Imagine, if you will, David Bowie crossed with the Electric Light Orchestra and Foreigner, performing songs from a deranged prog-rock version of Phantom Of The Opera. Welcome to the seventeenth and possibly best studio album by Kayak. Entitled, with stunning…
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And now for something completely different… “Communiqué number one. Allied naval forces, supported by strong air forces began landing Allied armies this morning on the northern coast of France.” At first, it struck me as odd that a German band…
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I remember well the first time I heard the debut album from Liquid Tension Experiment. An explosive wall of sound fizzing with life, carrying a high energy surge of technical musical brilliance and delivering insane levels of innovative artistry at…
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A New Chant is that perfect excuse to take a little walk down memory lane, an unmissable excuse to wipe the dust off those old CDs that represented the golden era of Italian Progressive rock, to take them out for…
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Black Severn, who appropriately hail from Bristol, invite you to hear their second opus, Wild Interior, which comes hot on the heels of their self-titled debut, released in March 2016. At 34 minutes in length, it feels more like an…
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For nearly 35 years now, Louisville, Kentucky based Mike Sary has been assembling bands under the name French TV, and to date has released twelve albums under the banner. This, the latest, features a multi-national cast. Opening track Ghost Zone…
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Based in Kent’s Medway towns, Upcdownc describe themselves as a “progressive, sludge, horror synth outfit”. I’d go one step further and say they were a “fun” progressive, sludge, horror synth outfit. The band has been around for a long time…
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In this update we feature:- Bigfoot – Bigfoot Roland Bühlmann – Bailenas Gaillion – Renewal and Release EP Colour Haze – In Her Garden Transport Aerian – Therianthrope Howlin’ Sun – Howlin’ Sun ‘Twas the night before New Year, when…
View More A Different Aspect #16: Christmas Special 2017, Pt.6
In this update we feature:- Frackctura – Oculus (EP) Montage – Metamorphosis Taylor’s Universe – Almost Perfected Le Folli Arie – Le Folli Arie Black Moon Circle – Flowing Into The 3rd Dimension Emre Kula – Theory of Change With…
View More A Different Aspect #15: Christmas Special 2017, Pt.5
In this update we feature:- Doom Side of the Moon Alwanzatar – Heliotropiske Reiser Caligula’s Horse – In Contact Djabe & Steve Hackett – Life Is A Journey Terria – Horizons Glass Hammer – Valkyrie The hollow middle of the…
View More A Different Aspect #14: Christmas Special 2017, Pt.4