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Anta / The Fierce and the Dead / Thorun

The Moon Club, Cardiff 5th June 2014 The Fierce and the Dead have developed into a great band over the last couple of years and having seen them previously on the Stabbing A Dead Horse package with Knifeworld and Trojan…

Kaukasus – I

A curious stylistic mix that possibly tries to cover too many prog bases, from the bombastic prog of Lift The Memory to the unsettling ambient soundscapes of Starlit Motion, this album sounds like a fleeting meeting of highly individual musical…

Jack Bruce – Silver Rails

Now over 70, Jack Bruce still plays live fairly regularly, and here presents us with his first solo record in over ten years. Anything but tired, these are ten cracking new songs that fans and newcomers alike will doubtless enjoy.…

Delusion Squared – The Final Delusion

Do you read the sleeve notes before listening to an album? I never do before my first listen, which is just as well as far as this offering, the third from French trio Delusion Squared, is concerned because if I…

Jon And Vangelis – Page Of Life

With the advent of compact discs, the generation of musicians used to the vinyl format were having a crisis of faith. First and foremost, artists were unsure how much to use the new space afforded to them; 80 minutes was…

IQ – The Road of Bones

The IQ cycle of 4 or 5 years between albums which has been their preferred mode for the last two decades continues with The Road of Bones, their first new music since 2009’s Frequency. That was an album I enjoyed…

Jeff Green

In February this year Jeff Green released his second solo album, although less of a solo album this time around, as Elder Creek was released under the moniker of the Jeff Green Project and includes a fantastic collection of musicians…

Jeff Green Project – Elder Creek

Like many, I first came across Jeff Green a few years back with the release of his debut solo album Jessica, his heartfelt musical tribute for the loss of his daughter. His second album Elder Creek sees him on another…

Billy Bottle & The Multiple – Unrecorded Beam

Billy Bottle is a pianist and multi-instrumentalist, best known as a member of jazz luminary Mike Westbrook’s Big Band. Billy’s own occasional group The Multiple is led by the accomplished vocals of Martine Waltier and the rest of the band…

Yes

Bristol Hippodrome, Bristol 11th May 2014 So, what should we make of Yes in the 21st Century with their 50th Anniversary not too far away? Having produced their first album of new material in a decade, 2011’s Fly From Here,…