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The Sea Nymphs – On the Dry Land

It’s fair to say that in certain quarters this long delayed second album from The Sea Nymphs is one of the most eagerly awaited releases in forever. For those not in the know the response may well be, “Never heard…

Dwiki Dharmawan – Pasar Klewer

Dwiki Dharmawan is a fantastic pianist and another Indonesian treasure unearthed by MoonJune Records’ unending exploration of that country’s vast music scene. It should come as no surprise that in a country with a population of approximately 250 million, albeit…

Poor Genetic Material – Absence

Yes, Poor Genetic Material is back with a new album, Absence, which was released on 16th September 2016 through QuiXote Music. Poor Genetic Material have gone through some personnel changes and the band is now made up of the talented…

Crippled Black Phoenix – Bronze

I first came across Crippled Black Phoenix when I bought their The Resurrectionist / Night Raider (2009) box set and was taken by their darker Pink Floyd tinged rock leanings. Over their subsequent releases CBP have developed their own unique…

Colosseum – Live

When Colosseum played their final gig on 28th February 2015 at Shepherd’s Bush Empire they brought to a close the career of one of the first and most influential U.K. jazz rock bands. Fittingly, the line up that played the…

Rick Wakeman – Fields of Green

Rick Wakeman has had a somewhat prolific career. A quick trip to Progarchives shows that he was producing more music in the 1990s than in any other decade, a staggering 37 studio albums and 9 live albums. With such a…

The Gasoline Band – The Gasoline Band

Esoteric must have really reached into the depths of obscurity to find this record lying around, but the result is worth it. To experience concisely written, expertly artistic big-band style jazz-fusion, look no further than this ten-strong outfit who have…

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