Private Press

Sweden

56.mins

Review By Geoff Penn My Rating 85/100

Fairly typically, Swedish heavy progressive rock band ‘LostQ’ are a democratic outfit with a clear and trusted musical direction. But […]

Guitarist Lou Volpe has long had a reputation of being able to cross between melodic jazz, danceable r&b and Adult Contemporary music. He toured extensively with Bette Midler, Judy Collins and Herbie Mann, and a […]

This is the third in a series of albums of the same name which are being released by Anti-Corporate Music. When I got into the car the other day, my entertainment system grabbed the first song from this album to […]

Recently I was fortunate enough to attend the Auckland Folk Festival, one of the most enjoyable musical events I have ever been to, and one I will be definitely returning to next year. I knew very few of the acts, […]

Recently I was fortunate enough to attend the Auckland Folk Festival, one of the most enjoyable musical events I have ever been to, and one I will be definitely returning to next year. I knew very few of the acts, […]

Maryen has something of a wanderlust, so although some people will always associate her with albums released in Australia, while others will think of her times with Fish and others in the UK progressive scene in […]

Anyone who has been following my writings over the last few years will know just how excited I am regarding any music from the hugely talented Jo Beth Young. I first came across her when she was working firstly as […]

“Kanohi ki te Kanohi” can be translated as “face to face, or in person”, and is the third single from Emily as she builds up to the release of the upcoming EP, ‘Auaha’. It is similar in many respects to the last […]

The Grand Undoing is a collection of musicians brought together under the leadership of multi-instrumentalist Seth Goodman, who also provides the lead vocals and material. Looking down at the list of those […]

I bought my first Helloween release more than 30 years ago, picking up the single “I Want Out”, since when I have had a soft spot for the Teutonic band. They released some groundbreaking albums, and are still goi […]

Thankfully, ‘Unarmed’ was not the only album which Helloween released in 2010, as they also brought out ‘7 Sinners’ which was much more like their normal fare. It is almost as if they needed to prove to others […]

2013’s ‘Straight Out Of Hell’ showed a band looking back to their legacy as they approached their 30th anniversary. From the cover art bringing the pumpkin back front and centre for the first time in too long, […]

Recorded over two days in the middle of 2019, this release finds Hwang (violin, viola) combining with drummer Andrew Drury and bassist Ken Filiano to create music which is only possible when musicians know each […]

On this album, composer John Finbury’s has combined broad Latin American and Spanish influences and has then delivered this in alternating vocal and instrumental tracks. On this release he has brought together t […]

Also released in 2020, this album is so very different in many ways to ‘Quatro’ so that it sounds as if it is by a totally different artist. Actually, in many ways it is, as Finbury is primarily a composer and not […]

Although these days I live in New Zealand, I was born and raised in a small fishing town in the West of England. Although my dad was a foreigner (although still born in Devon, it was all of 30 miles away), my mum […]

When it comes to underground music, real underground music, then there are few people who have had as much impact as Mick Magic. Not only did he have his own band in Magic Moments At Twilight Time, but he set up a […]

Label – Jammer’s Record

Apple Music UK

32.30

Geoff Penn Rating 85/100

After recording his solo album in New York in 1985 guitarist ‘Kenji Suzuki’ was encouraged by the infamous ex-Cream bassist and sin […]