Arjen Lucassen is an interesting figure, a semi-recluse who has been ploughing his own individual furrow for many years now, dealing primarily in science fiction and fantasy musical works, and often creating albums almost on his own. Except of course…
View More Star One – Revel in TimeAuthor: Graham Thomas
Gong – Pulsing Signals
There’s something rather special about the fact that Gong still endure after the death of Daevid Allen, and the line-up he endorsed continues to fly the teapot flag proudly. They have produced a couple of good studio albums since his…
View More Gong – Pulsing SignalsKarfagen – Land Of Green And Gold
For anyone unfamiliar with Karfagen, they are the main musical outlet for multi-instrumentalist, composer and producer Antony Kalugin, and Land of Green and Gold is the thirteenth album from the band. To say that Kalugin is prolific would be an…
View More Karfagen – Land Of Green And GoldA Different Aspect #80
Featured artists: Thank You Scientist | Kumorigahara | Hands Of The Heron | ANYWHEREDOOR | Amanda Chaudhary ||: Here we are in March 2022 and still finding ourselves picking up on some of last year’s overlooked releases… • Thank You…
View More A Different Aspect #80Voivod – Synchro Anarchy
It’s hard to believe that Voivod have been around for four decades, and that I’ve been listening to them on and off for most of that time. I remember being attracted to their third album, Killing Technology, mainly because of…
View More Voivod – Synchro AnarchyKalle Wallner – Voices
Most people will no doubt be aware that Kalle Wallner is the ‘W’ in RPWL, and a much admired guitarist. This solo album is his first since 2016’s Liquid, which he released under the band name Blind Ego. Whereas that…
View More Kalle Wallner – VoicesRosalie Cunningham – Two Piece Puzzle
Denied access to her band members during lockdown, this amazing follow-up to 2019’s debut solo effort has been lovingly crafted by Rosalie together with her partner Rosco Wilson, and the creative juices have most certainly been flowing. The only other…
View More Rosalie Cunningham – Two Piece PuzzleJonas Lindberg & The Other Side – Miles From Nowhere
Jonas Lindberg may well be an unfamiliar name to many of you (it was to me), but that should change very soon, because his talent as displayed on this latest album Miles From Nowhere is undeniable. In fact, Jonas Lindberg…
View More Jonas Lindberg & The Other Side – Miles From NowhereNektar – Sounds Like Swiss
Well now, where has this little nugget been hiding for the last 49 years I wonder? I’d have thought all the half-decent Nektar live recordings must have appeared long ago, and then this turns up! A sound board recording of…
View More Nektar – Sounds Like SwissMannheimer Schlagwerk – The Numbers Are Dancing: New Works for Mallet Quartet
The Mannheimer Schlagwerk is a percussion collective which is celebrating its 25th anniversary. It was the brainchild of Dennis Kuhn, who created it to play a one-off event, but it has somehow endured ever since. The group is known for…
View More Mannheimer Schlagwerk – The Numbers Are Dancing: New Works for Mallet Quartet