I first encountered Philipp Nespital, aka smalltape, in October 2023 supporting Bruce Soord. It was also the first time I had seen the use of looping machines that allow solo performers like Philipp to create a performance filled with multi-layered,…
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Wataru Sato, aka Gecko, is a Japanese pianist and has created a vast repertoire of works based on electronica and modern-classic music since his recording debut in 2010. Augmenting his solo work and various commercial offshoots for TV and film,…
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As Prog magazine have already covered the release of Gentō by Bioscope with a fascinating interview and an extended review most visitors to TPA will probably know all about the background to this album. For the non-subscribers amongst you, in…
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In 2014 Esoteric Recordings acquired Anthony Phillips’ back catalogue and this is the latest album scheduled for an updated re-release. Radio Clyde is a rare live recording of performances from 1978. At the time Anthony Phillips was promoting two releases…
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I last came across Gordon Giltrap MBE accompanying Julie Fordham on a track from her 2024 album Earth Mate, some 47 years after first hearing Heartsong his most memorable instrumental guitar-fest. In between, his career has meandered along many and…
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The release of the new album Trollringen from Anders Buaas is a significant landmark in the Norwegian multi-instrumentalist’s career to date. So far, he has released instrumental albums, achieving an ever-increasing measure of respect, in his home country and worldwide,…
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This mega-package from Madfish contains 11 CDs, a DVD and a 72-page hardback book with rare photos, session documentation from the BBC vaults and exclusive insights from the band. The audio recordings are high quality and whether you are fanatic…
View More Wishbone Ash – At The BBC 1970-1988 (11CD/DVD Boxset)
Rioghan have gone from strength to strength in this follow up album to 2022’s Different Kinds of Losses, in more ways than one. The original trio, from Finland, has been beefed up with the addition of bassist Antti Varjanne and…
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Since officially parting ways from Kraftwerk in 1986-ish, Wolfgang Flür has kept himself busy in the music business as a club DJ and also by collaborating with various dance and synthpop bands. A debut solo album wasn’t forthcoming until 2015,…
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Van Der Graaf Generator’s (VDGG) seventh studio album, released in 1976, is generally seen to be a last hurrah of the classic line up, coming as it did at the end of a fertile creative period, following closely behind two…
View More Van Der Graaf Generator – World Record (2CD/Blu-ray Boxset)