Café OTO, Dalston, London Monday 26th September 2016 The Rhythm of Biz… Arriving at this intimate venue down a side street in Dalston, one is immediately taken by the contrast with last year’s venue, where Magma blew the dust off…
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Multi Story – Crimson Stone
Crimson Stone is the latest album by the recently reformed Welsh band Multi Story who originated in the early ’80s, at the same time as the rise of other newer Prog bands, such as Marillion, IQ, Pallas, Pendragon and Twelfth…
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Favni – Windswept
Sometimes people assume progressive rock should be ever-changing, always experimental and constantly ground-breaking. But sometimes, when you’re lying in your bed with a book to read and a cup of tea, and when you’re not in the mood for listening…
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Theocracy – Ghost Ship
Theocracy is back! Matt Smith founded christian progressive power metal band Theocracy in Athens, Georgia in 2002, originally as a one-man project with Smith playing and singing all the parts, but it is now a full quintet. Their last album,…
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Half Past Four – Land of the Blind EP
Rejoice, for there is new music from Half Past Four in the world! Not so smartly on the heels of their two previous albums, Rabbit In The Vestibule (2008) and Good Things (2013), we have a new EP in the…
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Emmett Elvin – Assault on the Tyranny of Reason
Many weeks ago on Mr Elvin’s Facebook page he was delivering cut up missives as status updates, such as “Tryptamine vandals in shattered clogs haunt the Derricks now. Here-a-dog, there-a-dog, their vaunted sunpower flees. The ghost of Polycarp, slackjawed, brings…
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Levin Minnemann Rudess – From The Law Offices Of
I feel that I should be typing in hushed tones of reverence. Mr. Rudess garners enormous respect and some might consider him a Rock God. Mr. Minnemann is actually the God of Drums and Mr. Levin is actually God. There’s…
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Opeth – Sorceress
We are now 5 years into what I refer to as ‘Opeth: Phase 2’. While most discussion of their recent albums center around abandoning the harsh vocal style, in my opinion the change to vintage instrumentation was the most significant…
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Sam Healy – Sand
Sam Healy, when not ordering Venusian loaves from the alien in the bakery round the corner from his Edinburgh garret, is one third of that fine post-everything band North Atlantic Oscillation, and also a modern solo artiste of some merit,…
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Sand – A Sleeper, Just Awake
If you are aware of Scottish post-everything band North Atlantic Oscillation, then you will know all about Sam Healy, a man who has hit on a rich seam of inspiration in recent times, with major contributions to three NAO albums…
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