Published on 30th May 2020 | by Nick Hudson
For three years, Roman Spektor has been working on his debut album, Functionality. It was released at the end of April and is Roman’s first release since the three track Moss EP released in January 2016.... Read More →
Published on 30th May 2020 | by Roger Trenwith
Be-Bop Deluxe nearly passed me by during their brief but brightly burning four year existence between 1974 and 1978. It was only on borrowing their Hot Valves EP from a school friend in 1976 or ’77... Read More →
Published on 29th May 2020 | by Tony Colvill
For lovers of the weird and wonderful, the late Edgar Froese of Tangerine Dream, who produced some wonderful atmospheric albums; my first being Aqua, my mother’s interpretation being something along the lines of “Can you shut... Read More →
Published on 28th May 2020 | by Nick Hudson
Back in 2017, a friend suggested that I check out an EP by a young Canadian duo. The EP was Odyssey and the duo were Jupiter Hollow. That EP was amazing, and even more so for... Read More →
Published on 27th May 2020 | by Mel Allen
Shaman Elephant return with their second album, four years after their highly acclaimed debut, Crystals, an album that I had the pleasure of reviewing for TPA. At the time I remarked that I looked forward to... Read More →
Published on 26th May 2020 | by Nick Hudson
I came to The Hirsch Effekt via Long Branch Records, when I was exploring the label a few years back. Eskapist (2017) immediately clicked with me, and I definitely think they are one of the strongest... Read More →
Published on 25th May 2020 | by Andrew Halley
A hologram is an image that looks three dimensional even though it’s actually flat. If this process could be applied to a piece of audio art then it would sound bigger than the sum of its... Read More →
Published on 25th May 2020 | by Roger Trenwith
I watched Kavus’s album launch gig for Hip to the Jag the other evening, beamed alive and grinning from his living room. About 10 minutes in I had to pause it, to get the dinner out... Read More →
Published on 24th May 2020 | by Nick Hudson
When someone describes a band as a power trio, I’m sometimes reluctant to listen. It’s not that power trios don’t exist, but quite often this term seems to be bandied about whenever a band has only... Read More →
Published on 24th May 2020 | by Tony Colvill
* Gush Warning * Gush Warning * Gush Warning * This album is stunning. If you have been dipping in to the Hats Off Gentlemen It’s Adequate (HOGIA) broadcasts from lockdown, there are hints, but this... Read More →
