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John Cale & Terry Riley – Church Of Anthrax

Esoteric Recordings continue to live up to their name with this reissue of the seminal 1971 release resulting from earlier recordings made by two prime movers in the 1960s avant-garde scene. John Cale, not long out of the Velvet Underground,…

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Gordon Giltrap – The Peacock Party & Airwaves

Gordon Giltrap began his recording career some 44 years ago with the release of the 1968 self titled album. With a mixture of instrumental tracks and songs his debut set the bar high and it was evident, even from those…

Levin Brothers – Levin Brothers

The phrase “no introduction necessary” is often over used but it surely applies to Tony Levin, probably the best known and hardest working bass player around. Despite being most familiar for his long associations with Peter Gabriel and King Crimson…

Tony Levin

The legendary bassist for King Crimson, Peter Gabriel, Stick Men and hosts of others, has just released a Jazz album with his keyboardist brother Pete. The Progressive Aspect took the opportunity to speak to Tony about the Levin Brothers album…

Neil’s Heavy Concept Album

As Neil’s Heavy Concept Album had been unavailable for many years the Esoteric Recordings (Cherry Red Records) team took it upon themselves to restore this missing whimsical oddment and along with the customary re-mastering this reissue reprises the cassette version…

Acid Mothers Temple & the Melting Paraiso UFO

Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff 29th August 2014 I wasn’t intending on writing a report of this gig but as it was notable for a number of different reasons I think it is more than worth a few words, if only…

Sunn O))) & Ulver – Terrestrials

Four years in the making, Terrestrials is a collaboration between two beacons of alternative music, shining their black light at one another across the vastness of the tumultuous Atlantic Ocean and the entire uncaring width of the North American continent.…

Farpoint – Paint The Dark

This is the sixth studio album from a South Carolina five-piece who have been plying their trade since way back in 1997, but who have evaded my attention until now, and who state that their vision is “to create melodic…

Richard Pinhas & Oren Ambarchi – Tikkun

The currently prolific Richard Pinhas, French electronic music pioneer and otherworldly guitar wrangler famed for his exploratory ambient/rock band Heldon returns with a double release on the esteemed Cuneiform label. Whereas Welcome In The Void, created in partnership with drummer…

Richard Pinhas & Yoshida Tatsuya – Welcome In The Void

With sheets of sound whistling around the listener’s ears this is an intergalactic trip like no other. It is certainly a visceral experience that shows the power of both of the artists involved to their full potential. And what artists…