Arjen Lucassen is an interesting figure, a semi-recluse who has been ploughing his own individual furrow for many years now, dealing primarily in science fiction and fantasy musical works, and often creating albums almost on his own. Except of course…
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There’s something rather special about the fact that Gong still endure after the death of Daevid Allen, and the line-up he endorsed continues to fly the teapot flag proudly. They have produced a couple of good studio albums since his…
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For anyone unfamiliar with Karfagen, they are the main musical outlet for multi-instrumentalist, composer and producer Antony Kalugin, and Land of Green and Gold is the thirteenth album from the band. To say that Kalugin is prolific would be an…
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Featured artists: Thank You Scientist | Kumorigahara | Hands Of The Heron | ANYWHEREDOOR | Amanda Chaudhary ||: Here we are in March 2022 and still finding ourselves picking up on some of last year’s overlooked releases… • Thank You…
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For those who have been living under a rock for the past few decades, Asia is a multi-platinum selling global superstar rock band, formed in London in 1981 and celebrating their 40th anniversary last year. The Official Live Bootlegs, Volume…
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Mercurial Tiger Moth Tales man Peter Jones returns with A Song of Spring, his latest seasonally inspired album, following his 2014 debut Cocoon and 2017’s The Depths of Winter. A Song of Spring may well be his most accomplished and…
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Kosmodone, a band who hail from Bergen in Norway, is the brainchild of two brothers, Sturler and Severin Sandvik, with the aim of presenting their take on ’60s-tinged psychedelic rock. These influences certainly feature, but for me there is also…
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One Note Symphony: Live in Tel Aviv is the latest live album from Alan Parsons, on CD/DVD and Blu-ray. Coming only a few months after The Neverending Story: Live in the Netherlands and with a large number of live releases…
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Right then, grab yourself a coffee, or a glass of your favourite tipple, ’cause this is going to be a long one… This has to be my most hotly anticipated album for 2022, following Kaprekar’s Constant’s exceptional musical work of…
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Despite our best intentions, the pervading influences of contemporary trends, fashions and currents cannot help but seep unnoticed into our living and thinking. The commodification of music in particular has heightened both the speed as well as the brutality of…
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