In these turbulent times, there are several good bands fronted by female singers inhabiting a small and somewhat crowded avant-pop-prog crossover shed, with an inkling for experimentalism, and a jazz sensibility. Bands such as Moe Tar, Infinien, District 97, Inner…
View More A Formal Horse – Here Comes A Man From The Council With A Flamethrower
I’ve been asked to preface this review with a disclaimer. As the newest writer for The Progressive Aspect, I’m the only one who doesn’t know Phil Lively (who also writes for this site), and so I was designated the perfect…
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The idea of a new Nektar album in 2020 is not really something I’d have expected. After the sad death in 2016 of Roye Albrighton, founder guitarist and much-loved character, it seemed that the band would probably fade away, remaining…
View More Nektar – The Other Side
With precision timing, as one might expect from a drummer, Alan Emslie returned in late 2019 with his latest offering. As with other recent albums on the now customary release date of 21st December… I’ll let you work it out,…
View More Alan Emslie – AE 50
Back in 2017 I had the privilege to review Talinka’s debut album which made quite an impression on me. In that review I stated that the album would help to convince people who find that jazz does not sit well…
View More Talinka – Rainbow Over Kolonaki
Progressive music is a smorgasbord, a rich stew, it is tex-mex, pacific rim, Asian fusion. A meal that mixes styles. And with Rise Twain, much of that complex mixing of flavours is occurring. On first listen you sit; you lean…
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Finnish duo K+K-tactics were introduced to me as drum and bass. Drum and bass, eh? Now, I’m not a great fan of labelling music by genre. For a start, I’m not even entirely sure what makes some music fit in…
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Infringement is a new young progressive band from Norway, Alienism is their second release, and I have to report straight off that it has entertained me over repeated listens, and I think they have a bright future. Their style tends…
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Sometimes assumptions can lead us down blind alleys. This was the case for me with Abandoned, the third album from Canadian melodic progressive rock band Huis (pronounced ‘House’), featuring the renowned guitarist and songwriter of Mystery, Michel St-Père. It was…
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It’s over two years since Godsticks’ last album, the classy and visceral Faced With Rage, and four since they resolutely punched the button marked ‘HEAVY’ with Emergence, so I’ve been looking forward to hearing where they head with this one.…
View More Godsticks – Inescapable