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Jul 10, 20242 min read
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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Jul 10, 20241 min read
RAVEN SAD – THE LEAF AND THE WING (2021) (Heard on Bandcamp)
Thanks again for Sandy Greenhorn for suggesting that I listen to this album, one that will appeal to appreciators of prog rock done...
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Jul 10, 20241 min read
KEVIN KASTNING and BRUNO RÅBERG – SILENT DIMENSIONS (Greydisc Records) (2024)
I have reviewed Kevin Kastning’s music before on DISS. On this Kevin plays contra and subcontra guitars with 16, 24 and 36 strings. In...
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Jul 10, 20241 min read
ESOTERIC SAMPLER IN LATEST PROG MAGAZINE
A generous downloadable sampler of releases is included in PROG magazine this month. It’s a great opportunity to see what is available...
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Jul 10, 20241 min read
“MARBLES” IS 20 YEARS OLD!
I must be losing my marbles – it can’t be 20 years, can it? What are they going to do with it now (a ‘Marbles’ tour perhaps?), Yes, it’s...
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Jul 7, 20241 min read
GREAT ROCK BIBLE: 50% OFF INTRODUCTORY PRICE!
Further to information regarding MARTIN C STRONG's "Great Rock Bible" please note that the introductory price is now £50 - that's around...
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Jul 3, 20241 min read
IT’S PSYCHEDELIC BABY MAGAZINE!
Klemen Breznikar is the man behind this fascinating and esoteric internet magazine which covers many different forms of music, with...
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Jul 3, 20242 min read
INSOMNIA - II - MARACASH RECORDS (2024) (Bandcamp)
I know I keep on saying it but Maracash Records just keep on producing great prog rock albums. You read the hype and think – they’re not...
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Jul 1, 20242 min read
JACK BRUCE – SONGS FOR A TAILOR (Cherry Red/ Esoteric Recordings) (1969/ 2024) (26th July) (2 x CD + 2 x Blu Ray or 1 x RM g/f LP with fully restored artwork).
With remastering by Stephen W Tayler, the two CDs offer bonus tracks with alternative mixes and first/ second takes of some of the...
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Jul 1, 20241 min read
THE GREAT ROCK BIBLE IS HERE!
MARTIN C STRONG has sent a picture of the finished book so I can confirm that the long-awaited successor to his popular Great Rock...
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Jul 1, 20242 min read
CHRIS SEARLE – TALKING THE GROOVE: JAZZ WORDS FROM THE MORNING STAR (Jazz in Britain -Bandcamp) (2024)
I wasn’t sent this for review, but decided to buy it myself as I had enjoyed Chris Searle’s “Forward Groove” book (2008) so much. This...
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Jul 1, 20242 min read
2024 – SPRING INTO SUMMER: SECOND QUARTER TOP NEW RELEASES reviewed on DISS
In alphabetical order (maximum of 3 reissues per 10, all from 2024 & reviewed in 2024): please note genres are nearest approximations....
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Jul 1, 20242 min read
MOON SEEDS – SULA BASSANA and KOMET LULU with LEX WATERREUS of SEEDY JEEZUS (Sulatron Records) (2024)
This is a historical neo-Psych artefact brought back to life six years later of a jam between guitarist Lex Waterreus of Australian psych...
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