If Only is the impressive debut release by the American symphonic/neo/melodic prog rock group The Far Cry. It is a refreshing and varied collection of tracks which, whilst showing the musician’s own influences – from the classic ’70s prog/classic rock…
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Hot on the heels of the release of Big Big Train’s 2021 album Common Ground, a new independently produced film documentary, centred on their most avid fans (affectionately known as ‘Passengers’), is released (starting) on 20th August 2021. I say…
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“Oh, my goodness; that’s gorgeous!” It doesn’t matter what you are doing, music frequently snags our attention to elicit unexpected and often involuntary responses. In a culture which places so much value on ‘disruption’ it is often forgotten that music…
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In early 2017 I was introduced to Graham Keane’s first album under the name The Vicious Head Society, Abject Tomorrow. I will be forever thankful to a friend who insisted on buying the CD for me, as it quickly became…
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Recover is a limited edition release by Kyros in which they cover an eclectic range of artists in their own style. Let’s face it, it’s been a bloody weird 18 months since the ‘C’ word hit us all. Some artists…
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Broadly speaking, there are three types of music in my house which I am encouraged to listen to alone; firstly, the ‘dark and depressing’, secondly the ‘downright weird’, and finally, the ‘racket’. Mahogany Frog probably occupy ground somewhere between the…
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Plenty enough… geddit? Actually, I could listen to this highly skilled tranche of dream-pop all day long. Well, maybe until just after lunch, when a rising need for low-slung loud guitars will probably be scratching at my perineum. The thing…
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Good and bad news for TOTO fans: after the simultaneous release of two solo albums earlier this year by guitarist Steve Lukather and singer Joseph Williams, the third album from the American collective has been released in a short time.…
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“Who would have thought it starts in Lowestoft?” Well, it actually emanates from Southampton, where A Formal Horse have diligently gone about crafting the successor to the startlingly brilliant Here Comes a Man from the Council with a Flamethrower, released…
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I came late to the wonder that is Magma, my musical tastes developing as I got older, looking for more challenging listening. Magma fitted the bill perfectly. I purchased a number of their albums and they really spoke to me.…
View More Magma – Retrospektïw I-II-III [Remastered]