ALICE COLTRANE: THE HIGH PRIESTESS OF SPIRITUAL JAZZ
So goes the title of the feature story in JAZZWISE magazine – their 300th issue, infact – congratulations! I must admit I got into Alice...
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Sep 302 min read
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 read
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 read
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 181 min read
MASCOT MOTH – SESIWN ARBROFOL ABERTAWE (2024) EP (Bandcamp)
‘I Didn’t Know’ is a cool sax/ guitar led groove (Rob Harrison) with nice harmony vocals from Jack Hunter and David Thomas, a song of...
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Sep 181 min read
GARFIELD’S BIRTHDAY – TYPICALLY STEREO (2020) (Pink Hedgehog Records/ Bandcamp)
Garfield’s Birthday were formed in Weymouth, on the south coast of England in 1995 at the height of Brit-pop, they started where they...
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Sep 171 min read
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 172 min read
DR. SPACE – ALIEN PLANET TRIP VOL 8 – SPACE WITH BASS IV – PURPLE ROSE POWDER (2024) and MUSIC TO DISAPPEAR TO (Bandcamp)
Thanks to Richard Hellier for getting in touch to a long-time Øresund Space Collective (and all things related) fan. I didn’t need a...
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Sep 171 min read
LAURA JUDD & PAUL DUNMALL – FANFARES & FREEDOM (2024) (Discus Music/ Bandcamp)
This is live recording from a piece premiered at the 2023 Cheltenham Jazz Festival, and later recorded at The Vortex Club in London....
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Sep 171 min read
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 read
ASTRAL MAGIC – INTERSTELLAR RELATIONS (2024) (Bandcamp)
The Astral Magic family continues to grow, to 11 musicians in total as this prolific group led by multi-instrumentalist/ mixer/ producer...
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Sep 172 min read
VANILLA FUDGE – WHERE IS MY MIND – THE ATCO RECORDINGS 1967 – 1969 (2024) (Cherry Red/ Esoteric Recordings)
It is difficult to know where to start with this 9 CD boxset which includes mono and stereo versions of their eponymous album and “The...
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Sep 171 min read
STARSHIP OVERFLOW – 37 YEARS ON AIR – UK’S OLDEST ALTERNATIVE RADIO SHOW
GARRY LEE’s labour of love is now well into its fourth decade bringing Rock/ Metal/ Indie/ Alternative/ Crossover/ Space Rock/...
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Sep 171 min read
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 91 min read
HAWKWIND – IN SEARCH OF SPACE (1971/ 2024) (Esoteric/ Cherry Red)
I am looking at my United Artists original complete with log book – in this sort of condition these cost a pretty penny these days, so I...
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Sep 93 min read
FILM: ALIEN: ROMULUS (2024) (Intro and PS by Phil; review by Benedict)
It’s a while since we’ve reviewed a film, but we just had to go to the Dundee Contemporary Arts Cinema to see the latest instalment of...
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Sep 22 min read
STEVE WILSON – SONGS FROM THE SUMMERHOUSE (2024) (Bandcamp)
It was so nice to hear from musician Simon Felton (Pink Hedgehog Records) after all this time, and I am grateful to him for sending me...
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Sep 21 min read
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 read
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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