A new PsychoYogi album is a reason to celebrate as far as I’m concerned. Chris Ramsing and his band make music quite unlike anyone else, and yet it is instantly recognisable as PsychoYogi. Their new album, released last week, is…
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Grimsthorpe Castle, Bourne Sunday, 8th September 2024 DAY FOUR: Reviews by Dave Ridley & Graham Thomas Photos by Chris Simmons THE CHRIS BEVINGTON ORGANISATION Photo by Graham Thomas By the time the final day of the festival comes around, I’m…
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Grimsthorpe Castle, Bourne Saturday, 7th September 2024 Motorhead’s anthem used to be No Sleep Til Hammersmith. I think a suitable tag line for this festival could be No Sleep at Nene as another 11:00 am start after an exceptionally long…
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Grimsthorpe Castle, Bourne Friday, 6th September 2024 DAY TWO: Reviews by Dave Ridley, Graham Thomas & Chris Simmons Photos by Chris Simmons and Progpics By StanS (Stan Siarkiewicz) ROADHOUSE An early start at 11am on Swan stage with Roadhouse, a…
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Grimsthorpe Castle, Bourne Thursday, 5th September 2024 The second Nene Valley Rock Festival moved to its new site this year, the impressive Grimsthorpe Castle in Lincolnshire, and it’s hard to think of a better setting with its landscaped grounds and…
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Marjana Semkina, one half of the duo at the core of the wonderful iamthemorning, returns with her second solo album called Sirin. Anyone familiar with iamthemorning will know that Marjana has something of a fixation on death, and her songs…
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Collapse The Wave marks the return of New York prog collective IZZ, with their latest full length album, and what a return! They are fiercely innovative, and bold in their widescreen vision. Straight out of the gates, We Are The…
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Permission To Fly is the latest solo album from Jordan Rudess, the Dream Theater keyboard wizard, and the sixth since we covered 2019’s Wired For Madness. That album included an extensive cast drawn from across the prog world to help…
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Despite this album’s title, it will indeed be the final utterance from the French ‘Rock In Opposition’ band Present, as it’s creator Roger Trigaux passed away during it’s completion in 2021. The band members carried on to complete the recording,…
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A curious release in many ways from Italian proggers Karmamoi. It isn’t exactly a new album, as in completely new music. It’s a mixture of new songs, and reworkings of several old tracks given an orchestral makeover. Apparently, the core…
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