The 1865, Southampton Sunday, 18th July 2021 Gigs are back in all their former glory! Well, not quite… With the lifting of all Covid-19 restrictions in England on 19th July 2021, attending a gig at The 1865 in Southampton on…
View More The Emerald Dawn / SpitdustMonth: July 2021
Eydis – Eydis
“Once upon a time, there was a young lady named Katy Cocks. Katy was a classically trained singer, and I’m sure you know what that means. Katy might put on a big dress, and sing standing next to a man…
View More Eydis – EydisA Different Aspect #61
In this update we feature: • Reflection Club – Still Thick As A Brick • Daïda – La Passion Du Cri (Kyrielle) • Oxygene8 (Linda Cushma) – Rhino [EP] • Caeli Concept – The Dark Playground • Isobar – Isobar…
View More A Different Aspect #61Ikitan – Twenty-Twenty Live at Forte Geremia
Last year, one of my favourite releases was the debut recording from Italian band Ikitan, a twenty-minute-and-twenty-second opus named Twenty-Twenty. I couldn’t help but read into it feelings and experiences from that year. Of course, these were my feelings, and…
View More Ikitan – Twenty-Twenty Live at Forte GeremiaEvership – The Uncrowned King: Act 1
American progressive rock band Evership plunge us back into the pomp/prog-rock era of the ’70s with their third album, and it’s a concept one at that – the first half of an allegoric journey in search of truth, full of…
View More Evership – The Uncrowned King: Act 1Daniel Eliseev Project (DEP) – Lost Humanity
Lost Humanity is the first album I’ve heard from Bulgarian outfit the Daniel Eliseev Project (DEP), but based on the enjoyment I’ve gained from it, it surely won’t be the last. Daniel Eliseev is a guitarist, so unsurprisingly it is…
View More Daniel Eliseev Project (DEP) – Lost HumanityCirrus Bay – Places Unseen / The Art of Vanishing
A retrospective look at the last two releases by CIRRUS BAY Bill Gillham’s Washington State-based symphonic/neo-prog project – currently on hiatus – were sadly overlooked by many on their initial release. There is much for followers of Renaissance, the classic…
View More Cirrus Bay – Places Unseen / The Art of VanishingNo Mandate – Recalibrate
No Mandate. The band name seems almost paradoxical, for their mandate appears to be to have, you guessed it, no mandate. The title for the Australian trio’s debut full-length release seems to confirm this – No Mandate have recalibrated. The…
View More No Mandate – RecalibrateThe Holy Family – The Holy Family
My initial thoughts were, “Can I just say… this album is fucking tremendous!” Read on further if you want the long version. 🙂 One of my go-to “altered state” albums has long been The Isness by Amorphous Androgynous – those…
View More The Holy Family – The Holy FamilyConfusion Field – Disconnection Complete
There is no getting away from the fact that Finnish band Confusion Field are going to be compared with Riverside for their debut album, Disconnection Complete. Not that I’ve read any reviews for it, as I never do before writing…
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