Nanna Barslev is a Danish singer, songwriter and multi instrumentalist. From 1998 she was lead vocalist and drummer in Gny, and in 2003 joined Asjnje as the singer, composer and lyricist before fronting the band Huldre between 2006 to 2019.…
View More Nanna Barslev – LysbærerMonth: March 2022
Boris – W
Henry Rollins said of 2020’s NO that it “is more than the new album by Boris. It is their reaction and comment on the current state of the world as they see it. It would be all but impossible to…
View More Boris – WArnaud Quevedo & Friends – Roan
One of the nice things about reviewing for The Progressive Aspect is occasionally discovering wonderful musical acts that were hitherto unknown to me. Here’s one of them: Arnaud Quevedo & Friends, whose mixture of funky jazz fusion mixed with Magma…
View More Arnaud Quevedo & Friends – RoanFusion 3.5 Festival 2022
The Civic, Stourport on Severn Friday 4th March to Sunday 6th March 2022 Finally, the Fusion Festival, first planned for late March 2020 and postponed twice, returned triumphantly to this excellent venue in the Midlands after the two year pandemic…
View More Fusion 3.5 Festival 2022a-tota-so – Lights Out
In early 2019 I came across the debut of a-tota-so (released in the latter half of the previous year). It was a very enjoyable slice of math rock, but didn’t really stick in the mind. The music was undoubtedly well…
View More a-tota-so – Lights OutNichelOdeon / InSonar & Relatives – INCIDENTI-Lo Schianto
Last year I belatedly came across a magnificent album by the Deadburger Factory collective of Italian artists, which blew my mind. This year, I’ve belatedly come across a magnificent album by the NichelOdeon/InSonar & Relatives collective of Italian artists, which…
View More NichelOdeon / InSonar & Relatives – INCIDENTI-Lo SchiantoTom Slatter – Escape
The pandemic has had an effect, and on Mr Slatter it has been to produce a guitar-led album about aliens, spaceships and – because he cannot help himself – murder. From the start we get something that is riff-driven and…
View More Tom Slatter – EscapeDream Theater / Arch Echo
Warner Theater, Washington DC, USA Sunday, 6th March 2022 Prologue It was pretty surreal to be at the Warner Theater at 7:30pm on a Sunday; it was my first concert since the pandemic began two years ago, and for the…
View More Dream Theater / Arch EchoFranck Carducci & The Fantastic Squad
The Picton, Porthcawl Saturday, 12th March 2022 Anyone who has seen Franck Carducci and his band play live – in any incarnation – will understand the thrilling sense of exuberance and enthusiasm that they bring to their performances. It’s a…
View More Franck Carducci & The Fantastic SquadHow Far To Hitchin – Screams and Whispers
Far from Hitchin, in the frozen wastes of Orkney, a polymath beavers away. This is where you will find Paul Dews, the mastermind behind How far to Hitchin. Screams and Whispers is the third album released under this moniker, and…
View More How Far To Hitchin – Screams and Whispers