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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Nell’s Jazz and Blues Club, London Saturday, 14th October 2023 This was the final night of Bruce Soord’s first ever solo tour, to promote his latest album Luminescence, released on 22nd September. The album was partly inspired by Bruce’s intention…
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Loreley Amphitheatre, St. Goarshausen, Germany 22nd to 24th July 2022 After a three year hiatus, Night of the Prog, number 15, returns at Loreley. FRIDAY After the traditional stop for dinner at the Maxi Grill, we also traditionally missed the…
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A fascinating release from a young German multi-instrumentalist Philipp Nespital, who – pandemics permitting – can also be found gigging with his band smalltape. The Hungry Heart was released in July of this year, and from what I gather the…
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Loreley Amphitheatre, St. Goarshausen, Germany 13th to 15th July 2018 So here we are once again, Lovely Loreley…. Unfortunately, due to traffic, we missed the opening band – Deafening Opera – but made it to hear the final few songs…
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