ELFIN BOW // WHO KNOWS WHERE THE TIME GOES? // FRUITS DE MER RECORDS
I rarely review singles these days, as I just don’t have the time, but when I heard this I was just blown away – so consequently reviewed all four FdM singles I was sent. I already have multiple versions of this song, as I have long been a fan of Fairport Convention...
TOUCH // WE FEEL FINE // FRUITS DE MER RECORDS
Apparently, FRUITS DE MER was originally intended as being a 7” reissue label, and after only ten years of existence, they have finally released their first one. Touch released just one album in 1969, and had such an impact on label boss Keith that he copied the...
SAMUEL MARTINELLI – CROSSING PATHS – INDEPENDENT
Samuel is a Brazilian-born drummer currently based in New York, and here he is taking the Latin styles of his homeland and mixing and melding them with jazz in a way that is both inventive and inviting. There is a lightness and deftness of touch in his playing, and...
SOFT MACHINE – HIDDEN DETAILS – MOONJUNE RECORDS
There can be few British bands that can say that they have had as much impact on music as the mighty Softs, and here a mere 37 years after their last studio album they are back with a new one. Originally formed in 1966, with their debut album in 1968, they have...
SL Theory Progressively Dark (A Concert For A Group & String Orchestra) Melodic Revolution Records
The three studio albums by SL Theory are all the work of one man, multi-instrumentalist Sotiris Lagonikas. But on this release, he has restricted himself to just one instrument, drums, and is part of a six-man band, to which he has added an additional four singers on...
THE STEVE BONINO PROJECT // STARGAZER // MELODIC REVOLUTION RECORDS
Although I have previously heard some albums in which Steve has been involved, most notably the awesome Bomber Goggles and their incredible album ‘Gyreland’ (if you haven’t already bought this then you need to), this is the first time I have come across one of his...
TWELFTH NIGHT – FACT AND FICTION – FESTIVAL MUSIC
So, when I heard that this album was finally getting the ‘Definitive Edition’ treatment I knew immediately that it was going to be an essential purchase. It didn’t matter that I had the original MSI CD, which had somehow reversed the cover so that it was black on...
SPOCK’S BEARD – SNOW LIVE – RADIANT RECORDS
Back in 1995, a totally unknown quartet released their debut album. This was back in the days before the internet existed, and the mainstream hated prog, so it was actually incredibly hard to hear about new bands, especially from America unless they were signed to a...
ZIGGY BLACKSTAR – A TRIBUTE TO DAVID BOWIE: Ten Jinn by Kev Rowland
It's probably best to let singer and keyboard player John Paul Strauss describe the rationale behind this album. 'During the time we were working on the most recent Ten Jinn release, 'Sisyphus', came the very sad news about the passing of David Bowie. At the time...
Ten Jinn – Ziggy Blackstar (A Tribute to David Bowie) Album Review
Ten Jinn have taken upon themselves a monumental task. It's one thing to do a cover song of a famous artist and quite another to do an entire album covering that one artist. And when the artist being covered is someone as huge as David Bowie, the mountain to climb...
