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Jan 62 min read
NOSTALGIA TRIP #1 – THE LASER’S EDGE Prog magazine (FALL 1997)
Thanks to Thierry Sportouche, the editor of ACID DRAGON for sending me copies of extinct prog magazines, including the above. I don’t...
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Jan 62 min read
PETE SINFIELD – UNDER THE SKY – A COLLECTION OF LYRICS AND POEMS (1974/ 2024)
The article in PROG magazine reminded me of my signed copy of the above-named book. Richard Williams, writing in Melody Maker, said of...
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Jan 61 min read
PARADOX ONE – THIS FRAGILE PEACE (2015/2024)
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...
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Dec 23, 20241 min read
ANDERSON, BRUFORD, WAKEMAN, HOWE – AN EVENING OF YES MUSIC PLUS (Fragile Records/ Esoteric) (2 x CD/ 2 x DVD box) (Release date: 31st January, 2025)
This is a concert recorded at the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, California. The set mostly contains classic Yes material but...
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Dec 21, 20241 min read
THE FIRST FULL CALENDAR YEAR OF DIMENSIONS IN SOUND AND SPACE
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...
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Dec 21, 20242 min read
REVIEW OF THE YEAR ON DIMENSIONS IN SOUND AND SPACE (2024) (part one)
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...
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Dec 12, 20242 min read
ZOLDER ELLIPSIS – IL LIBRO DEI TROPI (Lizard Records/ Bandcamp) (2024)
On ‘Sketch A’ organ (Tom Aldrich) fades in; quirky rhythms and strange time signatures, throbbing bass (Chad Langford), extravagant snare...
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Dec 10, 20245 min read
INTERVIEW WITH JUAN of Mylodon Records, a Chilean based label at the forefront of Prog
PHIL: Thanks for agreeing to do this interview. First of all, I would like to know how you got into Progressive Rock and why you decided...
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Dec 9, 20241 min read
ELEGANT SIMPLICITY – BEFORE THE END PART 1 (Bandcamp) (2024)
First of all, apologies are due for the tardy review of this summertime release by multi-instrumentalist Steven McCabe, collecting...
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Dec 9, 20241 min read
ELEGANT SIMPLICITY – BEFORE AND AFTER (single) (Bandcamp) (2024)
It’s incredible how much Steven McCabe manages to pack into 3 minutes of music! The most astonishing thing is that on this one track he...
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Nov 26, 20241 min read
THE JETHRO TULL CHRISTMAS ALBUM- FRESH SNOW AT CHRISTMAS (Inside Out) (2024)
Here’s one to look forward to: available in a 180g 2 x LP edition or a 4 x CD + Blu-Ray. In the latest PROG magazine Ian Anderson...
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Nov 26, 20241 min read
VOLAPÜK – WHERE IS TAMASHII? (Cuneiform Records) (2003/2024) (DL only)
A French drummer/percussionist Guigou Chenever, and compatriots Michel Mandel and Guillaume Saurel on clarinet and tarágató (looks like a...
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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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