Bob’s Review 2014 was an impressive year turning in numerous fine albums, not least was the late November Northlands release from Tony Patterson & Brendan Eyre. The CD arrived in early December and from the very outset resonated with me, whether…
View More Tony Patterson & Brendan Eyre – NorthlandsAuthor: Roger Trenwith
Regal Worm – Neither Use Nor Ornament
Welcome back to the wacky world of Jarrod Gosling! Last year I reviewed his debut offering, the quite barking but fun trip that was Use And Ornament, an album released in December 2013, and October 2014 saw the release of…
View More Regal Worm – Neither Use Nor OrnamentOrchestra Of The Upper Atmosphere – θ2
Last year, I published a brief summary of Sheffield improvisational genre-defying sound architect Martin Archer’s releases on his own Discus Records imprint. One of those albums was the double-disc debut of Archer’s large ensemble, Orchestra of the Upper Atmosphere, released…
View More Orchestra Of The Upper Atmosphere – θ2Marbin – The Third Set
Perennial contenders for the title of The World’s Hardest Working Band, jazz-rock espousers of the Protestant work ethic Marbin released their literally titled third album last year on the highly respected Moonjune label. Everything about this band displays frightening levels…
View More Marbin – The Third SetKing Crimson – Live At The Orpheum
OK, before we start, cards on the table – whenever a negative review is published, no matter how constructive the criticism, it doesn’t take long before the fanboys and girls start to accuse the writer of having “an agenda”, whatever…
View More King Crimson – Live At The OrpheumSchnauser – Protein For Everyone
An album from last year that nearly slipped my grasp, and would have done had it not tripped over the doormat on its way out with my prized reel-to-reel bootleg of the Best of The UFO Club 1967 furtively concealed…
View More Schnauser – Protein For EveryonePFM – Paper Charms: The Complete BBC Recordings 1974-1978
In the heady days of the first wave of prog rock, decades before our current instant access era, if you had asked any prog fan worth his (rarely her) lark’s tongue to name any non-British prog band, PFM would more…
View More PFM – Paper Charms: The Complete BBC Recordings 1974-1978Det Skandaløse Orkester – No Har De Laget Skandale Igjen!
Part of my duties as an unpaid scribbler and music obsessive is to unearth obscurities and bring them to the attention of the wider prog-inclined audience on DPRP’s Something For The Weekend blog. That is how I found this fine…
View More Det Skandaløse Orkester – No Har De Laget Skandale Igjen!Happy Family – Minimal Gods
Happy Family are a long running if hardly prolific band from Japan, who are well respected members of that country’s singular RIO scene. Minimal Gods is only the band’s third album since 1995’s self-titled debut, having been on a long…
View More Happy Family – Minimal GodsChat Noir – Elec3Cities
Chat Noir are an Italian trio, now up to their fifth album, who play an intriguing mix of piano jazz and electronica. The “Effects” suffix of all three players’ instrument listings below is what makes this album far more than…
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