REN X – RAIN (Mylodon Records) (2024)
The Chilean Prog and Art Rock label keeps good on its promise of “musica sin limites.” This concept album has been fifteen years in the...
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May 291 min read
HISTERESIS – CARRUSEL (Mylodon Records) (2024)
This single on Bandcamp certainly shakes out the cobwebs! A HEAVY offering from a new (to me anyway!) metal rock prog band that is much...
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May 291 min read
ONIRICO – EX-NIHILO (Mylodon Records) (2024) (Bandcamp)
Wow, this is good! Just two musicians from Argentina: Benjamin Hernandez who is the lead singer, bassist and keyboard player including...
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May 282 min read
Phil’s take on DOCTOR WHO – THE DEVIL’S CHORD and BOOM
After a steady start the promise of good things in the 14th series was realised in “The Devil’s Chord” with references to ‘aeolian’ (a...
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May 283 min read
INTERVIEW WITH RYAN STEVENSON OF ZOPP (25th May, 2024)
My first question was an obvious one: Why the name ZOPP? It turns out that it doesn’t have any explicit meaning, but seemed a good fit...
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May 283 min read
ZOPP – LIVE IN CONCERT in Bannerman’s Bar, Edinburgh – Saturday, 25th May, 2024
This is a taster for a full article on and interview with up-and-coming progressive band ZOPP. It has always been very important to me to...
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May 281 min read
JOHN BATTEMA – LIGHT BECOMES… (Bandcamp) (2024)
John Battema (of EPHEMERAL SUN) has created four tracks of piano/ synth-based music statring with ‘The Sun Comforts the Night at Dawn’...
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May 282 min read
HIRO KAWAHARA – IN MEMORY OF PETER FROHMADER (2024)
I previously reviewed Hiro’s recent album for the Cuneiform label of Hiro’s collaborative music with an innovative electronic musician he...
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May 281 min read
THELONIUS MONK – CRISS CROSS – re-release on Columbia/ Pure Pleasure (2024)
This is an LP release of Monk’s second Columbia album after “Monk’s Dream” and is generally regarded as even better despite much of it...
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May 273 min read
PALLAS – EYES IN THE NIGHT – THE RECORDINGS 1981-1986 (6 x CD; 1 x Blu Ray) (Release date – 28th June, 2024) (CHERRY RED)
Following my recent’ sneak preview’ in which I gave my reaction to the live “Arrive Alive”, I have now managed to work my way through the...
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May 273 min read
YES – FRAGILE – Super Deluxe Edition with LP + 4 x CDs & Blu Ray due in June. (1971/ 2024)
Burning Shed has announced the release of a special edition of YES’s “Fragile” album on 28th June. This is as good an opportunity as any...
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May 271 min read
ZOPP – LIVE AT THE SUMAC CENTRE, NOTTINGHAM (2023) (Bandcamp) (Flat Circle Records)
Three of the seven pieces played on 4th November, 2023 are presented in 27 minutes worth of music at a very affordable download price....
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May 272 min read
ANANDAMMIDE – EURA (2024) (Bandcamp) – in association with SULATRON RECORDS
Anandammide is a psychedelic folk project based in Paris led by Michele Moschini who sings, plays guitar, synth, organ and drums,...
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May 272 min read
CARMEN – THE ALBUMS 1973- 1975 (Cherry Red/ Esoteric) (2024).
Release date: 31st May, 2024 CARMEN was formed as a septet in Los Angeles by guitarist David Clark Allen and his sister Angela in 1970....
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May 231 min read
STONE PREMONITIONS, POSITIVE VIBRATIONS! + FALLING A RECORDS
Following my review of “The 3rd Eye” by CENSUS OF HALLUCINATIONS, I have received this message from TIM JONES: The Stone Premonitions...
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May 232 min read
CENSUS OF HALLUCINATIONS – THE 3RD EYE (Stone Premonitions/ Bandcamp) (2001/ 2024)
“A world of frantic motion, never knowing if you’re coming or going”, unable to show our emotions ruled over by politicians who “if at...
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May 232 min read
THE DEVIL’S CHORD: FOUR DUD BEATLES AND A MUSIC (UN) MAESTRO -Benedict’s take
If there’s one thing Doctor Who isn’t, it’s a musical. ‘The Devil’s Chord’ mixes together an over-the-top music number and dance...
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May 216 min read
THE BEVIS FROND – LIVE AT THE GREAT AMERICAN MUSIC HALL, SAN FRANCISCO (RSD reissue) (1998/ 2024)
How many song writers do you know that couple ‘striations’ with ‘expectations.’ This kind of lyrical ingenuity was what drew me to The...
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May 213 min read
RICK RAY and 25 years of music on the Neurosis label
It’s funny how ideas pop into your head, but I was thinking about the music of Ohio guitarist and songwriter extraordinaire yesterday and...
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May 212 min read
DOCTOR WHO: SPACE BABIES DIAPER RASH OR SQUEAKY CLEAN?
By BENEDICT C T JACKSON, author of a continuing series of DOCTOR WHO guides covering, so far, the William Hartnell, Jon Pertwee and...
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