Album Reviews – Page 145

Ihlo – In Stasis (Live) [EP]

Young British band Ihlo burst onto the scene last year, and immediately polarised opinion. If ever there were a Marmite band it seemed to be Ihlo. Most criticism, in my opinion quite unfounded, was that they were merely copycats. The…

Jakko M. Jakszyk – Secrets & Lies

Jakko Jakszyk’s profile is higher than ever at the moment, as a consequence of being, since 2013, the voice and second guitar in a rejuvenated King Crimson. But that is just the tip of the iceberg of a career that…

Ozric Tentacles – Space for the Earth

The Ozrics return with a new album, their first since the well received 2015 release Technicians of the Sacred. This album has been written, programmed, recorded and produced throughout 2019 and 2020 by Ed Wynne at the Blue Bubble Studio,…

The Dark Third – A Problem for Another Time / Healing Knives

This year has been a strange one for music. Release dates have been moved back, and back some more. Gigs to celebrate those releases have happened months afterwards, or not at all. And there has been an extraordinary amount of…

Derek Sherinian – The Phoenix

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…

Lunatic Soul – Through Shaded Woods

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…

Pyramid Theorem – Beyond The Exosphere

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…

Robert Reed – Cursus 123 430

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…

Marhold – A Homemade World

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…

A Different Aspect #45

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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