Frequent prog scribbler Sid Smith claims, in the liner notes for this newly released reissue of Bundles, that “it’s been fashionable … to heap praise upon the first four or possibly five Soft Machine albums and pour scorn on [the…
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Previously on TPA: “The show was filmed with a multi-camera set up so there will hopefully be a high quality record of this late period of the band’s career recorded for posterity.” – Jez Rowden Well, I’m here to tell…
View More Van der Graaf Generator – The Bath Forum Concert
With the recent release of a box set including three albums from American band thisOneness, recorded in the ’70s, only one of which has been available previously, TPA’s Basil Francis spoke to keyboardist Gregg Inhofer about the bands short career…
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Unless you are a long-time subscriber to Prog Line, a fantastic YouTube channel that posts full albums by obscure prog bands from times gone by, there’s a very good chance you’ve never heard of thisOneness, the Minnesota band who released…
View More thisOneness – The Story of thisOneness
Having released four albums in the 1970s, Northern Irish band Fruupp dissolved and became a footnote of the glory days of prog. But in recent years there has been a resurgence of interest and reissues of their music have helped…
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With the surprise release of a new album from classic Italian band Banco del Mutuo Soccorso, Orlando: Le Forme dell’Amore, earlier this year, TPA’s Basil Francis had the opportunity to speak to keyboardist Vittorio Nocenzi, with contributions from the other…
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“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…
View More Sebastian Hardie – Four Moments
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 2005-2016
The 21st Century has seen a resurgence in popularity for many ’70s prog bands, even prompting a few of them to reform and do some live shows, or even an album or two in their old age. One such band…
View More Fruupp – Masquerading with Dawn
When I went to check our website’s pipeline of albums available for review a few weeks ago, I certainly wasn’t expecting to see the masters of 1970s rock progressivo italiano (RPI) Banco del Mutuo Soccorso show up, especially since their…
View More Banco del Mutuo Soccorso – Orlando: Le Forme dell’Amore