Jim Griffin is an Irish musician and former frontman of Celtic rockers The Fewer, The Better, and he has been writing and recording this solo album over a number of years. Based around a tale that crops up in many…
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We are all mere rabbits, tucked up safely in our warren and they are scary, but hopefully benign Bear-Man creatures, capable of destroying all in their path with nothing more than big, scary sound. Whether they intended to be or…
View More The Fierce And The Dead – Magnet (EP)
The third DVD in film-makers’ Adele Schmidt and José Zegarra Holder’s Romantic Warriors documentary series shining the spotlight on progressive rock in all its many forms focuses on the sub-genre named after the cathedral city in Kent, England, where it…
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The best modern pop music has no boundaries and builds a nest of sonic structures from whatever takes its fancy. An example of this is genre-mashup genius Flying Lotus, whose last album was inspired by driving around uptown listening to…
View More Troyka – Ornithophobia
I have to admit to not having any personal history when it comes to Canadian proggers FM, so their “classic period” from the late 70s was an unknown quantity. I say was, as since listening to Transformation and by way…
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In 2014 my colleague Roger Trenwith, here at TPA, covered the collaborative Twinscapes release from multi instrumentalist, composer and arranger Lorenzo Feliciati along with Porcupine Tree bass man Colin Edwin. An absorbing album on many levels, so when a new…
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I wasn’t quite sure what to make of this, a Lithuanian band who played at the HRH Prog weekend in North Wales and were recommended by a friend as one of the better live acts. So, released in 2011 if…
View More The Skys – Colours of the Desert
Braindance have been around for a while and Master of Disguise is their fourth album. The press blurb rather precociously states that they are “a visionary New York City project”. I cannot say that I agree as the material leans…
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Pastoral, elegant, folk, rock, jazz, overall relaxed and relaxing. This was expected, but nevertheless it is surprising. Rich textures, ambient sounds and all on a summer’s day, as they might say. Iamthemorning have been around for a while and this…
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If you’re not already familiar with the magical world of Ozric Tentacles then the first question would have to be “where have you been?”. For over 30 years Ed Wynne has led his merry band out to the far reaches…
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