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PARADOXICAL HALLUCINATIONS CD RELEASED
Head on over to BANDCAMP if you want to have a listen to the collaboration between Tim Jones and Census of Hallucinations and Paradox One...
5 days ago1 min read
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SOFT MACHINE – FLOATING WORLD LIVE (Moon June Records) (RM 2 x LP/ CD) (1975/ 2025)
When writing about the Moon June 2009 release of a live performance on Radio Bremen in January, 1975 by the line-up that had released...
5 days ago3 min read
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STARSHIP OVERFLOW - GARRY LEE-PLAYLIST 1000 (Pt.2)
Thanks to Garry Lee for playing ‘Robot Formation Dance’ from the latest Paradox One “Extinction” EP series. It appears on hour 2 of part...
Apr 141 min read
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FORGAS – COCKTAIL (Cuneiform Records) (DL) (1977/ 2025)
I have previously reviewed the Patrick Forgas Phenomenon for Acid Dragon, but this is a reissue of Patrick’s very first album, recorded...
Apr 141 min read
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NORTHERN FAITH – MAUNDY MONEY (A Gift to the Poor of Knaresborough) (Bandcamp) (2025)
Easter time is of course a very important time in the Christian calendar and Knaresborough multi-instrumentalist Tim Hunter has released...
Apr 81 min read
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CURLEW – EAST/ WEST/ ALSO (Cuneiform Records) (DL) (Release date: 28th March, 2025)
The line-up was George Cartwright – saxophones; Tom Cora – cello; Davey Williams – guitar, Ann Rupel – bass and Pippin Barnett – drums....
Mar 251 min read
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CHRIS COCHRANE COLLAPSIBLE SHOULDER BIG BAND – LIVE 2019: A MAP OF BOOKS (Cuneiform Records) (Release date: 28th March, 2025)
This album captures two concerts with a dizzying array of players and instrumentation. It starts with a Robert Pollard rocker – “Here we...
Mar 251 min read
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RECORD STORE DAY 2025 (Saturday, 12th April)
Yes, it’s here again. I thought it might be useful to list some albums (NB 20 in all of hundreds) being released on RSD, concentrating on...
Mar 212 min read
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PARADOX ONE – 25TH ANNIVERSARY RELEASE “DIMENSIONS OF PARADOX ONE” NOW LIVE
This compilation spans 25 years of the Paradox One project and can be purchased for the modest price of £7. Please feel free to use the...
Mar 171 min read
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PARADOX ONE – 25TH ANNIVERSARY RELEASE “DIMENSIONS OF PARADOX ONE” NOW LIVE
This compilation spans 25 years of the Paradox One project and can be listened to on BANDCAMP. Please feel free to use the following link...
Mar 171 min read
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LORENZO BEDINI – WHO NEVER WAS (Bandcamp/ distributed by Burning Shed) (2025)
Lorenzo Bedini is from the prog band Airbridge. I like his ‘mission statement’ – “a hand-crafted album, on which all instruments and...
Mar 172 min read
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PREMIATA FORNERIA MARCONI – THE MANTICORE STUDIO ALBUMS (1973-1977) (2025) (4 X CD) (Esoteric) (release date: 18th April)
This is a major release from Esoteric/ Cherry Red. I reviewed these albums (along with a compilation called “River of Life”) back in...
Mar 172 min read
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CAMEL – THE SNOW GOOSE (Esoteric Recordings) (2 x CD + Blu Ray) (1975/2025)
The latest in a series of classic Camel reissues this 50th anniversary edition has some bonus tracks in the form of outtake ‘Riverman’...
Mar 122 min read
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JETHRO TULL –CURIOUS RUMINANT (Inside Out) (various formats) (2025)
24 albums in, six decades in the music business (a concert to mark this already enthusiastically reviewed in DISS), Ian Anderson,...
Mar 121 min read
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VAN DER GRAAF GENERATOR – WORLD RECORD (Esoteric Recordings) (2 x CD + Blu Ray) (1976/ 2025)
The last record by the classic Hammill/ Jackson/ Banton/ Evans line-up until 2005’s “Present”, I don’t endorse the theory that somehow...
Mar 121 min read
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JON ANDERSON & THE BAND GEEKS- LIVE – PERPETUAL CHANGE (Frontier) (2025)
Jon Anderson has assembled what is essentially a tribute band for a live album named after one of Yes’s songs. Indeed, most of the music...
Mar 121 min read
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CAMEL – MIRAGE (Esoteric Recordings) (1974/ 2025) (2 x CD + Blu-Ray)
After their MCA debut, “Mirage” was the band’s first album for Decca (Deram). Strangely enough it failed to dent the U.K. charts but did...
Feb 252 min read
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CAMEL – MOON MADNESS (Esoteric Recordings) (1976/ 2025) (2 x CD + Blu-ray)
Less vocals and more instrumental than previous albums, “Moon Madness” is another strong album from the Camel canon, featuring tracks...
Feb 251 min read
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CAMEL – NUDE and PRESSURE POINTS (Esoteric Recordings) (1981 & 1984/ 2025) (2 X CD + Blu-Ray)
With music written by Andy Latimer and lyrics by Susan Hoover, “Nude” tells the story of a Japanese soldier who, after being lost in the...
Feb 251 min read
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KING CRIMSON – RED (DGM/ Panegyric) (2 x CD and 2 Blu-Rays) (2025)
Yes, it’s another 50th anniversary Prog Rock classic. I guess many of you will already be familiar with it. According to Discogs there...
Feb 202 min read
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