Imagine if Kansas had made an entire album out of the song Cheyenne Anthem capturing the heartbreaking story of a legendary tragedy. Well, they didn’t, but Vertical Alignment, from Atlanta, Georgia, have. After an arduous process of recording and trying…
View More Vertical Alignment – The Trail of Tears SuiteMonth: January 2019
Stephen Lambe – Yes On Track
As an offshoot of their Sonicbond music label, Summer’s End Festival supremos Huw Lloyd Jones and Stephen Lambe have recently initiated Sonicbond Publishing, their current crop of releases including a variety of film and sound related titles, including this edition…
View More Stephen Lambe – Yes On TrackSimon Godfrey – Black Bag Archive Volume IV
The story so far… In November 2015 I reviewed Simon Godfrey’s Black Bag Archive, Volume I, a collection of salvaged tracks from unfinished projects. In February 2017 I reviewed Simon Godfrey’s Black Bag Archive, Volume II, a mixed-black-bag of old…
View More Simon Godfrey – Black Bag Archive Volume IVThe Emerald Dawn – Nocturne
This is the first album released this year that I have listened to for review purposes, and the beauty of it is, it’s not even out yet, so I know what an impact it will make. This is the St.…
View More The Emerald Dawn – NocturneFalling Edge – FE3
Falling Edge are an innovative Canadian band, formed in 2004, and FE3 is a fantastic album full of varied and mixed genres of music. Where Should We Go from Here? and its reprise bookend the album, all cool keys and…
View More Falling Edge – FE3Stephan Thelen – Fractal Guitar
A theology of sound, gliding serenely in the upper atmosphere, then? I know I’m not allowed to say “sonic cathedrals in the sky”, obviously! It might seem remiss of me to open a review of an album that appears to…
View More Stephan Thelen – Fractal GuitarPatrick Grant – Fields Amaze and Other Strange Music
This release from Patrick Grant is a re-titled, remixed and expanded version of his 1997 album Attack, Decay, Sustain, Release. That album was mostly recorded at Philip Glass’ Looking Glass Studio, with Patrick adding extra piano and other instruments later.…
View More Patrick Grant – Fields Amaze and Other Strange MusicLost Crowns – Every Night Something Happens
The first time I dropped out, turned on, and tuned in to this broadcast sent from a pile of weird synapses left behind in lysergic abandon by visitors from an alternate Pagan universe where peyote in the water supply is…
View More Lost Crowns – Every Night Something HappensA Different Aspect #25
In this update we feature: > Phillip Johnston – The Adventures of Prince Achmed > Tap Theory – Am I Cool Yet? [EP] > Forgas Band Phenomena – L’Oreille Électrique > Jack O’The Clock – Repetitions Of The Old City…
View More A Different Aspect #25Various Artists – The Invitation to MoonJune Records, Vol. 01
After 18 years, MoonJune Records are still going strong. For me, it’s a favourite label, releasing music that goes far beyond the progressive genre, taking in Jazz, Fusion, World Music, Experimental, and the Avant-Garde – MoonJune is like a train…
View More Various Artists – The Invitation to MoonJune Records, Vol. 01