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Thumpermonkey – Electricity EP

From the Deepest, Darkest Depths of Olde London Town, the first release of new material from the 16-limbed beast of depravity that is Thumpermonkey emerges blinking into the light. Has it really been 5 years since Sleep Furiously? It has.…

Godsticks – Faced With Rage

Godsticks return with their fourth album, Faced With Rage. Formed in Cardiff during 2008, after a debut EP they released their first album, Spiral Vendetta, in 2010. I have followed Godsticks since their tentative and rather nervous set at the…

Dialeto – Bartók in Rock

Ask any of the more experimentally inclined progressive rock bands which classical composers influence their work, and it is a fair bet to say that along with Stravinsky and Ligeti, Hungarian composer Bela Bartók will get a mention. Here we…

Himmellegeme – Myth of Earth

From the dark and rainy west coast of Norway something stirs, the long winter nights appear to give rise to youthful creativity and the current crop of bands regularly deliver the goods. Out of this creative Norwegian maelstrom come Himmellegeme…

A Different Aspect #9 – October 2017

In this update we feature:- Kuhn Fu – Kuhnspiracy Anni Elif – Edith Lion Shepherd – Heat David McWilliams – Lord Of Offaly John Steven Morgan – Solo Piano Works The Residents – The Ghost Of Hope As the dampness…

Lifesigns – Cardington

Cardington is the second studio album from John Young’s Lifesigns after their debut in 2013 and the subsequent Under The Bridge live set in 2015. The album was largely funded via a pledge music campaign that met its target in…

John Hackett Band – We Are Not Alone

Multi-instrumentalist and session player John Hackett just happens to be the younger brother of Steve, with whom he has contributed some very fine flute work in the past, remember Kim? We Are Not Alone is the first album by this…

Stefano Giannotti & Salvo Lazzara – La Vostra Ansia Di Orizzonte

Having developed a liking for the music of Italian composer Stefano Giannotti, and having reviewed his band OTEME’s L’Agguato, L’Abbandono, Il Mutamento some eighteen months ago, it was a nice surprise to receive a copy of his latest collaboration in…

Mystery – Second Home

I was lucky enough to see Mystery at The Borderline in London in September 2014. The tour was in support of their fifth studio album The World is a Game; Benoît David had left in March, to be replaced by…

Richard Wileman – Ghost EP

From the start, the delicate guitar intro to The Veil shows a more gentle and introverted side of Karda Estra mainman Richard Wileman in his first, nominally at least, solo venture. Elements of the more elaborate Karda Estra sound, including…

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