2015, as with most years I suppose, has been a year of highs and lows in the world of progressive music. From the peaks of the return home of King Crimson to the troughs of the sad loss of Chris…
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The Aristocrats / Godsticks
With a massive Thank You to Mike Evans for the use of his images. The Bierkeller, Bristol Thursday, 17th December 2015 Is it really coming up to two years since The Aristocrats and Godsticks dismantled Bristol’s The Fleece in an…
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Kyros / Synaesthesia – Beta EP
Beta is a limited release E.P. which is simultaneously the last ever release by Synaesthesia whilst at the same time being the first ever release Kyros. An alternate title could be ‘Janus’ for the God with two faces – one…
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Djam Karet – Swamp of Dreams
Let’s take a trip backwards through time and space with those rather groovy veteran American spacerockers Djam Karet. Trawling the floating cosmic debris and detritus keyboard player Gayle Ellett has caught some real gems in his net…was that a sample…
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Rhys Marsh – The Black Sun Shining
Without wishing to cover old ground and to answer the question “who is Rhys Marsh”, I’d recommend reading my reviews of the beautifully realised Heartbreak In ((Stereo)) album by Mollmaskin, and also Rhys’s prior solo album, Sentiment. I really was…
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Sonar – Black Light
Sonar are a Swiss band consisting of two guitars, bass and drums, and they play progressive music that uses contrapuntal polyrhythms entwined with precise melody and counter melody to create an intense rising tide of minimalistic but simultaneously dense sound…
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Maybeshewill – Fair Youth
Fair Youth is a delightful surprise which is both totally refreshing and unremittingly optimistic. This fourth studio release from the self-confessed ‘DIY’ five-piece band from Leicester sees them attempting to create “a musical solution to dealing with real world problems…
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The Sirkis Bialas International Quartet
Shaw Library, LSE, London Thursday 5th November 2015 Perhaps inspired by the recent ‘Daylight’ concert I attended at the Union Chapel, under the intriguing title of “A Triple Bill Of Bills“, I decided to try another lunchtime concert this time…
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Guy Garvey
O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire, London Wednesday, 2nd December 2015 What better thing to do on a crisp Autumnal evening in ‘That London’ than to stroll – on foot, mind – to Ye Olde Sheherd’s Bush Empire (it’ll never be an…
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Guy Garvey – Courting the Squall
After 25 years in a band a little solo excursion might be expected. Guy Garvey is frontman for Elbow who are, for those of you who never stray from the intricate long piece progressive environment, a popular alternative rock combo.…
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