Leo Trimming

Jon Anderson – Song Of Seven [Remastered & Expanded Edition]

Song of Seven by Jon Anderson was first released in 1980 and has recently been remastered and re-released by the ever-reliable Cherry Red Records, revealing more clearly its varied influences, imbued with optimism. It is curious looking back now how…

RPWL – God Has Failed: Live & Personal

RPWL had intended to mark the 20th anniversary of their debut album God Has Failed with a tour in 2020, but we all know why that was not possible. Instead, this renowned German progressive rock band decided to re-record the…

Clive Mitten – Suite Cryptique: Recomposing Twelfth Night 1978-1983

‘Blah, Rhubarb, Blah…’, as Clive Mitten used to say in Fact and Fiction. Some performers endlessly regurgitate their most popular moments, living off past glories and memories, and some artists move on, relentlessly exploring new territory, expressing themselves in different…

Cosmograf – Rattrapante

Time is clearly very important to Robin Armstrong, the man behind Cosmograf. When he is not producing high quality progressive rock albums, he is an expert on repairing watches. Indeed, he has revealed that the origin of the project name…

Esthesis – The Awakening

Esthesis are a new progressive rock band from France who won the ‘Best Unsigned Act’ in the Prog Magazine Readers’ Poll of 2020, and released their debut album The Awakening later that year. Securing such an accolade deserves some attention…

John Holden – Circles In Time

John Holden returns with his third album Circles in Time, following his somewhat unexpected but captivating debut Capture Light in 2018 and the excellent 2020 follow-up Rise and Fall. Circles in Time in some ways follows the successful template of…

Nine Stones Close – Traces [10th Anniversary Remaster]

Nine Stones Close have recently re-released, on vinyl and download, a 10th anniversary edition of their resplendent 2010 second album, Traces. The band is named after the remains of a mysterious ancient stone circle situated in the Peak District of…

Fish – Weltschmerz

An Appreciation of Fish Cards on the table right from the start – if you are looking for an objective, analytical review of Weltschmerz, apparently the last album to be released by Fish, then look elsewhere. This album has been…

Tiger Moth Tales – The Whispering Of The World

What a conundrum Peter Jones is, seemingly capable of turning his hand to a variety of musical styles with intuitive ease and aplomb, whether as a solo artist or with Red Bazar, or the legendary Camel, amongst other collaborations. The…

Mark Kelly – Marillion

Mark Kelly, keyboardist with Marillion, is releasing his first – and long-awaited – solo project Mark Kelly’s Marathon with his new band, Marathon, at the end of November. He recently spoke with TPA’s Leo Trimming about the development of the…

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