June 2020 – T P A

Revolutionary Army of the Infant Jesus – Songs Of Yearning/Nocturnes

With a band name like that, it’s easy to get attention, and for all the wrong reasons. Admittedly, I only gave this a once over because of the name, half expecting to turn it off once the Bible-thumping started. The…

Bismarck – Oneiromancer

I’d never heard of Norwegian band Bismarck before. I wasn’t entirely sure what to expect, and was even a little wary based on the cover art. Truth be told, if Oneiromancer were not released on Apollon, I might not have…

IQ – A Show of Resistance (Live~stream)

At the end of May, the symphonic British neo-proggers IQ were scheduled to visit the Netherlands and France in the context of their Resistance Tour 2020. We now know what happened: both shows had to be cancelled due to the…

Frost* – Others [EP]

Chris Squire’s endorsement of Frost* in issue one of ‘Classic Rock presents Prog’ magazine pointed out that the genre had indeed progressed with such music that their album Milliontown had presented to the world. Not bound by what had gone…

Eishan Ensemble – Afternoon Tea At Six

Much of the first wave in the late ‘60s of what has come to be known as prog was a fusion of classical and jazz music. Something that sounds like it should be an eclectic mix, perhaps, but only when…

Steve Thorne – Levelled: Emotional Creatures Part 3

Levelled: Emotional Creatures, Part 3 is the sixth album by Englishman Steve Thorne, the successor to Island of the Imbeciles (2016) and the third part of his trilogy Emotional Creatures. With some imagination you could call Thorne a (prog) singer/songwriter.…

Steve Hackett

A Genesis In My Bed, Steve Hackett Talks About His Long-Awaited Autobiography Steve Hackett, legendary guitarist with Genesis through the classic albums of the seventies, and prolific solo artist for over 40 years, releases his long-awaited autobiography A Genesis In…

Simen Lyngroth – Looking for the Spark like It’s Just Around the Corner

It’s been a good year for Norwegian record label Apollon. I’ve already enjoyed some wonderful and wonderfully varied releases from the label, including Aadal, The Thank Yous, Bismarck, Weserbergland, The Opium Cartel, Kryptograf, and Professor Tip Top. Now it’s the…

Molesome – Be My Baby Tonight / Tom & Tiger

Mattias Olsson’s hunger for new aural vistas has made for an exciting trip over many years now, and his Molesome project is no exception. 2018’s fascinating Dial had me cocking a quizzical and enthralled ear, and with this release’s tantalising…

Magic Bus – The Earth Years

Devon based Cosmic troubadours Magic Bus mark their 10th anniversary with their fourth album The Earth Years, their first visit to our planet since 2017’s Phillip The Egg. The line-up has changed a little which has influenced a change in…