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Doracor – Unexpected Intersections

Doracor is the brainchild of Italian keyboardist and composer Corrado Sardella; even the band’s name is an anagram for the composer’s first name. Unexpected Intersections follows ten years after predecessor Passioni Postmoderne Di Un Musicista Errante (Post-Modern Passions Of A…

Bioscope – Gentō

As Prog magazine have already covered the release of Gentō by Bioscope with a fascinating interview and an extended review most visitors to TPA will probably know all about the background to this album. For the non-subscribers amongst you, in…

Caravan – The Shows Of Ours… Live

It’s been a while since I was fascinated with Caravan. Their approach to prog was never too full-on, happy to mix pastoral pop-rock with longer jams that were loosely dressed up as suites. As a result, their music could sound…

Weird Biscuit Teatime: Starring Daevid Allen – DJDDay

Daevid Allen was a geographical and musical nomad who wandered from British psychedelia to French avant-garde, Balearic acoustic balladry, New York punk, Oz performance poetry, San Francisco improv, Japanese extreme tripping and Brazilian space rock. He is best known as…

Edensong – Our Road To Dust

Edensong is not the most prolific band in all of Progdom. Formed in 2004, the first album by the band was released in 2008. A live/studio disc followed in 2010, then the magnificent Years in the Garden of Years in…

Stereolab – Instant Holograms On Metal Film

Stereolab, a band, an enigma, a left-field art institution, and you can dance to them. Instant Holograms On Metal Film, the band’s first album in 15 years makes it sound like they’ve never been away from your record emporium of…

The Mighty Ra – Now In A Minute

Now In A Minute is an amusing Welsh phrase meaning something will happen soon, but maybe not immediately – and is an intriguing blend of urgency and procrastination. Given their recent history, it seems an appropriate and playful title for…

Ethiva – Beaten Track

Guitar, bass, drums and voice; it’s a format as old as the hills. Bands have been exploring the possibilities for decades, and you might think all bases had by now been covered. From Cream to Sabbath, Motorhead to ZZ Top,…

Night Of The Guitars

City Hall, Newcastle Tuesday, 22nd November 1988 Intro (skippable bit) By way of a distraction and something you ‘do’ when time is of a premium is decide to do something of no great urgency or importance, and, very time-consuming. 😉…

Gösta Berlings Saga – Forever Now

Although I have known about this band for years and have reviewed their albums in the now worryingly distant past, I had no idea at the time that they were big Cardiacs fans, as this was before my own Cardiacs…