After 20 years working as Karda Estra in a largely instrumental zone, Richard Wileman stepped out under his own name in 2018 to follow a more acoustic singer/songwriter path, firstly with his Veil album, followed last year by Cabal of…
View More Richard Wileman – ArcanaMonth: September 2020
Fatal Fusion – Dissonant Minds
The last time I heard anything from Norwegian band Fatal Fusion was 2013’s The Ancient Tale. It was sold to me as Dream Theater with Mellotron. It sounded to me, more like Rush with Alex choosing to play vintage keyboards.…
View More Fatal Fusion – Dissonant MindsLee Abraham – Harmony/Synchronicity
Lee Abraham is clearly on some sort of creative kick right now with a new solo album hot on the heels of his Echo Rain instrumental project EP, Western Skies, and not long after his release of one of the…
View More Lee Abraham – Harmony/SynchronicityLucynine (Sergio Bertani)
Alongside his review of Lucynine‘s Amor Venenat album, TPA’s Nick Hudson spoke to the man behind it all, Sergio Bertani, about the album, his thoughts behind it and how it was put together… I want to start off by finding…
View More Lucynine (Sergio Bertani)Lucynine – Amor Venenat
Sergio Bertani, in his guise of Lucynine, has created what will easily be among my favourite albums of this year. Amor Venenat came from nowhere, for me. I’d never heard of Lucynine before, though this is not the first release…
View More Lucynine – Amor VenenatIZZ – Half Life [EP]
Although having been in existence for more than twenty years, IZZ improved their profile considerably with their last album, the excellent and well received Don’t Panic in 2019. Whilst working on the follow up album, they unearthed an old unrecorded…
View More IZZ – Half Life [EP]Alpha Lighting System – H+
I first became aware of Mexican band, Alplha Lighting System, via Serj Tankian’s 7 Notes challenge, and their winning entry life.exe which encapsulates beautifully the band’s sounds and philosophies in one compact package. That track now takes pride of place…
View More Alpha Lighting System – H+Galahad – Following Ghosts (Expanded 3 CD Edition)
Galahad have re-released their eclectic 1998 album Following Ghosts in an impressive 3 CD expanded edition. Galahad are rather a conundrum. Born in the ’80s era following the so called ‘neo-prog’ wave of the likes of Marillion, IQ, Twelfth Night…
View More Galahad – Following Ghosts (Expanded 3 CD Edition)Kulk – Here Lies Kulk
Though quite local to me, Kulk somehow passed me by, until a friend posted a link to their debut album on his Facebook page. And, wow! This is a band that I’d expect to find on Rocket, and to know…
View More Kulk – Here Lies KulkZorbonauts – The Unobserved Beaver
I’ve approached this album knowing nothing of Zorbonauts, but frankly intrigued by the line-up. With a reunited Spock’s Beard rhythm section (Nick D’Virgilio and Dave Meros), and Geoff Downes on keyboards, one might expect some prog greatness. The prime mover…
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