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John Holden – Kintsugi

The undeclared King of Classical Prog fusion once more sends his call out far and wide for the best musicians to assemble and help infuse album number four, Kintsugi, with their prowess, skills and wizardry, and in this they surely…

Head Spin – Escape Velocity

The debut album from Head Spin, the instrumental project of UK musician Andy Scoffin, is a particularly well put together collection of laid-back space rock that combines energy and detail to make for a fascinating hour’s listening. With all the…

Banco del Mutuo Soccorso – Orlando: Le Forme dell’Amore

When I went to check our website’s pipeline of albums available for review a few weeks ago, I certainly wasn’t expecting to see the masters of 1970s rock progressivo italiano (RPI) Banco del Mutuo Soccorso show up, especially since their…

Daal – Daedalus

I’ve always found books more interesting and enjoyable than film or tv, because I almost always prefer the images my imagination can conjure up from the words on a page than that which is presented to me. Similarly, I often…

Marillion – Holidays In Eden [Deluxe Edition]

Parlophone/Warner have now almost completed their run of deluxe set reissues from Marillion’s original eight-album run with EMI; Holidays In Eden is the seventh and Season’s End will complete the series when it is released in 2023. Each of these…

Big Big Train / Dim Gray

Poppodium Boerderij, Zoetermeer, the Netherlands Monday, 5th September 2022 After an earlier cancellation forced by COVID in 2020 (remember?), Big Big Train (BBT) finally finds itself at the city theatre of Zoetermeer in the Netherlands two years later, although as…

The Blackheart Orchestra

Masham Town Hall, North Yorkshire Tuesday, 6th September 2022 This evening’s venue is Masham Town Hall, an imposing Grade II listed building just off the Little Market Place in the historic town of Masham, famous for its Theakston and Black…

Dim Gray – Firmament

I finally get it… It has clicked with me… Sometimes these things just take a little time. Certain music doesn’t move you, but this second album by Dim Gray, Firmament, really does – NOW. And I’ll tell you what did…

And So I Watch You From Afar – Jettison

Northern Irish four-piece And So I Watch You From Afar released their fifth album, Jettison, back in February this year, following on from 2017’s The Endless Shimmering. Consisting of Rory Friers and Niall Kennedy on guitars, Ewen Friers on bass…

A Different Aspect #84

Featured artists: Potter’s Daughter | Roy Crank | The Prog Collective | Vision Swords | Vanderwolf ||: Continuing the theme of the previous ADA (shorter reviews) update, we feature five contrasting releases highlighting a diverse range of musical styles and…