What more can one say about Colosseum? Their place in the history of jazz rock fusion is well known and deserved. Esoteric Recordings continue their re-releases of classic albums with Colosseum’s highly praised second album, Valentine Suite; re-mastering the main…
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Off The Radar is the fourteenth studio album from Isildurs Bane, and that title could reflect how they have gone about their musical vision these last forty years; quietly, evolving, changing direction, all the time maintaining their integrity. From my…
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Unitopia are one of the finest bands to come out of Australia, formed by Mark Trueack and Sean Timms in the late Nineties, they surrounded themselves with like minded musicians, releasing their debut More Than a Dream in 2005. This…
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The Globe, Cardiff Tuesday, 7th November 2017 After recently reviewing Nordic Giants’ new album, Amplify Human Vibration I was pleased to get the chance to see them live in a venue not far from my home. So on a crisp…
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Two years ago I was pleased to discover the music of Swedish guitar player Samuel Hällkvist when I reviewed his Variety of Live. This current release Variety of Rhythm completes a cycle that began with 2012’s Variety of Loud, intended…
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The Brighton post rock duo, famed for their immersive, all engulfing live performances, are releasing a new documentary film and soundtrack this month, the project supported by a hugely successful crowd funding campaign. They set out to create a film…
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When is an album a homage to the seventies, or a retro copy of that era? That is the difficult question, one which polarises opinion between listeners. Wobbler unashamedly provide music with a retro feel, now this appeals to some…
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The Drill Hall, Chepstow 6th to 8th October 2017 “Sanctuary in Music…” The Drill Hall is fast becoming the new spiritual home for the U.K.’s longest established festival of progressive music, the setting, close to the banks of…
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Godsticks return with their fourth album, Faced With Rage. Formed in Cardiff during 2008, after a debut EP they released their first album, Spiral Vendetta, in 2010. I have followed Godsticks since their tentative and rather nervous set at the…
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From the dark and rainy west coast of Norway something stirs, the long winter nights appear to give rise to youthful creativity and the current crop of bands regularly deliver the goods. Out of this creative Norwegian maelstrom come Himmellegeme…
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