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Oct 24, 20242 min read
NEIL COWLEY – ENTITY (2024) (Bandcamp)
This is the Neil Cowley Trio’s first trio album for seven years. Generally, in thematic terms, it addresses the “human push back” against...
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Oct 24, 20242 min read
IMMANUEL WILKINS – BLUES BLOOD (2024) (Blue Note)
Saxophonist Immanuel Wilkins drew much attention with his album “Omega” in 2020. Jazzwise magazine’s response to this album was with...
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Oct 24, 20241 min read
DEVIN DANIELS – LES GO (2024) (Sam First Records)
“Les Go” is, in alto saxophonist Devin’s own words, a “running out the gates” first year on the scene after graduation, album, and augurs...
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Oct 21, 20241 min read
THE LONDON JAZZ FESTIVAL – 15TH to 24TH NOVEMBER, 2024
As The London Jazz Festival is getting closer, it’s time to have a look at some recent releases by some of the headliners. Pianist NEIL...
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Oct 21, 20242 min read
SIDEWALK SOCIETY – AN INTRODUCTION TO SIDEWALK SOCIETY (2024) (Fruits de Mer Records)
Coming in December, this is a double CD of a band I know quite well, having purchased a vinyl copy of their remake of The Action’s...
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Oct 21, 20242 min read
VIBRAVOID – AN INTRODUCTION TO VIBRAVOID (2024) (Fruits de Mer Records)
Coming in December, this is a double CD that is not to be missed from the legendary psychedelic rockers Vibravoid, 35 years old and as...
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Oct 21, 20242 min read
EGG - EGG (1970/ 2024) – A REVIEW FROM THE ARCHIVES
The info: Following the release by Esoteric of “Egg” on CD some time ago, a new remastered vinyl edition can now be preordered, restoring...
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Oct 16, 20243 min read
BILL BRUFORD – THE WINTERFOLD AND SUMMERFOLD YEARS (Cherry Red) (2024)
Bill Bruford’s outstanding jazz-rock-fusion album Feels Good to Me (1978) figures prominently in this 3 CD set, with a crack band of...
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Oct 14, 20241 min read
DREAM ARIA – AWAKENING (2024)
It is the 20th anniversary of Dream Aria, a Canadian prog band with classical/ operatic roots going back to when they were founded, with...
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Oct 14, 20241 min read
SULA BASSANA/ SKYJOGGERS -Split LP (Sulatron Records) (2004)
Wow, Skyjoggers are loud! Subsequent to the Dazed and Spaced Festival in Hamburg, Dave Schmidt (Sula Bassana) has coordinated this split...
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Oct 13, 20241 min read
ROBERT SHECKLEY: AN APPRECIATION
Approved by great sci-fi satirist Robert Sheckley to write a bibliography, this book is the product of many years work and research. It...
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Oct 13, 20241 min read
ETERNAL FLASHBACK - I (Bandcamp) (2024)
The prolific Santtu Laakso is back again contributing as a guest synth player to a continuous 38-minute piece by poetic narrator Shane...
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Oct 13, 20241 min read
ASTRAL MAGIC – THOSE WHO CAME FROM THE STARS (Bandcamp) (2024)
This is a very different kind of release to “Eternal Flashback” – the rock is back into space! Santtu Laakso reverts to handling the...
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Oct 13, 20241 min read
HUMAN TEOREMA – LE PREMIER SOLEIL DE JAN CADET (Sulatron Records) (2024)
Parisian quartet Human Teorema was formed in 2012 and described in Dave Schmidt’s press release as being built around a Cyclopean bass –...
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Oct 13, 20241 min read
ALIANTE – ANIME INVISIBLI (MaRaCASH Records) (2024)
“Anime Invisibili” is described in the press release as a long suite in four movements redolent of the Canterbury style music of the 70s...
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Oct 1, 20248 min read
INTERVIEW WITH ANTON BARBEAU
DISS: Hi, Ant, first of all thanks for taking the time to do this interview. First of all, how and why did you decide to become a...
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Oct 1, 20242 min read
FILM REVIEW: Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes , the first movie in a newly announced trilogy of movies continues the story of where the final movie...
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