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Vezhlivy Otkaz – Go to it!..

My second foray into the weird and wonderful world of Vezhlivy Otkaz, which translates as “Polite Refusal” comes with this 1992 album re-released last year by distributors AltrOck. If Geranium, my first encounter with The Polites is anything to go…

Anathema – Acoustic

Exeter Cathedral 5th March 2015 There has been a sacred building on the site of Exeter Cathedral since at least Roman times and this beautiful medieval cathedral was a perfect venue for the spiritually uplifting and emotionally drenched music of…

Bakerloo – Bakerloo

Deep under London there are 40 underground railway stations that are no longer in use for various reasons, presumably with lines that used to have some purpose historically but no longer go anywhere. They remain a historical curiosity and reminder…

The Blue Ship – The Executioner’s Lover

The Blue Ship is a Scottish ensemble led by the instrumentally multi-talented composer and gifted singer Paul Napier. This is their first album, released last year on quality Italian avant-rock label AltrOck. On The Executioner’s Lover, a title right out…

John Bassett – Unearth | Arcade Messiah

I chose to review these two albums together, as not only do they offer two diametrically opposed sides to the music of John Bassett, but also a different slant on his work with KingBathmat. Of the latter, summer 2013 saw the release of…

Thee Image – Thee Image / Inside The Triangle

If you’re like me Thee Image are one of those bands that you may vaguely recall the name of in a “Pete Frame Family Tree” fashion, but nothing else, let alone what they sounded like. Information on the band must…

Lonely Robot (John Mitchell) – Please Come Home

Lonely Robot is the new project from John Mitchell, a renowned progressive rock musician with an impressive career as guitarist, producer and vocalist with bands such as It Bites, Frost*, Arena, and Kino. His latest project has elements of many…

Fish – Spirit of 66, Verviers

Fish played the final date of his Moveable Feast Tour to a sold-out Spirit of 66 in Verviers, Belgium (yes, Verviers!). Re-scheduled from the previous date of 4th December due a throat infection, the intimate venue was packed to the…

Dylan Ryan Sand – Circa

In a stylistic departure for Cuneiform, here we have an album of full-on in your face power trio music, albeit anchored to the Washington DC’s label’s traditions by a strong jazz sensibility, this time in the form of jazz-rock. Dylan…

Andy Jackson – Signal To Noise

Andy Jackson, well known as the producer of Pink Floyd since the early 80’s, has now made his own fascinating record. It is fitting that such a renowned producer would use as his album title the recording industry term ‘Signal…