Peter Hammill stands, rightly, as a legend within progressive rock circles, yet his stature comfortably extends beyond that world. His appearance at this year’s Proms underlines just how deeply respected he is across many musical communities. Some may debate the…
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As TPA’s unofficial Samurai of Prog reviewer over the last several years, what has struck me most is the consistency from one album to the next. Especially because the main songwriters and instrumentalists are all “guest” musicians. Guest in the…
View More The Samurai Of Prog – The Seven Voyages Of Sinbad
ESP is a project started by eminent producer Tony Lowe in 2015 as a vehicle for his own music. Already a familiar name in the music business, the project has evolved over ten albums released so far, with a host…
View More ESP Project – Extra Sensory Perception
300 years is a mere drop in the ocean when transcendence inspires you to explore the limits of human creativity. Johann Sebastian Bach yearned to touch the infinite and used counterpoint to try to do so: one line of melody…
View More Raphael Weinroth-Browne – Empyrean
One of the great joys of reviewing music for TPA, and previously DPRP, has been discovering music that would almost certainly have passed me by otherwise. Within the comparatively small pond of ‘progressive music’ covered there is a constant stream…
View More L’eveil – Wars Of Abstraction
A chance encounter between old friends Bill Bruford and Pete Roth first led to jamming sessions, then an invitation to another one of Pete’s acquaintances, Mike Pratt, to be drawn into the by now regular meet-ups. Mutual interest in the…
View More Pete Roth Trio – Group Chat
The experiences of childhood can have a profound effect upon our adult life. Our early memories might trigger pleasure, nostalgia or embarrassment; but in some cases, they may be so traumatic they leave us scarred for life. Should we attempt…
View More Drowning Steps – The Bravery Of A Tireless Mind: Book One
In Memory of Peter Farrelly There are few reunions in progressive rock as improbable as this one. While many old groups have been reuniting over the last two decades for a few live dates or possibly even an album here…
View More Fruupp And Friends – Solace
Many bands have performed with an orchestra. From Metallica to Procol Harum, Deep Purple to Emerson Lake & Palmer, rock musicians have sought out the credibility and beauty that playing with a symphony can bring. However, there’s a huge difference…
View More John Lees’ Barclay James Harvest – Philharmonic! The Orchestral Concert
John Mitchell’s solo project Lonely Robot first appeared in 2015 with the Please Come Home album, utilising a central ‘Astronaut’ figure as an Observer, in a finely crafted album of accessible rock songs with a progressive edge. The Lonely Robot…
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