Emerson, Lake and Palmer have released the first official illustrated book outlining the story of this unique and iconic progressive rock band. Created by Rocket 88 (the publishers behind recent books by Jethro Tull and Opeth) with the full co-operation…
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To mark Camel’s 50th anniversary I thought I might use the opportunity of this particular landmark to take a nostalgic look back at one of Camel’s finest moments, and a personal favourite album from their catalogue, Harbour of Tears, released…
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Featured artists: Drott | Grorr | Alex Ward | Seven Nines and Tens | Fair Wind Pleases ||: In this final ADA (shorter reviews) update for 2021 Nick Hudson takes a look at recent releases from… • Drott – Orcus…
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I am in the car with my daughter, a mother of two. “Dad, what kind of music are we listening to? Is that something from Robin Hood?”. To my surprise she got it right first time; it is indeed Chris…
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10cc have announced a new UK tour for 2022. The Ultimate Greatest Hits Tour will celebrate the hits which have seen them recognised as one of the most inventive and influential bands in popular music. The icons of art-rock achieved…
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Like most rabid Jethro Tull fans, I have dutifully opened my wallet and said “Help yourself” each time a new box set has rolled out of the Steven Wilson remix factory. And, for the most part, I haven’t regretted a…
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In my review for Nodo Gordiano’s fifth album, Sonnar, I mentioned in my introductory paragraph that it had been six years since we’d last heard from the band. I ended with the thoughts that “between [Natalia Surovina’s] vocals, Brilli’s stunning…
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Giant Sky is the eponymous debut album of the new group project of Erlend AaStad Vikem, the vocalist, keyboardist and creative leader of the Norwegian post-rock group Soup. Joined by a large number of guest musicians, he has produced a…
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Jacob Holm-Lupo, known for White Willow, The Opium Cartel, his production, mixing and excellent remastering work, fronts this current project, Donner. The main aim for Donner is to be place where exploration and fiddling with synthesisers and other hardware forms…
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The Fiddler’s Elbow, Camden, London Sunday, 5th December 2021 Prog the Forest’s second outing finally took place after two COVID 19-related postponements, from the summer, and last year when a video play-list event was held online instead. Once again in…
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