Every now and then I need some chaos in my musical life, whether that’s King Crimson, Frank Zappa, Mr Bungle or Bent Knee. It didn’t take me long to realise that this album ticked all the chaos boxes and a…
View More Sleepytime Gorilla Museum – of the Last Human Being
Norwegian prog metal outfit Leprous are an exceptional band, both on record and in a live setting. Frontman Einar Solberg, with his ridiculous vocal range, imposing stage presence, exemplary songwriting ability and brutally honest lyric writing is a big reason…
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45 Live, Kidderminster Saturday, 20th January 2024 I went into this gig unfamiliar with much of Tim Bowness’s back catalogue and with only a passing knowledge of No-Man’s songs. That meant I came into the venue with a different perspective…
View More Tim Bowness & The Butterfly Mind Band / Theo Travis
2020 was a strange year, the pandemic and the worldwide lockdown that ensued put everything on pause and ushered in a sense of uncertainty and some real existential dread, particularly for musicians. There has been a glut of lockdown albums,…
View More Caligula’s Horse – Charcoal Grace
This is the sixth studio album from German progressive rock outfit Subsignal, a band that started out as a side project by members of Sieges Even. I had heard a couple of songs from their last album, 2018’s La Muerta,…
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John Carpenter is a legendary film director, but he’s also one of those multi-talented people whose ability is matched in another creative field. And he’s just released a new collection of his film music, just in time for Halloween –…
View More John Carpenter – Anthology II (Movie Themes 1976-1988)
The Mars Volta are responsible for one of the greatest debut albums of all time. 2003’s De-Loused in the Comatorium is a concept album to rival any of the classics. It’s a goosebump inducer from start to finish, a Rick…
View More The Mars Volta – Qué Dios Te Maldiga Mí Corazón
According to the internet, Lucille Ball once said “I’d rather regret the things I’ve done than regret the things I haven’t done.” In 2018 Wobbler played The Night of the Prog Festival in Lorelei, Germany, alongside the likes of Big…
View More The Chronicles of Father Robin – The Songs & Tales of Airoea
Voivod are one of those bands, a bit like Cardiacs, that bands I love tend to cite as influences, but whom I have never listened to. The Canadian sci-fi metal pioneer’s sixteenth album is a 40-year retrospective, which seemed like…
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I Am the Manic Whale are back with their fourth studio album, reuniting once again with Rob Aubrey, who is best known for his work with Big Big Train. I Am the Manic Whale, which started as a solo project…
View More I Am the Manic Whale – Bumper Book of Mystery Stories