William Shatner has quite the reputation for hamming up the Captain of the Starship Enterprise, and almost equal to this level of fame is his affection for destroying songs that many people love. His penchant for covering songs in enigmatic…
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Fowl – Humankindweed
You can tell that an unusual mindset is at the heart of this new album. Holes opens with a stream of consciousness sparked off by a hole in a solar panel that was deeply troubling Graham Browning at the time,…
View More Fowl – HumankindweedRick Wakeman – The Six Wives of Henry VIII: Deluxe Edition
My brother (who has 2 years on me) is the obsessive Yes addict and the copy of Six Wives was his. He was at boarding school and I wasn’t, so much of his record collection stayed at home for me…
View More Rick Wakeman – The Six Wives of Henry VIII: Deluxe EditionJaga Jazzist – Starfire
20 years on from their beginnings the (literally) huge Norwegian band Jaga Jazzist have released Starfire. With eight members, Jaga are possibly more of a 21st Century orchestra than rock ‘band’, enabling a total sound palette that can achieve virtually…
View More Jaga Jazzist – StarfirePTF – What is Constant
What is Constant is the second full album outing for Japanese Prog 4-piece instrumental outfit PTF who feature keys, drums, bass and violin. The album opens with an odd melange of styles in Time Lapse, the title perhaps suggesting that…
View More PTF – What is ConstantSusanne Sundfør – Ten Love Songs
Big in Norway, Susanne Sundfør has been a darling of the highest reaches of the Scandinavian charts for several years. Lesser known in the UK, this mostly but not exclusively synth-pop album may well bring her a deservedly larger audience.…
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