Last year I reviewed Sada, the second collaboration between the Spanish jazz fusion and RIO guitarist Ángel Ontalva and members of Russian psychedelic space-prog rockers Vespero. I made the comment that I have enjoyed several of their releases, but somehow…
View More Seaorm – Olkhon
Released in the summer of 2019, Organic Noises’ eponymous debut album was an absolute stunner, an opinion which, a year and half later, shows no signs of diminishing. This Polish ensemble hit all the right notes, for me, with their…
View More Organic Noises – reCreation Live
In 2017, the long-awaited autobiography of singer/bassist/composer/producer Greg Lake was finally released. Unfortunately, too late for the protagonist to experience himself: “Gregory Stuart Lake died of cancer on Wednesday December 7, 2016 at the age of 69, a few months…
View More Greg Lake – Lucky Man: The Autobiography
Anthology literally means ‘selection’, the best an artist has to offer. Usually a tribute to the artist and, more often, after his/her death. Unfortunately, that is also the case with Greg Lake’s The Anthology: A Musical Journey. It is the…
View More Greg Lake – The Anthology: A Musical Journey
Once again, hot on the heels of the wonderful Cathedral with Tom Doncourt, the doors of Mattias Olsson’s Roth Händle Studios swing wide to release new sounds into a grateful world. He really is on a roll at the moment…
View More Molesome – Are you there?
For all the great bands of Norway and Sweden, I often think it’s a shame that neighbouring Finland seems to miss out on similar acclaim. If anything, I find many of the Finns make far more eclectic and experimental sounds,…
View More Onségen Ensemble – Fear
After the worst year in living memory, here we are back in lockdown and holidays are becoming a dim and distant memory. While there is no imminent prospect of foreign travel (5 miles is frowned upon in some quarters!) Steve…
View More Steve Hackett – Under A Mediterranean Sky
Whoa! I can’t believe I’ve gone all this time without being aware of the wonder of Russian band The Grand Astoria, a band that has put out a dizzying array of singles, EPs and albums since 2009, with their own…
View More The Grand Astoria – From The Great Beyond
In this update we feature: • Jaume De Viala – Sonoritat De Mil Miralls • Danny Markovitch – Russian Dolls • Zach Tabori – Ensemble [EP] • Master Oogway – Earth And Other Worlds • Alan Emslie – Y 20…
View More A Different Aspect #49
Recently I reviewed Astrolabe’s Death: An Ode to Life, which I noted was one of two bands I knew of among the five nominees for Nación Progresiva’s Latino Progressive Album of the Year. Since then, Alpha Lighting System won the…
View More Egregor – Pachakuti