Into The Sun is the long-awaited second album by the Cheshire-based melodic progressive rock band Sonic Tapestry and is one of the most impressive albums I’ve heard over the last year or so. It is a sumptuous amalgam of neo-prog…
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Being somewhat late in submitting this review, the first part is aimed squarely at anyone who has not yet heard Rivers Of Heresy. I unapologetically say that late reviews can give an album a second wind – and even revive…
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Live: Bursting Out (The Inflated Edition) is the latest classy release in the deluxe edition remasters of classic Jethro Tull albums, which have become ‘must-buys’ for so many fans of this iconic band. Steven Wilson once again oversees the remixing…
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Since I started this hobby 18 months ago, I have been dreading this moment coming. It is probably because I am not musical in the slightest, I just love listening to music, that I tend to be in awe of…
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365 is the seasonally inspired release from Adult Cinema, the remarkable one-man project created by multi-instrumentalist Mike Weston, following on from his third album Hot and Cold in 2020. Weston displays an impressive multi-instrumental talent in four extended pieces based…
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CONFUSINGLY, Focus 12 is the veteran Dutch proggers’ 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th or 17th studio album, depending on how you count them. As an additional headscratcher, the track named after the band (there’s one on nearly every album) is…
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Stalagmite Steeple is the latest album from Returned To The Earth, releasing on 14th June. It is a stunningly beautiful album featuring rich and evocative instrumentals and expressive vocals that cut through to the soul. Listening to it is like…
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Nefarious Industries’ describe themselves on their Bandcamp page as: “(an) independent label & music collective extending its tentacles into far-flung regions of the musical spectrum… …home to crime, slime & grime since 2010”. Home to crime? Isn’t that prison? And…
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“With every passing day it gets harder They tell you it’ll change, how can they know?” Borne from much turbulence in the form of the pandemic and a concurrent domestic upheaval resulting in estrangement from his family, this album has…
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Eivør, a native of the Faroe Islands is a prolific artist having released eleven albums to date, with her debut solo album at the young age of sixteen. I personally became aware of her music when I reviewed her Live…
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