Featured artists: Mandoki Soulmates | Elements Of A Dream | Briscon | Shaven Primates | Great North Star ||: In this ADA (shorter reviews) update Bob Mulvey & David Edwards take a look at recent releases from: • Mandoki Soulmates…
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For yet another album conceived during lockdown, Red Kite have come up with a great title, Apophenian Bliss. With all the misinformation on social media, and conspiracy theories abounding, I guess it’s understandable that people see connections that simply aren’t…
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It was only last May that the second album by this simmering trio dropped. Gawd, I hate that expression! You drop yer kecks or your keys. Could have been worse, I could have used “sophomore”, too. Anyway, let’s start again……
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Cheese and Grain, Frome Monday, 15th November 2021 Fish has finally commenced his Vigil’s End tour, over 18 months since his last tour was cruelly cut short after just one date in March 2020 when the COVID Lockdown struck the…
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The Union Chapel, London Monday, 15th November 2021 [Disclaimer: I didn’t plan to do this review, so no notes were taken and my knowledge of who took part and what they played is entirely accidental and anecdotal. I believe this…
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Just a few weeks before their heroes and role-models introduced their new album to the public, former Yes tribute band Fragile released a sophomore attempt, entitled Beyond. A brief reminder: the band, formed in 1999, has spent the first two…
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A fascinating release from a young German multi-instrumentalist Philipp Nespital, who – pandemics permitting – can also be found gigging with his band smalltape. The Hungry Heart was released in July of this year, and from what I gather the…
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Featured artists: Jumble Hole Clough | Annie Barbazz | Vasko Atanasovski Adrabesa Quartet | Taras Bulba | Bunny & The Invalid Singers | Giant Sky ||: In this ADA (shorter reviews) update Roger Trenwith takes a look at recent releases…
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Krokofant were originally formed as a duo when Tom Hasslan (guitars) and Axel Skalstad (drums) met in a guitar shop in Kongsberg, a town in southern Norway well known for its annual jazz festival. Saxophonist Jørgen Mathisen was invited to…
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It’s not often that I would give an EP a full-length review, but Germany’s Maladie have a history of stretching the concept of what an EP might be. This year sees the third chapter in their Symptoms series of EPs.…
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