Monthly Archives: April 2013

JUDY DYBLE – Talking With Strangers

April 25, 2013

Gonzo 2013 Folk heroine looks back in time in the company of fellow travelers from FAIRPORTS, CRIMSO and other walks of her life. It takes a kindred spirits coterie to come up with a masterpiece like this – otherwise, the … Continue reading →

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TYSTNADEN – Anima

April 24, 2013

Valery 2012 Fire and ice… Italian sextet hit the right heat on their third album. Seems that currently there are two ways for a female-fronted metal band to operate, one employing the operatic stance and the other taking the folky … Continue reading →

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The Return Of GRAY & WYATT

April 24, 2013

The name of Kris Gray is well-known to the British blues savants: he played bass and produced records by such luminaries as , Chris Farlowe and Cliff Bennett and also managed Maggie Bell and Ian Hunter. But, before that, in … Continue reading →

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CLIMAX BLUES BAND – Plays On

April 24, 2013

Harvest 1969 / Esoteric 2013 A quantum leap into the future in search of identity resulting in shiny vivacity. Rarely a band’s first and second albums, recorded within a few months’ span, demonstrate such a divide. Having discarded the “Chicago” … Continue reading →

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PADDY MILNER – The Curious Case of Paddy Milner Re-Opened

April 23, 2013

Blues Boulevard / Music Avenue 2012 Curiouser and curiouser! The piano blues don’t get better than this. Since 2004, when proudly handed DME , Paddy Milner’s second album, the ivories master’s status has been on the rise and his scope … Continue reading →

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