“I’m expecting nothing but something out of this world”, is one of the first lines of Expecting A Message, the opening track on Kevin Godley’s new-but-old solo album Muscle Memory. This is a fair premise, given the intriguing way this…
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Our Oceans, as some may know, came from the ashes of Exivious. Well even that’s not quite true, as Our Oceans was originally envisaged as being a one-off side project, and Exivious was reduced to ashes only after Tymon Kruidenier…
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This one came straight out of nowhere and immediately captured my heart. More exceptional beauty from Scandinavia, it’s Finland this time where Ensemble Gamut! offer breathtaking reinterpretations of Finnish folk and early music with a modern sheen. Expansive soundscapes driven…
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The anticipation of listening to a new album is a bit like the anticipation of making love to a new partner. Remember that? No. Of course you don’t. I know our demographic, I’m part of it (wink)! Imagine, if you…
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Ring Van Möbius return to deliver their second album, The 3rd Majesty. This Norwegian band have a great love of the analogue sounds and instruments of the ’60s and ’70s, along with the particular recording methods of the time. Now…
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Come hither as – forsooth! – here be a new and contemporaneous collection of long-since unheard sounds from ye olde and venerable Gryphon! And Gadzooks, ’tis worth a groat or two of your hard-earned! Known for their generally acoustic sound,…
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Big Big Train have recently added a new chapter to their ever increasing arsenal of video releases. The title of the new live album is Empire. Surely no coincidence: of course the title refers to the location of the recording,…
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Drawn from the small but vibrant Scandinavian alt-avant-jazz and avant-rock scenes, and comprising members from Fire!, Møster, Fire! Orchestra, Ultralyd and other bands, musical terrorists The End, the finality of whose name is rather fitting in these dystopian times, present…
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Although Live at ProgDreams VIII is an audio and video release, this review concentrates on the audio. While I could easily use the excuse that this is because I have only the audio for review, the truth is I probably…
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Earlier this year, Mattias Olsson released a beautifully emotional and deeply personal album called Tom & Tiger, inspired in large part by the passing of his friend Tom Doncourt. Keyboardist Doncourt will be known to many as an integral part…
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