You know me, I tend towards feisty rackets that like to start arguments with their own shadows, but like everyone, I do like to step back from the fray now and again. One of my go to musicians for that…
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Matti Ahopelto is perhaps a known name in Finland (being a member of a couple of bands, as well as other work I shall get to later), but his debut solo album as AHO is the first I’ve heard of…
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Two rapid releases from the house/apartment/flat/domicile of Malcolm Galloway and his collective. Feeling Great consists of four tracks from Hats Off Gentlemen It’s Adequate, three new lockdown pieces, and one older and, by their own admission, a rough recording of…
View More Hats Off Gentlemen It’s Adequate – Feeling Great | Malcolm Galloway – Wasp 76b
Romanian band White Walls make me think of Ihlo. Not because they sound alike, because they don’t, but rather because, though I’ve not actually read any reviews for their third and latest album, Grandeur, I can well imagine people almost…
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Anthony Pirog is a guitar playing graduate of the famed Berklee College of Music who already has a varied career behind him, and is someone who is not confined to one particular style or sound. This much is firstly evident…
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Facebook Memories alerted me that I had already published my list of favourite releases from 2019 before Christmas last year. I’m glad I procrastinated this year, as I’m definitely still discovering gems worthy of such a list. One such is…
View More Shores Of Null – Beyond The Shores (On Death and Dying)
Here’s to a hopefully happier New Year! It’s that time again where we look ahead to the audible delights that might give us a quick peck on the cheek, a full-blown snog or have us running screaming from the singles…
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Sometimes it helps to take a break and come back to an album. When I first listened to the new album from Rozmainsky & Mikhaylov Project (RMP), I was still in thrall to Compassionizer’s Caress of Compassion, and found myself…
View More Rozmainsky & Mikhaylov Project – I Am A Stranger In The Earth
If there’s one person in contemporary progressive rock circles who needs no introduction, it’s Steven Wilson. Over the last thirty years he has slowly but surely carved out a successful career path and now stands as a solo artist with…
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In this update we feature: • Ancient Veil – Unplugged Live • Blue Oyster Cult – Agents Of Fortune – 40th Anniversary Live Performance • Quest Ensemble – Live At CCB Lisbon [EP] • Liontortoise – Live At Dog House…
View More A Different Aspect #47