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BILL NELSON – QUIT DREAMING AND GET ON THE BEAM (3 x CD + Blu-Ray) (Cherry Red) (2024): THE BACKGROUND
Written between 1978 and 1979, “Quit Dreaming and Get on the Beam” was originally shelved by EMI. It followed Bill’s work with Red Noise...
Nov 13, 20241 min read
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BAKELIT – ASLEEP OR INSANE (FOSFOR Creation) (Release date: 22/11/2024)
Thanks to Carl Westholm for an advance review copy of the latest project, evoking fond memories of classic CARPTREE music of the past....
Nov 12, 20241 min read
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HOLLINGSHEAD – IN EMPTY BOXES (Single released on 15/11/24) (FOSFOR Creation)
I’m really looking forward to hearing the forthcoming Hollingshead album “Trail” on 5th December following an advance listen to the...
Nov 12, 20241 min read
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MASCOT MOTH – CONFUSIONS AND ILLUSIONS (EP) (Bandcamp CD/ DL) (2024)
I have previously enjoyed the music of this imaginative and idiosyncratic (in a nice way) band from Llanfyllin. Their latest release is...
Nov 12, 20241 min read
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GARFIELD’S BIRTHDAY – NEXT STOP MARS (Bandcamp/ Pink Hedgehog) (2024)
The brothers Simon and Shane Felton are back with a shiny new power pop album with flair, sentimentality and charm and twelve new songs...
Nov 12, 20241 min read
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LAZY DAYS: The British Progressive Pop Sounds of 1975 (Grapefruit/ Cherry Red) (Release date: 6/12/2024)
This 3 CD set is a compendium of hit singles, near misses, memorable songs and important album tracks from the year 1975. It was the...
Nov 12, 20241 min read
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INTERVIEW WITH RICK RAY on release of a new album “Underwater Cigarette Company” (Neurosis Records; www.rickray.net) (2024)
PHIL: First of all, thanks for sending the CD – a rarity these days. I got a message from a radio show host over here recently who...
Nov 12, 20247 min read
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PROG ROCK – 50 YEARS AGO
For nostalgia’s sake- well, why not? – we had a look at two giants of jazz, BILLLY COBHAM and KEITH JARRETT in 1974. How about this for a...
Nov 11, 20241 min read
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KEITH JARRETT – 50 YEARS AGO ‘TODAY’
Jazz piano wizard Keith Jarrett trumped BILLY COBHAM by releasing three albums in 1974: “Treasure Island” (7/10 rating in the GREAT ROCK...
Nov 11, 20241 min read
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BILLY COBHAM 50 YEARS AGO ‘TODAY’
1974 was a prolific year for the famous jazz-rock fusion drummer BILLY COBHAM, with well-merited significant coverage in MARTIN C...
Nov 11, 20241 min read
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INTERVIEW WITH DR SPACE OF THE ØRESUND SPACE COLLECTIVE
INTERVIEW WITH DR SPACE OF THE ØRESUND SPACE COLLECTIVE PHIL: I believe it’s the band’s 20th anniversary- happy birthday! I think I was...
Nov 11, 20247 min read
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PAUL LAKE – DEAR MR. FANTASY/ CHILD OF THE MOON (Fruits de Mer) (2024)
Paul Lake of The Chemistry Set has produced a nice slice of nostalgia from his youth in the shape of Traffic’s ‘Mr Fantasy’ and he has...
Nov 5, 20241 min read
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SACRED BUZZ – RADIO RADIATION EP (Bandcamp) (2024)
Available on download and cassette, “Radio Radiation” was recorded in a studio on Frank Zappa Strasse in Berlin. The line-up is Ivan...
Nov 4, 20241 min read
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RICHARD GORMAN – WCNSF/ BEATITUDE charity single (Bandcamp) (2024)
All money from Dundee guitarist/ singer songwriter Richard Gorman goes to the Palestinian relief fund. Richard was inspired by the...
Nov 4, 20241 min read
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PARADOX ONE: THIS FRAGILE PEACE and COMPILATION TO BE RELEASED ON FALLING A RECORDS TO MARK 25th ANNIVERSARY
Two Paradox One releases are forthcoming on Falling A Records. The first is “This Fragile Peace”, originally released in 2015 and newly...
Nov 4, 20241 min read
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CENSUS OF HALLUCINATIONS – THE 4TH DIMENSION (Falling A Records) (2024 reissue)
The 4th Dimension' uses, as ever, a healthy sprinkling of sampling, effects, narrative and programming to create a veritable feast of...
Nov 4, 20241 min read
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CENSUS OF HALLUCINATIONS – THE 3RD EYE (Falling A Records) (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...
Nov 4, 20242 min read
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CENSUS OF HALLUCINATIONS – OPUS 2 (Falling A Records) (2024 reissue)
On 'Opus 2' the long memorable opener 'Spirit of the Cat' is followed by 'Infinite Possibilities', a track that captures the great 'vibe'...
Nov 4, 20241 min read
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CENSUS OF HALLUCINATIONS- CENSUS OF HALLUCINATIONS (Falling A Records) (2024 reissue)
The world of Stone Premonitions first came to my attention when I was sent the first Census of Hallucinations CD to review and I am...
Nov 4, 20241 min read
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SPACE MIRRORS – MAJESTIC DREAMQUEST – TRIBUTE TO NIK TURNER (Atomic Age Records/ Bandcamp) (2024)
Dedicated to Hawkwind legend Nik Turner who died on 10th November, 2022, this collection of new tracks and previously unreleased has...
Nov 4, 20241 min read
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