I have been sitting waiting for this release for some time, four tracks, three new, and I volunteered to review this objectively! Well. I will try. For my sins I will admit to being a long term Genesis fan, not…
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Metallic Taste Of Blood – Doctoring The Dead
With a recent spate of richly melodic, highly enjoyable and in the main, readily accessible albums reviewed, it seemed timely to take the plunge into the ever increasing depths of the TPA pipeline (albums awaiting review), and select something a…
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I find the currently in-vogue use of the word “journey” as a metaphor for a career path quite cringeworthy; the footballer describing his time at a club, or the wannabe TV talent show finalist wittering on about “what an incredible…
View More Guapo – Obscure KnowledgeMollmaskin – Heartbreak In ((Stereo))
A place for everything and everything in its place. I’m listening to Mollmaskin’s debut album. My first and lasting impression is of the attention to detail across every aspect of this album, even the packaging. This double CD comes in…
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For me, Burnin Red Ivanhoe fall into the category “heard of, but never heard”, which is surprising given the band’s long history, their sonic affinity with Krautrock, a musical place I’m constantly revisiting, and my decades-long entanglement in Rock’s Rich…
View More Burnin Red Ivanhoe – W.W.W.Crooked Mouth – One Bright Midnight
Constantly reviewing new albums does have its downside, especially as it seldom allows the time to reflect upon or backtrack to albums reviewed in the past. So always a pleasant treat when a new offering allows the opportunity to dig…
View More Crooked Mouth – One Bright MidnightRupert Hine – The Best of Rupert Hine: Unshy on the Skyline
Producer and composer Rupert Hine first came to our attention as leader of the funk-fusion band Quantum Jump who released three albums in the 70s. A&M then signed him as a solo artist, and he made three highly individualistic albums…
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