ESPRESSO – DIMENSION_FRACTAL 001 and 002 (Mylodon Records) (2024)
Espresso is a Chilean prog rock/ fusion band, originally from Quillota, V Region Chile, and were formed in 2015. Electronica and...
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WEST, SPACE AND LOVE 111 (ltd. CD & vinyl/ DL - release date 20th December, 2024)
I can’t believe that the first album of this fantastic project came out in 2010. Their second opus came in 2015, and it’s been a long...
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BELEDO – FLOTANDO EN EL VACÍO (Moon June ) (2 x LP/ CD/ DL: 2024)
It was Mr Moon June Leonardo Pavkovic who suggested that Uruguayan electric guitarist, Spanish guitarist, pianist and violinist Beledo...
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Nov 132 min read
BILL NELSON – QUIT DREAMING AND GET ON THE BEAM (3 x CD + Blu-Ray) (Cherry Red) (2024): THE REVIEW
‘Banal’ is a classic example of the ‘new sound’ Bill Nelson was striving to perfect (and also a ‘protest’ of sorts: “Every song I hear...
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Nov 131 min read
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...
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Nov 121 min read
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....
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Nov 121 min read
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...
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Nov 121 min read
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...
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Nov 121 min read
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...
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Nov 121 min read
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...
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Nov 127 min read
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...
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Nov 111 min read
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...
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Nov 111 min read
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...
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Nov 111 min read
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...
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Nov 117 min read
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...
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Nov 51 min read
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...
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Nov 41 min read
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...
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Nov 41 min read
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...
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Nov 41 min read
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...
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Nov 41 min read
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...
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