ALBER JUPITER (France) We Are Just Floating in Space – Reissue 2019 There is no doubt left in my mind that the bass guitar is my favourite instrument. Not content to anchor the rhythm section by connecting the melody and […]

BAROCK PROJECT (ITALY) Time Voyager I must admit that this band needs a serious re-evaluation as it just simply did not stick in my mind enough to do any reviews of their preceding three […]

RAVEN SAD (ITALY) Polar Human Circle I must admit that Raven Sad’s 2011 album “Layers of Stratosphere” left an indelible mark on my psyche, as per my review on Progarchives will attes […]

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 […]