Album Reviews – Page 155

Kimmo Pörsti – Wayfarer

Wayfarer is the second solo album by the Finnish drummer, multi-instrumentalist and producer Kimmo Pörsti, perhaps best known as part of The Samurai of Prog project. So my initial thoughts, glancing through the list of musicians, which also includes bassist…

Asian Death Crustacean – Baikal

London combo Asian Death Crustacean, if I’ve read correctly, sprang from the joining of members from jazz fusion and black metal bands. Now black jazz, or jazz noir, or whatever label it goes by these days, does exist, but I’ve…

The Tangent – Auto Reconnaissance

The Tangent have been going through a purple patch of late. Pretty much every album since 2013’s Le Sacre du Travail has hit the spot so far as critics and fans are concerned, with the most recent couple of releases…

Griot – Elisabeth

I was introduced to Griot by way of another Portuguese band, Esfera. I had been hugely impressed by the latter’s 2016 album, All the Colours of Madness, so when I heard Nuno Aleluia would be providing the vocals for Griot’s…

Tiger Moth Tales – Still Alive / A Visit To Rockfield

In years to come 2020 will always be regarded as a remarkable year, forever associated with the Covid 19 virus and its strange impact on society. However, it will also be a year in which the ‘Lockdown’ period has inspired…

Samuel Hällkvist – Epik, Didaktik, Pastoral (EDP)

My musical journey following Samuel’s music began back in 2015 when I discovered his album Variety of Life which I was reviewing for The Progressive Aspect at the time. I have since followed his solo output and his work with…

Kekal – Quantum Resolution

When it comes to music from Indonesia, almost the entirety of what I listen to tends towards jazz, thanks to the wonderful MoonJune label. There are two exceptions to this, both of which are black metal – Pure Wrath and…

Anekdoten – Official Bootleg: Live in Japan 1997

Back in the days when people were shorter and did what they oughta, and before the advent of the instantly available music fix soon to be supplied by the dubious delights of the interwebs, the only way to buy obscure…

Superfjord – For The Moment, Vol. 1

I was introduced to Superfjord with their second album, All Will Be Golden, back in 2018, and have been hankering for more from the band ever since. As per their Bandcamp, the band’s latest release, For The Moment, Vol. 1,…

Fruupp – Maid In Ireland

The history of Progressive Rock is strewn with a strange variety of bands who were active in ‘Prog’s Golden Era’ of the early ’70s and then disappeared, receding into the distant memories of some and forgotten by others. Cherry Red…

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