There are influences here , however I think this is an original piece from Cornish progressive band Hanterhir, who are based in Redruth. Their name is a corruption into Cornish of Semilong, the Red Light district of Northampton (to change…
View More Hanterhir – The Saving of Cadan
Choosing January 1st as your release date has always seemed a peculiar artistic choice to me (if it is indeed an artistic choice at all). Firstly, won’t too many people be suffering from hangovers from the night before to get…
View More Joey Frevola – Gone
I remember when short-sighted observers portrayed synthesisers as the end of musicianship. I dare say back in the 1840s musos were saying the same about the saxophone. 37,000 years ago, people were speared by their hunter gatherer peers for playing…
View More Breidablik – Nhoohr
If you ever view Facebook, a few months ago there was a continuous stream of debate about the merits of various bands and artists asking the question “Is It Prog?”, and in many cases it was usually people’s own perceptions…
View More Electric Crayon Set – Laughing in The Clouds
In these unsettled days Red Bazar return with the rather timely album Things as They Appear, which casts a critical observational eye on some contemporary issues. Red Bazar were one of Progressive Rock’s ‘Surprise packages’ in 2016 with their rather…
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The Tronosonic Experience, from Oslo in Norway, return with their second album, their first release on the excellent Apollon Records. The band’s music is inspired by avant garde jazz artists of the Sixties and Seventies progressive rock bands, sounds which…
View More The Tronosonic Experience – II: The Big Blow
I’ve long been an admirer of Steve Hackett and highly respect his work ethic, his commitment to music and his affable nature. This new album continues that pleasure as I am pleased to report that it carries on from where…
View More Steve Hackett – At the Edge of Light
I have enjoyed Vernian Process’ music since I first heard their 2010 album Behold the Machine. Although originally tagged as steampunk, this is an avant-garde band formed in San Francisco in 2003, taking their name from the works of 19th Century author Jules Verne.…
View More Vernian Process – The Consequences of Time Travel, Vol. 1: Clotho
We are now finally in the new year of 2019, and preparing to go on another journey with Neal Morse and his band as they release The Great Adventure on 25th January. But first lets revisit The Similitude of a…
View More The Neal Morse Band – The Similitude of a Dream: Live in Tilburg 2017
What’s in a name you ask? Well, if your parents were Mr and Mrs Wood, they probably shouldn’t name you Ken, or if your surname was Awful, you wouldn’t use it as a brand name, after all who’d want a…
View More Laktating Yak – Origin of the Yak