by Kev Rowland | Dec 25, 2024 | Reviews
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 on his previous recording ‘The Sextet Session’) and this time around we find him operating in a trio/quartet...
by Kev Rowland | Dec 15, 2024 | Reviews
French Death Gore Grind outfit Disgorged Foetus have been around in a few different iterations since 1996 (although they did officially split between 2006 and 2017), with just the one constant in Dams (guitars, bass, vocals). There have been multiple releases over the...
by Kev Rowland | Dec 15, 2024 | Reviews
On this five-track 27-minute-long instrumental release guitarist Bailis is joined by the tenor-saxophonist Chris Speed, Eric Lane on piano and synth bass, and drummer Jason Nazary. The quartet recorded the full set in a five-hour session without any prior rehearsals....
by Kev Rowland | Dec 15, 2024 | Reviews
When thinking about the folk-rock scene in the UK, it is no surprise that Ashley Hutchings is rightly referred to as “the guv’nor” given he was a founder member of Fairport Convention, Steeleye Span and The Albion Band. The last has had multiple musicians through its...
by Kev Rowland | Dec 15, 2024 | Reviews
Yes, I do know the band these days are known as Pitchshifter, but originally, they spelled it as two words, and when these sessions were recorded for John Peel at the BBC Maida Vale Studios on 28th April 1991 and 30th March 1993 this is how they were known. The 1991...
