by rogue | Dec 29, 2025 | Reviews
It always amazes me to see that the much maligned and oft abused Neo-prog genre receives such widespread interest in countries such as Poland and in the Netherlands while being just a passing craze elsewhere. Both countries have a long slate of incredible artists that...
by Kev Rowland | Dec 29, 2025 | Reviews
There cannot be many bands as prominent as Testament who can say they have been through a dozen drummers in their time, with quite a few having more than one stint, but yet again the Spinal Tap curse has fallen with Gene Hoglan leaving in 2022 after his second time...
by Kev Rowland | Dec 29, 2025 | Reviews
I have lost track of how many times I have played this album attempting to work out what is going on and whether it is worth the effort, and I must confess that I have gone from really disliking it to instead think there may actually be a nugget of gold to be found...
by Kev Rowland | Dec 29, 2025 | Reviews
Recorded in 1964, when Terry Callier was still a teenager, his debut finds him accompanying himself on acoustic guitar with two different bassists, Terbour Attenborough and John Tweedle, and this remastered version is remarkable. Apparently, the album was recorded by...
by Kev Rowland | Dec 29, 2025 | Reviews
Sarost is a brand-new trio comprising Larry Stabbins (saxophones), Paul Rogers (double bass), and Mark Sanders (drums & percussion), but although this is a new band the three have been well regarded improvisors for the last forty years and have worked together in...
by Kev Rowland | Dec 29, 2025 | Reviews
I always find it interesting when one band can be found inside another, and that is what we have here as M. Czerwoniuk (vocals, guitar, keys, organ), T. Horrocks (drums, guitar, keys, synth) and D. Shaw (guitar, backing vocals) are also known as Aggressive Perfector,...
