John Hackett
On behalf of Progressive Aspect to myself, thank you John for giving us your time for this interview. Darren Walker: Growing up a time when Rock was, arguably, at its best, what made you pick up as a flute as…
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Massimo Pieretti – Creature Of The Night
Massimo Pieretti has released an intriguing and enjoyable 4-track EP called Creature of the Night, in advance of his new album, The Next Dream, due for release in the next few months. Well known as a pianist/keyboardist in Italy, he…
Fixation – Speak In Tongues
When you think of concept albums, as a prog fan you will likely consider works such as The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway and The Wall, both double albums in all their glory. In stark contrast this concept album is…
IZZ – Collapse The Wave
Collapse The Wave marks the return of New York prog collective IZZ, with their latest full length album, and what a return! They are fiercely innovative, and bold in their widescreen vision. Straight out of the gates, We Are The…
Kite Parade – Disparity
It can be somewhat of a cliché when reviewers claim a new album is an artist’s best release to date, especially after the previous ones have been heaped with praise, but I’m going to have to unashamedly trot out that…
Rick Wakeman – Yessonata
It’s understandable that one could be sceptical of a release such as this. After all, Mr Wakeman has cashed in on his Yes connection as well as his own back catalogue more times than I can possibly count. Yessonata certainly…
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A Different Aspect #94
Featured artists: Davey Dodds & Friends | Regna | The Twenty Committee | Exowst Scotland Five bite-sized reviews of some of the recent and not so recent albums & singles to land at TPA HQ: • Davey Dodds & Friends…
A Different Aspect #93
Featured artists: Alter Ego | Wombat Supernova | Malwina Zero | Oddtomatic Kicking off the ADA section for 2024 (yes… we know it’s April) we have bite-sized reviews of just some of the recent instrumental albums & EPs to land…
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Tim Bowness & The Butterfly Mind / Peter Chilvers
The Camden Club, London Friday, 13th September 2024 PETER CHILVERS Long time collaborator of Tim Bowness, tonight Peter Chilvers is one man and his heavily reverbed piano. Almost Enoesque, it’s no wonder him and the great man were a perfect…
Abel Ganz / Ali Ferguson
The Caves, Edinburgh Saturday, 21st September 2024 ALI FERGUSON “This tiny planet has its own music, Its own beating heart and angelic voice. It forms its own laughter and creaking aches It cries its own tears and speaks its own…
Nick Fletcher
Holy Trinity Church, Sheffield Saturday, 28th September 2024 I will start with a confession, which is that, long ago I took guitar lessons for two years and only learnt how to play the A chord and the A chord badly.…
Wokingham Festival 2024
Cantley Park Berkshire Monday, 26th August 2024 It was a privilege to be asked by the organisers to review the final day of this family friendly festival situated in Cantley Park Berkshire. As well as established acts, the festival champions…
Highway ’24 Festival
Eiger Studios, Leeds Saturday, 21st September 2024 After two years in Hull, Al Winter and This Winter Machine, moved their annual day festival to Leeds for a highly enjoyable full day of prog at the nicely filled, quirky and intimate…
Big Big Train / Stuckfish
Playhouse Theatre, Whitley Bay Thursday, 19th September 2024 Big Big Train have a career that spans back over 34 years, since their formation in 1990. For a band with that kind of longevity, you would have expected them to have…
David Cross Band / Maria Fausta
The Camden Club, London Sunday, 8th September 2024 MARIA FAUSTA From David Cross’s Italian connections comes this engaging solo artist, playing her electronically enhanced violin, piano and synth, and singing plaintive songs, with her sonorous alto voice adding a touch…
John Hackett Band / The Blackheart Orchestra
Seven Arts, Leeds Saturday, 14th September 2024 A double header of the John Hackett Band and The Blackheart Orchestra. Seeing just one of them, on their own, would have justified all the travelling and the price of the ticket, but…
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John Hackett
On behalf of Progressive Aspect to myself, thank you John for giving us your time for this interview. Darren Walker: Growing up a time when Rock was, arguably, at its best, what made you pick up as a flute as…
Nick Fletcher
I have a love hate relationship with the term ‘A musician’s musician’ as, to me, it seems to imply either of two things. Firstly that they make music that is somehow too clever for the general public, making something that…
Alberto Bravin – Big Big Train
I had already purchased my ticket for the Big Big Train show at Whitley Bay, yet through fellow TPA member Chris Simmons and his contacts, I managed to obtain permission to do an interview on the day of the gig.…
The Blackheart Orchestra
Blackheart Orchestra are billed as officially the world’s smallest orchestra, they comprise of just Chrissy Mostyn and Rick Pilkington, who play 13 instruments between them, although not all of them at the same time. With three albums released under the…
Jon Anderson
Not every day you get the chance to talk to one of the all-time greats of the prog world. And certainly not when that person happens to be the singer/founder of your favourite band. So when I had the opportunity…
Sheila Maloney
About six weeks ago, I met up with David Cross Band co-founder and keyboard player Sheila Maloney in a well-known meeting place/pub at the back of Kings Cross station for a good old natter. Read on… Roger Trenwith: Tell us…