“What’s the Australian equivalent of Close to the Edge?” is a question you’ve probably never asked yourself, although you might be curious about it now that you’ve read this sentence. The answer is almost certainly this very album, which I…
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Straight Light – Archaeology
As a lover of progressive rock music and an occasional reviewer, it is always a real pleasure to ‘take the road less travelled’ and explore less well-known prog rock bands and artists. The likes of Bandcamp, internet radio and smaller,…
View More Straight Light – ArchaeologyO.R.k. – Screamnasium
O.R.k.’s last album, Ramagehead, was one of my favourite records of 2019, so I have been eagerly awaiting their latest offering since it was first announced. Their previous effort included a track with guest vocals from System Of A Down’s…
View More O.R.k. – ScreamnasiumStarfish64 – Scattered Pieces of Blue
Compelling and intriguing are the first thoughts that come to mind when I recall my introduction to the music of the German band Starfish64. It was 2018 with the release of The Future in Reverse, that I found to be…
View More Starfish64 – Scattered Pieces of BlueKshettra – Thou Art That
Kshettra have presented us with a new album which moves away from the familiar sounds of their last album, 2017’s Five Mothers, which I reviewed for TPA. The founder members of Boris Gas and Viktor Tikhonov began a collaboration with…
View More Kshettra – Thou Art ThatNeil Campbell – Faldum
Hot on the heels of the Berlin Suite & Other Short Stories EP, released in September of this year, Neil Campbell returns with Faldum, the penultimate release for 2022. In many respects the delightful Berlin Suite & Other Short Stories…
View More Neil Campbell – FaldumLeap Day
Hof 88, Almelo, The Netherlands Sunday, 30th October 2022 If Mohammed doesn’t come to the mountain… I had been particularly looking forward to this for quite a long time: a show by Dutch proggers Leap Day in Youth Center ‘t…
View More Leap DayPhi Yaan-Zek – Interdimensional Garden Party
It’s been four years since the last album of new music from Phi Yaan-Zek, 2018’s seminal Reality is My Plaything, which was a cosmic stew of complex and avant garde absurdity, and amazing guitar playing. I’m pleased to report that…
View More Phi Yaan-Zek – Interdimensional Garden PartyVan der Graaf Generator – Interference Patterns: The Recordings 2005-2016
When old, disbanded groups reform many decades after their heyday, it’s generally to sell a few concert tickets to cash in on nostalgia, and perhaps even record a studio album that’ll inevitably be terrible, not worthy of being considered alongside…
View More Van der Graaf Generator – Interference Patterns: The Recordings 2005-2016H.G. Wells – The Mantle
Some may recall that last year I reviewed Howard Boder’s Atlantis. Encouraged by the words, Howard has teamed up with a friend from one of his original groups, taking the works of Erich von Däniken, alien conspirator and interpreter for…
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