I have been living with the new Pattern-Seeking Animals album, Spooky Action At A Distance, for a while now. Even more so than with the three previous albums, the longer you listen, the more the album reveals itself. P-SA are…
View More Pattern-Seeking Animals – Spooky Action at A DistanceSubsignal – A Poetry of Rain
This is the sixth studio album from German progressive rock outfit Subsignal, a band that started out as a side project by members of Sieges Even. I had heard a couple of songs from their last album, 2018’s La Muerta,…
View More Subsignal – A Poetry of RainGayle Ellett & The Electromags – Friends
Last year, Gayle Ellett, the creative driving force behind Djam Karet, released the debut from side project The Electromags, titled Shiny Side Up. This trio of Ellett, plus drummer Craig Khan and bassist Mark Cook served up an album which…
View More Gayle Ellett & The Electromags – FriendsKeith Emerson – Variations (20CD Boxset)
I became a fan of progressive rock in 2008, with my introduction to Dream Theater, which seemed to have everything I was looking for in a musical group: long songs, odd time signatures, virtuoso playing and great songwriting. I listened…
View More Keith Emerson – Variations (20CD Boxset)Jordsjø – Salighet
Jordsjø return with their fourth studio album. The duo are inspired by Scandinavian folklore, via jazz and early British prog, but that said, over their previous albums they have forged a unique sound of their own. The band made a…
View More Jordsjø – SalighetJohn Carpenter – Anthology II (Movie Themes 1976-1988)
John Carpenter is a legendary film director, but he’s also one of those multi-talented people whose ability is matched in another creative field. And he’s just released a new collection of his film music, just in time for Halloween –…
View More John Carpenter – Anthology II (Movie Themes 1976-1988)Christina – Bar Stool Prophet
Christina Booth, lead vocalist with Magenta, has collaborated with her colleagues from the Tiger Moth stable to create her third solo album, Bar Stool Prophet. Unusually, these days, this is not a ‘lockdown’ album, with many of the tracks starting…
View More Christina – Bar Stool ProphetBruce Soord / Smalltape
Nell’s Jazz and Blues Club, London Saturday, 14th October 2023 This was the final night of Bruce Soord’s first ever solo tour, to promote his latest album Luminescence, released on 22nd September. The album was partly inspired by Bruce’s intention…
View More Bruce Soord / SmalltapeJo Beth Young / Serious Child
St. Mary’s Church, Totnes Saturday, 14th October 2023 Jo Beth Young returned to Totnes for the first time in over four years (when she performed under the name ‘Rise’ and followed the previous year’s concert as ‘Talitha Rise & The…
View More Jo Beth Young / Serious ChildThe Flower Kings
The 1865, Southampton Thursday, 19th October 2023 Five fellas in assorted brightly coloured shirts and one rather dashing blazer saunter through the audience at Southampton’s The 1865, mount the stage, casually take time to ensure all their instruments are tuned…
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