Wisconsin musician Sarah Longfield is a name you probably don’t recognise, however she was named one of the World’s Fifteen Greatest 7 & 8-string guitarists last year by Guitar World. However she’s not just a guitar player, she also plays…
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Cosmograf – Mind Over Depth
Cosmograf has resurfaced with the remarkably heavy but introspective Mind Over Depth, their first new album since 2017’s The Hay-Man Dreams. It may be wise for Cosmograf fans to metaphorically don a deep sea diving suit, helmet and lead boots…
View More Cosmograf – Mind Over DepthThe Far Meadow – Foreign Land
The opportunity to see The Far Meadow passed me by, ill health, poverty, can’t quite remember which; if it was poverty there is a certain wealth of riches in what is presented before me. Foreign Land is an interesting album…
View More The Far Meadow – Foreign LandEivør – Live In Tórshavn
Born in Syðrugøta on the Faroe Islands, but now residing in Copenhagen, Eivør has been making music for most of her life, indeed her first album was released when she was just sixteen years old, blending traditional Faroese with other…
View More Eivør – Live In TórshavnVerity White – Reclaim; Set Fire
Those of you who have seen Pendragon, or indeed recent productions by Clive Nolan’s Caamora company, will already be familiar with Verity, who is an integral part of the company and one of the current backing vocalists for Pendragon. What…
View More Verity White – Reclaim; Set FireDevin Townsend – Empath
Devin Townsend is a musician who confounds the average listener. The musical variety and creativity evident in his work is on par with the diverse influences in his writing. His style is not for the faint of heart though, and…
View More Devin Townsend – EmpathThe Mute Gods – Atheists And Believers
I’ve followed the unfolding story of The Mute Gods with great interest over their past two albums and have been eagerly awaiting the release of the final part of the planned trilogy – and possibly the final album from the…
View More The Mute Gods – Atheists And BelieversThis Winter Machine – A Tower Of Clocks
A Tower Of Clocks is the much anticipated second album by Yorkshire progressive rock band This Winter Machine. They came out of nowhere in 2016 as an unknown band who produced the highly regarded and increasingly popular The Man Who…
View More This Winter Machine – A Tower Of Clockst – Solipsystemology
Endings are nearly always beginnings. The thought is worth bearing in mind as you approach Solipsystemology, the seventh studio album from the provocative and challenging Thomas Thielen or ‘t’ as the German multi-instrumentalist is otherwise known. Certainly it is not…
View More t – SolipsystemologyEd Wynne – Shimmer Into Nature
The late sculptor, David Wynne, designed the interlocking hands that appeared on the British 50 pence piece in 1973. It commemorated the U.K.’s entry into Europe and it was an optimistic and forward looking time for the population. This was…
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