Marco Bernard and Kimmo Pörsti are, respectively, bass player and drummer of The Samurai of Prog, a band formed by Italian-born Marco in Finland as part of a musical project creating prog tribute box sets. Joined by American multi-instrumentalist Steve…
View More Marco Bernard & Kimmo Pörsti – GulliverMonth: March 2020
A Different Aspect #34
In this update we feature: • Bird Problems – Beyond the Nest • Daïda – La Passion Du Cri, Pt 1 • Feather – Convalesence • Nova Charisma – Exposition II • OZO – Saturn • VASA – Heroics Everyday…
View More A Different Aspect #34The Pineapple Thief – Hold Our Fire
I love The Pineapple Thief. I’ve been following them since 2014’s Magnolia (and yes, I know I was late to the party) and have been catching up with their back catalogue and new releases over the last 6 years. (Fun…
View More The Pineapple Thief – Hold Our FireCollectress – Different Geographies
Collectress return for their new album, Different Geographies, so named in response to the process of their collaboration, band members having scattered over recent years away from their Brighton origins. They began to look for new ways to create their…
View More Collectress – Different GeographiesWishbone Ash – Coat of Arms
50 years ago, students from Exeter and Torquay combined to become Wishbone Ash. It was 1970, and I was nine! I didn’t hear anything about them until 1974 when I moved to Devon, and although they remained unheard(ish) and cult,…
View More Wishbone Ash – Coat of ArmsParachute for Gordo – Better Understood by Children and Animals
I wrote recently about VASA, ahead of their performance at the 10 Years of Chaos gig, and how prior to this year I’d never heard of them. Parachute for Gordo is another band I have missed out on until this…
View More Parachute for Gordo – Better Understood by Children and AnimalsNomadic Horizon – Crushing Time
Nomadic Horizon came together as a result of Eric Gulbransen and Tom Heslin’s desire to create some music inspired by their mutual love of classic progressive rock, along with other styles that exhibit texture, dynamics, free-form creativity, and originality. Give…
View More Nomadic Horizon – Crushing TimeThe Omnific – Pharaoh 2.0
I am aware that three of my articles published on this site this year have touched on the Australian bushfires, and the ProgAid charity gig to aid relief activities from that disaster. And I’m sorry, not sorry, but here’s another.…
View More The Omnific – Pharaoh 2.0Tubular Tribute – A Tribute to Mike Oldfield [DVD]
Several times before I have declared on these pages that I am not a big fan of cover/tribute bands. But from time to time I am put to the test on my convictions. This applies very much to the performance…
View More Tubular Tribute – A Tribute to Mike Oldfield [DVD]Davey Dodds – Toadstool Soup
I confess, I was not aware of Davey Dodds until the opportunity to review this album came up. The Interwebs and his press release tell me that Davey wrote the songs for and fronted a symphonic folk rock band called…
View More Davey Dodds – Toadstool Soup