Deposed King have held a special place in my affections ever since I chose their superb debut, One Man’s Grief, for my very first music review in The Progressive Aspect. The Budapest-based duo comprises Daniel Kriffel (playing or programming most…
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Colin Powell must be one of the most prolific progressive artists in the UK. Not only has the Salford-based multi-instrumentalist released two symphonic, narrative-driven epic albums already this year under the project name of A Multitude of One: A Templar’s…
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I’ve been aware of Rhys Marsh now for over a decade. Avid followers of The Progressive Aspect know him from such reviews as Mandala’s 2015’s Midnight Twilight album, or Mollmaskin’s Heartbreak In ((Stereo)) album, or Rhys’s solo albums. A phrase…
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Mariusz Duda of Riverside released the first ‘Lunatic Soul’ album in 2008, and over the years this remarkable solo project has grown in range, stature and quality. The World Under Unsun is the final instalment in his series of albums…
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What do you get when you bring English drummer Gavin Harrison (Porcupine Tree, King Crimson, Pineapple Thief) and Canadian guitarist Nick Johnston (Intervals, Plini, Polyphia, Periphery, Mastodon) together on an album? No, not prog metal; that’s too obvious. The right…
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Multi-instrumentalist Suzi James returns with her vibrant third album under the Fearful Symmetry project name. I’ve Started, So I’ll Finish… and is yet another enjoyable and exquisitely crafted album mixing progressive rock, jazz fusion, art rock and even contemporary pop…
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The members of Samurai Of Prog are among the most ubiquitous musicians in all of progressive rock. The are so many variations of SoP that I have lost count. The one thing they have in common is, of course, high…
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I first encountered Philipp Nespital, aka smalltape, in October 2023 supporting Bruce Soord. It was also the first time I had seen the use of looping machines that allow solo performers like Philipp to create a performance filled with multi-layered,…
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Open up the toy box, open up your mind ‘Cos anything can happen in this place Take a step inside The door is open wide (From Tigers in the Butter) Peter Jones – composer, vocalist and multi-instrumentalist extraordinaire – is…
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An Interpretation of Jack Kerouac’s The Haunted Life Rocking Horse Music Club return with their fourth album The Last Pink Glow: An Interpretation of Jack Kerouac’s The Haunted Life, featuring a cameo with the legendary Genesis keyboard player, Tony Banks.…
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