Album Reviews – Page 175

Henry Cow – Cow Box Redux

This combination of the two volumes of The Road box, both originally released to commemorate the 40th anniversary of Henry Cow in 2008, comes ten years later (sort of… ) as a 50th anniversary celebration of the band, and as…

Adventure – New Horizon

Adventure, a prog band from Trondheim, Norway, recently released their fourth album, New Horizon, on Apollon Records and sub-label Artemis Prog Records. Adventure was founded in 1995 by guitarist Terje Flessen and keyboardist Odd-Roar Bakken, while singer/keyboardist Elen Cath Hopen…

The Steve Howe Trio – New Frontier [plus brief Steve Howe Interview]

Celebrated Rock guitarist performs Jazz. Not a shock at all really, nor can I say that I am surprised at the quality of the material. Some might say it’s routine, but I find the nature of the performances, and in…

Telepath – Mental Mutations

Norwegian-Israeli multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, engineer and producer Jacob Holm-Lupo is well known for his work with White Willow and The Opium Cartel, as well as his remastering work for other artists. Telepath can be regarded as a bit of a pastime…

Marillion – Afraid of Sunlight: Deluxe Edition

One of the things I most admire about Marillion is their ability to take risks and try new things, both in terms of their sound and their approach to marketing the band itself. To the former, Marillion have continued to…

Eiemel – Eiemel

So who or what are Eiemel? Eiemel is the name of what is essentially a solo project of one Ariel Martin Loza, an Argentinian musician who’s best known as being the ex-bassist in symphonic prog band Laquesis. For the last…

Darkroom – The Noise Is Unrest

There is less time than there used to be. In these days of constant demands on our waking hours, instant communications, the endless frantic rush, it is hard to find the time to sit down and properly listen to an…

AVA – Waves

By way of an introduction, AVA are violinist Anna Phoebe and pianist Aisling Brouwer who collectively released their stunning debut album, Waves, in July of this year. Although written against the farcical Brexit debacle, the music is neither chaotic or…

Alan Davey’s Psychedelic Warlords – Hall of the Mountain Grill/Captain Lockheed & the Starfighters Live

Here’s a really interesting ‘twofer’ from the extended Hawkwind universe. Recorded live in London in 2014, these two live discs take a trip down memory lane with Alan Davey, a member of Hawkwind from 1984 to 1996 and again from…

Organic Noises – Organic Noises

Discovering new music is one of life’s great joys, and in my opinion, particularly when you hear something as interesting as Organic Noises. The group has been formed in Poland by young musicians, students and graduates of various jazz and…

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