Song of Seven by Jon Anderson was first released in 1980 and has recently been remastered and re-released by the ever-reliable Cherry Red Records, revealing more clearly its varied influences, imbued with optimism. It is curious looking back now how…
View More Jon Anderson – Song Of Seven [Remastered & Expanded Edition]Hedvig Mollestad Trio – Ding Dong. You’re Dead.
The mighty matriarchal Norway spruce, we’ll call her Inger, shimmering in the never ending twilight of the endless mid-summer day, looks on in regal fashion over the fjord it has guarded for many centuries, along with its many hundred strong…
View More Hedvig Mollestad Trio – Ding Dong. You’re Dead.Laughing Stock – Zero, Acts I & II
Last year I reviewed Laughing Stock’s The Island, which was a reinterpretation of their debut album of the same name. As such, this year’s Zero, Acts I & II is either their third or fourth album, depending on how you…
View More Laughing Stock – Zero, Acts I & IIThe Kate Hinote Trio – Near
This is the debut album from the Kate Hinote Trio offering a selection of what, maybe, could be called alt-folk; the tracks are moody, acoustic and beautiful. So who are this trio? Well, Kate is a very gifted singer with…
View More The Kate Hinote Trio – NearA Different Aspect #57
In this update we feature: • Azolia – Not About Heroes • MFTJ – My Mom’s Getting A Horse • Mangabros. – Shivacrowblack • Moop – Ostara • Magnet Animals – Fake Dudes • Three-Layer Cake – Stove Top •…
View More A Different Aspect #57Hasmody – Synapses
This is the second release in a trilogy from the enigmatic Anti-Genre Musician and Composer, Hasmody, which began with Δs=dQREV/T (or as I like to call it, ‘Delta Sierra Equals Delta Quebec Rev Over Tango’). The third instalment is yet…
View More Hasmody – SynapsesHasmody – ΔS=δQREV/T
Hasmody is an enigmatic musician, meaning there’s very little easily obtainable information on the internet. Oh, there’s a Facebook page and a blog, but I’m unsure how, other than ‘Anti-Genre Musician and Composer’, to even address Hasmody correctly. But, as…
View More Hasmody – ΔS=δQREV/TFive The Hierophant – Through Aureate Void
“The Golden Void speaks to me Denying my reality I lose my body, lose my mind I blow like wind, flow like wine Down a corridor of flame…” …Through Aureate Void. I admit it, before I heard a note, the…
View More Five The Hierophant – Through Aureate VoidTrettioåriga Kriget – Till horisonten
There remains an organic authenticity in the music of Trettioåriga Kriget. Formed in 1970, in the resort town on Saltsjöbaden near Stockholm, there were a couple of early line-up changes, but the majority of the band as it remains today…
View More Trettioåriga Kriget – Till horisontenEchoes And Signals – Mercurial
Russian band Echoes and Signals first came to my attention, as I’m sure was the case for many others, after Marjana Semkina (of iamthemorning) let her followers know that she provided vocals on their second full length album, Monodrama. That…
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