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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Founded in 2006 by multi-instrumentalist Stéphane Desbiens and lyric writer Francis Foy, this Canadian band are now onto their fifth studio album. Perhaps not as well known as Rush or Saga, but Find Your Sun could, and indeed should, be…
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Imagine if Kansas had made an entire album out of the song Cheyenne Anthem capturing the heartbreaking story of a legendary tragedy. Well, they didn’t, but Vertical Alignment, from Atlanta, Georgia, have. After an arduous process of recording and trying…
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The story so far… In November 2015 I reviewed Simon Godfrey’s Black Bag Archive, Volume I, a collection of salvaged tracks from unfinished projects. In February 2017 I reviewed Simon Godfrey’s Black Bag Archive, Volume II, a mixed-black-bag of old…
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This is the first album released this year that I have listened to for review purposes, and the beauty of it is, it’s not even out yet, so I know what an impact it will make. This is the St.…
View More The Emerald Dawn – Nocturne