Monthly Archives: July 2024

GONG Augment Their Last Album For Current Tour

July 31, 2024

Never a consumer-friendly practice, tour editions of various records may target, first of all, genuine aficionados but also affect regular fans who feel cheated, having bought an album only to find its expanded variant on sale at concerts and being … Continue reading →

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Iain Matthews Tests The Limits On Belated Solo Album

July 31, 2024

Not that “The Art Of Obscurity” which Iain Matthews released eleven years go proved to be too prophetic a platter title – after all, there were a CD-R-only “A Baker’s Dozen” and such MATTHEWS SOUTHERN COMFORT albums as as well … Continue reading →

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THE STORDIAU REVOLUTION – A Construct Of The Mind

July 30, 2024

The Stordiau Revolution 2024 Going for Gothic grandeur, a guardian of enigmatic electronica glimpses light in the gloom. Perceived wisdom may dictate pitching all things soulful against cerebral matters, and the titles of Alexander Stordiau’s two 2004 EPs, and “A … Continue reading →

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FLEETWOOD MAC Put Out Complete “Mirage” Concert

July 30, 2024

Building on the success of 1979’s “Tusk” and the live album from the following year, FLEETWOOD MAC waltzed into the ’80s well-rested and encouraged by public acceptance of Mick Fleetwood, Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham’s solo debuts, so it was … Continue reading →

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THREEWAY Welcome John Etheridge On “Harken!”

July 30, 2024

Although they have been around for two decades, the British jazz trio THREEWAY – pianist Steve Lodder, ivories driver Ben Crosland and horns player Steve Waterman – never strived to become a household name, because their chamber music is not … Continue reading →

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