O.R.k.’s last album, Ramagehead, was one of my favourite records of 2019, so I have been eagerly awaiting their latest offering since it was first announced. Their previous effort included a track with guest vocals from System Of A Down’s…
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Compelling and intriguing are the first thoughts that come to mind when I recall my introduction to the music of the German band Starfish64. It was 2018 with the release of The Future in Reverse, that I found to be…
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Kshettra have presented us with a new album which moves away from the familiar sounds of their last album, 2017’s Five Mothers, which I reviewed for TPA. The founder members of Boris Gas and Viktor Tikhonov began a collaboration with…
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Hot on the heels of the Berlin Suite & Other Short Stories EP, released in September of this year, Neil Campbell returns with Faldum, the penultimate release for 2022. In many respects the delightful Berlin Suite & Other Short Stories…
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It’s been four years since the last album of new music from Phi Yaan-Zek, 2018’s seminal Reality is My Plaything, which was a cosmic stew of complex and avant garde absurdity, and amazing guitar playing. I’m pleased to report that…
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When old, disbanded groups reform many decades after their heyday, it’s generally to sell a few concert tickets to cash in on nostalgia, and perhaps even record a studio album that’ll inevitably be terrible, not worthy of being considered alongside…
View More Van der Graaf Generator – Interference Patterns: The Recordings 2005-2016
Some may recall that last year I reviewed Howard Boder’s Atlantis. Encouraged by the words, Howard has teamed up with a friend from one of his original groups, taking the works of Erich von Däniken, alien conspirator and interpreter for…
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American prog rock stalwarts Glass Hammer conclude their ambitious and diverse ‘Skallagrim’ trilogy of albums with the impressive At The Gate. Following on from 2020’s
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Music is a lighthouse, according to Devin Townsend, and his new album Lightwork certainly runs with that. The theme of illumination, reflection and personal discovery features in many of the tracks, and how could it not refer to the pandemic…
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The history of Magma can be traced right back to 1969, and during that time they have forged their own path with consistency and dedication. To describe their music to a new listener is difficult as they sit in their…
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