Tag Archives: folk rock

KEITH CROSS & PETER ROSS – Bored Civilians

February 27, 2015

Decca 1972 / Esoteric 2014 Two long-haired loners dream up West Coast mellowness in from the fogs of Blighty. Perhaps, it was the progressive rush of BULLDOG BREED and T2, whose “It’ll All Work Out In Boomland” didn’t deliver on … Continue reading →

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THE PETER ULRICH COLLABORATION – The Painted Caravan

February 24, 2015

City Canyons 2013 Dismals away, ex-DEAD CAN DANCE drummer embarks on a rural journey of his own mapping. There’s always been a movement in Peter Ulrich’s personal trek as, going solo, the percussionist immensely expanded his instrumental palette and shifted … Continue reading →

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SPIROGYRA – Bells, Boots And Shambles

December 20, 2014

Polydor 1973 / Esoteric 2013 A final installment of a gloomy trilogy that perished under its own weight. It was the end for this band who never enjoyed the commercial success they deserved; more so, impressive sales could have contradicted Martin Cockerham’s socialist … Continue reading →

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Ashley Hutchings runs for riot

November 13, 2014

There’s no pun in Russian title for what is known in English as “The Rite Of Spring”, nor it is in French, but when this ballet debuted in Théâtre des Champs-Élysées on May 29th, 1913, the Parisian public, who didn’t … Continue reading →

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SPIROGYRA – Old Boot Wine

November 7, 2014

Pegasus 1972 / Esoteric 2013 Ancient inebriation and today’s sobriety meet on the ledge for Canterburians’ sophomore outing where a timelessness vein is mined. It might have been a locale strain which set this band apart from their contemporaries and … Continue reading →

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