Legendary Yes guitarist Steve Howe has recently released the seventh edition of his Homebrew albums. Homebrew 7 marks the 25th anniversary of the guitar legend’s first album in this series. This set largely contains recordings from Steve’s home archive of…
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Earlier this year I, like so many, finally succumbed to Covid. I have suffered from cognitive difficulties ever since, and my ability to put words together to describe the music I listen to became a Sisyphean task. My reviewing slowed,…
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U.S. proggers Glass Hammer follow up their 2020 Dreaming City album, with Skallagrim: Into the Breach; the second album in a planned trilogy paying homage to the sword and sorcery novels of the ’60s and ’70s, and by inference the…
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Released on 15th October, Velvet Armour is the follow-up to Ton Scherpenzeel’s 2013 album The Lion’s Dream. A highly respected musician, the legendary keyboardist is known for being the founder of Dutch band Kayak and for his work with Camel,…
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It was 15 years ago, in November 2006, when the entire Gong family came together for a weekend of wonderful music at the Melkweg in Amsterdam. For those of us lucky enough to have been there, the memories still linger…
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Caravan return with the release of their first new album since Paradise Filter in 2013. They have continued to burn the Canterbury scene flame, combining jazz, folk and melodic rock elements which bridge the gap between psychedelia and progressive rock.…
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With bands finally able to get back out in the UK and play live, Marillion are embarking on some dates as part of their ‘The Light at the End of the Tunnel’ tour, starting on 14th November in Hull and…
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Featured artists: Mariana Semkina | Haiku Salut | Tim Chernikoff | The Samurai of Prog | Kimmo Pörsti | Chris Rodler ||: In this ADA (shorter reviews) update TPA’s David Edwards, Bob Mulvey & Kevan Furbank check out recent albums,…
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‘I’d love to play Beatles songs someday…’ A few months ago, the Italian prog band The Watch announced the release of a new studio album, The Art of Bleeding, the follow-up to Seven released in 2017. With information on the…
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The new album by Italian prog formation The Watch, The Art of Bleeding, appears to have been preceded by an extremely long writing process of three years. And – a novelty – The Watch has ventured into the world of…
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