves: a look back.
Danish prog pioneers BURNING RED IVANHOE was formed in 1967 in the Copenhagen area with a musical recipe that included jazz, rock and...
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Sep 303 min
CARPTREE, SWEDEN’S best-kept prog rock secret.
CARTPREE was formed in Stockholm in 1997 by two friends Carl Westholm, a keyboard player and Niclas Flinck, a singer. Some reviewers...
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Sep 171 min
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...
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Sep 171 min
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...
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Sep 171 min
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...
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Sep 21 min
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...
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Sep 21 min
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...
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Aug 211 min
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...
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Aug 202 min
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...
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Aug 202 min
VARIOUS ARTISTS: THE RECURRING DREAMS OF DR SARDONICUS (Fruits de Mer Records) (2024)
A highly recommended double CD capturing a compendium of artists who have played at the Fruits de Mer festivals over the years, with 2½...
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Aug 203 min
BLACK WIDOW – SABBAT DAYS – COMPLETE ANTHOLOGY 1969- 1972 (Esoteric 6 x CD set)
This boxset is remarkable in that it is the first ever such anthology (There was a less comprehensive boxset in 2003) of a band who most...
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Aug 202 min
ANGE - LE CIMÉTIERE DES ARLEQUINS (1973)/ AU-DELA DU DÉLIRE (1974)/ ÉMILE JACOUTEY (1975), remastered CDs with posters (2024) (Musea/ Burning Shed)
ANGE toured extensively in the UK and opened for Genesis in front of 30,000 music fans at the Reading Festival in 1973. The band was...
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Aug 201 min
TUSMØRKE – DAWN OF OBERON (2024) (Karisma Records)
Tusmørke have been releasing their albums on an almost yearly basis since their first in 2012 and “Dawn of Oberon” is due on 30th August....
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Aug 201 min
THRESHOLD – WOUNDED LAND and PSYCHEDELICATESSEN (1993/ 1994 RM 2024)
Overtaking previous remasters, Karl Groom and Richard West, guitarist and keyboardist respectively, have overhauled Threshold’s first two...
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Aug 201 min
VARIOUS ARTISTS: RING THE BELLS AND SING – PROGRESSIVE SOUNDS OF 1975 (Esoteric): release date 30th August, 2024; 4 x CD
I read a suggestion somewhere that 1975 might not have been as epic a year as, say, 1973 or 1974, but comparing this with the earlier...
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Aug 201 min
RITUAL – THE STORY OF MR. BOGD, PART 1 (2024) (Karisma Records)
I saw Ritual at a Rotherham Classic Rock Society gig back in the 90s- they formed in 1993 and, apparently this is their first album in 17...
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Jul 164 min
AFRAID TO AWAKE – A HAUNTING AT SEA (2024), Proximity Records/ Bandcamp: review and interview
“A Haunting at Sea” is a different kind of album from Steven McCabe than his long-lived ELEGANT SIMPLICITY project. For a start, it is...
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Jul 102 min
YES – TALK (1994/2024) 4 x CD, 2 x LP, 1 x White vinyl, 1 x CD
Let’s talk about “Talk”. Well, for a start, the artwork was light years away from Roger Dean’s, a sign of the times perhaps. The line-up...
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Jul 102 min
AIRBAG – THE CENTURY OF THE SELF (2024) (Heard on Bandcamp)
Having read an interesting review in PROG magazine, I was interested to hear this concept album. ‘Dysphoria’ has a gentle acoustic...
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