What is a supergroup these days? It is now common place for artists to exist within different groups as fellow musicians or as guest musicians. In this case all the players in The Sea Within have excellent pedigrees; the list…
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Ring Van Möbius – Past The Evening Sun
Ring Van Möbius come from Kopervik, which is situated on the west coast of Norway, and they are about to unleash their debut album Past The Evening Sun. The band is a sort of power trio, consisting in this case…
View More Ring Van Möbius – Past The Evening SunMidas Fall – Evaporate
One of the pleasures of reviewing is when you discover an album by a band you were not previously aware of and they blow you away. Having recently returned from a holiday in Edinburgh, and feeling good about all things…
View More Midas Fall – EvaporatePlenty – It Could Be Home
In 2016 the occasional band reunion suggestions finally took off when the most enduring members, Brian Hulse, David Jones and Tim Bowness, decided to re-record sixteen of Plenty’s songs and to try and complete the album they had wanted to…
View More Plenty – It Could Be HomeMalady – Toinen Toista
Malady is a band from Helsinki in Finland returning with their second album, Toinen Toista, which consists of five tracks with a total playing time of forty minutes. Malady released their debut album in 2015 on Svart Records, who have…
View More Malady – Toinen ToistaFrequency Drift – Letters to Maro
Frequency Drift return with their latest album, Letters to Maro. The band was formed in Bayreuth, Germany by classically trained keyboard player and multi-instrumentalist Andreas Hack, releasing their debut Personal Effects, Part 1 in 2008 followed by a list of…
View More Frequency Drift – Letters to MaroSteven Wilson
To the Bone Tour: St. David’s Hall, Cardiff – Weds 21st March 2018 Royal Albert Hall, London – Weds 28th March 2018 Cardiff by Mel Allen On a reasonably pleasant evening the faithful began to gather for the latest Steve…
View More Steven WilsonVantomme – Vegir
When I spotted this album for review I must confess that it was seeing Tony Levin’s name that intrigued me, however this thought does a disservice to the other very talented musicians on this release, a project that belongs to…
View More Vantomme – VegirUngdomskulen – Gold Rush
Ungdomskulen are a band from Bergen in Norway who have been around for a number of years, having been formed in 2003 by three friends eager to write and record songs without musical restrictions. Their debut album Cry Baby was…
View More Ungdomskulen – Gold RushA Different Aspect #18
In this update we feature: > Plastic Noose – Enmity > Louis de Mieulle & Matt Garstka – Dual > Toto – 40 Trips Around The Sun > King Buffalo – Repeater > Moop – Moop > Widowmaker – Running…
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