Thanks to Thierry Sportouche, the editor of ACID DRAGON for sending me copies of extinct prog magazines, including the above. I don’t...

In 2015 I had the idea of building an album from the bottom up so to speak, that is by asking Tim Jones and Paddi to provide some bass...

I have been a big fan of Ben Weaver’s music since I first heard “Stories Under Nails” and am delighted to review an album that has been...

and everyone who has contributed to making our website such a labour of love this year. Seasons greetings from Phil and Benedict.

Muse, guitarist and singer songwriter Richard Gorman has never sounded in better voice than on one of his latest collection of songs...

As I review the year 2024, here is one of many nice comments we have had: the link is: https://elegantsimplicity.com/2024/12/10/dimension...

As well as some of your feedback, I’ve been having a look back at what has been reviewed by www.dimensions-in-sound-and-space.com in...

This is the fourth Kevin Kastning release to be reviewed on DISS. Previously, Kevin has played variations of a very specialised contra...

Fat Mattress had a high-profile leader in Jimi Hendrix Experience bassist Noel Redding. He was joined by a seasoned rhythm section that...

Jacopo Costa is a lecturer in musicology at the University of Strasbourg whose music is classified as electro acoustic, art rock and...

It was great to have the opportunity to meet up with Richard on Thursday. He told me that a significant amount of money has been raised...

The press release synopsis: “An artist with a penchant for creating mind-bending musical landscapes; a fusion of psychedelic rock,...

Angling consists of Zeena Parkins on accordion and acoustic harp, George Cartwright, ex Curlew, on soprano sax, Chris Cochrane on...

Brian Morton quotes Shostakovich himself when the great composer says, “It saddens me that people don’t always understand what it ( his...

I don’t often write about classical music; the life of Shostakovich is an exceptional case though, especially with a book so titled, for...

A French drummer/percussionist Guigou Chenever, and compatriots Michel Mandel and Guillaume Saurel on clarinet and tarágató (looks like a...

Veteran hyperpiano master Denman Maroney presents, through the ever-inclusive Cuneiform label, three pieces of mostly abstract piano...

Communication transcending speech: “what the mind thinks, the heart transmits”, with roots in Zen Buddhism and ‘Confucionism’, this is...

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...

It was Mr Moon June Leonardo Pavkovic who suggested that Uruguayan electric guitarist, Spanish guitarist, pianist and violinist Beledo...