Sergio Bertani, in his guise of Lucynine, has created what will easily be among my favourite albums of this year. Amor Venenat came from nowhere, for me. I’d never heard of Lucynine before, though this is not the first release…
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Although having been in existence for more than twenty years, IZZ improved their profile considerably with their last album, the excellent and well received Don’t Panic in 2019. Whilst working on the follow up album, they unearthed an old unrecorded…
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I first became aware of Mexican band, Alplha Lighting System, via Serj Tankian’s 7 Notes challenge, and their winning entry life.exe which encapsulates beautifully the band’s sounds and philosophies in one compact package. That track now takes pride of place…
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Galahad have re-released their eclectic 1998 album Following Ghosts in an impressive 3 CD expanded edition. Galahad are rather a conundrum. Born in the ’80s era following the so called ‘neo-prog’ wave of the likes of Marillion, IQ, Twelfth Night…
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Though quite local to me, Kulk somehow passed me by, until a friend posted a link to their debut album on his Facebook page. And, wow! This is a band that I’d expect to find on Rocket, and to know…
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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…
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