Originally ‘released’ in 2016 under the title ‘Vertiginous Musings’ was a series of articles charting the albums released on the Vertigo ‘swirl’ label. So with micro-fibre cloth in hand, time to dust off this series of articles – kicking off…
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Ramsgate Music Hall, Kent Saturday, 4th May 2024 Saturday night in Ramsgate, at the Ramsgate Music Hall, which apparently has earned the accolade “Best small venue in the country”. Certainly, the layout of the place and the superb sound earn…
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Oslo, Hackney, London Friday, 25th April 2024 LEONI JANE KENNEDY A solo spot opens the entertainment tonight, with Leoni Jane Kennedy accompanied by her acoustic guitar, played with consummate skill. Her set includes a Rush cover, pleasing the prog audience,…
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Signature Brew, Blackhorse Road, London Saturday, 20th April 2024 For once in this Biblically wet year, a dry and even occasionally sunny day precedes another trip to the capital for me, where I meet up with my gig-going companion and…
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“You see, something’s going to happen… “ As we all know, fohat dig holes in space, and swirling around in the psychedelic maelstrom that fills dem holes right now is a feral noise of righteous intent made by three unassuming…
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It is a while since I have listened repeatedly to an album in a foreign language where the lyrics are obviously central to the whole exercise remain a mystery to me, the singer’s voice becoming another instrument, but I suppose…
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A week or two before Christmas, TPA’s Roger Trenwith sat down with Carollyn Eden and Stuart Clark, a.k.a Storm Deva, and they had a good old natter, discussing their backgrounds, how the band formed, their influences and the recently released…
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Storm Deva are a new band to me, and probably to a lot of you too. I saw them fairly recently when they stepped in as last minute substitutes at the annual charity bash, Prog the Forest in early December.…
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If you know your lyrics, then the title of this record gives a clue as to its heritage, although opener Nurse Insane charges out of the traps with its prog metal armour shining in the half-light, to throw you off…
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“Eclectic” is a word beloved of music writers, but sometimes, like the superlative adjectives, it manages to escape the prison of overuse and actually apply to something in a totally appropriate and valid way. The Vermont collective Jack O’the Clock,…
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