Category Archives: Reissues

BE-BOP DELUXE – Modern Music

June 1, 2020

Harvest 1976 / Esoteric 2019 With jet-age life getting worse, British band start to part with glory and move into sunset eternity. Self-referencing is a neat rock trope that crops up occasionally, yet making a discourse meta is almost unheard … Continue reading →

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KING CRIMSON – In The Court Of The Crimson King: 50th Anniversary Edition

May 16, 2020

Panegyric 1969 / 2019 A towering achievement of popular music which refuses to be scaled fifty years on but lends itself to observation from various angles. It’s rather rare for a rock ensemble with a distinguished, distinct discography to have … Continue reading →

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GREAT WHITE – Stage

March 30, 2020

Zoo 1995 / Deadline 2020 Dealing with the devil while searching for love, veteran heavy rockers uncover their rarely seen facets. Strange as it may seem, in their classic timeline none of this ensemble’s live records reflected the American quintet’s … Continue reading →

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STEVE PICCOLO – Domestic Exile

February 19, 2020

Materiali Sonori 1982 / Mental Experience 2020 From Lounge Lizard to Office Plankton: NYC scenester proposes minimalism as a method of evaluating little things in life. Irony and experimentation has always been part of Steve Piccolo’s creative vocabulary, but while … Continue reading →

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DON DOKKEN – Solitary

February 14, 2020

Dokken 2008 / Deadline 2020 Breaking a metal chain, the original dream warrior bares his ballad-ridden underbelly. Having a vehicle bearing one’s name can be both liberating and limiting: it’s a dichotomy this singer fully experienced when his ensemble went … Continue reading →

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