As a film lover, I’ve long admired Werner Herzog’s astounding and often bizarre catalogue, ranging from fever-dream-like tales such as Aguirre, the Wrath of God to tributes like Nosferatu the Vampyre and unbelievable jaw-dropping visuals such as the famous hauling…
View More Popul Vuh – Affenstunde | Einsjäger Und Siebenjäger (Vinyl Editions)
Transition II is the first release from Lunatic Soul since Mariusz Duda announced his shock departure from Riverside on 23rd April 2026 after 25 years with the Polish band. It is clear that Duda is determined to clearly mark this…
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Recently, two ‘new’ Pink Floyd albums have appeared: the 8‑Tracks studio compilation, a Steven Wilson remix, and Live from the Los Angeles Sports Arena, April 26th, 1975, likewise edited by the multi‑talented Wilson. Strictly speaking, the live recording also surfaced…
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Back in June, I was mindlessly doomscrolling when an advert with music started playing. Because the algorithm knows me uncannily well, it was an advert for a new Gentle Giant reissue. “Big whoop,” I thought, as the sound of breaking…
View More Gentle Giant – In A Glass House (Remixed & Remastered)
Instrumental jazz fusion: I happen to love it. The rip-roaring showcase of technical musicianship, precision and blurring the lines between improvisation and structured composition. It’s all good stuff, especially when delivered through familiar warm, crisp, 70s-era timbres as it is…
View More Gary Boyle – Light Again: The Recordings 1977-1978 (2CD Edition)
Status Quo’s history stretches back to the early Sixties, a long arc marked by shifts in fashion and musical identity. For many listeners, myself included, the run from Piledriver (1972) through Blue for You (1976) represents their peak years, obviously…
View More Status Quo – The Early Years Volume 2 [1970-1972] (5CD Boxset)
Cherry Red follow up their Eyes In The Night boxset, which covered Pallas’s early recordings, with this release which focusses on the period from 1999, and the album Beat The Drum, up to the end of their tenure on the…
View More Pallas – The Midas Touch: The Recordings 1998-2007 (9 Disc Boxset)
Having signed for WEA Records in 1983, Howard Jones went on to record and release five original studio albums for them. This collection from Cherry Red Records contains all five of the original CD-format studio albums that Howard Jones released…
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The prog legend Chris Squire was celebrated for his inventive and unmistakable bass work in Yes, but he truly delivered something special with his only proper solo album, released in November 1975. Strictly speaking, that’s not his only ‘solo’ outing…
View More Chris Squire – Fish Out Of Water (50th Anniversary Edition)
This is my 7th Nektar review for TPA and 9th overall, if you count my old DPRP reviews. That’s how committed I am to charting the tale of Nektar, in whatever haphazard order the reissues will come. This time around,…
View More Nektar – Magic Is A Child (Remastered & Expanded 3CD Edition)