I have been a fan of The Innocence Mission since the early 1990s. I have most of their CDs and love Glow, My Room in the Trees, and Now the Day is Over, so when I heard that their new…
View More The Innocence Mission – Sun on the SquareAuthor: Professor Mark (Former Reviewer)
ESP 2.0 – 22 Layers Of Sunlight
I enjoyed ESP’s debut album Invisible Din, so when they asked me to review their sophomore album, the recently released 22 Layers Of Sunlight, I was more than happy to do so. For this latest release the ESP 2.0 line-up…
View More ESP 2.0 – 22 Layers Of SunlightJonathan Wilson – Rare Birds
I have been a fan of Jonathan Wilson ever since hearing his first album Gentle Spirit, released back in August 2011, and timed perfectly during a very difficult period for me – it’s an album that helped me get through…
View More Jonathan Wilson – Rare BirdsKino – Radio Voltaire
Kino’s Picture was my favourite album of 2005. In fact, I would easily say, without looking, that it was one of my favourite albums of the first decade of the 2000s. Despite wanting to hear a follow up… none came,…
View More Kino – Radio VoltaireMonarch Trail – Sand
My first preview of Monarch Trail’s new Sand album was like hearing the early work of English prog rockers IQ for the first time, wonderful and a great journey back to the music that drew me into progressive rock in…
View More Monarch Trail – SandRausch – Book II
Doug Rausch is a person who is willing to speak, or should I say, sing what is on his mind, and that is a rare commodity in music today… or anywhere, for that matter. This album is an honest story…
View More Rausch – Book IISoul Enema – Of Clans and Clones and Clowns
Soul Enema was formed in Israel in 2001, releasing their first demo EP in 2003. Seven years later they followed it up with the release of their debut album, Thin Ice Crawling, which was well received well by critics and…
View More Soul Enema – Of Clans and Clones and ClownsMimi Schell – Heliodor
I have been a fan of the voice and music of Hamburg’s Miriam “Mimi” Schell since first hearing her on the 2001 Force of Gravity album from German band Sylvan where she sang Midnight Sun an absolutely spectacular duet with…
View More Mimi Schell – HeliodorLost Horizons – Ojalá
The end of the year has been a real stunner for me recently. Last year I was surprised by the release of The Mission’s Another Fall From Grace at the end of September. I had already written my top ten…
View More Lost Horizons – OjaláCourtney Swain – Growing Pains EP
A good friend of mine on Facebook recommended that I listen to and review Courtney Swain’s new EP, Growing Pains. And his timing was perfect, because I was in search of something new to review. Courtney’s musical roots were formed…
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