Tag Archives: art rock

CURVED AIR – Tapestry Of Propositions

August 17, 2016

Cherry Red 2016 An offer you can’t refuse: British art-rock veterans reveal many facets of a single slice of wonder. On the face of it, the first instalment in the ” Rarities” series may try even a staunch fan’s patience: 15 … Continue reading →

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GENTLE GIANT – Octopus

January 29, 2016

Vertigo 1972 / Alucard 2015 Concept album that never was: a resurgence of multi-tentacled prog monster – still menacingly beautiful after all these years. Among the towering achievements of British art-rock from the ’70s, “Octopus” stands out as a meeting point … Continue reading →

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THE BLESSED BEAT – MIV

November 30, 2015

The Blessed Beat 2015 Indecent wonder from an international trio who can raise and rouse the dead and get away with it. Every chord is sacred, unless it holds a tritone, but this band base their melodic flow on bliss … Continue reading →

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FISCHER’S FLICKER – Fornever And Never

November 25, 2015

Lavender Katydid 2015 From weird to eternity: search for the meaning of life in the tickling gloom where monsters lurk. No, there’s no typo in the title of Scott Fischer’s second album under the FF moniker, as this artist doesn’t … Continue reading →

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CRYSTAL JACQUELINE – Rainflower

September 25, 2015

Mega Dodo 2015 Out of THE HONEY POT and into the fire: dewy mellifluous haziness that gets humid and hot. Whatever images this singer’s name may conjure, all of them come alive – slowly but surely – on Crystal’s second … Continue reading →

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