Beta is a limited release E.P. which is simultaneously the last ever release by Synaesthesia whilst at the same time being the first ever release Kyros. An alternate title could be ‘Janus’ for the God with two faces – one…
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Let’s take a trip backwards through time and space with those rather groovy veteran American spacerockers Djam Karet. Trawling the floating cosmic debris and detritus keyboard player Gayle Ellett has caught some real gems in his net…was that a sample…
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Without wishing to cover old ground and to answer the question “who is Rhys Marsh”, I’d recommend reading my reviews of the beautifully realised Heartbreak In ((Stereo)) album by Mollmaskin, and also Rhys’s prior solo album, Sentiment. I really was…
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Sonar are a Swiss band consisting of two guitars, bass and drums, and they play progressive music that uses contrapuntal polyrhythms entwined with precise melody and counter melody to create an intense rising tide of minimalistic but simultaneously dense sound…
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Fair Youth is a delightful surprise which is both totally refreshing and unremittingly optimistic. This fourth studio release from the self-confessed ‘DIY’ five-piece band from Leicester sees them attempting to create “a musical solution to dealing with real world problems…
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After 25 years in a band a little solo excursion might be expected. Guy Garvey is frontman for Elbow who are, for those of you who never stray from the intricate long piece progressive environment, a popular alternative rock combo.…
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Twenty years in the music industry these days is a fine achievement, particularly so in progressive rock, the genre that punk claimed to have killed. Spock’s Beard have lasted longer than their name sake, as I do believe that Mr.…
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Stuck way down there in the heat and dust, or maybe up a mountain in south western-central USA, there exists one of the most important avant-rock bands of the modern age. I’m guessing that most of you will not have…
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With a talent for producing catchy melodies, Dean Pascarella, from Long Island, New York, is an accomplished multi-instrumentalist and he has a penchant for unusual instruments. Despite having a background in guitar, Dean uses the Chapman Stick as the foundation…
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British musician Simon Godfrey is responsible for a lot of things. But there simply isn’t enough evidence. He also does quite a lot of music. He lives in Philadelphia, in the United States. When resident in the UK he was…
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