I admit it. I was ready to be underwhelmed by Powerclashing Maximalism. It might be the third album from the band, but I’d never heard of Autocatalytica, so had no idea about the diversity of their sound, and though I…
View More Autocatalytica – Powerclashing MaximalismMonth: November 2020
Yes – The Royal Affair Tour: Live From Las Vegas
After the huge success of their US tour in 2019, Yes has just released The Royal Affair Tour: Live From Las Vegas. The album comes in three formats: a CD digi-pack with a 12-page booklet, as a double LP with…
View More Yes – The Royal Affair Tour: Live From Las VegasIhlo – In Stasis (Live) [EP]
Young British band Ihlo burst onto the scene last year, and immediately polarised opinion. If ever there were a Marmite band it seemed to be Ihlo. Most criticism, in my opinion quite unfounded, was that they were merely copycats. The…
View More Ihlo – In Stasis (Live) [EP]Jakko M. Jakszyk – Secrets & Lies
Jakko Jakszyk’s profile is higher than ever at the moment, as a consequence of being, since 2013, the voice and second guitar in a rejuvenated King Crimson. But that is just the tip of the iceberg of a career that…
View More Jakko M. Jakszyk – Secrets & LiesOzric Tentacles – Space for the Earth
The Ozrics return with a new album, their first since the well received 2015 release Technicians of the Sacred. This album has been written, programmed, recorded and produced throughout 2019 and 2020 by Ed Wynne at the Blue Bubble Studio,…
View More Ozric Tentacles – Space for the EarthThe Dark Third – A Problem for Another Time / Healing Knives
This year has been a strange one for music. Release dates have been moved back, and back some more. Gigs to celebrate those releases have happened months afterwards, or not at all. And there has been an extraordinary amount of…
View More The Dark Third – A Problem for Another Time / Healing KnivesDerek Sherinian – The Phoenix
Derek Sherinian probably became well known to many of us during his stint in Dream Theater, and more recently for his keyboard skills in Black Country Communion and his current outfit Sons of Apollo. Whereas he seemed somewhat under utilised…
View More Derek Sherinian – The PhoenixMariusz Duda – Lunatic Soul
Riverside main man, Mariusz Duda has just released his latest Lunatic Soul album Through Shaded Woods. From his home in Warsaw, Mariusz recently spoke with TPA’s Leo Trimming about the significant change in direction with this album, and about aspects…
View More Mariusz Duda – Lunatic SoulLunatic Soul – Through Shaded Woods
In 2008, Mariusz Duda of the outstanding Polish progressive rock band Riverside released the first Lunatic Soul album, and this remarkable side project has taken on a life of its own. Twelve years later he is releasing the latest Lunatic…
View More Lunatic Soul – Through Shaded WoodsPyramid Theorem – Beyond The Exosphere
I’m indebted to Cydemind for introducing me to Pyramid Theorem. I’d never heard of the latter, until the former shared a link to Pyramid Theorem’s latest album to introduce their fans to the band they’d be touring with. My memory…
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