For many years, the one and only Edgar Broughton Band album I owned was Sing Brother Sing. Like a lot of first albums by bands bought in the dim distant days of one’s youth, it retains top spot in the Edgar Broughton canon pour moi. Released in 1970, and as I later realised, showcasing the [&hellip

Ukrainian band La Horsa Bianca provided a far more mind-blowing and mind-bending experience than I expected with Dilvuvian Beat, which begins in a fairly typical psychedelic manner. Encyclica is an entirely pleasant opening number, which I happily listened to. It’s enjoyable, and I love the subtle differences the Ukranian language and instrumentation lend to a [&hellip

A year since the release of their most recent studio album, The Serpent Rings, Magnum return with a compilation of bonus tracks and radio edits which are debuting on the CD format. Recent efforts like Escape From the Shadow Garden and Sacred Blood – Divine Lies had limited edition versions which were accompanied with bonus [&hellip

In this, our third ADA update featuring music from Spain we have: • Eclipse 27 – Eclipse 27 • ṘO – Athalase • Back To R’lye – Chosen • Magick Brother & Mystic Sister – Magick Brother & Mystic Sister • Maremotus – Maremotus • Mohama Saz – Quemar Las Naves Early in 2020, so [&hellip

Last year I reviewed Sada, the second collaboration between the Spanish jazz fusion and RIO guitarist Ángel Ontalva and members of Russian psychedelic space-prog rockers Vespero. I made the comment that I have enjoyed several of their releases, but somehow missed their first collaboration. Needless to say, after thoroughly enjoying Sada, I did indeed go [&hellip

Released in the summer of 2019, Organic Noises’ eponymous debut album was an absolute stunner, an opinion which, a year and half later, shows no signs of diminishing. This Polish ensemble hit all the right notes, for me, with their intriguing combination of ancient and modern ethnic sounds, mixed together in an energetic, modern progressive [&hellip

In 2017, the long-awaited autobiography of singer/bassist/composer/producer Greg Lake was finally released. Unfortunately, too late for the protagonist to experience himself: “Gregory Stuart Lake died of cancer on Wednesday December 7, 2016 at the age of 69, a few months before the release of his biography.” I myself was able to write an obituary about [&hellip

Anthology literally means ‘selection’, the best an artist has to offer. Usually a tribute to the artist and, more often, after his/her death. Unfortunately, that is also the case with Greg Lake’s The Anthology: A Musical Journey. It is the definitive career-spanning ‘Best of’ the protagonist of this story, featuring music from King Crimson, Emerson [&hellip

Once again, hot on the heels of the wonderful Cathedral with Tom Doncourt, the doors of Mattias Olsson’s Roth Händle Studios swing wide to release new sounds into a grateful world. He really is on a roll at the moment and Molesome might be the project most suited to his widely eclectic experimentation. This fifth [&hellip

For all the great bands of Norway and Sweden, I often think it’s a shame that neighbouring Finland seems to miss out on similar acclaim. If anything, I find many of the Finns make far more eclectic and experimental sounds, and draw from quite different inspirations. Bands from Norway and Sweden invariably sound Western, but [&hellip