Brand New Face is the first PsychoYogi album since 2021’s Digital Vagrancy, and will have been eagerly anticipated for those already converted to their peculiarly eccentric sound. The band have been around for years of course, honing their craft, and…
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Quite a few years have passed since I gave up on the idea of ever hearing a new release from Pallas, yet here we are with The Messenger. Not only has a new album appeared – almost ten years since…
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I don’t know about you, but I am fascinated by the development of ‘Progressive Rock’ in the period between 1965 and 1973. There were massive leaps from Pop and Blues Rock, to Psychedelic and then to the classic Progressive genre…
View More Procol Harum – Shine On Brightly (Remastered Vinyl)
Hailing from Derbyshire in the UK and formed some ten years ago, Hitiro comprises Alan Brown (guitar), Simon Hall (bass) and Martin Ball (drums); their self-titled debut, released in 2017, turned out to be one of the discoveries of that…
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In the early part of 2020, while driving home from the office, I began listening to Anthony Rowsick’s Prog-Watch, a superb weekly podcast dedicated to new musical artists in the progressive vein. ‘Big Tony’ brings a ton of energy, enthusiasm,…
View More Alison Fleming – Play on Words
When Life in A Northern Town hit back in 1985, it broke through the synthesised din with the force of a bulldozer. The beautifully written, impeccably produced, acoustic, woodwind-infused vocal tour-de-force was unlike anything on radio before or since. The…
View More The Dream Academy – Religion, Revolution and Railways [7CD Boxset]
45 Live, Kidderminster Saturday, 20th January 2024 I went into this gig unfamiliar with much of Tim Bowness’s back catalogue and with only a passing knowledge of No-Man’s songs. That meant I came into the venue with a different perspective…
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TPA / The Prog Mill – Infinity Special, with guest host Leo Trimming. Over the course of two hours of superb music we explore the mysterious subject of ‘Infinity’, including an extended segued song cycle connected to the concept, threaded…
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Ángel Ontalva seems to release albums every few weeks, and it might seem likely that such a prolific artist would have quality control issues, yet each collection of new music seems as compelling as the last. Apparently, he had a…
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Acqua Fragile is a bit of an unusual band. Their first album was only released in Italy in 1973. The following year, their sophomore effort was released in Italy and the US. The band were embraced by fellow countrymen PFM,…
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