Derek Sherinian probably became well known to many of us during his stint in Dream Theater, and more recently for his keyboard skills in Black Country Communion and his current outfit Sons of Apollo. Whereas he seemed somewhat under utilised…
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In 2008, Mariusz Duda of the outstanding Polish progressive rock band Riverside released the first Lunatic Soul album, and this remarkable side project has taken on a life of its own. Twelve years later he is releasing the latest Lunatic…
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I’m indebted to Cydemind for introducing me to Pyramid Theorem. I’d never heard of the latter, until the former shared a link to Pyramid Theorem’s latest album to introduce their fans to the band they’d be touring with. My memory…
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Robert Reed is a musical marvel, moving from project to project with consummate ease and skill, seemingly able to adapt his skills to a range of styles and influences with imagination and aplomb. 2020 has certainly been a productive year…
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Swiss band Marhold have apparently been active for a decade or so, putting out four EPs before releasing their debut album this year. I’ve not heard of the band before, but based upon the strength of A Homemade World, I’ll…
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In this update we feature: • de tian – Transriptome • Sloth Metropolis – Humanise • THIBAULT – Or Not Thibault • Mallory Chipman & The Mystics – Aquarian • GIRAFFES? GIRAFFES! – Rites Of Summer • Harold Nono –…
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After having recently reviewed New Zealand’s Cut Off Your Hands, I moved on to Germany’s Kaskadeur. Their recent release, Uncanny Valley, is an absolute delight. Both bands play a brand of funky and dubby art rock with powerful pop hooks…
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In the early nineties there were a number of singer songwriters, a hit or two then disappear, including Tanita Tikaram, and Tasmin Archer. Tasmin managed four years with EMI before fading and having a crisis of confidence, and that’s an…
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Brudini’s debut album, From Darkness, Light, has blown me away, and come from nowhere to being a contender for my favourite album of the year. Brudini (aka Erik Brudvik) has created an absolutely magical and melodramatic album of poetry and…
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With this second solo album from Nick D’Virgilio, his first being 2001’s Karma, Nick (or NDV, as he is known) has been part of the prog framework for a very long time, first appearing with Spock’s Beard in 1995. Invisible…
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