Jakko M. Jakszyk continues to astound all of us with his exceptional talent and appeal. This multifaceted award-winning musician, singer, composer, poet, producer, engineer, actor, and author generates well deserved attention and acclaim with each project that he is involved…
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Anthony Phillips – 1978 Radio Clyde (Remastered & Expanded Edition)
In 2014 Esoteric Recordings acquired Anthony Phillips’ back catalogue and this is the latest album scheduled for an updated re-release. Radio Clyde is a rare live recording of performances from 1978. At the time Anthony Phillips was promoting two releases…
View More Anthony Phillips – 1978 Radio Clyde (Remastered & Expanded Edition)Gordon Giltrap – Starfield
I last came across Gordon Giltrap MBE accompanying Julie Fordham on a track from her 2024 album Earth Mate, some 47 years after first hearing Heartsong his most memorable instrumental guitar-fest. In between, his career has meandered along many and…
View More Gordon Giltrap – StarfieldCeleste – Anima Animus
Celeste is a project devised by Ciro Perrino, an Italian musician and composer. The project has a deep backstory, making an impact with their only official album in 1972. That prog rock essential, the mellotron, was a key part of…
View More Celeste – Anima AnimusThe Flower Kings – Love
Do you remember the moment you felt the exhilarating thrill of hearing music that utterly seduced you and made you fall in love with the band making it? Not far into the opening track, We Claim the Moon, the unmistakable…
View More The Flower Kings – LoveAfter The Fire – Bright Lights 1974-1983 (6CD Boxset)
In the States, there was only ever one After The Fire album and one monster hit single, the ubiquitous Der Kommissar. So, when the opportunity to explore six discs worth of hitherto unknown music presented itself, I jumped. Not only…
View More After The Fire – Bright Lights 1974-1983 (6CD Boxset)Nad Sylvan – Monumentata
When I saw that this album was coming up for review, I was interested to cover it purely because I know so little of Nad Sylvan, other than him being a part of Steve Hackett’s live touring band for the…
View More Nad Sylvan – MonumentataESP Project – Velvet Crunch
The concept for ESP Project’s latest album, Velvet Crunch, is directly inspired by the interconnecting networks linking the plants, trees and fungi within a forest ecosystem, and the album sets out to convey those deep connections through words and music.…
View More ESP Project – Velvet CrunchStatistical Blip – The State Of The World
The State Of The World sees Statistical Blip refining their sound with a fully conceptual approach, offering a striking critique of humanity’s impact on the planet. Their debut, Out On A Limb, may have flown under the radar, but this…
View More Statistical Blip – The State Of The WorldDronestool – Tabularum Tidy
You may be familiar with The Bob Lazar Story from such albums as Baritonia, Vanquisher, Ghost Of Foodstool, and several others you can find by using yon search facility on our website. The late and sorely missed Jez Rowden and…
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