Banco del Mutuo Soccorso
2nd December 2022 | by Basil Francis
With the surprise release of a new album from classic Italian band Banco del Mutuo Soccorso, Orlando: Le Forme dell’Amore,... Read More →
About Basil Francis
Basil Francis Despite being TPA’s youngest member, Basil is ironically more fond of the old stuff and has a hankering for reissues and boxsets...
Author Archives: Basil Francis
Sebastian Hardie – Four Moments
21st November 2022 | by Basil Francis
“What’s the Australian equivalent of Close to the Edge?” is a question you’ve probably never asked yourself, although you might... Read More →
Van der Graaf Generator – Interference Patterns: The Recordings 2005-2016
11th November 2022 | by Basil Francis
When old, disbanded groups reform many decades after their heyday, it’s generally to sell a few concert tickets to cash... Read More →
Fruupp – Masquerading with Dawn
18th September 2022 | by Basil Francis
The 21st Century has seen a resurgence in popularity for many ’70s prog bands, even prompting a few of them... Read More →
Banco del Mutuo Soccorso – Orlando: Le Forme dell’Amore
14th September 2022 | by Basil Francis
When I went to check our website’s pipeline of albums available for review a few weeks ago, I certainly wasn’t... Read More →
Mikael Åkerfeldt – Clark (O.S.T.)
30th August 2022 | by Basil Francis
In all my years of reviewing, it’s surprising to me that I’ve never reviewed a soundtrack before. And this is... Read More →
Endless Season – Paths and Crossroads
2nd July 2022 | by Basil Francis
There’s a certain stigma attached to prog rock, isn’t there? When you tell a new person that you’re into prog... Read More →
Birth Control – Open Up
29th June 2022 | by Basil Francis
It only makes sense to listen to Birth with a chaser of Birth Control. While one is a new band... Read More →
Birth – Born
17th June 2022 | by Basil Francis
Serendipity! No sooner had I finished my review of Amanda’s Weltenraum – in which I lamented that the similar retro-prog... Read More →
Amanda – Weltenraum
14th June 2022 | by Basil Francis
Introducing Amanda. Here are a bunch of Austrians that must have sat down and listened to Shine on You Crazy... Read More →
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