I’ve approached this album knowing nothing of Zorbonauts, but frankly intrigued by the line-up. With a reunited Spock’s Beard rhythm section (Nick D’Virgilio and Dave Meros), and Geoff Downes on keyboards, one might expect some prog greatness. The prime mover…
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Having recently reviewed the excellent The Other Side, the new studio release from London based trio Quest Ensemble, I was certainly in the market for more of ‘the same’. So when Hinterlandt’s latest offering came up for offer on the…
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In this update we have the second of a two part Spanish ADA Special featuring: • Turdetans – Suite of Dreams • Qamar – Todo Empieza Aquí • Viva Belgrado – Bella Vista • Jardin de la Croix – Letargo…
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Louisville, Kentucky is probably not the first place you would think of as a hotbed of prog rock, and to be fair, you would be completely justified. However, this place is called home by one Mike Sary and his veteran…
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There was a period in the 1980s when new technology became an integral part of popular music and it was an exciting time. Bands like Duran Duran, Frankie Goes To Hollywood, Scritti Politti, and clever chaps like Nik Kershaw became…
View More Kyros – Celexa Dreams
It’s been a decade since Polish band Acute Mind last released an album. This year’s release, Under the Empty Sky, is surely proof that good things take time. This second album from the band is absolutely incredible, and blows away…
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Tim Bowness has over recent years released an excellent quartet of solo albums. He is also known for his vocal and co-writing contributions with no-man in collaboration with Steve Wilson, but here the focus must be on his solo work.…
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It’s been a particularly strong year for music from the Italian province of Ravenna. Nero di Marte’s Immoto, was released in January this year. The following month saw the release of Postvorta’s Porrima. The month after, Void of Sleep’s Metaphora.…
View More Ottone Pesante – DoomooD
Alone Together might sound an appropriate title for an album in these weird times, but the themes that make up this latest Gungfly effort have little to do with the global situation. According to Rikard Sjöblom, the inspiration comes from…
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August is Te Marama Pūoru Waiata Māori, or Māori Music Month. And, serendipitously, the one album from a New Zealand artist I’ve listened to more than any other this month is from a multi-talented Maori artist, Ruby Solly. In fact,…
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