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Arka’n Asrafokor: Dzikkuh (2024)
by Kev Rowland | September 29, 2024 | Reviews | 0 Comments
Argentina Durán: Rapsodia Mexicana (2024)
by Kev Rowland | September 29, 2024 | Reviews | 0 Comments
South for Winter: Of Sea and Sky (2024)
by Kev Rowland | September 29, 2024 | Reviews | 0 Comments
John Ambrosini: Songs for You (2024)
by Kev Rowland | September 29, 2024 | Reviews | 0 Comments
Isrea Butler: Congo Lament (2024)
by Kev Rowland | September 29, 2024 | Reviews | 0 Comments
Intelligent Music Project: Miracles Beyond (2024)
by Kev Rowland | September 29, 2024 | Reviews | 0 Comments
Herakleion: Necroverse (2024)
by Kev Rowland | September 29, 2024 | Reviews | 0 Comments
Forgotten Tomb: Nightfloating (2024)
by Kev Rowland | September 29, 2024 | Reviews | 0 Comments
Atom Stone: Take Me To The Fire (2024)
by Kev Rowland | September 22, 2024 | Reviews | 0 Comments
Demon: Invincible (2024)
by Kev Rowland | September 22, 2024 | Reviews | 0 Comments
TEODICEA (ITALY) Il Mondo Esausto
by rogue | Oct 7, 2024 | Latest News
Attention piano lovers! Début album from the first keyboard player Enrico Filippi from fellow Italian group Aliante (whom I happen to adore), venturing off into a new project by adding an athletic rhythm section composed of Jacopo Morandi on bass as well as drummer...
PATRICK BROGUIERE (France) Destinations
by rogue | Oct 2, 2024 | Latest News
Like many among seasoned prog writers, the Rogue has compiled over the last half century (time flies) a colossal collection that is comprised of MOST of the top 2 tiers in terms of fame, which should not be surprising. But what may be shocking for some, is that there...
RUBY DAWN (UK) Blood on Water
by rogue | Oct 1, 2024 | Latest News
This delectable UK band was among the top 25 recordings for 2023’s PROG ROGUE list, a very rare event for a debut release, as “Beyond Tomorrow “just stunned many a prog reviewer into complete agreement. Four veteran and highly gifted musicians who had us pundits...
ODDLEAF (FRANCE) Where Ideal and Denial Collide
by rogue | Sep 29, 2024 | Latest News
A debut album with a title like that will definitely get the Rogue’s attention, and as transatlantic telepathic waves often work well, the band contacted this writer for a review of their impending release. Oddleaf has been working on this work for over 4 years, a...
FRANT1C (FRANCE) A Brand New World
by rogue | Sep 29, 2024 | Latest News
Contrary to popular opinion vehiculated by many neophyte listeners discovering prog, our beloved genre does not limit itself to exploring only science-fiction, Tolkienesque tales, historical figures or deep philosophical topics. More often than not, the human...
Arka’n Asrafokor: Dzikkuh (2024)
by Kev Rowland | Sep 29, 2024 | Reviews
I don’t know much about music from Africa, but when I heard that Togolese metal crossover band Arka'n Asrafokor were about to release their second album (their debut for RPM), I knew I had to find out more. Sepultura were the first to really get the local...
Argentina Durán: Rapsodia Mexicana (2024)
by Kev Rowland | Sep 29, 2024 | Reviews
‘Rapsodia Mexicana’ (Mexican Rhapsody) is the second solo album by young pianist Argentina Durán. It brings together a selection of works by Mexican composers from different eras and styles, including romantic, nationalist, and impressionist pieces featuring works by...
South for Winter: Of Sea and Sky (2024)
by Kev Rowland | Sep 29, 2024 | Reviews
A few years ago I was fortunate enough to catch South For Winter for some dates on their NZ tour, since when I have followed their career with interest. New Zealander Nick Stone and Coloradan Dani Cichon first met in 2014 when they were both volunteering in Peru, even...
John Ambrosini: Songs for You (2024)
by Kev Rowland | Sep 29, 2024 | Reviews
John Ambrosini is a jazz pianist, pop-inspired singer, composer, and bandleader who is quite active in the New York City area. Here we find him providing versions of some of his favourite pop and rock classics, along with two originals. Although most of these are the...
Isrea Butler: Congo Lament (2024)
by Kev Rowland | Sep 29, 2024 | Reviews
Back in the late Seventies, when I was studying for exams, I liked to play music as a background but found if I listened to my own albums I got easily distracted, so instead used to raid my dad’s jazz collection instead. That was where I first came across the mighty...
Intelligent Music Project: Miracles Beyond (2024)
by Kev Rowland | Sep 29, 2024 | Reviews
Here we have the latest release from Intelligent Music Project, a project which is always indicated as being Bulgarian given that the person behind it Milen Vrabevski MD, who composes many of the songs. Twice they have appeared on the Eurovision Song Contest, even...
Herakleion: Necroverse (2024)
by Kev Rowland | Sep 29, 2024 | Reviews
Here we have the second EP from New Orleans-based death thrash trio Herakleion who were formed in 2020 when drummer Speed Wilson met guitarist/vocalist Apollo Xydias, with bassist, Christian Woerner, rounding out the lineup in April of the following year. The band...
