Album Reviews – Page 55

Steve Thorne – Malice in Plunderland

The release of a new Steve Thorne album always gives me ambivalent feelings: on the one hand, there is this great music and on the other hand those gloomy, depressing lyrics. This contradiction actually characterises the entire oeuvre of the…

Brendan Perkins – Galatea’s Holiday

Galatea’s Holiday is a warm and whimsical affirmation of the power of natural beauty – and music – to bring solace and healing in troubled times. Listening to each track feels like leafing through an album of fondly remembered holiday…

John Wetton – An Extraordinary Life (8CD Boxset)

For me, having begun to explore progressive music from around 1975, John Wetton is one of a much-loved group of artists who I have listened to and followed for close to 50 years now. In my case, it started with…

Greg Lake – Magical

I became a fan of progressive rock in 2008… wait, I’ve said that before haven’t I? When I was reviewing Keith Emerson’s mammoth 20CD Variations set, I wondered what made Emerson so special when his long-time bandmate Greg Lake died…

The Anderson Council – The Devil, The Tower, The Star, The Moon

My local record store is also host to the occasional concert. About fifty people fit comfortably into the space otherwise occupied by vinyl, CDs, music paraphernalia and chips and sodas. When the owner recently told me I just had to…

Hedvig Mollestad Weejuns – Weejuns

It appears that Hedvig Mollestad is on a bit of a creative streak, with past releases including three solo albums and seven with the Hedgvig Mollestad trio (who are still active). She is now introducing a new and exciting trio,…

One Sided Horse – My Favourite City at Night in the Rain

You may have come across my fellow reviewer Martin Hutchinson. We have both been doing this scribbling thing for a long time now, but suffice to say, our musical Venn diagrams seem to have a rather small crossover section. The…

That Joe Payne – Bread & Circuses

That Joe Payne returns with his latest collection of songs, Bread & Circuses, and I have to say it’s an excellent palette cleanser of an album for those of us more usually listening to a strict diet of progressive rock!…

Moebius – Aspirin

This album is a treat for any fan of Kosmiche Musik, for previously unheard music by Dieter Moebius, who sadly left this orbit in 2015, is something to be treasured. Hugely influential on experimental electronic music, Moebius and his partner…

Pattern-Seeking Animals – Spooky Action at A Distance

I have been living with the new Pattern-Seeking Animals album, Spooky Action At A Distance, for a while now. Even more so than with the three previous albums, the longer you listen, the more the album reveals itself. P-SA are…

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