Robin Armstrong is releasing an unexpected live album of one of Cosmograf’s rare performances, in May 2023 at the 1865 venue in Southampton (now firmly established as one of THE essential Prog venues in the U.K.) ‘The Official Bootleg’ subtitle…
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A Different Aspect #93
Featured artists: Alter Ego | Wombat Supernova | Malwina Zero | Oddtomatic Kicking off the ADA section for 2024 (yes… we know it’s April) we have bite-sized reviews of just some of the recent instrumental albums & EPs to land…
View More A Different Aspect #93Various Artists – I See You Live On Love Street – Music From Laurel Canyon 1967-1975
The California music vibe came to prominence in the sixties and seventies. Like most scenes, it fed on itself, sucking in and spitting out artists at a relentless pace. One of the hippest places to be at the time was…
View More Various Artists – I See You Live On Love Street – Music From Laurel Canyon 1967-1975The Round Window – Everywhere & Nowhere
Everywhere & Nowhere is the impressive second album by The Round Window. This is a band from Colchester in Essex formed by the father and son duo of Rich and Tom Lock, in 2018 and subsequently joined by the other…
View More The Round Window – Everywhere & NowhereWhom Gods Destroy – Insanium
A glance at the album cover, the band name and album title, then perhaps check out the two well known names in the line up, and you will have a mental image of what this might be like. And the…
View More Whom Gods Destroy – InsaniumAmarok – Hope
Hope is the remarkable new melodic progressive rock album from the Polish band Amarok (not to be confused with a Spanish band of the same name… or the Mike Oldfield album title). Hope shows a considerable progression from their notable…
View More Amarok – HopeKen Aihara – Circumstellar
Keyboardist and composer Ken Aihara appeared on TPA’s radar back in 2019 with the release of Multiverse, his impressive debut album. Firmly steeped in the jazz-rock, fusion mould the five track mini album not only demonstrated his undoubtable keyboard skills,…
View More Ken Aihara – CircumstellarSlift – Ilion
“You see, something’s going to happen… “ As we all know, fohat dig holes in space, and swirling around in the psychedelic maelstrom that fills dem holes right now is a feral noise of righteous intent made by three unassuming…
View More Slift – IlionNeil Campbell – The Smoky God
We need to travel back to 2013 to discover the origins of this latest release from Neil Campbell, and specifically the intriguing Bulbs project. The band released one album, On, which they launched as an hour long audio/visual event at…
View More Neil Campbell – The Smoky GodJack Bruce – Smiles & Grins, Broadcast Sessions 1970-2001 [Remastered Boxset]
The word ‘legendary’ tends to get bandied around a little too freely, often applied to bands and artists who have merely managed to create a bit of a buzz! Well, the word is definitely warranted when discussing Jack Bruce. Travelling…
View More Jack Bruce – Smiles & Grins, Broadcast Sessions 1970-2001 [Remastered Boxset]