Ukrainian band La Horsa Bianca provided a far more mind-blowing and mind-bending experience than I expected with Dilvuvian Beat, which begins in a fairly typical psychedelic manner. Encyclica is an entirely pleasant opening number, which I happily listened to. It’s…
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A year since the release of their most recent studio album, The Serpent Rings, Magnum return with a compilation of bonus tracks and radio edits which are debuting on the CD format. Recent efforts like Escape From the Shadow Garden…
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In this, our third ADA update featuring music from Spain we have: • Eclipse 27 – Eclipse 27 • ṘO – Athalase • Back To R’lye – Chosen • Magick Brother & Mystic Sister – Magick Brother & Mystic Sister…
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Last year I reviewed Sada, the second collaboration between the Spanish jazz fusion and RIO guitarist Ángel Ontalva and members of Russian psychedelic space-prog rockers Vespero. I made the comment that I have enjoyed several of their releases, but somehow…
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Released in the summer of 2019, Organic Noises’ eponymous debut album was an absolute stunner, an opinion which, a year and half later, shows no signs of diminishing. This Polish ensemble hit all the right notes, for me, with their…
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Anthology literally means ‘selection’, the best an artist has to offer. Usually a tribute to the artist and, more often, after his/her death. Unfortunately, that is also the case with Greg Lake’s The Anthology: A Musical Journey. It is the…
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Once again, hot on the heels of the wonderful Cathedral with Tom Doncourt, the doors of Mattias Olsson’s Roth Händle Studios swing wide to release new sounds into a grateful world. He really is on a roll at the moment…
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For all the great bands of Norway and Sweden, I often think it’s a shame that neighbouring Finland seems to miss out on similar acclaim. If anything, I find many of the Finns make far more eclectic and experimental sounds,…
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After the worst year in living memory, here we are back in lockdown and holidays are becoming a dim and distant memory. While there is no imminent prospect of foreign travel (5 miles is frowned upon in some quarters!) Steve…
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Whoa! I can’t believe I’ve gone all this time without being aware of the wonder of Russian band The Grand Astoria, a band that has put out a dizzying array of singles, EPs and albums since 2009, with their own…
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