The 1960s were a rather bizarre time to live through. The war in Viet Nam dominated the headlines, but a growing awareness of impending ecological disaster was never far behind. Sit-ins and love-ins competed with student protests and Jesus Freaks…
View More Various Artists – Too Much Sun Will Burn: The British Psychedelic Sounds of 1967, Volume 2
What the ???? Yes, you read that right. Cherry Red Records, in association with Robinsongs, has compiled some of the more outstanding dance mixes from the golden age of disco into one glorious, joyous, can’t-stop-moving compilation that will leave you…
View More Various Artists – The Greatest Soul, Funk & Disco 12” Singles of the ‘70s & ‘80s
While I have had the Eighth Tower compilation Hauntology in UK since the beginning of the year, it took the recent death of Philip Jeck (on 25th March 2022) to kickstart my writing this review. Jeck was a celebrated and…
View More Various Artists – Hauntology in UK
At a time when some are promoting the boycotting of all Russian media, it’s important to remember that many Russians stand in solidarity with Ukraine, and against Putin’s war. The Russian [addicted label] has long worked with many Ukrainian bands…
View More Various Artists – Addicted Tunes
Featured artists: Various Artists (VA) | Luo | Joseph Rabjohns | Sugar Horse | Voronoi | Milton Man Gogh ||: Celebrating the Art As Cartharsis label’s 10th anniversary TPA’s Nick Hudson looks at six of their recent releases: • Various…
View More A Different Aspect #76
Featured artists: Various Artists (VA) | Badieh | Various Artists (VA) | David Hush & Hamed Sadeghi | Gabriel Akhmad Marin ||: In this ADA update we feature albums released by the Australia based Worlds Within Worlds record label. •…
View More A Different Aspect #74
In this ADA update we feature: • J. Peter Schwalm & Markus Reuter – Aufbruch • Toboggan – Première Descente • Sombre Reptile – For A Dreamer… • High Chair – Hey Mountain Hey • Compassionizer – Your Gold And…
View More A Different Aspect #62
The dearth of live music over the last year has meant many beloved annual events have not taken place. The last gig I was able to attend before the world went tits up was the magnificent 10 Years of Chaos…
View More Various – 11 Years of Chaos
“The songs were all from very different backgrounds, but because they were played in pubs, it got called ‘pub rock’ by the music press. It wasn’t a specific music, other than that there were no lengthy, tedious solos. It was…
View More Surrender To The Rhythm: The London Pub Rock Scene of the Seventies
“A punk album being reviewed on TPA?”, I hear your incredulous question, but read on and all will hopefully become clear… “By early 1976 as a teenager, although I was a fan of the usual prog giants, … and a…
View More Various Artists – 1977: The Year Punk Broke