Larry Carlton is a name fondly remembered by Steely Dan fans, his guitar work on The Royal Scam was another level, but he is far more than just that as I was to discover. Born in Southern California he took…
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Focus is the second album by Norwegian jazz proggers Soft Ffog, led by acclaimed guitarist and composer Tom Hasslan. He is something of a virtuoso player, hinting at John Etheridge at times, or occasionally Zappa, particularly in the improvised passages.…
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Hothouse Flowers seem to be blooming again with a recent successful tour focusing on their first two hit albums People and Home and now this extensive box set comprising all their recordings for London Records from 1988 to 1998. Classic…
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Blossoming from a one-man studio project in 2005, award winning Nosound were created initially as a solo project by multi-instrumentalist Giancarlo Erra, evolving into a full band and currently featuring members, Giancarlo Erra (vocals, guitars, keyboards), Orazio Fabbri (bass), Marco…
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Earlier this week saw the release of Beyond, the debut waxing of Darkfish, or Sheila Maloney as she is known to her friends, family, and bandmates in the David Cross Band, where she adds essential keyboard textures to that collective’s…
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There’s a moment on Liquid Stone where everything stops – just a single piano note stumbling quietly in the background, searching for its place. Trude Eidtang’s voice arrives like a hand reaching through the darkness, not to rescue but to…
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International progsters The Samurai Of Prog are a busy bunch. In addition to the TSOP concern, there are any number of offshoots featuring drummer Kimmo Pörsti and/or bassist Marco Bernard. One of those extracurricular bands is The Guildmaster, featuring the…
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Blood Moon is the new album from Nottinghamshire based rockers Red Bazar, their first since 2022’s Inverted Reality. Red Bazar explore an increasing range of musical styles on Blood Moon. They have often displayed a hard almost ‘prog-metal’ edge to…
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AlphaLine are a dynamic four-piece UK band from Berkshire/Surrey who are increasingly appearing at prog-adjacent events and festivals. As a result, it now seems an appropriate time to revisit their 2024 debut album, Electromagnetic, and highlight their engaging and eclectic…
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Pryzme are a French prog band built around the nucleus of guitarists and singers Dominique Blanchard and David Chollet. Their latest album True Stories…And Other Lies is their first since 2021’s Four Inches, and is a step forward in terms…
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