Some albums that come to me provide incredibly pleasant surprises. I honestly was not expecting to like Janas, from Sardinian prog metal band Souls of Diotima. From what I knew about the band, they seemed to be make music which…
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We are all so lucky to be living in this Age of The Internet. It’s far easier to discover talented people than ever before. Erin Snape is a multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriting YouTuber. She’s put an album of thirteen songs together and…
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It is rare to hear of a band that has been going for 25 years and have no disappointments or mistaken creative left turns. Mogwai: Stuart Braithwaite (guitar, vocals), Barry Burns (guitar, piano, synthesizer, vocals), Dominic Aitchison (bass guitar), and…
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I read somewhere recently that this ’ere universe that we all inhabit shouldn’t actually exist, as the apparently proven theory that each particle of matter co-exists with a corresponding particle of anti matter, is kyboshed by the posit that the…
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I have to admit that prior to clapping ears on this recent release I was unfamiliar with the name Kevin Kastning. Quite how I’d not come across such a talented and progressive guitarist before is a mystery, but I’m glad…
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I went to the doctor in search of a panacea for my Covid-related live music withdrawals. While the doctor was unable to provide a cure, he did prescribe an intensive regimen of heavy guitar riffs and Hammond organ to treat…
View More Kylver – The Plague Tapes
Hot on the heels of McStine and Minnemann’s debut album – less than six months later – Randy and Marco have only gone and popped out another one. If there is any kind of positive to be had with Covid…
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In this update we feature: • Once & Future Band – Deleted Scenes • Ray Russell – Fluid Architecture • Custard Flux – Oxygen • Orchestra Of The Upper Atmosphere – θ5 • Causa Sui – Szabodelico • Stephan Thelen…
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When I was asked to write the review of the debut album by Dutch band Perfect Storm, I had to scratch my head: I had never heard of this group before. But the weblink to the collective’s first single quickly…
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With going on tour having become an impossibility in the current situation, many artists have instead been working hard in their homes and studios on new albums. No more poignantly can this be seen than in the case of Downes…
View More Downes Braide Association – Halcyon Hymns