Ones That Nearly Got Away The second in this short “catch ‘em while you can” series was also released on the impressive Rune Grammofon label, and saw the light of day back in May. I caught on two weeks ago!…
View More Fire! Orchestra – ArrivalMonth: December 2019
Various Artists – A Prog Rock Christmas
Let’s get something clear straight from the off: I love Christmas music, always have done since first hearing Slade’s Merry Christmas Everyone and the masterpiece that is Greg Lake’s I Believe in Father Christmas, and countless other incarnations, reinventions and…
View More Various Artists – A Prog Rock ChristmasKrokofant – Q
Ones That Nearly Got Away This is the first of a few reviews of albums released in 2019 that I only came across in the last couple of weeks, but deserve some belated attention. Not only that, but they would…
View More Krokofant – QDanfest 9
The Musician, Leicester 29th November to 1st December 2019 For the uninitiated, Danfest is a prog festival invented, curated and promoted by Danny Mayo, so how the festival gets its name is a complete mystery! But seriously, any fans of…
View More Danfest 9The Blackheart Orchestra – Mesmeranto
Surely one of the busiest gigging outfits on the UK scene, something I can attest to as scarcely a week goes by without me adding to their burgeoning list of shows in the TPA UK Gig Guide. During that time…
View More The Blackheart Orchestra – MesmerantoLong Distance Calling – Stummfilm: Live from Hamburg
Long Distance Calling are a post-rock band from Germany and are well into their second decade of existence. I was introduced to them by my son-in-law, an ardent death metal and doom fan, but I was immediately interested when he…
View More Long Distance Calling – Stummfilm: Live from HamburgKen Hensley – The Bronze Years: 1973 – 1981
Ken Hensley was a founding member of Uriah Heep from their earliest inception right through to June 1980 after the Conquest world tour, at which time he felt he had gone as far as he could with the band and…
View More Ken Hensley – The Bronze Years: 1973 – 1981Ken Hensley
Ken Hensley, one of the original members of much-loved British rock group Uriah Heep, playing keyboards, guitar and occasional vocals from their formation in late 1969 through until the end of the recording of the Conquest album in 1980. During…
View More Ken HensleyOctober Equus – Presagios
The return of this fine Spanish band after a six year gap from the superb Isla Purgatorio is as welcome as it is surprising, given that the band released two albums in 2013, and then nothing. Composer Ángel Ontalva has…
View More October Equus – PresagiosA Different Aspect #31
In this update we feature: > Loscil – Equivalents > Hans Lundin – The Solo Years: 1982-1989 [6CD Box] > En Fer – En Fer > Sail By Summer – Casual Heaven > Mother Turtle – Three Sides to Every…
View More A Different Aspect #31