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Nov 26, 20241 min read
NUBDUG ENSEMBLE – THIRD (Catsynth Records/ Bandcamp) (2024)
Nubdug Ensemble is the brainchild of Jason Berry, who handles some of the keyboards as well as the electronics and programming. “Third”...
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Nov 17, 20242 min read
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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Nov 12, 20241 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 12, 20241 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 12, 20241 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 12, 20247 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 11, 20241 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 4, 20241 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 4, 20241 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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Nov 4, 20242 min read
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...
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Nov 4, 20241 min read
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'...
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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 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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Sep 30, 20242 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 30, 20242 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 30, 20243 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 17, 20241 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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