Category Archives: Reissues

EDIP AKBAYRAM & DOSTLAR – Nice Yillara Gülüm

May 19, 2016

Türküola 1982 / Guerssen 2016 The ’80s feed the head of Anatolian singer to create a delight with limited demand. Given Turkey’s geographical position, it’s a little surprise that European musical tropes have been finding their way into Middle Eastern … Continue reading →

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OSIRIS – Osiris

May 12, 2016

Osiris 1982 / Pharaway Sounds 2015 Treasure island’s precious gems: prog rock from the Persian Gulf brings the thrill of an adventure. A notion of a rock group in an Islamic country may seem absurd, but this band from Bahrain … Continue reading →

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PAT TRAVERS & CARMINE APPICE – The Balls Album

May 11, 2016

SPV 2004 / Cleopatra 2016 It takes two to stand up: raw and kicking, heavy blues veterans begin a joint roll. Their gravitational pull made and Pat Travers’ sharing a common ground inevitable, although it took the veterans quite long … Continue reading →

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SPOOKY TOOTH – Nomad Poets

May 9, 2016

Koch 2007 / Esoteric 2016 Facing tomorrow again: live document of British legends’ latter-day resurrection. 2004 marked 30 years of this band’s sad demise and, since Gary Wright, who had left the line-up earlier, backed out of their 1998 reunion, … Continue reading →

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STUD – Stud

May 6, 2016

Baron 1975 / Out-Sider 2016 Charge of the heavy brigade: Houston trio who rode into the sunset but left an impressive imprint. They may ride broncos down in Texas, but it’s rarely a heavy gallop. Not in the case of … Continue reading →

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