TRANSPORT AERIAN (BELGIUM) Live in Ghent Led by the enigmatic multi-instrumentalist Hamlet, Transport Aerian has carved out a niche for itself, a progressive style that is anchored in a heavier […]

Pete Ham: Gwent Gardens (2023) One can only imagine what music the world would have heard from Pete Ham if he had not succumbed to his mental illness and committed suicide when he was […]

Motu: Acceding To The Apocalypse (2024) Dr Richard Michelson (stage name: MOTU which stands for Music Of The Universe), is back with his 23rd album. On this he provides vocals, slide dobro, […]

Maryen Cairns: One Woman Band (2024) I first came across Maryen more than 30 years ago when Progressive International sent me ‘The Pictures Within’ to review, but that was back in the day […]

Acts of Swine: Pork Grind Vol. 1 (2023) When I saw that this EP was a mix of death metal and pork grind, and that the band said they were influenced by bands like Toto, Cardiacs, Fishbone, and […]

MAYA (HUNGARY) Fading Tomorrow On June 17 of 2024, a new prog band has emerged from Hungary, a scene that has kept a long history of progressive adventures with well known names like […]

SLOANE SQUARE BAND (France) Thoughts I absolutely admire any band that reappears from lengthy exile and has the courage and wherewithal to produce new material that transcends anything they […]

LAUGHING STOCK (NORWAY) Shelter LAUGHING STOCK (NORWAY) Shelter The Norwegian trio is back with another quirky slice of musical exuberance, loving all their previous albums, though I […]

LEON ALVARADO (USA) A native of Caracas, Venezuela, Leon Alvarado makes his home in the USA and for over two decades has been a keyboard and drums specialist, collaborating […]

ROLAND BÜHLMANN (SWITZERLAND) Figurative As is the case for many prog heads, my panorama of tastes can vary from one end of the prog spectrum to the other, and I daresay, that it can often […]

MINORARC (AUSTRALIA) Inclusions Ivan Bullock is another typical example of a talented musician who possesses a wider span of involvement in the prog movement and community than just […]

GRICE (UK) Mordant Lake Really proud to state without the slightest hesitation, that I am a big fan of this artist as I own all his discography and admire his craft intensely. […]

Lazy Fifty: Sitting In The Shadows (2024) single“Sitting In the Shadows” is the fourth single off Lazy Fifty’s upcoming album ‘Neighbour of the Beast’. This album is the second collaboration between A […]

Brutalism: Solace in Absurdity (2024) “…a seething mass of chaos, of endless gaping maws, slathering tongues and thrashing limbs, chattering teeth and sibilant whispers of lunacy and o […]

BlissBliss: Horizons (2022) Over the last 35+ years I have reviewed many thousands of albums, but while I cover a wide variety of genres, it must be said that soul and pop are not […]

Deicide: Banished by Sin (2024) It is strange to realise that Deicide will soon be celebrating their 40th anniversary, being formed back in 1987, with bassist vocalist/Glen Benton and […]

Gareth Turner and Simon Care: Two's Up Two (2024) In 1997, two of England’s’ most famous folk melodeon players got together for a laugh to record ‘Two’s Up’. Simon Care (Albion Band/Banter) and Gareth […]

Banter: Heroes (2024) Banter are back with their fourth album, and it is easy to see why they have been making such a name for themselves on the UK folk scene, and I have no […]