Well, Skin Alley was certainly a surprise to me. The band’s name, coupled with the rather striking monochrome artwork of a copper sticking his tongue out, certainly evokes the image of a punk band like the Sex Pistols. But when…
View More Skin Alley – Sun Music: The Complete Recordings 1969-1973 (Remastered 4CD Boxset)Year: 2025
A Different Aspect #98
Featured artists: Edenya | Riffstone | Barend Tromp | Jonhatan Tenerini | Path Of Ilya Five bite-sized reviews taking a snapshot of just some of the recent albums to land at TPA over the past few months… • Edenya –…
View More A Different Aspect #98Kevin Ayers – Shooting At The Moon (Remastered Vinyl)
Much like the Alan Parsons Project, I only ever bought Kevin Ayers’s first solo album, Joy of a Toy, back in the days when I was exploring a lot of new prog. As an addendum to the essay in my…
View More Kevin Ayers – Shooting At The Moon (Remastered Vinyl)Doracor – Unexpected Intersections
Doracor is the brainchild of Italian keyboardist and composer Corrado Sardella; even the band’s name is an anagram for the composer’s first name. Unexpected Intersections follows ten years after predecessor Passioni Postmoderne Di Un Musicista Errante (Post-Modern Passions Of A…
View More Doracor – Unexpected IntersectionsBioscope – Gentō
As Prog magazine have already covered the release of Gentō by Bioscope with a fascinating interview and an extended review most visitors to TPA will probably know all about the background to this album. For the non-subscribers amongst you, in…
View More Bioscope – GentōCaravan – The Shows Of Ours… Live
It’s been a while since I was fascinated with Caravan. Their approach to prog was never too full-on, happy to mix pastoral pop-rock with longer jams that were loosely dressed up as suites. As a result, their music could sound…
View More Caravan – The Shows Of Ours… LiveWeird Biscuit Teatime: Starring Daevid Allen – DJDDay
Daevid Allen was a geographical and musical nomad who wandered from British psychedelia to French avant-garde, Balearic acoustic balladry, New York punk, Oz performance poetry, San Francisco improv, Japanese extreme tripping and Brazilian space rock. He is best known as…
View More Weird Biscuit Teatime: Starring Daevid Allen – DJDDayEdensong – Our Road To Dust
Edensong is not the most prolific band in all of Progdom. Formed in 2004, the first album by the band was released in 2008. A live/studio disc followed in 2010, then the magnificent Years in the Garden of Years in…
View More Edensong – Our Road To DustStereolab – Instant Holograms On Metal Film
Stereolab, a band, an enigma, a left-field art institution, and you can dance to them. Instant Holograms On Metal Film, the band’s first album in 15 years makes it sound like they’ve never been away from your record emporium of…
View More Stereolab – Instant Holograms On Metal FilmThe Mighty Ra – Now In A Minute
Now In A Minute is an amusing Welsh phrase meaning something will happen soon, but maybe not immediately – and is an intriguing blend of urgency and procrastination. Given their recent history, it seems an appropriate and playful title for…
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