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Procol Harum – Grand Hotel [CD/DVD Expanded Edition]

It’s been a busy year so far for Esoteric Recordings. They’ve reissued albums from Curved Air, Chris Squire, Seventh Wave, and Procol Harum. Since reissuing the first four Procol albums three years ago I’ve wanted to see the label release…

Fairport Convention – What We Did On Our Saturday

Does the world need yet another live recording from Fairport’s annual Cropredy festival? Well, the answer on this occasion is: Yes, indeedy! Last year’s gathering marked the band’s 50th anniversary and this collection shows the current line-up – with a…

A Different Aspect #20

In this update we feature: • Njet Njet 9 – Dark Soul • The Pipe Brothers Project – XLV/Sonic Journey • Dam Kat – Alawn • Shatner’s Bassoon – Disco Erosion • Daniel Crommie – Storm Front • Pinski –…

Galasphere 347 – Galasphere 347

This year four musicians have come together to create an album full of Anglo-Scandinavian influenced symphonic rock, the members’ pedigrees including White Willow, Henry Fool, Änglagård, Tim Bowness’ band, Weserbandland and Necromonkey. These experiences shine through this music, enhancing and…

The Kentish Spires – The Last Harvest

Geoffrey Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales used the shrine of Thomas Becket as the excuse for his band of naughty pilgrims to visit said city, but for worshippers of the quaver and minim it has long been synonymous with story telling…

Laura Meade – Remedium

Laura Meade is one of the female lead singers from the band IZZ from New York. IZZ’s music has always been extraordinarily original and interesting, from the debut to their latest work. As a member Laura has contributed many memorable…

Judy Dyble – Earth Is Sleeping

Earth Is Sleeping is the new album from Judy Dyble, formerly of Fairport Convention and Trader Horne, and this is her first album of new material in several years. Well, some are brand new compositions, some are “old scribblings” that…

Phi Yaan-Zek – Reality Is My Play Thing

Phi Yaan-Zek has taken some eleven years to create this, his seventh album. This gestation has brought about an epic project, the core of which is a double album, although there is a special edition, expanded to a triple. This…

The Paradox Twin – The Importance Of Mr Bedlam

What’s not to like about a good conspiracy theory? The anticipatory whiff of scandal, the pervading sense of menace, the uncovering and bringing in to the light of secretive, hidden knowledge and the trumpeting justification of supposedly outlandish claims; ours…

Martin Stacey – Terrafied

Martin Stacey is a multi-instrumentalist and vocalist who has previously captured the power of progressive heavy metal, and this album is no exception. In fact, Martin describes Terrafied as being more experimental and progressive in sound than its predecessor, Bliss…

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