I feel that I should be typing in hushed tones of reverence. Mr. Rudess garners enormous respect and some might consider him a Rock God. Mr. Minnemann is actually the God of Drums and Mr. Levin is actually God. There’s…
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We are now 5 years into what I refer to as ‘Opeth: Phase 2’. While most discussion of their recent albums center around abandoning the harsh vocal style, in my opinion the change to vintage instrumentation was the most significant…
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If you are aware of Scottish post-everything band North Atlantic Oscillation, then you will know all about Sam Healy, a man who has hit on a rich seam of inspiration in recent times, with major contributions to three NAO albums…
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Hinterland [‘hɪntəland’] noun defn.: An area lying beyond what is visible or known TILT have released their classy debut full length album, Hinterland, featuring an impressive array of melodic rock songs, sampled sonic atmospherics and catchy hooks. Nine years after…
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Homínido produced one of my favourite releases of 2014 with their debut, Estirpe Lítica and they now return with Alados (‘Wings’), an album that considers the birds of their native Chile and how their personalities can be related to human…
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There are times with music when you get one of those ‘why have I not heard this band before?’ moments. This happened to me last year upon discovering Discipline at Summer’s End, and it has happened again here with this…
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Somewhere in an alternate reality there is a milkman in Derbyshire called Mr. Steven Hogarth, working hard to support his family and dreaming ‘what if’ about his musical past – such are the vagaries of life’s paths. Back in 1988…
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Marcela Bovio is the renowned Mexican soprano and violinist of the band Stream of Passion. If you are a fan of Marcela’s music you have probably wondered when she would come out with her own solo album. She has often…
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Shadow Hunters are a duo from the south west coast of Norway who formed in 2013 and have been self-producing their music. They have also been promoting it themselves and it is difficult for me to tell you much about…
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I don’t consider it a guilty pleasure, but I like Jazz. In prog terms the distance is not that great, and much of Yes’ output I consider to be Jazz influenced. So when this album fell to me with indications…
View More Tassos Spiliotopoulis – In The North