Take some retro instruments, a love of retro prog rock bands, especially a flavour of Yes with a pinch of Gentle Giant, add a modern twist with a sprinkling of technical proficiency and what do you get? Wobbler’s fifth album,…
View More Wobbler – Dwellers Of The DeepAuthor: Mel Allen
Back Street Crawler – Atlantic Years 1975-1976
Paul Kossoff is mostly known for his guitar work with Free, but his solo output is often missed out, unfortunately cut short due to his untimely death. For me, his guitar work was most distinctive, he felt it was not…
View More Back Street Crawler – Atlantic Years 1975-1976Motorpsycho – The All is One
There are times when an album drops into your review list and on first listen it makes you want to start writing straight away, this is one of those albums. Motorpsycho have done it again for me with this release.…
View More Motorpsycho – The All is OneTim Bowness – Late Night Laments
Tim Bowness has over recent years released an excellent quartet of solo albums. He is also known for his vocal and co-writing contributions with no-man in collaboration with Steve Wilson, but here the focus must be on his solo work.…
View More Tim Bowness – Late Night LamentsSamuel Hällkvist – Epik, Didaktik, Pastoral (EDP)
My musical journey following Samuel’s music began back in 2015 when I discovered his album Variety of Life which I was reviewing for The Progressive Aspect at the time. I have since followed his solo output and his work with…
View More Samuel Hällkvist – Epik, Didaktik, Pastoral (EDP)Pixie Ninja – Colour Out of Space
Pixie Ninja follow up their highly successful 2018 debut album Ultrasound with this excellent new second album, Colours Out of Space, continuing to strengthen my belief that great music still flows out of Norway. There is a change of personal…
View More Pixie Ninja – Colour Out of SpaceGentle Giant – Vinyl Reissues: Gentle Giant / Acquiring The Taste / Three Friends / Octopus
The discussions about which bands have the greatest influence on progressive rock music always seems to throw up the same five bands, but in my opinion Gentle Giant should always be included. They were a band unafraid to push boundaries…
View More Gentle Giant – Vinyl Reissues: Gentle Giant / Acquiring The Taste / Three Friends / OctopusShaman Elephant – Wide Awake But Still Asleep
Shaman Elephant return with their second album, four years after their highly acclaimed debut, Crystals, an album that I had the pleasure of reviewing for TPA. At the time I remarked that I looked forward to what they would do…
View More Shaman Elephant – Wide Awake But Still AsleepSparks – A Steady Drip, Drip, Drip
Sparks were formed in 1970 by the Mael brothers from Los Angeles, California. I have a long history of enjoying what they do, starting way back in the Seventies, and they have managed to maintain a high standard throughout the…
View More Sparks – A Steady Drip, Drip, DripHawkwind – Roadhawks
Hawkwind have a great track record of releases, and to be fair it is rare that any fall through the re-release net, but here we have one that maybe did. Roadhawks gets its first release on CD through Cherry Red…
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