Category Archives: Reissues

XTC – Skylarking

January 1, 2025

Virgin 1986 / Ape House 2024 Troubles on cloud nine: British pop-art proponents seek storms in Transatlantic paradise. It’s all fun and games until somebody gets offended – or have their album overshadowed by a song which wasn’t there in … Continue reading →

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KING CRIMSON – Red: 50th Anniversary Edition

December 26, 2024

Island 1974 / Panegyric 2024 If you know how turbulence can be: translated into music, the Eye of Sauron keeps on sending resonant terrors into the ether. The Omega to the Alpha that has been for five decades, “Red” hit … Continue reading →

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COÏNCIDENCE – Mets tes lunettes et écoute comme ça sent bon!

November 24, 2024

Disques Tromblas 1977 & Village 1979 / Castle 2024 Long-forgotten mavens of French fusion refract their past through the latter-day lens to secure the ensemble’s two-album legacy. The second part of the ’70s might have been the golden era of … Continue reading →

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KING CRIMSON – Sheltering Skies: Live in Fréjus, August 27th 1982

November 18, 2024

DGM / Panegyric 2024 Never repeating themselves, even under stress, Transatlantic ensemble take Europe in tremendous stride. When this foursome took to the “Arènes de Fréjus” stage during the final leg of their “Beat” tour, Robert Fripp, Bill Bruford, Adrian … Continue reading →

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DELAY TACTICS – Out​-​Pop Options / Any Questions?

October 22, 2024

Multiphase 1982 & 1984 / 2024 Celebrating the four-decade anniversary of their sophomore effort, American polymaths bundle up and expand the beginnings of it all. When this ensemble sprang on an unexpecting audience back in 2022, the album lived up … Continue reading →

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