Cosmograf’s newest release, The Orphan Epoch, is a departure from past efforts. Rather than the usual concept album, the songs are loosely connected by themes of nonconformity and choosing to find one’s own path in life. Says mastermind Robin Armstrong,…
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Magic Pie – Maestro
When Magic Pie made their American debut at ROSfest on 30th April 2006, they led off with the epic Change from their first album, Motions Of Desire. Their reasoning, as they later explained, was that they were fearful that the…
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You have to hand it to the folks at Cherry Red. No matter the genre, when they do a compilation, you can always expect the unexpected. Electric Junk – Deutsche Rock, Psych And Kosmiche 1970-78 is a journey (literally, as…
View More Various Artists – Electric Junk: Deutsche Rock, Psych & Kosmiche 1970-78 (4CD Boxset)Glass Hammer – Rogue
Twenty-two studio albums into their career, Glass Hammer still have the capacity to surprise. While there have been thematic groupings of albums (think Tolkien, Skallagrim, or the Jon Davison years), Glass Hammer have managed to evade being pigeon-holed into a…
View More Glass Hammer – RogueBrendan Perkins – Stories From The Old Church Lane
Every once in a while, a song or an artist comes along to capture your fancy in an unexpected way. Such is the case with Brendan Perkins’ latest offering, Stories From The Old Church Lane. Perkins was totally unknown to…
View More Brendan Perkins – Stories From The Old Church LaneHumble Pie – Hallelujah 1973-1983 (5CD Boxset)
Don’t be deceived, like I was, by the title of this set from Humble Pie. Rather than a decade long history of the band, which would have been quite welcome, this five disc set is largely the last gasps of…
View More Humble Pie – Hallelujah 1973-1983 (5CD Boxset)Blue Öyster Cult – 50th Anniversary Live: Third Night
The final instalment of Blue Öyster Cult’s September 2022 three night stand at Sony Hall in New York City has arrived, featuring the third album from the band’s long career, Secret Treaties. This is the album that found the band…
View More Blue Öyster Cult – 50th Anniversary Live: Third NightVarious Artists – Dearly Beloved: A Prince Songbook (3CD Digipak)
Dearly Beloved: A Prince Songbook, a compilation of Prince covers by a wide variety of artists, proves two things. First, Prince Rogers Nelson was a musical genius (but you already knew that). Second, he was also an underachiever of sorts.…
View More Various Artists – Dearly Beloved: A Prince Songbook (3CD Digipak)Pattern-Seeking Animals – Friend Of All Creatures
Pattern-Seeking Animals have been a rather prolific band. Having released their debut album in 2019, these Spock’s Beard-aligned musicians have developed a sound that is all their own in the ensuing years. Friend Of All Creatures sets out to prove…
View More Pattern-Seeking Animals – Friend Of All CreaturesOsibisa – The Warner Bros Albums
The history of Osibisa goes way back to Ghana in the 1950s, when saxophonist Teddy Osei was a member of a highlife (a fusion of traditional African music with Western jazz) band. He moved to London on a music scholarship…
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