Hinterland [‘hɪntəland’] noun defn.: An area lying beyond what is visible or known TILT have released their classy debut full length album, Hinterland, featuring an impressive array of melodic rock songs, sampled sonic atmospherics and catchy hooks. Nine years after…
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From Chile, Homínido produced a fine album in 2014’s Estirpe Lítica, now they are back with their new release, Alados, which you can read the review of HERE. TPA’s Jez Rowden spoke to drummer, percussionist and writer Rodrigo González Mera…
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Homínido produced one of my favourite releases of 2014 with their debut, Estirpe Lítica and they now return with Alados (‘Wings’), an album that considers the birds of their native Chile and how their personalities can be related to human…
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The Clore Ballroom, Southbank Centre, London Saturday 17th September 2016 As we enter the Royal Festival Hall at the Southbank Centre, London, we are immediately met with a lively, invigorating and happy buzz. It is the penultimate day of the…
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Rocket Scientists’ keyboard maestro Erik Norlander has been involved with, amongst others, John Payne’s version of Asia and Roswell Six during his career as well as working on the albums of his wife Lana Lane. He also finds time to…
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There are times with music when you get one of those ‘why have I not heard this band before?’ moments. This happened to me last year upon discovering Discipline at Summer’s End, and it has happened again here with this…
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Somewhere in an alternate reality there is a milkman in Derbyshire called Mr. Steven Hogarth, working hard to support his family and dreaming ‘what if’ about his musical past – such are the vagaries of life’s paths. Back in 1988…
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Marcela Bovio is the renowned Mexican soprano and violinist of the band Stream of Passion. If you are a fan of Marcela’s music you have probably wondered when she would come out with her own solo album. She has often…
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Shadow Hunters are a duo from the south west coast of Norway who formed in 2013 and have been self-producing their music. They have also been promoting it themselves and it is difficult for me to tell you much about…
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I don’t consider it a guilty pleasure, but I like Jazz. In prog terms the distance is not that great, and much of Yes’ output I consider to be Jazz influenced. So when this album fell to me with indications…
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