Robert REED & FRIENDS (UK) Sanctuary Live at Newbury 2023 Robert needs no introduction, as he remains a pillar of Progressive Rock for over 2 decades now, his career with Cyan, Magenta, Kompendium, and vast […]

ELEPHANT 9 with Terje RYPDAL (NORWAY) Catching the Fire After a slew of albums featuring the legendary Reine Fiske on guitar, this prolific Norse trio have elevated their star power by recruiting that other […]

SOUND ON PURPOSE (GERMANY) Voyage Intrigued by what seems like a wonderful line-up, an electronic trio of keyboards, violin and real drums, I did my proper audio reconnaissance and […]

PHONYA (BELGIUM) Heli1025 Out of the blue, an unexpected, e-mailed request with a picture of a vintage old radio, found in some abandoned attic in Liège (or so, I presume) by a […]

Richard Guba: Songs for Stuffed Animals (2024) Richard Guba (alto, tenor, and soprano saxophones) has brought together an eight-piece outfit to record his debut as bandleader with Ken Zimmerman […]

Matt Panayides Trio: With Eyes Closed (2024) On this album guitarist Matt Panayides is joined by bassist Steve LaSpina and drummer Anthony Pinciotti, and they take on eight songs by six jazz […]

Manic Abraxas: Skinformation (2024) I knew absolutely nothing about this band when I agreed to review them, just that I thought that artwork was cool and interesting so why not? From the […]

Jason Kao Hwang: Soliloquies (2024) The subtitle of this album is ‘Unaccompanied Pizzicato Violin Improvisations’, which tells you exactly what this album is about. Recorded in two days at […]

Blair Dunlop: Out Of The Rain (2024) Although I have reviewed countless albums from his father, Ashley ‘The Guv’nor’ Hutchings as well as others featuring his mother, Judy Dunlop, this is th […]

Thin Lizzy: 1976 (2024) 1976 was the year when Thin Lizzy started to find their feet. After the initial wanderings as a trio with Eric Bell, Phil Lynott and Brian Downey had […]

Marcin Pajak (POLAND) In the Space Polish ex-pat Marcin Pajak makes London, England his current home, a proto-typical guitarist/vocalist/multi-instrumentalist with a well-rounded career as […]

Sullvation: The Beginning of the End (2023) Sullvation is a solo project by bassist Brent Sullivan, who here also provides keyboards and guitar. He has been in the scene for a long time, co-founded […]

The Folk Implosion: Walk Thru Me (2024) I really ought to read press releases more carefully before downloading albums as I saw the name of this band and just thought they were a folk act, […]

Doug MacDonald: Santa Monica Session (2024) Doug provided a quick follow-up to ‘Live at The Rancho Mirage Library’ with this album which finds him working with different musicians in a slightly dif […]

Doug MacDonald: Live at the Rancho Mirage Library (2024) Over the years guitarist Doug MacDonald has operated in many different settings, including his own big band and an all-star group (the latter is featured […]

HAZE (UK) The Water’s Edge Stubborn resistance, artistic integrity and boundless fortitude are the first words to come to mind with this UK band that has been around for 46 years […]

CASTLE MOUNTAIN MOON (GERMANY) Six Tales of Perception In a classic Prog pincer movement and with exquisite timing, I received a request to review from Bad Dog Promotions, where I immediately recognized the […]