The first thing to say is that there is some beautiful music on this album. Einar Solberg is without doubt an exceptionally talented composer, arranger and musician. I am a new convert, and one reason is that he is such…
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Category: Album Reviews
A Different Aspect #89
Featured artists: Neil Campbell | Captain Cougar | Hely | Hats Off Gentlemen Its Adequate | Malcolm Galloway ||: In this ADA update of bite-sized reviews we take a look at some of the recent releases albums, EPs and singles…
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Balone – Doofa Darl
The third studio album from Balone, AKA bassist and multi-instrumentalist Tony Stewart, continues his passion for instrumental music with the emphasis on jazz/funk. Tony cites Prince, Marcus Miller, Mark King, Stanley Clarke, Nathan East, to mention a few. And although…
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Lumsk – Fremmede Toner
Anyone who knows me, or if you read my reviews, will know that I am often drawn to the music that comes out of Norway. I saw this album and was interested. Now this band, Lumsk, was new to me,…
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Furio Chirico’s The Trip – Equinox
Look up any list of “best drummers of all time” and there’s always a glaring omission: Furio Chirico. Never heard of him? Listen to this: What Chirico lacks in subtlety, he makes up for in pure speed and dexterity. Elsewhere…
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Gordon Giltrap & Paul Ward – Scattered Chapters
Released in 2017, The Last of England was very special, the opening six pieces taking us through an enchanting pastoral landscape, capturing the romanticism of Vaughan Williams, Field and Elgar, with lush arrangements that both soothed and absorbed. The remaining…
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Random Earth Project – Airwaves
Random Earth Project (REP) are a four-piece, formed in January 2022. The band are a group of experienced musicians who seem driven to taking this opportunity to create themselves a space in the re-vitalised neo-prog scene. Having spent time in…
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Plank – Future of the Sea
For their first new music in a number of years, Plank have taken their inspiration from the plight of the planet’s oceans, a subject that every one of us should be concerned about. In a sharp and concise 36 or…
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Davey Dodds & Friends – Cask Strength
Not that many will need reminding, but during 2021 the planet was gripped by an ongoing pandemic. Like so many others, this robbed Davey Dodds and friends the opportunity to promote their music, although if there was a silver lining…
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Empyre – Relentless
In this streaming self-promotional world, many doubt the role of record labels in the modern music industry, but when it comes to curation and band selection they do still play a part especially the smaller niche labels. Like InsideOut or…
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