One of the best things about reviewing music is that something can be thrown my way that I might otherwise not have come across. This happened recently, when I was offered Aborym’s latest album, Hostile. I knew of the band,…
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It is not possible to be aware of everything going down in the wonderful world of niche music, even if you are part of (or incarcerated in, come to think of it!) a fine institution like TPA, where our metaphorical…
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With guitarist and singer Stewart Clark‘s new album, Let’s Go There recently released, TPA’s Tony Colvill asks the question, ‘Who is Stewart Clark?’ Stewart Clark: I often wonder myself! Been making music since I was 15, I’m 62 now! Been…
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We’ve all bought albums for the cover, only to find that the cover is great but the contents are not. Fortunately, that is not the case with Stewart Clark’s Let’s Go There. It’s a 36-minute gem, every track fits into…
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Settlement is Strawbs’ umpteenth album and the follow up to The Ferryman’s Curse which was a superb prog record released in November 2017, but unfortunately associated with the untimely demise of producer Chris Tsangarides a month later. This record too…
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Draconian’s journey to Under A Godless Veil has been a long one. Johan Ericson (guitarist, composer, producer) and Anders Jacobsson (vocals, lyricist) formed the group in 1994 when they were still teenagers and then spent the next nine years moulding…
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It has only been in the last few years that I have discovered the talents of Scandinavian, and in particular Norwegian, progressive rock bands. Where have I been all my life? So imagine my delight when Prog Magazine introduced me…
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Yet another Norwegian band I’d not heard of until recently, Tusmørke (‘Twilight’) have been in existence since 1994. Trawling through their releases in recent years, they prove themselves very difficult to pin down to a genre. They seem to do…
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In this update we feature: • Tromb – I/O • Ikitan – Twenty-Twenty [EP] • Ping – The ZigZag Manoeuvre • Métronhomme – Tutto Il Tempo Del Monde ~ 1.òikos [EP] • Vulture Industries – The Malefactor’s Bloody Register •…
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Do you get the feeling you’ve been overtaken by events beyond your control, this past year? Spare a thought for Pat Mastelotto, Markus Reuter, and Tony Levin, plus special guest Gary Husband, aka Stick Men. In mid-2019, MoonJune Records head…
View More Stick Men featuring Gary Husband – Owari