Forgotten Tomb: Nightfloating (2024)
by Kev Rowland | Sep 29, 2024 | Reviews
Ferdinando "Herr Morbid" Marchisio (vocals, guitars, synths) first came to prominence in black metal outfit Sacrater, but after that band broke up in 1999, he formed Forgotten Tomb which quickly became a one-man outfit. After the first few albums in that manner he...
Atom Stone: Take Me To The Fire (2024)
by Kev Rowland | Sep 22, 2024 | Reviews
Atom Stone (KRYR, Voyager, Metallic Green) hails from New York and on this album he provides lead vocals and then has brought in a slew of well-known guests whose background sounds almost like a who’s who of the music industry: Dan Tracey (Alan Parsons, Steve Nevers,...
Demon: Invincible (2024)
by Kev Rowland | Sep 22, 2024 | Reviews
It is strange to think that Demon have been on the scene for more than 40 years, releasing their debut single all the way back in 1979 as part of the NWOBHM movement, and although there have been line-up changes over the years, singer Dave Hill has been there since...
Ben Lloyd: Leap of Faith (2024)
by Kev Rowland | Sep 22, 2024 | Reviews
Ben Lloyd is a New Zealand based singer-songwriter who has been writing acoustic guitar-based rock songs for over 30 years, both in bands and also playing solo gigs. ‘Leap of Faith’, recorded with producer Tim Julian is his second album, following on from 2013’s...
Amber Weekes: A Lady With A Song (2024)
by Kev Rowland | Sep 22, 2024 | Reviews
The latest album from Amber Weekes finds her paying tribute to Nancy Wilson, the singer discovered by Cannonball Adderley (with whom she made a classic album), who recorded a string of jazz-inspired albums for Capitol in the 1960s, had great success in the pop world,...
HAVEN OF ECHOES (UK-GERMANY) Memento Vivere
by rogue | Sep 22, 2024 | Latest News
Andreas Hack of Frequency Drift wasted little time in retooling his musical vision by releasing one of 2022's finest albums, under the moniker Haven of Echoes, a debut called "the Indifferent Stars", that left no one 'indifferent' to say the least and was critically...
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- Nick Fletcherby Darren Walker on October 6, 2024 at 5:05 pm
I have a love hate relationship with the term ‘A musician’s musician’ as, to me, it seems to imply either of two things. Firstly that they make music that is somehow too clever for the general public, making something that…
- Nick Fletcherby Darren Walker on October 6, 2024 at 5:00 pm
Holy Trinity Church, Sheffield Saturday, 28th September 2024 I will start with a confession, which is that, long ago I took guitar lessons for two years and only learnt how to play the A chord and the A chord badly.…
- Wokingham Festival 2024by Dave Ridley on October 5, 2024 at 5:00 pm
Cantley Park Berkshire Monday, 26th August 2024 It was a privilege to be asked by the organisers to review the final day of this family friendly festival situated in Cantley Park Berkshire. As well as established acts, the festival champions…
- Rick Wakeman – Yessonataby Basil Francis on October 4, 2024 at 5:00 pm
It’s understandable that one could be sceptical of a release such as this. After all, Mr Wakeman has cashed in on his Yes connection as well as his own back catalogue more times than I can possibly count. Yessonata certainly…
- Highway ’24 Festivalby David Edwards on October 3, 2024 at 5:00 pm
Eiger Studios, Leeds Saturday, 21st September 2024 After two years in Hull, Al Winter and This Winter Machine, moved their annual day festival to Leeds for a highly enjoyable full day of prog at the nicely filled, quirky and intimate…
- 35 Tapes – Fabric Of Timeby Richard Swan on October 2, 2024 at 5:00 pm
It’s been three years since the 35 Tapes album, Home. Back then, when I reviewed that album on these pages, I described their music as “happy memories of the symphonic, melodic, pastoral prog, peppered with 12-string guitars, mellotron, the beat…
- Big Big Train / Stuckfishby Colin Smoult on September 30, 2024 at 5:05 pm
Playhouse Theatre, Whitley Bay Thursday, 19th September 2024 Big Big Train have a career that spans back over 34 years, since their formation in 1990. For a band with that kind of longevity, you would have expected them to have…
- Alberto Bravin – Big Big Trainby Colin Smoult on September 30, 2024 at 5:00 pm
I had already purchased my ticket for the Big Big Train show at Whitley Bay, yet through fellow TPA member Chris Simmons and his contacts, I managed to obtain permission to do an interview on the day of the gig.…
- Funhouse Mirrors – Red Birdby John Giordano on September 29, 2024 at 5:00 pm
One of the best things about working with TPA is the opportunity to explore new bands. Funhouse Mirrors is a young group out of my home state of New Jersey that I first ran into while they were previewing their…
- Tim Bowness – Powder Dryby Mel Allen on September 28, 2024 at 5:00 pm
I have been an avid follower of Tim’s right from his first solo release, and it is great to see his slowly changing and evolving musical stylings over his seven previous albums, a truly progressive journey for him, one might…